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Alligator Wrestling

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:23:17 +0000

Alligator Wrestling is an eXtreme sport we had to include. It takes more than just physical strength to handle an alligator, you also need to be in the right state of mind. Alligator wrestling is a dangerous and exciting activity. People learn to wrestle an alligator for survival, personal satisfaction or showmanship. Realize that wrestling an alligator can result in injury or death. If you do decide to try the sport here are some tips: The first alligator you try to wrestle should be small to maximize your safety. Move up very slowly from smaller to larger alligators and be respectful of the animals. Know how to wrestle free from an alligator. When on land, get on the alligator’s back and apply pressure to his neck, forcing the head and jaws down. Then cover the gator’s eyes. If an alligator attacks you, use a weapon or your fist on the eyes and nose. South Florida is home to alligators and offers the eXciting and eXtreme sport.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Native Village Inc.
954-961-4519
3551 N State Road 7 Hollywood, FL 33021
Native Village is one of the oldest, all-natural and native attractions in Florida.

Indian Gator Wrestling
305-223-8380
US 41 Tamiami Trail, Miami, FL

Archery

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:56:59 +0000

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. The oldest indication for its use comes from the Stellmoor in the Ahrensburg valley north of Hamburg, Germany and dates from the late Paleolithic, about 10,000–9,000 BC. Today, archery serves more as a recreational activity.

One of the reasons archery is such a great sport is that just about anyone can participate in it; old, young, handicapped, even the blind with the use of some cutting-edge technology. Much like any other sport archery is a very physical sport in that it demands archers get themselves in-shape as they practice more and more. If you wish to become an advanced archer, know you will have to develop a significant amount of upper-body strength, through training and conditioning.
A great advantage of the sport of archery is that it demands attention and is therefore a very mentally demanding activity. As you begin to develop in this sport, you’ll find that your focus on other things in your life outside of archery will most likely become heightened. Thus, archery will give you a boost in a number of mental-aspects in your life. South Florida offers professional archery.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Fort Lauderdale Archers
954-665-1428 or 954-292-4310
5197 S.W. 26th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Fort Lauderdale Archers is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of archery. Located at 4590 Peters Road (just west of State Road 7/441), and only minutes from most areas of Broward County, this 35-acre, 5-star rated club features a 90-meter Fita range, a flint range consisting of targets from 10-yards to 80-yards, two national ASA 3-D ranges and a 28-target field course.
Fortlaurderdalearcher@gmail.com

Everglades Archery
786-402-0942
17415 SW 264th Street, Miami, FL 33130
info@evergladesarchers.com

Basketball

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:06:10 +0000

Basketball, a competitive team sport is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. Two 5-person teams each try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 foot (3.048 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules.
Basketball involves a lot of running, footwork, starting and stopping, ball coordination, passing and shooting. While not exactly an aerobic sport, basketball provides a great workout that can help you: burn calories (an hour of basketball can burn 630–750 calories), build endurance, improve coordination, build up muscle, develop concentration and self-discipline.
South Florida is home to basketball NBA basketball champions: the Miami HEAT team. But, you don’t have to be Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal or Dwayne Wade to play basketball in Miami.

Directory of recommended vendors:

List of Miami Dade Parks with Basketball Courts
Open to the public

Biking or Cycling

X8 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:49:42 +0000

Cycling is an activity most commonly performed on a bicycle and it is Eco friendly to the environment. Cycling provides cardiovascular training, tones leg muscles, and buttocks. Cycling is a low impact exercise on the knees and other joints making the sport ideal for people with arthritis.

Biking is an eXceptional form of exercise and a great way to enjoy South Florida’s great scenery and weather. South Florida offers riding clubs, cycling classes, mountain biking parks, triathlons and other biking events in which to participate.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Blue Moon Outdoor Center Oleta Park
305-957-3040
3400 NE 163rd Street, Miami, FL 33160
Florida’s largest urban park.

Miami Beach Bicycle Center
305-674-0150
601 5th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Miami Beach Bicycle Center rents and sells all types of bicycles and accessories at reasonable prices.

Bike and Roll Miami
305-905-2055
210 10th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Bike rentals and tours.

Cycling Clubs:

Everglades Bicycle Club
John Voss jvoss@jvossman.com

Florida Cycling
Florida’s choice for cycling resources and information

USA Cycling

Miami Biking Scene

Budokon

X8 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:29:12 +0000

“Budokon (bu-do-kon), is a living art. By that I mean it is the art of living. It is your waking and your sleeping, your walking and your sitting, your living and your dying. I cannot say that it is more special than any other art. In fact, it is not special at all. It is the practitioner who brings all that the art is, all that the art will ever be. Budokon is not about gaining ideas. There is nothing to gain from it. It is simply a way. Our way is the Zen way. We are not a religion or a devotional practice. We do not practice to become enlightened. We practice because we are enlightened. If you are seeking something in order to gain something, this is the wrong practice. Budokon is empty of gaining ideas. If you believe there is something to gain from it, you will always be disappointed by it. This is the first lesson in our art. We must come to it, like all things, with a pure mind, free from attachment and gaining ideas. This is why we suffer. Budokon is freedom from suffering, nothing more.”

