YMCA Modified
T-Ball/Baseball and
Happy
Bats Program
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Date: Tuesday
June 20 –Thursday August 10, 2006
For: Kids with special needs and their nondisabled peers and siblings, ages
5-15 years (5-6 year olds will be integrated with assistance in the
regular Happy Bats instructional program). Children, ages 7-15, will
participate in the modified t-ball/baseball program. Both programs will
include one to one assistance, if necessary.
When: Modified T-Ball/ Baseball, Tuesdays 6:15-7:15 p.m. (practice), Thursdays 6:30-7:30 p.m. (games). Happy Bats is every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15-6:00 p.m.
Focus: Catching, hitting, running, and throwing skills; participate in games; and develop social skills in a community-based setting.
Where: Longfellow Middle School (19th and Denton Street, La Crosse) Cost: Special Needs Baseball $25 for YMCA family members and $34 for youth members. Happy Bats free for YMCA family members and $34 for youth members (scholarships are available). Registration: Sign-up at the La Crosse Family YMCA or by phone 782.9622 (see attached forms). Registration starts May 15. Deadline is June 1, 2006. Staffing: Staff from UW-L, 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:
Brandon Cochran, YMCA Outreach Program Director (608)782.9622 ext. 285
Martha Tymeson, Adapted PE Teacher (608)789.7020 workShelley Wetzel, UW-L Active and Healthy Lifestyles Grant Coordinator (608)785.8695
*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
- Focuses on fundamental skills kicking, passing, and shooting skills. "Game like" scrimmages will also be incorporated.
- This is an 8 week program starting at the beginning of August 2006 for kids of all ages and all ability levels. This unique event gives kids the opportunity to accomplish running 26.2 miles, a full marathon, that is designed specifically for them. Throughout the months of August and September, kids will run 26.2 miles and on September 3o, 2006 they will run their final mile to complete the marathon on the YMCA Maple Leaf Road Race course. To keep kids motivated over the 8 weeks, the YMCA will be holding group training runs and sending out a kid-friendly newsletter that emphasizes the importance of healthy eating habits and staying active. The final run will be set up to your child's ability level as well, if they can only walk the course, great, if they can only run 1/2 a mile, we start them there, etc. This is a great way to get your child involved and improve on your child's endurance levels before they begin PE or Adapted PE in School. This is a start to an active and healthy future. For more information or if you want to sign up, call Alison Huppert at 608.782.9622 ext. 236 Come join the fun!
- Registration deadline is by Monday July 31, 2006, please sign-up at the YMCA 1140 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 or call 782.9622