Sports Briefs
Wed, 07/27/2005
Soccer enrollment on
The Federal Way Boys and Girls Club is currently enrolling youth for the 2005 Fall Season Soccer League. The deadline for registration is September 16, 2005. Late registration will be accepted on a space available basis.
Registration can be done online at www.fw-bgc.org or in person at the Club.30815 8th Ave. S. Federal Way, WA 98063
Teams: Fall Season Soccer is a program for Boys and Girls in grades K-6. We are offering both girls and boys divisions this year for grades 3-6. Grades 1&2 will be co-ed and formed from local elementary & middle schools, area, and grade. The season runs from September 19-November 12, 2005. Games are played in the surrounding Federal Way area schools.
Fee: The program costs $55 for 1st-6th grade/ $50 for the Kindergarten clinic (plus $20 Club membership fee).
For more information contact Dolan Holt, Athletic Director ext. 105, or Kyle Nearhood, Assistant Athletic Director ext. 104, Federal Way Boys and Girls Club. 253.941.2722 or email @ dholt@positiveplace.org or knearhood@positiveplace.org
Interested in coaching? Please contact Dolan Holt or Kyle Nearhood for more information.
Hoop camp returns
Applications are now being evaluated for The Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10 - 19 are eligible to apply. Past participants include: Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp. College basketball scholarships are possible for players selected to the All-American Team. Camp locations include: Hickory, NC, Prescott, AZ, Belmont, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sterling, CO, Bridgeport, CT, Babson Park, FL, Atlanta, GA, Carlinville, IL, Macomb, IL, Greencastle, IN, Atchison, KS, Baltimore, MD, Ypsilanti, MI, Schenectady, NY, Bluffton, OH, Doylestown, PA, Lebanon, TN, Commerce, TX, Blacksburg, VA, Lyndonville, VT, and Beloit, WI. For a free brochure, call (704) 377-6387 any time.
Stingers seek players
The Triple Play Stingers U14 select baseball club is still recruiting players for the 2005 season. Contact Mike Smith at (206) 730-2792 or email truckczar@msn.com to set up a tryout.
Fastpitch signups on
The Federal Way Girls Fastpitch League is signing up players ages 6-14. For more details, call Jody at (206) 661-7983 or visit www.fwgfa.com
Masters times offered
The Federal Way Masters swimming team for ages 19 and over is now offering three workout session times at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center located at 650 SW Campus Drive in Federal Way.
Monday through Friday a 5:30-6:45 a.m. and a 7-8 p.m.session are offered, with a 6:50-7:50 a.m. session taking place Tuesdays and Thursdays. A 10:15-11:15 a.m. session is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Saturdays an 8-9 a.m. session is held at the Kenneth Jones Pool (Federal Way High School).
Members are required to join U.S. Masters Swimming at $30 per year, and the annual team registration fee is $25. Monthly coaching fees are $35 per month for up to twice weekly workouts or $45 per month for unlimited workouts. A 10 percent discount is offered for a prepayment of three months. Also available is a drop-in fee of $5 per workout.
For more information, contact www.fwmasters.com or call coaches Malcolm and Wendy Neely at (253) 838-8408.
Instruction offered
Nadeau Sports Training is enrolling students for private and group instruction for fall and winter sessions. Professional instruction for hitting, fielding and speed and agility is offered. Details: NSTSPORTS.COM or Mike Nadeau (253) 927-4460
Fastpitch clinics slated
Former Decatur pitcher Jessica Waid Chappell is offering ongoing beginning and advanced fastpitch clinics for all ages. For more information, call (253) 332-5252.
Softball umpires needed
Seattle Metro Softball Umpires Association (SMSUA) and the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of King County are recruiting people to become fastpitch and/or slowpitch umpires. Games are played days, evenings and weekends - and umpires pick the schedule and locations that work for them. Umpires are paid $22 per game. Free rules classes, umpire mechanics clinics and on-field umpire training are provided. Umpires are needed for youth, junior and senior high school, college and men's and women's games as well as championships.
Call (206)817-2207 for more information.
B.A.M. offers lessons
The B.A.M. Club and former University of Washington standouts Bridget Wilcox (pitching) and Becky Simpson (slapping and hitting) are offering girls fastpitch lessons Monday and Wednesday evenings at Washington High School in Parkland. Pitchers can contact Bridget at bridgetwilcox@attbi.com. Slappers and hitters can contact Becky at BeckyS@DOR.WA.GOV.
Hoop school scheduled
Klahanee Community Center in Federal Way is hosting 1 Tough School of Basketball year-round. The school is for boys and girls grades 4-12 and offers two-hour workouts based on ball handling, passing, shooting and details formulated from Division I and II collegiate programs. It will also include guest speakers from the high school, college and professional level, and the coaching staff includes varsity high school head coaches and former Division I and II college standouts at different positions.
The registration fee is $35, with an $80 fee for one month, $150 for two months and $265 for three months.
The Klahanee Community Center is located at 33901-9th Ave. So. in Federal Way.
For more information, call (206) 852-1077 or Email to toughschool2002@yahoo.com.
Pattison's offers skating
Pattison's West in Federal Way offers roller and inline skating, including lessons and the inline speedskating Team Extreme that gave Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno his start.
Call (253) 838-5788 for more information.
Fastpitch website announced
Those interested in registering any girl between the ages of 6 and 18 to play in the Federal Way fastpitch league, visit its website at www.fwgfa.com or call Kathy Manning at (253) 941-8714 for more information.
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