ASA Hoops is hosting a Veterans Day Basketball Clinic on November 11th for boys and girls ages 8-15. For more information visit: www.asahoops.com or contact Co****@******ps.com
Mackenzie Center, 1337, Centre St, Newton
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Sweat, Strengthen and Stretch with YogaBox (TM)
Try a FREE class. You don’t need to know how to box or do yoga! For more details including a video, click here: http://ilovenewton.com/yogabox/
Tuesdays, 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Nonantum Boxing Club
75 Adams Street (cross street Watertown Street; near the Dunkin’ Donuts)
Free badminton for kids in grades 6-12
Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm and Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 pm is free badminton for middle and high schoolers from October through June. Bring friends and join the fun! Program sponsored by the Newton Partnership and the Hyde Community Gym. For more information call: 617-999-4617.
Hyde Community Gym
90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
Veterans Day Basketball Clinic
A Veterans Day school vacation basketball clinic will be held for children in grades K-5. Children will develop dribbling, passing, and shooting skills and will engage in games with children of similar age and ability. Program is led by youth recreation specialist Peter Sylvester. The cost is $100.00 and the clinic is open to the entire community. Register at www.bostonjcc.org/veterans or contact 617-558-6456 or sp****@***gb.org.
Tuesday, November 11th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
333 Nahanton Street
Newton Youth Hockey
Registration for Newton Youth Hockey’s Learn to Skate and Learn to Play programs is now open.
This program is intended for kids who are new to skating or need further work on skating basics. The focus is on having fun while teaching them through games and other activities. We work on getting up, balancing, pushing, gliding and stopping. There is one practice per week. NYH runs two 9 week sessions. The first session starts November 22nd at Daly Rink.
Register online: http://assn.la/Reg/?r=4:83156
This is the introduction to hockey program. Participants need the full complement of hockey pads. The program will build on skating skills, and introduce hockey stops, cross overs, more advanced balancing, stick use and puck handling, etc. Kids are placed into the program based on their birth year. From there, they are assigned teams and will continue with those same teams for the whole season. The program will run for 18 weeks and start in November. Register online: http://assn.la/Reg/?r=4:76107
Kids’ Karate – Free trial class
Girls and boys, entry ages 1st – 5th grades, $79.00 per 7-week session. Includes free uniform upon enrolling. For more information, please see kids-karate.org or leave message at 617- 527-8052.
November 15th, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Lasell College
Free badminton for kids in grades 7-11
Free badminton for kids in grades 7-11 at the Hyde Community Gym, 90 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm and Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 pm. Starting October 7th & 9th and continuing through December. Bring friends and join the fun!
Program sponsored by the Newton Partnership and the Hyde Community Gym. For more information call: 617-999-4617.
Basketball Clinic for Ages 5-10
Children ages 5-10 can learn the rules of the game, ball handling, passing, shooting and defense at an eight-week basketball clinic at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton.
Run by recreation specialist Pete Sylvester, the clinic will take place on Sundays, October 19-December 14, from 4-6pm. Cost is $320.
Register online at www.bostonjcc.org/register or contact 617-558-6456 or sp****@***gb.org. The clinic is open to the entire community.
Register now for NAA Youth Basketball
Registration for NAA Youth Basketball is open — deadline is Oct. 17. The Newton Athletic Association (NAA) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization that manages and administers youth basketball leagues in Newton in partnership with Newton Community Education.
The Leagues are for boys and girls in Grades 3-12. All players are welcome regardless of ability or experience.
A mandatory evaluation clinic will be held on Sunday, October 19 (make-up date is 10/20) for kids in grades 4-9 in order to create and balance the teams. Registration deadline for grades 4-9 is October 17.
The season consists of 10-12 games that are played on either Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the league. Practices are held one night each week, Sunday-Thursday.
The program runs mid-November through mid-March. Fees range from $135-$170, depending on the league.
For more information and to register, visit www.naabasketball.org. Check the website for registration deadlines for the other age groups.
Paddy’s Road Race, Oct. 19
Paddy’s Road Race, The Shillelagh Shuffle, will take place on Sunday, October 19, in West Newton. The race is committed to youth fitness and offers both youth field races as well as a 1K (.62) mile. This is a great local opportunity for students to train for their first road race.
This West Newton tradition supports the Athletes Unlimited program, one of the largest community-based therapeutic recreation programs for people with disabilities in all of New England. Many athletes from the program participate in this road race making the Shillelagh Shuffle truly an inclusive and unique event.
The Youth Field Races & Kids Festival includes medals for all finishers, commemorative #1 bibs for all participants, inflatables, face painting and more. This races cater to ages 1-12.
The 1K Youth & All Abilities Race caters to youth 14 & under and athletes with disabilities of all ages. All participants in this race receive a t-shirt, medal, and timed results.
The 3-mile race is capped at 2,500 participants this year. The race and post-race BlocktoberFest has all the touches of Ireland including bagpipes, Irish step dancers and shillelaghs. The race is even giving away two tickets to Ireland this year.
To register or for more information go to www.paddysroadrace.com or call the Newton Parks & Recreation Department at (617) 796-1527.