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Sports & Recreation Notes

Posted on: Friday, 3 December 2004, 03:00 CST

Soccer match Saturday: The fourth Annual FIFA Players Agent Holiday Soccer Match will be at 2 p.m. at the Lantana Sports Complex. Admission is free. The game, which is held to promote soccer in Palm Beach County, will feature members of the Palm Beach Ambassadors over-40 men's soccer team and a Select All-Stars team comprised of high school and college coaches and former professional players. The Ambassadors, established in 1979 as an open division team in the Gold Coast Soccer League, have won four state championships, four Gold Coast League championships and two Disney World Cups. Former Miami Fusion players Ivan McKinley and Jim Rooney and former U.S. World Cup player Roy Wegerle are scheduled to play for the Select All-Stars team. Gary Walker, Esa Jokela, Timo Hamalainen, Kari Helander, Malcolm Franks, Mike Schorah and Max Kernick will play for the Ambassadors.

Holiday soccer camp, for boys and girls ages 8-18 will be offered 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 27-30 at the FAU MacArthur Campus. Jupiter Sting head trainer Phil Rose will direct the camp. Cost is $250 per player for individuals; $225 per player for teams. Call 743-1380 or visit www.STA

soccer.com.

Senior softball league forming: Jupiter Senior Softball is looking for experienced players ages 55 and older to join a league forming in January. Sponsors also are needed. Practices and non- league games are being held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30-11 a.m. at Jupiter Community Park. Call John Carney at 575- 2723.

Aerobics classes offered: Tequesta Recreation is offering aerobic and body sculpting classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30- 9:30 a.m., at the Tequesta Recreation Center. Cost is $5 per class for Tequesta residents, $6 for nonresidents. Call 575-1285.

Tequesta Parks & Recreation children's programs registration:

- Dance classes, for ages 3 and older.

- Jumpin' Jingles, for newborns to age 3, begins Jan. 3.

- Winter camp, for ages 7-11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 27-30 and Jan. 3-6. Cost is $150 for Tequesta residents, $165 for nonresidents. Tequesta is looking for camp counselors: The position involves conducting programs and overseeing winter camp for kids. Counselors must have experience with groups of children in a camp or school setting and must pass local, state and federal background screens. Counselors also must be able to lift 15-30 pounds, have a valid state CDL license and certification in CPR and first aid. Call Kathleen at 575-1897. The Jupiter Parks and Recreation C.O.A.S.T. Program offers the following Friday night programs for teens at the Jupiter Community Center, 210 Military Trail, during the school year. Call 741-2400 or visit www.jupiter.fl.us/COAST.

- Terrific Night for Teens, for ages 11-16, 6-9 p.m. $1. Activities include music, open gym, basketball, team sports, group games, competition and game room. Parents must complete a head of household form prior to participation.

- High School Hoops, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Open basketball and pick-up games; parents must complete required form prior to participation. Free. The Jupiter Community Center, 210 Military Trail, Jupiter, offers the following activities:

- Beginning yoga: 11 a.m.-noon, Mondays. $40 residents, $50 nonresidents for 10-class punch pass.

- "Strongolf," a golf fitness program designed to improve rotational speed, strength and flexibility through basic and golf- specific exercises, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

- "Stretch & Strengthen" fitness program. Classes are 8:30-9:30 a.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 5:45-6:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. 10- class pass: $48 residents, $60 nonresidents.

Source: Palm Beach Post

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