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| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:47 PM PDT The Newton YMCA and Kid Care MD have partnered together to help promote healthy lifestyles to area children. Dr. Ruth Spierenburg of Kid Care MD sponsored the 2010 Healthy Kids Days event at the Newton YMCA. The day of fun and competitive games for children in kindergarten through sixth grades was on Wednesday at the Newton YMCA, 1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. Pictured (from left) are Spierenburg, nurse Angie Barnes and Frank Buckley, Newton YMCA business director. Comments Add CommentsClick here to read the rules for posting commentsWe have changed our registration and comment module, so all registered users will need to register again in order to post comments. We apologize for the inconvenience. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Soccer flourishes with kids across the South Shore Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT Across the country, 3 million children ages 5 to 19 play soccer, about the same as the number involved in Little League. More than 180,000 kids suit up for soccer games each year in this state, making Massachusetts second only to California in the number of young players, the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association reports. In Weymouth, playing soccer is nearly a rite of passage, said Weymouth Youth Soccer board member Steve Reilly. It's the first sport most kids try. "All you really need is a ball," Reilly said. "Maybe throw on a pair of shin guards, and anything can be a goal." Youth soccer registration held steady when participation in other youth sports began falling off 10 years ago, Massachusetts Youth Soccer Associate Executive Director Mike Singleton said, and he expects to see more growth. Nearly every community has at least one town-based league. Most have a travel team that competes across the region. There are premier leagues for the most competitive kids. Rockland Youth Soccer, which will celebrate its 30th year in September, has nearly 500 kids on fields every weekend. At $60 a season, it's an affordable activity. "I think that's why our town programs have really grown," Rockland Youth Soccer President Mark Jackson said. "We try to keep everything affordable." The Braintree Junior Soccer League, also in its 30th year, provides professional training to children as young as first-graders. "The function of the overall program is to foster love for the game," President Jim Sullivan said of the 2,400-player organization. "We stress sportsmanship and fair play, the things that are really important for youth development." One of the only threats soccer faces is the pressure on kids to specialize in a particular sport, Singleton said, but soccer is still the sport of choice for children younger than 10. Weymouth started a weekly Kicker's Academy for its youngest players. High school players run drills with small groups, keeping the kids engaged. "It's light and a little bit silly at times," Reilly said. Braintree structures younger kids' teams by neighborhood and school, which lets the players get to know one another as they learn the game. "It's a great opportunity to get outside, run around and play with some kids you'll get to know as your friends," Sullivan said. The players' parents get to know each other, too. More than 25,000 adults volunteer with youth soccer statewide, Singleton said. "That just speaks volumes in providing a good environment for the kids," he said. Jackson said soccer is a community-backed program. "The kids stay, the parents stay, and I think that's why it's grown so much," he said. Allison Manning may be reached at amanning@ledger.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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