STREETLIGHT 2020 Barnesville Record-Review 8A Barnesville, Minnesota 56514 Streetlight 2020 Progress Report Changes Coming To The Summer Recreation Program

By: Chris Ellefson the brochure. There are different the Speed and Strength program for The Barnesville Community grade levels available with practices several years. This activity is for Education will be doing all of the and games for the third-sixth grade students that will complete seventh- registration for this years program groups and just practices for the 11th grade in the spring. online. We are in the process right Pre-K through second grade groups. Students come at one of three now of getting everything set up For our high school students we time options in the early mornings and once we have everything ready are hoping to get enough interested where they spend half of the time to go we will let parents know how students to have a 14U Fast Pitch with weight lifting and the other half to register. We are excited for this Team as well as an 18U of the time working on conditioning change and are hoping it will make Fast Pitch Softball Team. These drills to increase their speed, agility registering easier for families. two teams play one night a week of and overall health. We are looking at making the games and try to practice at least two We generally have 80 plus following changes to our times per week. students participate in the program. and softball program for the summer. This is a great feeder program for The workouts focus on dynamic We will be offering girls T-ball for the Barnesville High School Softball flexibility, balance, speed, agility, four and five year olds and Girls program. It gives the girls an strength and power through Coach pitch for girls in first and opportunity to sharpen their softball plyometric, Olympic lifting second grade at the softball field this skills. The teams are part of a league movements and traditional strength summer. where they play games versus other training exercises. The boys in these age groups will towns in the league. We also offer a program for be at the baseball field this summer. The seventh-ninth grade boys students that will complete sixth We are hoping this change will keep have an opportunity to play Babe grade in the spring. Quickness the groups a little smaller so the kids Ruth baseball. In the past few years and Agility Training is targeted to can get more out of the program. we have had a 13 year old team that kids that are looking to increase We are also looking at having the plays on Wednesday mornings and a their speed, quickness and agility. third and fourth grade boys baseball 14/15 year old team that plays games The workouts will focus on form, have their practices on Mondays on Monday and Thursday evenings. technique and repetition to help and Wednesdays right before their We will start sign-ups for the Babe students maximize their athletic games. Ruth and 14U and 18U teams at the performance and help create good This will help with field space beginning of April. We will need to exercise habits. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and know if we have enough players for Another option that we have hopefully all of the groups will get our teams around the middle of April for students is our summer Girls practice their fielding skills while enrolled in the Summer Recreation Softball program. more out of the program. so we can let the leagues know. program. This program is held at the The baseball and softball One activity that draws a lot of golf course for students that are 10 programs will all be explained in students is our Speed and Strength years and older. Students learn the brochure will be out at the end of program. We have been offering basic skills of golf including how to April or beginning of May. Watch hold the club, how to putt and drive for the brochure to come home and the ball and the basics of the game. then plan your student’s summer of We will continue to offer our Track activities. Anyone that is interested Program where students will learn in seeing a class offered should call about running. the Community Education office at We will again hold 218 354-2638 with your suggestions. opportunities along with Anyone interested in teaching a Moorhead, MN and football camps during the summer rec class, should contact the summer. Look for some possible arts Community Education office at 354- and crafts classes as well as some 2638 or email Chris at cellefson@ classes for the four to five year olds barnesville.k12.mn.us. We are 701.850.7083 www.northwestexc.com kids as well. always looking for new ideas to We will offer our summer play offer to the students. again which will help create a chance • Excavation • Sitework • Trucking • Demolition for students to put on a play in one week. The play itself will be held on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th. Try-outs will probably be the 20 Serving the Red River Valley week of May 18th with rehearsals 20 taking place May 26, 27, 28 and 29. Perfect Vision of We are looking at doing Disney’s and Lakes Country! Summer Recreation baseball players practice on Reed Field Aristocats. Barnesville during the day. The Summer Recreation QUALITY EDUCATION AT BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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