For the month of December…Massage Sale!!
Relaxing Massage @ Your J!
Single massage (30 minutes)
J Spa Member: $30 J Member: $35 General Public: $45
Double massage (60 minutes)
J Spa Member: $55 J Member: $60 General Public: $70
Email or call (413) 739-4715 to make an appointment.
J Massage Therapists:
- Rick Deane, Men’s Massage Therapist Specializing in: Deep tissue and Swedish Massage and Reiki
- Lorie Kowal, Women’s Massage Therapist Specializing in: Swedish, Sport and Oncology Massage and Reflexology
Basketball Leagues:
18+ J-Ball League
7:00 – 9:30pm
December 18, 19, 26, January 6, 7, 8
$60/J Member and $70/General Public
Questions? Please contact Ali Connors, Athletics Coordinator, 413-739-4715
30+ 5v5 J-Ball League
Mondays and Tuesdays 7:00 – 9:30 pm
August 26 – December 17, 2019
Team Fee: $1,200
Sundays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
November 3, 2019 – March 1, 2020
Team Fee: $1,350
Watch for Upcoming J-Ball Leagues… Create your own team and register with Ali Connors, athletics@springfieldjcc.org to reserve a spot. All games will be played with two officials. Game shirts will be provided. Champions will receive a championship shirt.
Save the date for the Second Annual Hanukkah Pickleball Tournament
Friday, December 20th from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
$10/JMember and $20/General Public
To register for the tournament click here.
To register for a spot for regular play click here.
Pickleball at the J!
Pickleball is FREE to J members and $3 for the general public. We offer instructional classes, private instruction, and open gym time in the fall, winter and spring for Pickleball. In the summer time, we offer pickleball outside on our tennis courts. With 3 courts in our gymnasium for Pickleball, we can accommodate many players of all skill levels. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports across the United States. It’s a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. The sport is played with a paddle and wiffleball. You can play either indoors or outdoors!
Instructional Clinics
Fridays 8:30 – 9:30am
It’s great for players of all levels. You will learn:
Rules of the Sport, Game Play and Strategy, Game Etiquette, Drills for Skill Improvement, Paddle Grip and Stroke Instruction
Instructors will be on hand to help facilitate and give instruction/tips to all players. Never played? Just after one day of play, you will get the hang of things. Instructional Clinics are intended for those of beginner and recreational level.
Open Pickleball Play
Mondays 8:30 – 11:30am
Wednesdays 8:30 – 11:30am
Fridays 8:30am – 12:30pm
Saturdays 8:00 – 11:00am
Pickleball Open Play is intended for those familiar with Pickleball play and rules, and who are considered above the beginner level stage.
Private Instruction
We offer private and semi-private instruction for Pickleball. During this time instructors will focus on improving many aspects of your game based on your current and desired skills.
Meet Our Instructor
Ted Pritchett is a former Director of Physical Education at the Springfield JCC from 1966-68 and a Springfield College alum. Through his supervision and development in two Pickleball programs in Colorado, Ted brought one of the programs not only to the top of Colorado but also to the entire region. The program had even produced medalists at the national level. Ted has conducted hundreds of private lessons in Pickleball, giving him the ability to adapt a program to fit all skill levels.
Contact: Kim O’Neill, koneill@springfieldjcc.org, or call the J at 413.739-4715.
Father’s Day Road Race:
Father’s Day Sunday, June 21, 2020
Time:
8:30 am – 10K & 5K Relay- flat, wheeled course (route link) through Springfield and Longmeadow
10:00 am – Kids’ 1 mile Fun Run & Family Health Walk – flat, one mile begins and ends at the JCC
Fee:
10K and/or Relay: $25
Fun Run/Family Health Walk: $18
Registration:
Online registration, printable pdf flyer or stop by the Springfield JCC, 1160 Dickinson Street, Springfield. Entries will be accepted until 8:00 am race day for 10K and 9:30 am for Fun Run. Register by May 29th to receive a T-shirt.
Contact: Kim O’Neill, koneill@springfieldjcc.org, or call the J at 413.739-4715.
Prizes:
Prizes to Top 3 finishers (Male & Female), winners of each age category (Male & Female), first relay team, first relay team father and child, and first father (only one per person). Prizes to top Fun Run Finishers. All Fun Run & Family Health Walk registrants receive a medal!
Sponsored by Springfield JCC Community Partners:
Fathers & Sons, Horizon Sheet Metal
Event Sponsors: Attain Therapy + Fitness, Fleet Feet Sports, Fred’s Shoes, Big Y, Bueno Y Sano, and Springfield JCC
Book your next adventure on one of the best challenge courses in Western Mass. Our well trained staff will design a fun packed day specifically to accommodate your group’s needs. Work together through physical and intellectual challenges while gaining the important skills of team building, trust, communication, positive risk taking, and goal oriented growth. Take your program to extreme heights by climbing our “stairway to heaven” 70ft climb, leaping to a trapeze in “pamper platform”, soaring through the air on our state of the art zipline, and so much more.
Perfect for sports teams, class trips, scout troops, professional development, birthday parties, corporate groups, and anyone who could use a successful day of fun!
Questions: Contact James Greene, (413) 739-4715 x307
Featuring:
Certified Staff
Zipline
High-Challenge Ropes Course
Pamper Platform (trapeze jump)