2018-19 Guide To Yellow Springs

What’s on Stage? Subscribe to the News. ysnews.com/subscribe and find out! ¡£¢ 13 Y e l l ow S p r i n g s N ews the Guide to YelLow Springs y 2018 - 1 9 youth orgAN I ZAT I ONS Yellow Springs Youth Baseball Contac t: Derek Barker, 767-1577 ema i l : ysoyouthbb@gmail.com We b : www.ysbaseball.org The Yellow Springs Youth Baseball Pro- gram has two divisions: the Minor League for children aged 6 to 9–10; and the Major League for children ages 10–11 to 14. This is recreational baseball with a focus on fun- damentals, sportsmanship, teamwork and fun. The season runs from after Memorial Day through July and is a volunteer orga- nization. A volunteer coordinator is needed for each of the leagues. Parents and other adults are needed to volunteer to coach teams and referee games. Volunteers are also needed to prepare the fields before games (except mowing). High school com- munity service credits are available for this function. The Minor League plays coach-pitch with some modification of standard baseball rules to promote learning and the basics of baseball. The Major League plays by stan- dard baseball rules with only a few changes to promote learning advanced concepts of the game. All games are played at Gaunt Park, with the Minor League playing on the diamond nearest the forest tree line, and the Major League playing on the large diamond closest to the pool area. All teams usually play two games per week with the games during evening hours and on the weekends. There is a registration fee to help cover team uniform and league supply expenses. Schol- arships are available. Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association ema i l : dfarmer2663@yahoo.com We b : www.ysyoa.org The Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Asso- ciation, or YSYOA, has existed since 1964 as an organization interested in promoting and supporting music education and activities for the youth and now entire community of Yellow Springs. This is accomplished through support of local school music programs, scholarships, multigenerational endeavors and concerts. YSYOA offers a summer music camp for students who have played an instrument for at least a year. The camp includes group and individual instruction, and ends with a grand finale concert for the public. In recent years, the YSYOA has expanded to include intergenerational playing groups such as the Yellow Springs Strings, which meets on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Yellow Springs Senior Center great room. Learn more and how you can get involved at YSYOA.org. Yellow Springs Youth Soccer Contac t: Bob Curley, 767-7070; Bill and Lynn Hardman, 937-768-4140 ema i l : hardmansoccer@sbcglobal.net We b : www.facebook.com/YellowSpringsSoccerInc The mission of Yellow Springs Soccer, Inc. (YSSI) is to encourage and assist in the development and growth of community leagues, associations, organizations, pro- grams and teams, so that soccer is made available to more people at all levels of competition. Since its inception 51 years ago, the recreational soccer program has offered accessible soccer every fall and spring to the children of Yellow Springs and nearby communities. The program contin- ues to be run entirely by volunteers and is funded by donations — no registration fees are charged for inclusion on a recreational soccer team. There are currently four age levels of recreational youth soccer that form groups or teams after an annual registration clinic in late summer: • Copper Cup — pre-K to kindergarten • Bronze Cup — first to third grade (or similar age) • Silver Cup — fourth to fifth grade • Gold Cup — sixth to eighth grade Traveling teams also form as interest war- rants. Please contact YSSI for more informa- tion. YSSI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, benefits from monetary donations and an annual soccer camp each June. If you’d like to contribute, please make checks out to YSSI and mail to: YSSI, P.O. Box 813, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. YSKP—YellowSprings Kids Playhouse ema i l : admin@yskp.org We b : www.yskp.org The YS Kids Playhouse is a creative per- formance experience by and for youth. YSKP holds introductory and advanced acting and technical theater arts immersion experi- ences for youth ages 7–18 throughout the year. Each summer the company produces a newly commissioned musical for youth. By presenting exclusively original work, YSKP offers professional quality and innovative entertainment for all ages. It promotes cre- ative interaction between area youth, profes- sional artists and a variety of art forms. Participation in productions is open to all. Participation fees are offset by scholarships as needed. 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