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   Phone:  660-646-6677    FAX:  660-646-5668

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SPRING I SESSION: February 22 - APRIL 2, 2010

FUTSAL (Indoor Soccer) | Basketball League | Iddy Biddy Basketball

Iddy Biddy Baseball & Softball Instructional Classes

Softball Clinic | Baseball Clinic

Youth Fitness Class | GymnasticsAquatics | Lock-Ins

Birthday Parties | Activity Center | After School ClubY-PALS

YMCA Strong Families Zone | SoftPlay Playground

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The YMCA provides an indoor Play Park area for children ages 3-10. Staffed hours are:

  • Monday thru Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

During those hours, parents may leave their children in the Play Park while they exercise. During other hours, adult Y members over 18 may check out the key to the play park, but must stay to supervise their children. Ask for the key at the front desk!

Special Activities

Birthday Parties!

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Celebrate your birthday at the YMCA! Birthday parties are two hours in length and include drinks, cake, balloons, decorations, party favors, plus the use of the party room, pool, or play park. Parents are responsible for supervision, schedule, and activities other than the pool or play park. Cost for 12 children and 2 adults is $55 for members and $85 for non-members. Additional children are $2 each. Please call 2 weeks prior to your party date. A $20 non-refundable deposit is required, which will be applied toward your bill.

For pool parties, there must be one adult in the pool water for every two children under the age of 8. Bring your own pool flotation devices.

Themes include... Primary Colors, Bug's Life, Elmo, Under the Sea, Pokemon, and others (additional fee of $6.00).

For more information, call 646-6677 or e-mail Pam.

Gymnastics Birthday Parties!
Like the Pool/Play Park Birthday Parties, it is 2 hours in length and includes cake, drinks, balloons, decorations, party favors plus the use of the Gymnastics Center. Gymnastics parties include gymnastics staff members who will supervise kids in the Gymnastics Center. This is for YMCA members only. 
Cost: $60.00 for 12 children.

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Create a Program
We can create a program to fit the needs of your pre-school, daycare, or youth group. Right now, we are developing swimming and gymnastics programs for several local daycare facilities and pre-school classes. If your child is not being offered this class, have your teacher or daycare provider contact us to set up a program that is affordable, safe, and fun for your class. Reduced rates are offered to large groups of children. We design the class to meet the time constraints and safety needs of the age group. Our instructors are trained and certified, and lifeguards are always on duty when children are in the pool.

We are also a popular place to hold church group lock-ins and retreats. Our facility is available for rent for these purposes, and our staff is here to make planning these events easy and fun. Please contact us if we can help you plan one of these programs for your special group.

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Iddy Biddy Baseball & Softball Instructional Classes

  • For kids ages 4-6 (Kindergarten)
  • When: 4-year-olds - Mondays 5-5:45 p.m. (north gym)
  • 5-6 year-olds - Mondays 6-6:45 p.m. (north gym)
  • Begins March 8 through Monday April 12
  • Cost: $15/members and $25/non-members
  • Participants will learn fundamentals of fielding, batting, and throwing.

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Softball Clinic

For girls in grades 1-3 from 4 to 5 p.m. and girls in grades 4-6 from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the north gym.

  • Begins March 9 and runs through April 13.
  • Cost $22/members and $32/non-members

Participants will work on proper throwing, batting, and fielding fundamentals.

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Baseball Clinic

For boys in grades 1-3 from 6:05-7:05 p.m. and grades 4-6 from 6:05-7:05 p.m. on Tuesday in the north gym

  • Begins March 9 through April 13
  • Cost is $22/members and $32/non-members

Participants will work on proper throwing, batting, and fielding fundamentals.

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Futsal (Indoor Co-Ed Soccer)

  • Sign-ups: Now thru January 23rd @ 8PM
  • Games are played on Friday Nights starting the 29th of January @ the YMCA in Chillicothe
  • 6 Games over 5 weeks

THIS LEAGUE IS OPEN TO THE FIRST 10 TEAMS THAT REGISTER

2 Divisions: High School (9th-12th); Middle School (6th-8th)

Double Headers are available to out-of-town teams

The preferred registration is by team, but individual players may register and be placed on teams.

Teams entered must have registration forms and fees for ALL players at time of entry including contact information for the team manager.

  • One person on each team will be the contact for the entire team.
  • All information from the Y will be only sent to the team contact.
  • The team contact will be responsible to let all team members know of any changes.
  • All special requests will be considered but may not be granted (i.e. playing up, roster and scheduling requests).

