YMCA Modified
T-Ball/Baseball and
Happy
Bats Program
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Dates: Tuesday, June 19 –Thursday, August 9
Who: Kids with special needs and their nondisabled peers and siblings, ages 5-15. (4-6 year olds will be integrated with assistance in the regular YMCA Happy Bats instructional program). Children, ages 7-15, will participate in the Buddy Baseball program. Both programs include one to one assistance, if necessary.
When: Buddy Baseball (ages 7-15): Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Happy Bats (ages 4-6): Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15-6:00 p.m.
Focus: Development and practice of: catching, hitting, running, and throwing skills; participate in games; increase social interaction with friends and develop skills in a community-based setting.
Where: Longfellow Middle School Fields (19th and Denton Street, La Crosse).
Cost: Buddy Baseball $25 for YMCA family members and $34 for youth members. Happy Bats is free for YMCA family members and $34 for youth members (scholarships are available).
Registration: Sign-up at the La Crosse Area Family YMCA or by phone 782.9622 (see attached forms). Registration starts June 4, 2007. Deadline is June 13, 2007.
Staffing: Staff from UW-La Crosse, YMCA, and the School District of La Crosse is trained to teach children with special needs in modified t-ball/baseball.
Program Conducted by: La Crosse Family YMCA, School District of La Crosse, and UW-La Crosse, Department of Exercise and Sport Science (Active and Healthy Lifestyles for Children and Youth with Disabilities grant program)* www.uwlax.edu/activeandhealthylifestyles/
For more information contact:
Talia Williams, UW-L Active and Healthy Lifestyles Grant Coordinator (608)785.8695
Brandon Corcoran, YMCA Outreach Program Director (608)782.9622 ext. 285
Martha Tymeson, School District of La Crosse Adapted PE Teacher (608)789.7020 work
*Program is partially supported by a grant from the UW-School
of Medicine and Public Health through the Wisconsin Partnership Fund for
a Healthy Future