Budokon is the brainchild of Kancho (Founder) Cameron Shayne and the practice was founded in 2000. The word Bu-do-kon translates directly in Japanese as (Bu) Warrior (Do) Way (Kon) Spirit, or Way of the Spiritual Warrior.
The Budokon physical practice draws upon ancient and modern yogic and martial arts styles. The foundation of the Budokon physical practice is precision, alignment and Zen mind. All Budokon techniques are designed to explore the body’s full range of motion. The practice dances between agility, control, speed, power, balance and flow. The physical practice is divided into two themes: The Yogic Series, and the Budo Series. Both themes constantly draw from and depend on each other. The Budokon Yogic Series was heavily influenced by Iyengar and Ashtanga yogic techniques and alignment. The focus is on control, calm, power and precision. These techniques are uniquely different from traditional Hatha Yoga in the sense that they not only work to improve range of motion and strength, but they also explore the body’s ability to sustain another person’s body weight. The Budokon Budo Series is a combination of standing and ground techniques drawn primarily from Okinawan Karate-Do, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and Olympic Style Tae Kwon Do. The objective of this series is to teach agility, power, focus and flow in the body and mind.

Tap your inner Karate Kid while building flexibility and calming the mind in this challenging new martial art. It’s definitely not a group fitness class and it’s much more than just yoga. Whether you’re a busy business professional who can barely find time to get to the gym, let alone try something new like yoga, or a yoga-enthusiast looking for a more challenging, cardio workout, Budokon has something for you. Budokon combines meditation, yoga and martial arts moves for the ultimate mind-body fitness workout. Students develop physical alignment, strength, agility, endurance, control, balance and flow. It’s popular on the West Coast thanks to celebs like David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Sean Penn and Olympic volleyball star Kerri Walsh, all of whom practice it to keep their bodies in peak physical shape. Budokon (which literally translates to Warrior (Bu), Way (Do), and Spirit (Kan) in Japanese) is just making its way to the Midwest. Budokon challenges your body and mind to new movements and opens you up to new energy levels. You may go through a series of break-dance-like floor slides, holds and kicks, squats, dynamic movements or do more traditional punching combos with lunges. Anything goes in these 60-minute classes, but each session ends with shavasana, or corpse pose in yoga, when you simply relax the mind, quiet the breath and release the muscles and lay flat on your mat. You’ll love letting go of all that tension and melting away the weekly stress.
Avoid wearing loose-fitting pants or tops that can slow you down. Also, you’ll spend the class barefoot, so good foot hygiene is encouraged.
X8 Miami personally knows the founder of Budokon, Cameron Shayne, and endorses this amazing fitness practice. There are a limited places that offer Budokon , but there are a couple Miami and Fort Lauderdale locations that offer this amazing workout and life changing workout.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Budokon
Cameron Shayne
President & Founder of Budokon
info@budokon.com

Muse Center For The Arts
954-525-4004
15 SW 7th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
jugg1e@mindspring.com

The Standard Hotel
305-673-1717
40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
donut_o@hotmail.com

The Sports Club LA/Miami
305-533-1199
1441 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131

Dirt Bike Riding

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:01:25 +0000

Dirt Bike Riding is an eXtreme sport that requires both mental and physical strengths of the body. Dirt Bike Riding requires good posture, strength, balance, and coordination. Beginners can enjoy the power of a bicycle with motors and learn to ride a dirt bike. When you are riding down a nice straightaway and you feel like goosing it, start in a low gear. Work that gear to its full potential, and then shift up (if you have an automatic bike, don’t worry about this). Once you get up to your speed, slant your back at a 45-degree angle, bend your arms at a 90-degree angle and stand up. When standing up your legs and arms act as additional suspension when going over bumps. This keeps you in better control and will conserve energy.The trick to getting maximum speed and the best setup in a turn is control. When coming into a turn, pick a good line that isn’t going to run you off the track. Stick with it and keep steady power. Keep your outside elbow up and your inside leg out. Have your leg sticking straight out in front of you by the fender. This will help you keep your balance, and you can dab your foot on the ground if you slide out. Once in the turn, look where you want to go. Also keep your butt on the outside of the seat and apply a little pressure to the outside footpeg, this helps put more weight on the outside of your bike, giving you more traction. Remember to finish your braking and shifting before you enter the corner so you can concentrate all of your attention on getting through it. Sometimes using the clutch while exiting a corner will give you a short burst of power. There some great tracks in South Florida to ride dirt bikes on; and there are plenty of seasonal trainers willing to help you learn this eXtreme sport.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Miami Motocross Park
305-362-5859
16665 NW 177th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33018

