Beat the Streets youth wrestling program added to Queens Lost Bettalion Hall Recreation Center
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The Beat the Streets Wrestling Program in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will launch a Youth Wrestling Program in the newly completed fitness area at Queens' Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center.
Funded with $300,000 allocated by the City Council, the new fitness area and senior recreation room have been redesigned, and features include new lighting, new doors, and new floors.
Lost Battalion Hall is one of the most utilized recreation centers in Queens - used for free educational and athletic after-school programs, daily toddler activities, senior programs, adult and children sports, and more. The newly rebuilt area will be also for adult programs such as karate, table tennis, boxing, karate, and Olympic weightlifting.
The Program will begin in early December for all boys and girls in grades 4-8 and will be supported with a professional trained coach, wrestling mat and equipment supplied by Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc.
Al Bevilacqua, President of the BTS has stated publicly "it is the last piece of the puzzle in connecting youth programs to our middle school programs and feeding into our existing and new high schools who sponsor wrestling".
We sincerely thank John Harrington, our Youth Director, for diligently working with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to begin an exciting new program for the Youth of Queens. John has been the volunteer wrestling Director at the Hamilton Fish Park in lower Manhattan for the past 7 years working with Rob Schoenberg, BTS Treasurer and the leader in helping to build Beat the Streets Wrestling in New York City.
The Beat the Streets Partnership with the DOE/PSAL has expanded wrestling opportunities for thousands of young boys and girls.
In 2004, there were 24 wrestling programs in New York City. In 2007, there are 125 programs with over 3500 boys and girls participating in the world's oldest and greatest activity.
Funded with $300,000 allocated by the City Council, the new fitness area and senior recreation room have been redesigned, and features include new lighting, new doors, and new floors.
Lost Battalion Hall is one of the most utilized recreation centers in Queens - used for free educational and athletic after-school programs, daily toddler activities, senior programs, adult and children sports, and more. The newly rebuilt area will be also for adult programs such as karate, table tennis, boxing, karate, and Olympic weightlifting.
The Program will begin in early December for all boys and girls in grades 4-8 and will be supported with a professional trained coach, wrestling mat and equipment supplied by Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc.
Al Bevilacqua, President of the BTS has stated publicly "it is the last piece of the puzzle in connecting youth programs to our middle school programs and feeding into our existing and new high schools who sponsor wrestling".
We sincerely thank John Harrington, our Youth Director, for diligently working with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to begin an exciting new program for the Youth of Queens. John has been the volunteer wrestling Director at the Hamilton Fish Park in lower Manhattan for the past 7 years working with Rob Schoenberg, BTS Treasurer and the leader in helping to build Beat the Streets Wrestling in New York City.
The Beat the Streets Partnership with the DOE/PSAL has expanded wrestling opportunities for thousands of young boys and girls.
In 2004, there were 24 wrestling programs in New York City. In 2007, there are 125 programs with over 3500 boys and girls participating in the world's oldest and greatest activity.
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