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Hockey, Tumbling, STEAM and More at the Middlesex YMCA!

Our youth programs are designed to provide opportunities for children to learn, develop skills, stay active, meet new friends and HAVE FUN!

At the Middlesex YMCA we create a positive atmosphere where your children can make friends, learn skills, and have fun all year round. Winter 1 Session registration is open and classes begin THIS Saturday! All classes are taught by Certified Physical Educator and Camp Ingersoll's Assistant Director, Coach Taylor!

Winter 1 Session: January 6th - February 24th, 2018

The Y is for youth development, social responsibility, and healthy living. These three concepts can be found in all of our programs. Sports are more than dribbling, kicking, or throwing. We teach social skills: how to make friends, share common interests, how to work together with a partner, and HAVE FUN! It shouldn't be a chore to work up a sweat in youth classes, and it isn't at the Y. Our activities are participation based, exciting, and all inclusive!

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Our Winter 1 Saturday Morning offerings with Coach Taylor include:

  • Parent and Me Sports Spectacular (3 yrs) 9:00 - 9:45 AM

Designed to introduce 3 year olds to a new sport each week with a helping hand from Mom, Dad, or Grandparents! Children will have the opportunity to try T-Ball, Soccer, Basketball, Floor Hockey, Parachute Games, and more in a safe, structured, and FUN environment! This is chance for you to spend quality time together while helping your child make friends, build confidence, and discover what sports they enjoy the most!

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  • Pee-Wee Hockey (4 - 6 yrs) 10:00 - 10:45 AM

You can leave the skates at home during this introduction to Floor Hockey. Children will learn the basics of hockey: How to hold a stick, handling, passing, shooting and working as a team.

  • STEAM On (5-10yrs) 11:00 - 11:45 AM

You won't just learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. You'll make it, create it, and build it! Join us as we construct catapults, paint with a pendulum, grow crystal gardens, and more as we work creatively to solve challenges and have fun!

  • Beginner Tumbling (4-8 yrs) 12:15 - 1:00 PM

Join us as we learn the basics of tumbling! This class offers young children an introduction to the fundamentals of tumbling such as somersaults, handstands, cartwheels, and round offs, which will provide the building blocks for furthering tumbling skills. Students will work to improve flexibility, strength, body awareness, and focus on technique to ensure safety.

Interested in what these programs have to offer, Try the First Class for FREE! If you and your children are happy and want to continue, you can register after class at the front desk. Click here to Register Now!

We hope to see you soon!
Contact Taylor Savage, Assistant Youth and Camp Ingersoll Director, with questions.
TSavage@midymca.org / 860-342-2267

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