The minimum roster number for a team is 6, maximum is 8. NO EXCEPTIONS. All teams that do not have a full roster must accept individual players placed on that team by the program director.

Registered players may be loaned to other teams, but no player may play more than two games per day.

Fees: $15.00/member of YMCA | $20.00/non-member of YMCA

Contact Matt Jones: 660-646-6677, 1725 Locust Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601

Registration / Waiver Form  |  Roster

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Y-Winners Basketball League

Download and view or print our 2010 schedules here.

Play with other kids in your grade at the YMCA in our annual basketball league. Focus is on team play, sportsmanship, and participation. All games are played on Saturdays in January and February. We will place the players on teams in the following grade divisions: 1st-2nd grades, 3rd-4th grades, 5th-6th grades, and 7th-8th grades. Each grade division is divided into boys and girls EXCEPT 1st-2nd grades, which are co-ed.

5th-8th Grade: The YMCA is allowing kids to sign up as a pre-formed team. Over the last couple of years, sign-up has tended toward pre-formed teams in this division. Anyone wishing to register a team must complete a team roster and a registration for for each player by December 1. Each team must have their own coach. If kids don't have a team, and they still want to play, they may still register, and the YMCA will assign them to at team. Contact Matt Jones for more details.

  • Where: YMCA North & South Gyms
  • When: Saturday mornings January and February
  • Tentative Start Date (1st-4th): January 9
  • Tentative Start Date (5th-8th): January 16
  • Early Registration (by November 21): $22 Members ~ $42.00 Non-Members
  • Regular Registration (November 22-December 1): $27 Members ~ $47 Non-Members

FINAL DEADLINE: December 1


C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

Big Day for Y-Winners Basketball
Constitution-Tribune, Monday, Jan 25, 2010

Two teams in the Grand River Area Family YMCA’s Y-Winners Basketball League compete first thing Saturday morning in front of a large crowd lining the court’s perimeter. According to YMCA officials, the Y-Winners league, which plays on Saturday, and the Iddy Biddy Basketball League, which plays Thursday night, includes 615 youth, up from 550 a year ago.

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Iddy Biddy Basketball

Download and view or print our 2010 schedules here.

  • Who: Boys and Girls ages 4, 5, and 6 (not yet in 1st grade)
  • When: Thursday nights OR Saturday mornings in January and February (We may need to move some games to TH nights depending on the number of teams.)
  • Tentative Start Date: January 7 or 9th (runs 6 weeks)
  • Registration Dates: October 1-December 1
  • Participants receive a t-shirt.
  • Early Registration (by November 21): $22 Members ~ $42.00 Non-Members
  • Regular Registration (November 22-December 1): $27 Members ~ $47 Non-Members

FINAL DEADLINE: December 1

Coaches, Coaches, Coaches!
We are always in need of coaches for our winter basketball league. Whether it is as an assistant or a head coach, we need you. Participants will receive a free t-shirt with their team's color. Informational meeting held after registration deadline. Keep checking the YMCA for the scheduled time.

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Youth Fitness Class

Start with strength training upstairs. Then, build your stamina and endurance with fun motivating games downstairs. For boys and girls grades 5th-8t. Class is limited to 10 participants.

  • Monday & Wednesday 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
  • Instructor: Vicky Burns
  • Cost: $10 members, $20 non-members

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YMCA Basketball Starts
Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, C-T

CAPTION: All basketball courts at Grand River Area Family YMCA were filled Saturday as the 2009 basketball season began. The Iddy Biddy basketball teams up through third- and fourth-grades opened the season Saturday and the Y Winners teams through seventh- and eighth-grades will start this coming Saturday. In all, there are 550 players and 63 teams. The season lasts for six weeks with begin at 8 a.m. and ending at 8 p.m.

C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley

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On Saturday, October 25, we hosted the Punt Pass Kick Sectional event at our YMCA. We had 33 participants ranging in age from 8-15. The regional area director attended and took the photo here of our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Pictured Left to Right: Shelby Sires of Moberly First Place in the 8-9 year old division; Kennedy Ellis of Cosby First Place in the 10-11 year old division; Allie Lemmons of Marshall First place in the 12-13 year old division; Cyrsten Lollar of Chillicothe First Place in the 14-15 year old division; Ashton Aronson of Chillicothe First place in the 14-15 year old division; Alex Curtis of Trenton First Place in the 12-13 year old division; Clayton McGinnes of Amazonia First Place in the 10-11 year old division; Walker Graves of Chillicothe First place in the 8-9 year old division.

