CYS Winter Sports Registration
Sign-up your young athletes for sports through Army Youth Sports and Fitness. Basketball & Cheerleading are each $45 and offered on Landstuhl & Sembach for children ages 5 to 15. Wrestling is available for ages 8 to 14 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, also for $45. Register through WebTrac, by phone or in person at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, 541-9066; 0611-143-541-9066. Registration is open from Nov. 1 to 30 or until teams are full.
Start Smart Basketball
Start Smart is a child-parent interactive program lead by a Youth Sports staff member for ages 3 to 4. Forty-five minute sessions are held weekly from 4 to 4:45 p.m. for six weeks. Sessions are offered on Landstuhl and Sembach. Cost is $25. Registration is open Nov. 1 to 30 or until sessions are full. Register through WebTrac, by phone or in person at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, 541-9066; 0611-143-541-9066.
Soccer players needed
The FV Olympia Ramstein Soccer Club is looking for male and female players born in 2003/2004. Practice takes place 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on the artificial turf pitch at Am Hocht 1 in Ramstein village. For more information contact Stefan Denzer at 0157-56306179, Jaron Dengel at 0160-93530161, or Harry Kauf at 0152-25831196.
Soccer for girls
The Kottweiler-Schwanden Sports Club is looking for girls born in the years 2005 up to 2008 for its youngest girls’ soccer team. The sports club has three girls’ teams and two women’s teams. They are also looking for new players. This is the opportunity to get involved in a German soccer club playing with German and American girls. Coaches are all able to speak English. The practice is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesday. To sign up or for more information, email info@sv-kottweiler-schwanden.de
Soccer Lessons
Soccer is offered year round — indoor soccer arena from November to May. The coaches training with the kids are professional soccer coaches who have trained and played for years. Their training will be packed with soccer drills, soccer skills, soccer conditioning and fitness development. Youth will develop basic and fundamental soccer skills that all players need as well as tactic, formations and much more. The goal is to assist youth soccer players to achieve their playing potential through proper skills, fitness and conditioning development. Focus is on having fun and learning about soccer. For more information or to register, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 541-9066 or 0611-143-541-9066.
Zombie 5k Fun Run
Run for your lives! Zombies have infested Smith Barracks, and at 9 a.m. Oct. 27, they’re coming for you on the Baumholder Sports and Fitness 5k fun run course. Come in your Halloween costume or dress as a zombie. Registration opens at 8 a.m. the day of the race. Race begins and ends at Hall of Champions Fitness Center. No cost to participate. To volunteer as a zombie, contact the Warrior Zone on Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8106 at 531-2914 or 0611-143-531-2914.
Gymnastics Classes
SKIESUnlimited offers gymnastics classes for toddlers, children and youth. Open to all branches of service. For class offerings, times and prices, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 541-9066 or 0611-143-541-9066.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Classes
SKIESUnlimited offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in two different levels: Little Grapplers, ages 5 to 17; and Bully Busters, ages 8 to 13. Little Grapplers teaches basic self-defense techniques while instilling the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu foundational principles of leverage and control. Bully Busters focuses on a set curriculum of non-violent, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu based, self-defense techniques that teach children to “neutralize and negotiate” with bullies. No experience required and you can count on seeing a visible increase in your child’s confidence within a few short weeks. Open to all branches of service. For more information or to register, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 541-9066 or 0611-143-541-9066.