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ENRICHMENT CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Kindergarten Program Kinder Balloon Play Program Description Kinder Balloon Play -Is an outrageously Kinder BalloonSports Program Description Ball sports take on a whole new dimension when a balloon is used instead. In Kinex BalloonSports class we will play a series of sports activities such as; soccer, volleyball, table tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, rhythmic gymnastics, and practice extreme diving catches on soft matts, have fun juggling contests, play balloon burst tag, have balloon relays and much more. Every class is an imaginative educational adventure into the development of emotional, creative, social, kinesthetic intelligence thanks to the professional facilitation of the class by our expert KinextionsTM Educational Facilitators who help kids discover the connections that helps each child to more fully grow into his or her full potential. Kinder Fun Club Program Description Kinex Kinder Fun Club- Is an innovative and dynamic approach to using sports, spontaneous play and the creative expressive arts to promote “kinextions” of body, mind and community (Interpersonal). Our professionally trained “Kinextions Facilitators” are experts in the facilitation of group dynamics and the promotion of spontaneous multiple intelligence learning environments that arise during recreational sports, creative/imaginative games, and the spontaneous play activities that unfold on the playground everyday. By using our proprietary Creative Options group process and Creative Options Dialogue communications technique our Kinextions Facilitators help children to crystallize their recreational preferences with others who want to play and learn in the same mode. In this way Kinex Fun Clubs are created amongst children who share a common recreational interest and are all self motivated to learn in that particular mode of play. Even though small groups form, dissolve and merge into mega play groups our Kinextions Facilitators ensure that each group uncovers and integrates whatever lessons are learned during the Fun Club hour. Our Fun Club approach to the school playground extends your child’s school day in a fun and exciting way that is sure to keep your child activated, motivated and excited about what she is learning at school and on the playground. Kinex Fun Club making “Kinextions” on the playground that last a lifetime. Elementary School Program (1-5) Balloon Play Program Description Kinex Balloon Play -Is an outrageously BalloonSports Program Description Ball sports take on a whole new dimension when a balloon is used instead. In Kinex BalloonSports class we will play a series of sports activities such as; soccer, volleyball, table tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, rhythmic gymnastics, and practice extreme diving catches on soft matts, have fun juggling contests, play balloon burst tag, have balloon relays and much more. Every class is an imaginative educational adventure into the development of emotional, creative, social, kinesthetic intelligence thanks to the professional facilitation of the class by our expert KinextionsTM Educational Facilitators who help kids discover the connections that helps each child to more fully grow into his or her full potential. Basketball - GoodShooter Challenge Program Description If you’ve ever had to break a bad habit then you can appreciate the importance of learning something right the first time. The Kinex Goodshooter Challenge is a fun team shoot-out game that teaches fundamental basketball shooting mechanics and educates players on good shooting habits right from the start. Whether your child is just learning about basketball or is a seasoned school basketball star this class will help build confidence and improve shooting mechanics. We start out using smaller basketballs and lower hoops so kids can learn proper one handed shooting mechanics right from the start. Games are very high scoring and exciting! Basketball - Slamball Challenge Program Description Basketball has never been so fun and exhilarating. Kinex Slamball is like basketball with an attitude. We bring our own smaller hoops and mini basketballs to school yards and teach fundamentals of basketball with an emphasis on ball handling, dribbling, lay-up and ultimately the slam dunk! This class is based on a jump training game Biking - After School Supervised Bike Riding Program Description Required current riding ability: comfortable and expereinced riding in flats on fire roads, bike paths with some expereince off road mountain biking and safe down hill descent on intermediate down hills. The child has either completed the Kinex Intermediate Bike Ed curriculum or the parent deems the child safe enough to ride to school without little supervision. This program is for active school children who want to stay after school and go bike riding with their friends. We will explore safe bike routes in and around schools, city parks and local bike paths. Coach to student biker ratio of 1:6. Class size is limited to 12 bikers. Kinex Urban Bike Education Trainers (KUBETs) will provide careful supervision and safety instruction giving riders the opportunity for fun supervised bike riding with friends. Biking - Beginner Urban Bike Ed Program Description Required current riding ability: riding in flats on driveways and on bike paths with only limited or no road riding expereince. Capable of rides of around 3-5 miles with only small gradual uphill sections when supervised closely by an adult. We will explore safe bike routes in and around schools, city parks and local bike paths. Children will be instructed in: Urban Biking Safety Bike Path Biking Ettiguette Proper Gear and Brake Use Safe Descent on Small & Intermediate Hills Creating Safe Urban Bike Agility Courses & Games