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CAPTION: The YMCA flag football program for youth in kindergarten through third grades got its official start with the first games of the season being played Tuesday evening at Danner Memorial Park. In all, there are 152 children in grades kindergarten through fifth-grade playing flag football. The kindergarten through third-grade teams play Tuesday nights at Danner Park and the fourth- and fifth-grade teams play Saturdays at the YMCA. For tackle football, there are four teams and 54 youth participating.

C-T Photo/Catherine Stortz Ripley

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C-T Photo/Butch Shaffer

CAPTION: Y Winners and Iddy Biddy Basketball at the Grand River Area Family YMCA began on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Y Winners basketball is for students in grades 1 to 8 and Iddy Biddy Basketball is for children ages 4 to 6. Approximately 560 children are participating in the basketball programs this year. Games are held every Saturday at the YMCA for six weeks.

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C-T Photo / Catherine Stortz-Ripley

CAPTION: With Tuesday night's (June 10, 2008) games over, these youngsters decided to help speed cleanup by packing up a make-shift bench used by YMCA T-ball players during games at Danner Memorial Park. The cleanup crew consisted of, from left: Faith, Grace and Benjamin Hollon, children of Michael and Valerie Hollon, and Peyton Phillips, son of Jason and Brandi Phillips. Danner Park is busy each Monday and Tuesday night with around 150 children enrolled in the 16 teams of T-ball. The T-ball season, for children ages 4 to 6 years of age, began last week and continues through July 8, 2008.

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CAPTION: An estimated 300 children gathered in Simpson Park Saturday morning for the annual community Easter Egg Hunt. Those participating were dressed warmly with temperatures only in the lower 40s. The event is sponsored by the Chillicothe Parks and Recreation Department and the Grand River area Family YMCA.

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

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C-T Photo/Andrea Graves

Sixty-five youth participated in a “flag football mini camp” September 12, 2007, at the Grand River Area Family YMCA. During the mini camp, youth involved in the YMCA's flag football program were taught on the fundamentals of the game by Chillicothe High School football coaching staff and some CHS players. The YMCA's flag football program is open to children ages kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Tee-ball Action Provides Many an Interesting Moment
YMCA baseball program's emphasis on participation, learning, exercise, and fun
By Lindsay Jacobs, C-T Staff Writer, Thursday, June 7, 2007

CAPTION: Hesston Campbell dashes for home plate during Monday's first night of 2007 play in the Grand River Area Family YMCA's Tee-Ball League.

C-T photo / Laura Schuler

As the batter steps to the plate, the pitcher jumps in a circle, the left fielder twirls her hair, and the girl in center field isn't keeping her eye on the ball. Once the batter hits the ball the outfielder puts carefully puts his hat back on and adjusts it until it's perfect before he throws the ball in. In most cases this scenario would could be considered a coach's nightmare. However, this is tee-ball.

The Grand River Area Family YMCA's Tee-ball League runs through July 10 with its first games having taken place this past Monday night. This year 16 teams of 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds will play each other on Monday and Tuesday nights at Daryl Danner Memorial Park. Eight teams play on Monday and eight play on Tuesday, said Pam Peetz, YMCA program director. Twelve of those teams consist of mainly 5- and 6-year-olds, and the remaining four consist of 4-year-olds. Those teams of 4-year-olds only play each other, but some teams with 5 -and 6-year-olds also have 4-year-olds on them because their older siblings play on that team, Peetz said. Approximately 32 coaches, helped by numerous parents, contribute their time, knowledge, and, yes, patience to the children in the league Peetz noted.

The purpose of tee-ball is to allow kids early exposure to baseball and softball while learning sportsmanship and the different positions on the field said, she explained. "Tee-ball is a great opportunity for young kids to kind of get started in baseball and softball," Peetz said. Monday night, inexperience was apparent as one boy had a hard time containing his excitement as he yelled from the bench "I hope we win."

That boy's wish would not come true, but not because he and his teammates didn't perform well. It was because a score is not kept during the games, Peetz said. That removes one type of pressure from the playing atmosphere, helping to keep the focus on skill development and, most of all, fun. Other special rules in tee-ball include no leading off a base, no stealing, bunting, or sliding. While outs are called during the game in order to fosster development of defensive skills, each runner gets to run the bases until they reach home, even if the opponent got them out. This helps them learn about running the bases.

