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Youth Sports Program | Sign-up
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One or the oldest
programs for youth offered at Friars, the Ron Walker Youth
sports Program, is designed to enhance the lives of boys and
girls though organized athletics.
Friars Youth Sports involve over 300 children in the
Greater Cincinnati area each year grades K-8, offering a
complete year-round schedule of sports and activities to help
build healthy bodies, minds and spirits.
The kids in the Friars Club youth
programs work together for a common cause in a fun learning
environment with an emphasis on good sportsmanship,
leadership, teamwork and good people skills.
Friars Programs help to develop good self-esteem and
self-discipline while reinforcing positive behavior and
addressing nutritional needs.
Friars program is unique because of it’s “melting pot”
atmosphere, drawing kids from varied socioeconomic backgrounds
and giving them the opportunity to intermingle, socialize,
learn the critical skill of teamwork and respect for others.
Friars Club Ron Walker Youth
Sports Programs Include:
Friars
Club offers baseball teams for boys and girls.
There is T-Ball for ages 5 & 6 and D- Ball for ages
7-9 and C-Ball for ages 9-11.
The season begins in mid April and runs through July.
Practices are twice a week at a local ball field.
Games are on Saturday.
Friars Club baseball program participates in Cincinnati
Knothole.
Fee
is $75 to play and $40 uniform fee.
Sign
Ups are February 18, 2006 at 8am.
Baseball
Flyer
Friars
offers Armature Athletic Union Basketball.
The elite player at a highly competitive level train
for the State Tournament in order to qualify for the National
Championship competition held in Disney World.
Most divisions must finish first or second in state
competition to qualify for
Nationals. These
teams are all try out teams.
We have AAU teams for Boys and Girls ages 8-14.
Teams practice at least twice a week for 2 hours and
play in various Spring & Summer Leagues as well as compete
in different AAU tournaments.
Some travel is involved on weekends as well as a week
away at Nationals.
The
fee is $200.00 to
participate in AAU plus a uniform fee if required.
Sign
Ups are March 18, 2006 at 8am.
AAU
Flyer
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Winter Basketball
Friars
Club has basketball teams for boys and girls grades 2-8.
There are recreational and athletic teams.
Recreational teams are first come first serve and are
from 2nd – 5th grades.
Once you are signed up in our program, Friars
guarantees you a team to play on up through 5th
grade. Our
Athletic teams are try out teams.
These teams go from 4th to 8th
grade. All of the
winter teams practice twice a week for 1-˝ hours each.
Games are on the weekend.
The program runs from October through March.
The
fee is $75 membership fee and $40 uniform fee if uniform is
needed.
Sign
ups for Winter Basketball is October 8, 2005 at 8am.
Winter
Basketball Flyer
Summer Basketball
Friars Club
offers summer basketball teams for kid’s grades 1-8.
Games are in June & July.
Practices are once a week for 1 ˝ hour and games are
one night during the week between 6-9. Season runs for 6
weeks. Cost
is $65 membership fee and $10 for uniform shirt.
Sign Ups are May 13, 2006 at 8am.
Summer
League 1st, 2nd Grade
Friar’s
sponsors a winter 3rd Grade & Under League.
Teams pay an entry fee of $200 plus referee fees of $20
per game and all teams will play a 10 game schedule on
Saturday’s. League
play begins the weekend of December 11th.
League play
begins the weekend of December 11, 2006.
3rd
Grade Girls League
3rd
Grade League Flyer
Friars host several Basketball Tournaments.
There is a Pre Season Basketball Tournament for 3rd
Grade and Under December 1-3. Entry fee is $100 plus
$20 per game referee fee, guaranteed 3 games.
Registration Deadline November 17th.
The Classic Tournament for 3rd Grade & Under on
March 9- 12th.
Entry fee is $100 and includes referee fees.
Guaranteed 2 games.
Registration Deadline March 1.
The City Championship Tournament for Grades 4, 5 & 6 is in
January. Entry Fee is $125 plus $20 per game referee fee.
City
Champ Flyer 2006
Classic
Flyer 2006
Preseason
Tournament 2005
Friars Club offers a 6-week basketball program for kids in
Kindergarten & First Grade twice a year.
Spring session begins the 1st Tuesday in
April at 6pm and the Fall session begins the 1st
Tuesday in September at 6pm.
Teams are coached by high school teens that have been
mentored and trained by Friars coaching staff.
There are 2 weeks of organizational practices and games
begin on the 3rd week on Saturday mornings for 4
weeks. The fee to play is $60 plus $40 uniform fee if uniform
is needed.
Basketball
Flyer
The Teen Leadership Development Program is a multi-purpose
program. This
program is structured to hire teens train and mentor them to
coach the K & 1st grade basketball teams.
The program teaches the teens good employment skills
and great leadership skills.
The teens and K & 1st graders work on
good sportsmanship, teamwork, and good people skills.
The teen coaches develop good leadership skills modeled
to them through the staff and staff training.
Teens excelling in this program are offered other
employment opportunities such as summer league coaches as well
as summer camp counselors.
To sign up for this program stop in and fill out an
employment application. Program
targets teens ages 14-17.
Applications accepted August 1st and March 1st
at the Friars Club front desk.
Teen
Leadership & Development Flyer
On-Line Sign-up Forms are available.
Click on the link above labeled "Sign-Up Forms"
underneath the Ron Walker Youth Sports box. New players must
register at Friars Club. Directions to Friars Club can be
found by clicking on the Directions menu item.
Contact Annie
Timmons for more information.
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