Urban Bike Scavenger Hunt Games Kinex Urban Bike Education Trainers (KUBETs) will be providing instruction giving riders the opportunity to develop safe urban bike riding skills readying your child for the step up to the Intermediate: Safe Urban Street Biking for school commuter training program. Of course all of this falls within the daily goal of your child having as much fun as possible. Biking - Intermediate Urban Bike Ed Program Description Required current riding ability: riding in flats and on some road riding expereince when supervised closely by an adult capable of rides of around 5 miles or more with one or two intermediate uphill sections. Comfortable riding on paved bike paths but your child might not be very confident on descents. We will explore safe street bike routes for group member to travel on in their community and around their schools. Children will be instructed in: Assessing whether streets are safe for riding on Side Walk Biking Ettiguette Basic Gear and Brake Use Safe Controlled Descent on Steep Streets with Hills Curb wheelies Gear Shifting for Uphill Climbs Curb Jumping Safety Creating Safe Urban Bike Agility Courses & Games Urban Street Bike Follow the Leader Safety Bike Lane Riding & Safety Awareness Skills Kinex Urban Bike Education Trainers (KUBETs) will be providing instruction giving riders the opportunity to develop safe urban bike riding skills readying your child for the step up to the Level 2: Safe Street Biking for School Commuter Training. Of course all of this falls within the daily goal of your child having as much fun as possible. This program is for active school children who want to stay after school and go bike riding with their friends. We will explore safe bike routes in and around schools, city parks and local bike paths. Coach to student biker ratio of 1:6. Class size is limited to 12 bikers. Kinex Urban Bike Education Trainers (KUBETs) will provide careful supervision and safety instruction giving riders the opportunity for fun supervised bike riding with friends. Creative Expressive Arts Fun Club Program Description Kinex Creative Expressive Arts Fun Club-is a creative expressive art oriented after school program where children explore fun and creative forms of self expression in a variety of art forms. This program is geared towards providing children with entertaining and fun activities that are creative, expressive and artistic. The program is designed for children and youth less inclined towards sports and athletics as their main recreational activity. We intend to develop a life long love for being engaged in recreational creative expressive arts for a lifetime of health and wellness. Each school day children can explore their creative self expression in a dynamic, fun and supportive environment with our trained Creative Expressive arts Facilitators who help guide children to uncover their unique creative expressive styles in art, movement, theatre sports, music and dance improvisation. Flag Football Challenge Program Description This if a fast action flag football class that teaches flag football fundamentals and skills. After practicing group throwing, catching, blocking and receiver running routes we break into mini 3 on 3 teams and play a round robin tournament. The games last 10 minutes and each team plays between 3 and 4 games against different teams each class. As is the case with all Kinex sports challenges we use special balls that help support good throwing and catching mechanics that is developmentally appropriate for children in grades 1-5. The last 10 minutes of each class is devoted to group discussions about the games and any good sports issues that naturally come up during the class. Playground Track & Field Challenge Program Description Run, Jump, Throw for the fun of it! This class introduces children between the ages of 6 and 11 to physical fitness through basic track and field events, encouraging them to be the best they possibly can be. With the emphasis being on fun and fundamentals, this Track and Field program introduces basic athletic skills of running, jumping and throwing. Participants will be exposed to a variety of Track & Field events and experiences that will enhance their athleticism and provide a solid basic development for future specialization. This program is specifically developed around elementary school aged children. Sportathelon Fun Club Program Description Kinex SportathelonTM Fun Club- Is an innovative and dynamic approach to using sports, spontaneous play and physically active recreational games to promote “kinextions” of body, mind and community (Interpersonal). Our professionally trained “Kinextions Facilitators” are experts in the facilitation of group dynamics and the promotion of spontaneous multiple intelligence learning environments that arise during recreational sports, creative/imaginative games, and the spontaneous play activities that unfold on the playground everyday. By using our proprietary Creative Options group process and Creative Options Dialogue communications technique our Kinextions Facilitators help children to crystallize their recreational preferences with others who want to play and learn in the same mode. In this way Kinex Fun Clubs are created amongst children who share a common recreational interest and are all self motivated to learn in that particular mode of play. Even though small groups form, dissolve and merge into mega play groups our Kinextions Facilitators ensure that each group uncovers and integrates whatever lessons are learned during the Fun Club hour. Our Fun Club approach to the school playground extends your child’s school day in a fun and exciting way that is sure to keep your child activated, motivated and excited about what she is learning at school and on the playground. Kinex Sportathelon Fun Club: making “Kinextions” on the playground that last a lifetime. Steeple