Disc Golf

X8 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:45:40 +0000

The growing popularity of the game of disc golf begins with the essential fact that throwing a flying disc with power and accuracy is a marvelous sensation. The constant challenge, the social nature of the game, the good physical and mental conditioning, and the fact that it is inexpensive to begin play are also attractions. Disc golf is a recreational sport for everyone, regardless of age, gender, or ability.

The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc. Each onsecutive throw is made from where the disc came to rest after the last throw. Score is determined by counting the number of throws made on each hole plus penalty throws and then summing all holes. The winner is the player who completes the course with the lowest score.
The course consists of a series of holes laid out so that when the player completes one hole he or she proceeds to the beginning of the next until all the holes have been played. The player is provided with a teeing area from which to begin each hole and a target to complete the hole.

Disc golf courses are normally laid out among wooded areas with diverse terrain to provide natural obstacles to the flight of the disc. These natural obstacles are very much a part of the game and must not be altered by the players in any way to decrease the difficulty of a hole. Disc golf courses are normally 18 holes in length, but there are other combinations as well, including 9-hole, 22-hole, 24-hole and 27-hole courses in existence. Disc golf courses can be found in each of the 50 United States and in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Guam, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland, Germany, Finland, Hungary, United Kingdom, Peru, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Taiwan.
Disc golf is a game that expects high standards of etiquette and courtesy. Among the basic considerations of etiquette are such things as concern for spectators and other players and respect for plant life on the course.

History: There are many historical accounts of people playing golf with a flying disc, some of which pre-date the advent of the plastic flying discs by many years. Each account was an isolated instance of recreational disc golf play, and none of the participants knew of anyone else playing disc golf. Indeed, most of these instances were isolated not only geographically, but in time also, so they couldn’t have known about each other. The first known instance of anyone playing golf with a flying disc occurred in Vancouver BC in 1926. A group of school age kids played a game with tin lids, which they dubbed Tin Lid Golf. After observing the explosive growth in disc golf for about 9 months after that, Ed Headrick hired the winner of that 1974 AFDO, Dan Roddick, to head up Wham-O’s new Sports Promotion Department. Upon Dan Roddick’s urging, and feedback from the fledgling but rapidly growing disc golf community, Ed Headrick decided to include Disc Golf as an event in his upcoming 1975 World Frisbee Championships. Ed became so convinced that disc golf could be big, resigned from his position at the Wham-O MFG Company and start up his Disc Golf Association Company in 1976.

There are several great courses in South Florida to enjoy the sport of Disc Golf. The parks in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and typically around the world are open to the public. Disc Golf is also a great recession sport to be involved with the minimal costs to play.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Professional Disc Golf Association

Miami Disc Golf

Amelia Earhart Park
401 E 65 Street, Miami, FL 33013
305-685-8389
Elevation and 11 water holes next to crystal clear lakes – discs easily retrieved. Wind will add strokes. Course Established: 2001
# Holes: 18
Basket Type: Mach3
Tee Type: Mixed
Course Length: 5000
Alternate Length: 5300
Contact Kevin Bogusky at: 305-891-8211

Kendall Indian Hammocks Park (West)
11395 SW 79th Street, Kendall, FL 33173
Good balance of trees and open shots. Course Established: 2002
# Holes: 18
Basket Type: DISCatcher
Tee Type: Natural
Course Length: 5000
Alternate Length: 0
Contact Randy Beers at: 305-599-9497

Kendall Indian Hammocks Park (East)
11395 SW 79th Street, Miami, FL‎ 33173
305-596-9324‎
Dual tees on most holes and 32 alt. pins, rotating each month. Pro tees to C pins play 7,5,6. Course Established: 1996
# Holes: 18
Basket Type: Chainstar
Tee Type: Concrete
Course Length: 4676
Alternate Length: 6255
Contact Randy Beers at: 305-599-9497

Tradewinds Park
3600 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33073
954-968-3880
Long open and narrow fairways with challenging wind, water and woods. 7 additional cement tees with 8 alt. pin placements. Beautifully manicured, challenging and rewarding for all. Course Established: 1990
# Holes: 18
Basket Type: Mach3
Tee Type: Concrete
Course Length: 5440
Alternate Length: 6767
Contact Kevin Abbate at: 954-968-3880 x227

Golfing

X8 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:07:36 +0000

Golf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players, using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area. Instead, the game is played on golf courses where now two are alike. For 12 months of the year, the golfing enthusiast will find the golf courses in South Florida open and challenging. The modern game originated in Scotland around the 12th century, with shepherds knocking stones into rabbit holes on the current site of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.

