Sports & Recreation Briefs for Feb. 9

Couples 5K Fun Run/ Walk
Fort Belvoir DFMWR hosts the Couples 5K Fun Run & Walk Saturday, with a noon start time. This is a team event so grab your spouse, your workout partner or battle buddy and keep your resolution going! For more information or to register, visit Graves Fitness Center or go to www.belvoirMWR.com/sports and fitness.

House basketball season under way
The Child, Youth and School Services house basketball season is under way.
Games are played at the Fort Belvoir Youth Center from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Additional information is available from Youth Sports and Fitness director Jerry Arrington at (703) 805-9139 or assistant director Rashawd Pope at (703) 805-1257.

Youth track and field
Child, Youth and School Services track and field registration runs now through May 18.
Youth ages 5-18 are eligible and the cost is $55.
Additional information is available at www.belvoirmwr.com or by calling (703) 805-9138.

Youth track coaches needed
CYSS Youth Sports and Fitness is looking for track coaches for the 2012 season.
Contact Richard Herman at (703) 975-1222 or email at
belvoirtrackcoach@gmail.com

Girls Slow Pitch Softball
The Prince William Lassie League is starting its 43rd season. Girls 5 to 18 are eligible to participate. Registration is now through March 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the AMF bowling alley on Dale Boulevard and Minnieville Road.
Information and forms are available at: www.pwlassieleague.org
For details, call (703) 878-1225 or email pwlassieleague@comcast.net.

Girls softball umpires needed
The Prince William Girls Slow Pitch Softball Lassie League seeks umpires for the 2012 season running Apr. 14-June 23. Individuals 16 years old and older (male or female) are eligible. Training will be provided and this is a paid position. 
Contact the umpire director at (703) 470-6629 or email umpires@pwlassieleague.org.
Additional information is available at www.pwlassieleague.org.

Veterans’ wheelchair games fundraiser
The Military Order of the Cootie, an Honor Degree of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, hosts a fundraising event in support of the Veterans Wheelchair Games that will include comedic acting, impersonations and live music entertainment. The fundraiser is Mar. 16 at the VFW, Post 1503 in Dale City, Va. and starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are available with a tax deductable donation of $15 for singles and $25 for couples. Make checks payable to MOC 14 and mail to 59 Clark Lane, Stafford, Va. 22554.
For more information or directions to the Post, contact Delpha Martin at (703) 407-6519.   
   
Youth rugby
Registration for the Fort Hunt spring 2012 high school rugby season has begun. 
The league is open to boys and girls and is the only youth rugby program in the Mount Vernon/Hybla Valley/Fort Belvoir area. Fort Hunt rugby welcomes novices or experienced players and certified coaches will teach participants how to play.
Visit www.fhyaa.org/rugby or www.rugbyvirginia.com/middleschoolrugby.aspx for more information, or contact John Dacey at (703) 780-5859.

Adult recreational volleyball resumes
The 2012 adult recreational volleyball program has begun and additional players are needed. Games are Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. at Graves Fitness Center on Abbott Road, Building # 2116. Open play will be on Volleyball Court #1.
Visitors (those without a DoD ID Card) please enter Fort Belvoir at Tulley Gate off Richmond Highway U.S. Rt. 1. Overflow Parking is located across the street from Graves Fitness Center in the theater parking lot. Please remember to sign-in at the front desk.
Important notice: Graves Fitness Center will not be available for volleyball on the following dates: Feb. 5, Feb. 12, March 4 and March 11.
Call (703) 806-5368 for additional information.

Functional training
Operational fitness development is available for military and civilian personnel.
These free 1-hour sessions are designed to improve mobility, strength and energy, and to exceed the standard military fitness program. Your fitness progress is charted through a 6-week cycle, but we welcome anyone to jump in anytime. Sessions are at Specker Field House for Soldiers and civilians. Civilians are required to sign a waiver form before participating in the class. (Forms are available at Specker Field House or online at www.belvoirmwr.com)
Current cycle sessions are through Feb. 17, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m.

Intramural basketball
The 2012 intramural basketball season is underway at Graves Fitness Center.
Games are played Monday through Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m. and the regular season runs through Mar. 5. The championship tournament is March12-15.
Additional information is available from league coordinator Geneva Martin at (703) 805-2559.

Softball coaches needed
The Fort Belvoir DFMWR Sports Office is looking for qualified men’s and women’s coaches for the FY12 post-level softball season. If you have passion for the sport and want to volunteer to coach please submit resume to Sheila Edwards at sheila.edwards2@us.army.mil. All applications will be reviewed by a panel. You can also mail a resume to: DFMWR Sports Office, Attn: Men’s/Women’s Softball Coach Resume, 5820 21st Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.
Call (703) 805-4382 for more information.

