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
- Marci Ryder, Women’s Massage Therapist Specializing in: Deep Tissue, Swedish and Lymphatic Drainage
30+ 5v5 J-Ball League
Mondays and Tuesdays 7:00 – 9:30 pm
TBA
Team Fee: $1,200
Sundays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
TBA
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.
Pickleball at the J!
Pickleball is FREE to J members and $5 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 8:00 – 9:00am
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 for all players
Saturday 7:00 – 11:00am
Open Pickleball Play for beginners and recreational players below 3.5
Mondays 8:00 – 10:00am
Wednesdays 8:00 – 10:00am
Fridays 8:00 – 10:00am
Open Pickleball Play for advanced and tournament players 3.5 plus
Mondays 10:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesdays 10:00am – 12:00pm
Fridays 10:00am – 12:00pm
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.
(Virtually) Follow Us to the J!
The J held a Virtual Father’s Day Road Race and Kids Fun Run/Family Health Walk, Sunday, June 21, 2020.
A photo album can be viewed on the J Facebook page…
Below are this year’s participants and, where available, results:
Barbara Bosworth – 10k – 59.34min | Stacey Coleman – 10k – 2hr 32min | Ken Clark – 10k – 47.38min | Lisa Delisle – 5k – 26.21min | Lorin Delisle – 5k – 26.30min | Robert Donovan – 10k – 56.03min | Peter Kennedy – 10k – 53.31min | Alissa Korn – 5K | Josh Kupperman – 1m | Mitch Kupperman – 10k – 2hr | Lori Markell – 10k – 2hr | Derek McGire – 1m | Jill McGire – 1m | Andrew McGire – 1m | Max McGire – 1m | John Murphy – 5k | Alex Silverman – 5k – 24.37min | Jennifer Sullivan – 5K | Ken Teal 10k – 55.45min | Kelsey Weber – 10k – 53.15min | Debbie Whitehead – 1m-21min |
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Father’s Day Road Race 2021:
Time:
8:30 am – 10K, 5K & 5K Relay – flat, wheeled course, for the 10K you will run the loop twice (route link)
10:00 am – Kids’ 1 mile Fun Run & Family Health Walk – flat, one mile begins and ends at the JCC
Fee:
10K, 5K 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 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 Kim O’Neill, (413) 739-4715
Featuring:
Certified Staff
Zipline
High-Challenge Ropes Course
Pamper Platform (trapeze jump)