Sports News!

Y Kickers Clinic

Kickers  clinic that will include activities that facilitate social and motor development, as well as promote soccer skills and smiles.

Technical Skills—The instructor will cover a variety of activities that addresses each and every technical specialty including dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, and heading. Will not be as detailed as the more specific technical clinics but will cover the full breadth of topics.
Passing and Possession---This session will cover a model practice for teaching a team how to maintain possession. Of course, part of this will be the execution of passes, but the instructor will focus more on movement off the ball and support positions as part of teaching a team to possess.
Shooting & Attacking the Goal---Every team needs a goal scorer or goal scorers. This session will cover topics for the individual goal scorer and cover basic team strategy to increase the likelihood of scoring. This session will stress technique and basic attacking options.

Location is  Eader Elementary located at 9291 Banning Ave, HB, 92646 on Saturdays beginning March 8th for children ages 8 – 12 years old.  Fees are $63 for 6 weeks.

Karate

Gary Pitts has been teaching karate since the early 70’s.  His expertise in the Martial Arts extends for 40 + years.  He has trained with some of the best that have ever adorned a belt.  He currently still holds the world record for “breaking,” set back in 1982.  He is a Master 2000 Hall of Fame Inductee, Author, and Movie Actor.  Gary also served on the 1984 Olympic Committee. 

Our West County Family YMCA program is held at Smith Elementary near downtown Huntington Beach.  It’s a great way to spend time with the whole family.  Program days are Monday and Wednesday from 6pm – 7pm.  Karate fees are $50 per month, or only $75 per month for the whole family!

Itty Bitty Soccer

This is a terrific program that is designed strictly for FUN and very basic skill building.  We aren't training kids for the World Cup - we are just trying to make it fun so that they will enjoy team sports and hopefully make athletics a part of the rest of their lives.

Our Itty Bitty Soccer program teaches kids 3-5 years old the basics of soccer in a non competitive environment.  League play consists of 7-on-7 co-ed games.  One practice and one game are held each week.  This year’s spring soccer program will be held at Eader Elementary on Monday and Wednesday, 5pm – 6pm and at Los Alamos Park in Fountain Valley on Tuesday and Thursday, 5pm – 6pm.  Start dates TBA. 

Y Runners

Our program is open to all interested boys and girls between the ages of 6 - 14. Our mission is to promote the sport of exercise through walking and running to the youth in our community by providing a fun, positive opportunity for all to develop fitness, self-discipline and a dedicated attitude to their endeavors. We believe the benefits of walking and running has a strong impact on the self esteem of our youth which in turn affects other areas of their lives. After a month of gradually improving there conditioning we would love to see each individual take part in the Huntington Beach 4h of July 5K.

Track and Field

This program is designed to teach kids the basics of Track and field in a semi competitive environment.  Throughout the six week program we will be focusing on developing fundamental skills for various events: Sprints, relays, Softball throw, Frisbee throw, long jump, and football throw (javelin)