Chelsea Youth Membership gears up for busy season
Printed 5:37 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Former Chelsea Hornet working again Emerson Russell was a particular visitor on the sixth grade Hornets soccer observe on July 23. (Contributed/Chelsea Parks and Rec)
By LEAH INGRAM EAGLE | Particular to the Reporter
The autumn sports activities season is without doubt one of the busiest instances of the 12 months for the Chelsea Youth Membership in keeping with Bart Pettus, Parks & Recreation Director for the town of Chelsea.
“We have now so many sports activities happening on the identical time,” Pettus mentioned. “Three of them have already kicked off.”
The 19 flag soccer groups and 4 deal with soccer groups have already begun practising.
“We have now near 240 youngsters enjoying both flag or deal with soccer,” Pettus mentioned. “That’s a giant group of gamers.”
The cheerleading program, which has 120 individuals, kicked off with a three-day cheer camp July 29-31 and their camp begins the week of Aug. 5 to organize for the soccer season.
Packages at the moment open for registration via Aug. 16 embrace baseball and softball for ages 4 to 12 and volleyball for third via eighth grade.
“We may have fall archery class registration from Aug. 1-31,” Pettus mentioned. ”The trainer, Phil Carter, has been doing this system for a few years and usually has between 20-25 youngsters join the intermediate/newbie or superior lessons.”
Archery is for ages 9 and up and can characteristic six to eight lessons within the months of September and October.
Wrestling registration is about for Thursday, Aug. 15 via the start of October. These individuals will compete in tournaments and matches in December and January.
“For wrestling, we now have a very good group,” Pettus mentioned. “Philip and Tiffany Bolen are the wrestling coaches who run this system for us. It’s been extremely popular, with anyplace from 35 to 60 youngsters taking part in grades kindergarten via sixth.
Pettus mentioned that the youngsters get so much out of this system, together with getting stronger and changing into extra assured. Kids as younger as kindergarten can take part and may put together themselves to wrestle in center and highschool.
Basketball registration will start Sunday, Sept. 15 and run via Tuesday, October 15. One of many largest rec applications, Pettus estimates it can have round 500 individuals.
With so many youngsters taking part in Chelsea Youth Membership applications, Pettus mentioned it couldn’t be performed with out the volunteer coaches.
“I inform our coaches each season that we don’t have rec sports activities with out them,” he mentioned. They’re important for us to have the ability to run our league. They’re invaluable to how we run our applications.”
As park and rec director, Pettus has a hand in the entire applications, overseeing every little thing, setting schedules and dealing with the executive facet of issues.
“We’re unfold out so skinny within the fall it could take 5 of me to cowl all of the areas—that’s the place our good coaches come into play. When you received good individuals working (the applications), it’s surroundings the place you don’t should micromanage.”
To register for any of the applications, go to Chelsea.recdesk.com to create an account. After registration, dad and mom will obtain emails about upcoming occasions, enroll data and deadlines.
“Rec is all about giving these youngsters a chance to expertise youth sports activities and have enjoyable,” Pettus mentioned. “That’s what we’re right here for—to supply a service of athletics that’s protected and pleasurable for youths to play.”
The next are the registration dates for CYC sports activities:
- Baseball – July 15 – Aug. 15
- Softball – July 15 – Aug. 15
- Volleyball – July 15 – Aug. 15
- Archery – July 15 – Aug. 15
- Wrestling – Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
- Basketball – Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
