PS6 Spring Class Schedule

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Mondays: Coed Flag Football, Ultimate, European Handball and Basketball Class

Grades 2-5

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​Dates: Mondays between February 5th - June 24th (No Program Feb 19, April 22, May 27, June 17)

 

What to Expect:  The BA Sports Monday Class will split its time between these 4 sports giving each sport about  4 weeks of instruction and scrimmaging before covering the next sport.

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• During this older student class we will create drills, runs scrimmages, and organize tournaments to help hone the skills of our young athletes in these popular sports!​

• Football Skills Covered: Throwing a spiral, catching, carrying the football, route running, punting, understanding basic football formations on offense and defense.​

• Basketball Skills Covered: Dribbling, Passing, Shooting, Zone/Person to Person Defense, and understanding the game.

• European Handball and Ultimate Skills Covered:  Working on Give and Go, how to defend in space, accurate passing while in motion.

• Each sport will be covered in depth learning situations, terminology, defenses, and proper team work!​

• BA Will use the PS6 Gym and Yard for this class!​

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM.

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Mondays: Coed Youth Tennis and Strength/Motor Skill Development

Grades 1-3

 

​Dates: ​Mondays between February 5th - June 24th (No Program Feb 19, April 22, May 27. June 17)

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What to Expect: This younger student Tennis class for grades 1-3 is designed to teach our young students the fundamentals of Tennis via hands on practice and cardio!!

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• Serving, Forehands, Backhands, and Volleys will able be taught and practiced in detail!  We want our young students to be able to rally and truly understand the game of tennis.​

• BA will use creative games and challenges relating to accuracy, endurance, and fun to enhance skills on the court!​

• Besides the sports aspect BA classes also emphasize good sportsmanship and teamwork in all its classes!  Student wellness both on and off the court are very important to BA.​

• From 3:05 to 4:05 PM BA will host tennis instruction, going over the fundamentals of the game with hands-on Tennis instruction. ​

• From 4:10 to 4:55 PM players will work on cardio and footwork using scrimmages, races, and drills to emphasize endurance and quickness!​

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM.

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Tuesdays: Introduction to Coed Youth Sports:

Grades K-2

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​Dates: Tuesdays between Jan 30th - June 25th (No Program Feb 20, April 23, April 30)

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What to Expect: Designed for Grades K-2 this class is less focused on any one sport and is more a high energy class that develops balance, agility, hand eye coordination, motor skills and a love for movement and sports from an early age!  Besides the physical these classes also concentrate on mindfulness of others, physical health, sharing, and communication between peers.

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• At this age we see this class as an opportunity for the kids to work together as well as a chance for them to problem solve, work as a group, and to build confidence in their  skills via drills, races, scrimmages that are always changing and always moving!​

• We will cover Kickball/Baseball, European Handball and Soccer in this class!​

• This class has sold out 10 semesters in a row!!​

• BA Will use the PS6 Gym for this class!​

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM.

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Tuesdays: The Coed Soccer/European Handball League

Grades 3-5

 

​Dates: Tuesdays between Jan 30th - June 25th (No Program Feb 20, April 23, April 30)

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What to Expect: In this older student soccer class/league we will not only practice and improve our skills via drills and scrimmages, we will also run a full blown soccer and European Handball league complete with 4 teams and standings!!

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• This first portion of the class the coaches will drill the kids making sure they work on their dribbling, first touch, agility, passing, crossing of the ball, and striking.  For European Handball catching and throwing, passing accurately, shooting from distance, and proper defense and spacing will be covered.​

• The coaches will also ref scrimmages to watch how the kids play and compete.​

• After that the kids will be split into teams and run a full league in the PS6 yard!​

• During league play the students will run cardio and a warm up drills with their teammates before competing in two games each week!  Besides skill improvement BA will urge our kids to actively communicate, to work and team build for a successful season!​

• This class will run a league in both European Handball and Soccer​

• We will keep track of assist and scoring leaders and even provide an MVP award!!

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM

 

Wednesdays: All Girls Sports Tournament Class

Grades 2-5

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Dates: Wednesdays between Jan 31st- June 26th (No Program Feb 21, April 10 and 24th, June 19)

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What to Expect: The focus of this class will be on basic skill development in a variety of fast paced sports for young female athletes. A popular BA class for over a decade BA’s All Girls Sports Class run drills, games, and scrimmages that will emphasize player development, sportsmanship, agility, eye-hand coordination and in game communication. The class will run multi week tournaments in each sport that we cover.

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• The sports covered in this class are: Softball, Soccer, European Handball, Dodgeball, and Field Hockey. 

• Each sport will be covered extensively.​

• After practicing for a good amount of the semester the class will be broken into teams and we will run a multi week tournament in all the sports we covered throughout the semester!​

• Students can win special awards and there’s even an MVP!​

• This class though competitive will also work to teach our students how to positively interact with teammates, during games, and will emphasize good sportsmanship, and team problem solving! 

• These skills will benefit the girls long after the class has ended.​

• Female Staff will assist in the teaching of this class.​

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM​

 

Thursdays: Introduction to Coed Youth Sports Class

Grades K-2

 

Dates: Thursdays between Feb 1st - June 20th (No Program Feb 22nd, March 7, April 25th, June 6th)

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What to Expect: A similar class to the very popular -high energy -Tuesday class, the Thursday K-2 class is focused on the same messages of Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Basic Skill Development, Fair Play, Spacing, Working as a team Agility, Competing Fairly, and Complete Participation!

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• Thursdays will spend more time on developmental games and drills and individual sports like Soccer, Basketball, Floor Hockey and Track. ​

• This class is an opportunity for the kids to work together as well as a chance for them to problem solve, work as a group, and to build confidence in their  skills via drills, races, scrimmages that are always changing and always moving!

• The goal is to enhance cardio, hand eye coordination, and confidence in the students physical and social abilities.

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45 PM.

 

Fridays: Intramural Sports Coed Tournament

Grades 2-5

 

Dates: Fridays between Feb 2nd- June 21st (No program Feb 23, March 29, April 26, June 7)

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What to Expect: The most popular and longest running after-school class offered at PS6.  Big Apple has run this tournament for over 20 years!​  The class is a semester-long sports tournament!  Friday is the most competitive class at Big Apple and covers all the sports BA offer!  Think color war!

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• For those new to these sports or this class, the first few weeks of the semester we will practice and scrimmage in all these games so our students are well verse in all sports covered prior to starting the Friday Tournament.​

• The Class is evenly divided into teams and compete in variety of sports for points- which we track throughout the course of the semester. 

• Teamwork is paramount to success in a class like this!  Teams must construct lines, communicate on what to play, and how to strategize for team success!  All throughout the course of a fun semester!​

• Sports Played: Soccer, Floor Hockey, Dodgeball, Double Action, Kickball, Flag Football, European Handball, Running Bases, Speedball, and many more!​

• At the end of the tournament we award trophies and even have special awards like MVP and Blue Demon!!  These awards do not only highlight athletic achievement but also leadership and teambuilding qualities!​

• This class uses the Gym and Cafeteria for class

• Register early this class will sell out!​​

• All BA Classes held entirely on site at PS6. On Site Pick up anytime between 5PM and 5:45PM