BAGUIO CITY – The Young Men’s Christian Association of the City of Baguio Inc. (YMCA) will be launching it’s annual Summer Frolics program starting April 10, 2017 to May 13, 2017 for the first batch of trainees and June 5, 2017 to July 8, 2017 for the second batch of trainees at the YMCA gymnasium.
The Summer Frolics, designed as a Sports Development Training for the youth, will cater to children ages 6-16 years old who will indulge themselves in learning the fundamentals and basics in different sports disciplines of their choice.
Training programs will delve on the disciplines of Martial Arts and allied sports with the following schedules: Martial Arts: Judo (MWF) 2-4 pm., TaekwonDo(MWF) 10:30-12:00 noon. Karate: Japan Karate Association (JKA)(TTHS) every 9-10:30 am., SPHINX 10:30 – 12:00 noon. Allied sport training activities are as follows; Futsal 9-10:30 am. (MWF), Badminton 12:30 – 2:00 pm.(MWF) and Basketball 2:00-4:00 pm. (TTHS) at the YMCA gym here.
Coinciding the summer sports activities is the Summer Reading Readiness program of the YMCA Pre-School for children ages 3 1/2 to 6 years old, who will indulge themselves in pre-elementary reading and training programs. Classes for the month long educational training will be on May 8, 2017 to June 2, 2017, class schedules are from 9:00 to 10:30 am., Monday to Friday at the YMCA Pre-School.
Registration fees for the Summer Frolics sports program is pegged at Php 825.00 per individual/event, while the Summer Reading Readiness Program is pegged at Php 3,800.00 inclusive of learning material. Enrolment for the said activities is now open at the YMCA office.
Meanwhile, the 13th YMCA Cup will be opening on March 18, 2017 at 9:00 am at the YMCA gym here, following its postponement last week. The basketball tilt will be divided in two categories on its thirteenth inning that will see teams from different Religious organizations, churches, and ministries in action, for the Religious Group category and different teams from the YMCA membership for the YMCA Members Category.
By: BOBBY VINLUAN