Softball umpires needed
The Northern Virginia Softball Umpire Association is seeking new members. Experience as an official in any sport is preferred; however we provide training to anyone who is interested in becoming a softball umpire. We train individuals for fast and slow pitch, youth and adult games in the Northern Virginia area. For more information email Judy at JudyUIC@cox.net.

Winter archery league under way
Fort Belvoir Winter Archery League is currently active at the Archery Center.
All are welcomed. This is an excellent way to sharpen your indoor competitive skills.
The registration fee is $5 per person. Individuals who are new to competitive archery are especially welcomed. Contact the Archery Center at (703) 805-3688 for details.

Ski, Snowboarding and Tubing Trips
Purchase your lift tickets or take us up on our transportation deal for only $15. Rent your equipment with us and we load and unload.
Call (703) 805-3081 for all the details.

Youth Sports practices
County Basketball teams are currently practicing in Specker Field House, Monday through Friday, 7-8 p.m. Once temperatures fall, practice will be moved to Youth Services, schedule to be determined.
Wrestling practice is currently at Outdoor Recreation, Bldg. 778, at Tomkins Basin. Cheerleading practice location is still to be determined.

Aerobics classes
Stay on the road to health with aerobics classes. 
In addition to Spinning, Yoga, Repfusion, Zumba, Turbo kick, Pilates, Step & Sculpt and Power Pump, two new classes are being added: Yogalates, a blend of yoga and Pilates for complete fitness, strength and flexibility, and Absolution, a core class that challenges your functional movement within your core. Classes are at Graves Fitness Center on North Post. The cost is $71 for 10 weeks or $7 per session for walk-ins.
Call (703) 806-5368 for information or stop by Graves Fitness Center.

Aerobics instructors needed
DFMWR fitness is looking for people interested in leading aerobics classes at Fort Belvoir.
Call (703) 806-5589 for more information.

Spring Little League baseball registration
Three weeks remain to register for the Fort Belvoir Little League season.  Sign up at Central Registration, located in Markham School Age Services Building, 9500 Barlow Road, 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Military dependents ages 4-16 are eligible. Eight-year-old players, whose birthdays fall between May 2003 and April 2004 who wish to play Minor Division (kid-pitch) ball and played as such in the fall season, may attend the 9 year old sessions of tryouts for consideration. Parents should state this desire in the comments box of the team assignment card when registering. Now is the time to update your child’s sports physical so they will be ready to play when the first practices begin in early March. The information packet about the league will be available at the Central Registration Office and on the DFMWR website in January. Additional information is available from Bill Behring at coachbill2@verizon.net.

Little League umpires needed
Virginia District 9 hosts its annual umpiring clinic Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Feb. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at Woodbridge High School, 3001 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, Virginia.
The clinic is a classroom study with some practical exercise in the gymnasiums (outdoors weather permitting) on the nine major divisions of the Little League rulebook: game objectives, terms, game preliminaries, starting and ending the game, live ball, batter, runner, pitcher and umpire.
The clinic is free but registration is required as lunch is served at the Saturday session and an accurate count of participants is necessary.
Call (540) 752-2662 and leave your name, the number attending, and a phone number on the answering service.
Additional information is available from Bill Behring at coachbill2@verizon.net.

Cosmic bowling
Cosmic bowling starts at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Bowling Center.
Cost is $3.75 per person, per game, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5 per person, per game, from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Note to Belvoir Golfers
The 8 a.m. first tee time will be the first tee-time every day.
The clubhouse opens one hour before the first tee-time and the pro shop and snack bar open 30 minutes before the first tee-time.
The first tee-time of 8 a.m. will remain through mid-March.
For more information call (703) 806-5878.

Cribbage games
The American Legion Hall in Springfield, Va. hosts Cribbage games Thursdays at 7 p.m.
The hall is at 6520 Amherst Ave.
More information is available from Stephen O. Spielvogel at (703) 924-5924.

Trailblazers hiking
Walkers and hikers are invited to join the Outdoor Recreation Trailblazers group to hike Virginia and Maryland’s best trails. Each hike offers spectacular views and an abundance of wildlife. All experience levels from beginner to advanced are welcome. The next hike is Saturday to Maryland Heights, Md.
For more information call (703) 805-1143, (703) 805-1226, or email kristin.mayer@us.army.mil.

Learn to Kayak
Team River Runner, Outdoor Recreation and Benyaurd Pool offer opportunities to learn the basics of kayaking in the comfort of an indoor pool. Following completion of the instruction at the indoor pool, participants may join Team River Runner on a local trip or visit Outdoor Recreation for a paddle at Tompkins Basin. A bi-weekly kayaking program is offered to promote physical and emotional healing and is designed for all Wounded Warriors and their Families. Admission is free, including equipment. Classes are given on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. For more information call (703) 805-3081.