Chase - Run Club Training Program Description The Kinex Steeple Chase program is a fun after school run training program that teaches elementary running techniques for playing sports, running cross country, track and change of direction running. We play tag games, do parachute running, fun team relays, obstacle course running and teach basic running technique to children. This program is sure to help your child accelerate their success and confidence on the playground, on the court, and on the sports field. Active kids will have a blast with this class. Ultimate Obstacle Course Challenge Program Description This is the ultimate after school obstacle course challenge that builds strong bodies and strong minds in children no matter what their current athletic ability. Each class introduces a new obstacle course for children to challenge themselves and race against time. This class is the most exciting team building enrichment class to hit the school yard. We combine low rope course challenges, balance beams, school yard play structures, steeplechase hurdles, low tunnels and zigzag running courses that challenge both the mind and body. Whether your child is a seasoned athlete or is just looking for a wild and exciting challenge this class will deliver non-stop fun and excitement. Balloon Play Program Description Kinex Balloon Play -Is an outrageously Middle School Program (6-8) Basketball - PureShootingAwareness Training Program Description The Kinex PureShooterAwareness training is part of the Kinex Academy's High Performance Basketball training curriculum for developing 'students of the game'. The Kinex PureShooterAwarenessTM training program is a 4 week program of eight 75-minute training sessions that focus simply on the bodily-felt sense of pure shooting mechanics. These training sessions provide structured, progressive and repetitious instruction utilizing the results of our recent research into the best practices today in the area of teaching pure shooting mechanics awareness. This training program develops the young player into becoming a 'student of the game' and teaches how to build proper shooting mechanics through the bodily felt-sense of: Which eye to aim with How to uncover the best shot line Correct hand positioning Finding balanced feet positions Smooth techniques for a cat quick release & a sky high FG% How to focus for aiming for a precise target Eye training while on the move: narrow focus vs wide focus We use video recordings of each student athlete's shooting mechanics and teach movement observation techniques so each student can visually identify proper shooting mechanics as well as spot whether they currently have any of the 12 most common bad shooting habits. Basketball - Great 1 on 1 Defense Training Program Description The Kinex Great 1 on 1 Defense training program is a 4 week program of eight 75-minute training sessions that focus on only how to play great 1 on 1 Defense. Great 1 on 1 Defense is not all about how to defend against players your child is already physically superior to, but rather how to defend players who may already have a physical or athletic edge over your child. This training program will teach kids the principles and techniques that they need to better control players of equal or superieor athletic ability and thereby develop into a great 1 on 1 defensive player. Our expert trainers teach step-by-step: Body Control: The Importance of Stance Proper stance Defensive Footwork: the Art of Speed through Efficiency Controlling the Dribbler Defending the Post Defending the Shot Defending the Lanes Kinex High Performance Basketball training system is designed to give the motivated developing athlete the positive professional coaching they need and the personal mentoring they yearn for so they can uncover and develop their unique athletic talents to the fullest. Basketball - Great 1 on 1 Offense Training Program Description The Kinex Great 1 on 1 Offense training program is a 4 week program of eight 75-minute training sessions that focus on only how to play great 1 on 1 Offense. Great 1 on 1 Offense is not all about how to beat the players your child is already physically superior to, but rather how to beat players who may already have a physical or athletic edge over your child. This training program will teach kids the principles and techniques that they need to drive to the basket against defenders of equal or superieor athletic ability and thereby develop into a great 1 on 1 offensive player. Our expert trainers teach step-by-step: Triple attack position (TAP) Where to use TAP Which pivot foot? How to shoot fake? 5 great drive fakes 1st step explosiveness First step mechanics Coordinating speed and explosivess with your dribble Recogonizing and beating four types of defensive pressure Finishing the shot Kinex High Performance Basketball training system is designed to give the motivate developing athlete the positive professional coaching they need and the personal mentoring they yearn for so they can uncover and develop their unique athletic talents to the fullest. Basketball - SAQ Training (Speed, Agility, Quickness) Program Description This class will help young athletes to develop lightining quick speed, improved sport related agility and enhanced quickness and reaction time. The SAQ method of training is a system of progressive exercises with instruction aimed at developing fundamental motor abilities to enhance the capabilities of athletes to be more skilful at faster speeds and with greater precision . The components of SAQ are very trainable with the right coaching techniques, and when the methods used are planned and progressive, improvements in motor coordination, acceleration, balance, agility and reaction are certain. Let our certified SAQ trainers take your young competative athlete to the next level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
