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DENVER (CBS4)

There wasn’t a Rockies game Tuesday morning, but 60 kids showed up at Coors Field to get some time on the field and learn about healthy living.

The “Play” campaign promotes a lifetime of activity for youth and they took their message to Coors Field with the help of some popular Rockies players. “Play” stands for Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth.

The main theme of the event was to teach kids why they need to always steer clear of steroids. National speaker Don Hooten explained that they pushed his son to suicide.

“Taylor Hooten; he started using steroids and six months later he died,” Don Hooten said. “He had just turned 17 years old.”

Hooten’s message about steroids made an impression.

“It can be really bad for you and it can make you die,” one of the participants said.

The athletes also got a chance to encourage the youngsters to get off the couch.

“I’m just assuming since we are playing a lot more video games, a lot of kids are not getting out as much as we used to,” Ryan Spilborghs said.

Overall, the event was a big “hit.”

“I want to do this again next year,” another youngster said.