Batters stay up until they hit the ball and the team's entire lineup bats once each inning. When the other team is batting, everyone plays defense, no matter how many that puts in the field. Kids participate in at least half the game. Each game lasts 45 minutes. "It's basically kind of an instruction-type of league, instead of a competitive kind of a league," Peetz explained.

Monday's action began Garrett Hall's second season of tee-ball. His dad Jason says Garrett enjoys it so much he starts asking his dad on the weekends when his game is. "I think it's important kids participate in activities for physical and social benefits," Jason said. "It's just good to be part of a team."

Monday was 5-year-old Abby Jones' first tee-ball game. She said she was excited to play and likes playing tee-ball because her friends play and just "because." Her mother, Kate Jones, says she signed Abby and her sister up for tee-ball to get them into sports. It's better than just sitting around, she noted. "It's pretty well run and organized," Kate said. "We've really enjoyed it.

Monday marked Angel Dennis' second year of coaching tee-ball. She said she teaches the kids to play the game through repetition and lots of pointing. Dennis coaches the Tangerine Team. "It's (tee-ball) is a neat way for kids to get exercise in the summer," Dennis said.

This is Dan Forck's first year of coaching and he says it's going well so far. He's coaching the Orange Team that his son Payton plays on. "We've all had fun, it hasn't been too hot and they're (the kids) all excited about being out there," Forck said. He said his strategy is to teach the youngsters on his team the basics of the game while making it fun for them.

As the games wound down Monday night and teams sat in circles sipping from juice boxes and munching on snacks one of their teammates' family provided, coaches emphasized what a great job they had done and reminded them when the next practice was. Maybe next time they will remember which way first base is. If not, it will be OK because they are still learning.

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C-T Photo and Caption May 23, 2006...
Children involved in the Grand River Area Family YMCA's Summer Day Camp program enjoyed making windsocks during craft time. The summer day camp will be held the rest of this week for school-aged children through 13 years. Four week-long sessions will be also held from July 10 to Aug. 4. The camp is held from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and activities include indoor and outdoor activities, cooking, games, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, skits, Play Park and special events. For more information on the YMCA's Summer Day Camp program, contact the camp director, Roberta Jones at 660-646-6677.

C-T Photo/Megan Neis

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CAPTION: These youngsters found a fun way to put play in their day by visiting the YMCA Saturday, April 1, 2006, as part of the organization's Healthy Kids Day. With 9 million U.S. children overweight - more than double the percentage in 1980 - increasing the levels of physical activity in the lives of children is a critical component in the effort to fight childhood obesity, according to Pam Peetz, program director for Grand River Area Family YMCA. The day's events included healthy snacks, an obstacle course, jump rope contest, Hula-Hoop contest, and a basketball shooting contest. Also Saturday, the Chillicothe Police Department fingerprinted children so that their families could have a record of their children's fingerprints.
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Lock-Ins
Your school group, church or youth organization can rent the YMCA for Lock-Ins on either Friday or Saturday nights. Cost is $35 per student; There is a minimum charge of $215 & a maximum charge of $430. The facility is available from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The renting group must provide chaperones and proof of insurance . Advanced registration is required. To schedule a Lock-In or for more information contact Dave Rogers: 660-646-6677.

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ACTIVITY CENTER
The YMCA has added a few things that our members should enjoy. In the Sally Welch Young Memorial activity center, we have:

  • Air Hockey Machine

  • Electric Dome Hockey Game

  • Pinball Machine

  • Two Dell Computers with Internet

  • Big-Screen TV

  • VCR

  • Bookcases with Sports Paraphernalia

  • Large Section Couch

  • Tall Tables & Chairs

  • PlayStation

  • Pop and Candy Machines

  • Babysitting Area (which can be closed off separately) with its own TV and VCR, toys, and games

Software for these activities is at the front desk and can be checked out with a membership card. Playstation is limited to 30 minutes.

Computer Programs/Games

  • Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego?

  • 1602 A.D., Dinosaur Adventure

  • Star Wars Droidworks

  • JumpStart 1st Grade

  • Galaxy of Games

  • Jumpstart Kindergarten

  • Hollywood High

  • Kidpiz Deluxe

  • SIM Ant

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