OSWEGO, NY – It’s time to start practicing your dodging abilities and thinking up your most creative team names for the Oswego YMCA’s Dodgeball league which begins October 18 at 6:30 p.m.
The combination of softer, no-sting balls in two sizes and a “winning is for losers” emphasis on fun, make adult dodgeball an exciting and friendly activity to hit Oswego.
The league kicks off on October 18 at the Oswego YMCA, 265 W. First St.
Games will be two Wednesdays monthly. Six-player co-ed teams must have at least one female player per team and have six players, with two alternates allowed.
No experience is necessary and the rules are simple.
“The game is easy and the good times are endless. We’ll play the best/worst music of all time, and bad dancers often translate to great dodgeball players. Our biggest objective is just to have fun and to raise some money to support our community Y,” said Trish Levine, the YMCA’s Director of Health and Wellness.
The YMCA recently hosted a dodgeball tournament where teams of area businesses and friends met on the courts for an evening of some healthy, competitive fun.
YMCA Board of Directors member, Rich Burritt brought the idea to play the game as a way to get co-workers and friends together to support the Y cause.
“Every successful community has much to offer including banks, a hospital, schools and a YMCA,” Burritt said.
Burritt added that the Y is a great place for families and to meet new people. Noting the social aspect of dodgeball is just as important as the game itself, the league will encourage post- game hangout at a nearby establishment, allowing players to mingle and make new connections.
To sign up for the league visit oswegoymca.org or call the YMCA at (315) 342-6082.
The first games of the season will kick off on October 18
Registration must be made by October 16.
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
With more than 1,600 members, one in nine people living in the Oswego community is a member of Oswego YMCA.
Daily, youth, adults and families find the support and services they need to improve their quality of life.
The Oswego YMCA serves as a community resource providing a variety of programs including Youth, Adult and Family Fitness, Active Older Adult with Silver & Fit and Silver Sneakers opportunities, School Age Childcare, Summer Camp, Parents Night Out and many parent and child enrichment programs.
Across the U.S., 2,700 YMCAs engage 22 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors.
Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change.
The Oswego YMCA is located at 265 W. First St. For more information, call (315) 342-6082 or visit www.oswegoymca.org.
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