Golfing is not an extreme sport but is a great form of physical exercise that almost anyone can do no matter how old. Golf requires coordination, concentration, and physical effort, to swing the ball and play well. In addition playing 36 holes over acres of land can equate to walking up to 2.5 miles and .5 miles if you use a cart. Neil Wolkodoff a scientist, who is the director of the Rose Center for Health and Sports Sciences in Denver, Colorado conducted a study to find out the number of calories burned while playing golf. Walking- 721 calories, riding- 411 calories, using push cart-718 calories, using caddie- 613 calories
The study concludes that golfers who walk 36 holes a week will burn around 2,900 calories per week. The threshold of 2,500 calories burned in a week is an important one. Studies have shown that those who burn 2,500 calories a week improve their overall health by lowering their risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Biltmore Golf Club
305-460-5366
1210 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134
18 hole course-Monday-Friday 7 am-7 pm, Saturday-Sunday 6:30 am-7 pm

Briar Bay Golf Course
305-235-6667
9375 SW 134th Street Kendall FL 33157
9-hole course, carts, putting green, pro shop, twilight rate, reservations required. Open daily 7:30 am-8 pm

California Golf Club
305-651-3590
20898 San Simeon Way, North Miami Beach, FL 33179
18 hole course

Country Club of Miami
305-829-8456
6801 Miami Gardens Drive (NW 186th Street), Miami FL 33015
18-hole courses, carts, driving range, putting green, clubhouse, pro shop, twilight rate, reservations required. Open daily 6 am-6 pm

Crandon Golf Course
305-361-9129
6700 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Miami FL 33149
18-hole course, carts, driving range, putting green, clubhouse, pro shop, twilight rate, reservations required. Open daily 7 am-sunset

Calusa Country Club
305-386-5534
9400 SW 130th Avenue, Miami, FL 33186
18-hole semi-private course; Par 72

Costa Del Sol Golf Course
305-592-9210
100 Costa Del Sol Blvd, Miami, FL 33178
18-hole public course; Par 72

Doral Golf Resort & Spa
305-592-2030
4400 NW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33178
90-hole resort courses; Par 70 – 72; Blue Monster Course, Gold Course, Great White Course, Red Course, Silver Course

Doral Silver Course Golf Course
305- 477-1906
5001 NW 104th Avenue, Doral FL 33178
The 18-hole “Doral Silver Course” at the Doral Silver Course facility in Miami, Florida features 6,557 yards of golf.

Fontainebleau Park Golf Course
305-221-5181‎
9603 Fontainebleau Blvd, Miami, FL 33172
36-hole public courses; Par 72; East Course, West Course

International Links Golf Club
305-663-4583
1802 NW 37th Avenue, Miami, FL 33125
18-hole semi-private course; Par 71

Killian Greens Golf Club
305-271-0917
9980 SW 104th Street, Miami, FL 33176
18-hole public course; Par 72

Miami Beach Golf Club
305-532-3350
2301 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
18-hole public course; Par 72

Miami Country Club
305-829-8449
6801 Miami Gardens Drive, Miami, FL 33015
36-hole public courses; Par 70 – 72; East Course, West Course

Miccosukee Golf & Country Club
305-382-3930
6401 Kendale Lakes Drive, Miami, FL 33183
27-hole public course; Par 70 – 72; Barracuda/Marlin Course, Dolphin Barracuda Course, Marlin Dolphin Course

Palmetto Golf Course
305-238-2922
9300 SW 152nd Street, Miami, FL 33157
18-hole public course; Par 70

Westview Golf Course
305-685-2411
2601 NW 119th Street, Miami, FL 33167
The 18-hole “Westview” course at the Westview Country Club facility in Miami features 6,592 yards of golf.

Orangebrook Golf & Country Club
954-967-4653
400 Entrada Drive, Hollywood, FL 33021
36 hole, historic, championship golf facility. Located in the heart of Hollywood, our full service lounge, grille and banquet facility can accommodate up to 250 guests.

Hillcrest Golf & Country Club
954-987-5000
4600 Hillcrest Drive, Hollywood, FL 33021
18th hole provides an exciting conclusion to your round of golf with an Island Green surrounded with a bulkhead. This par 72 layout measures 7,076 yards from the Championship tees.
lrissman@hillcrestgcc.com

Bonaventure Country Club
954-389-2100
200 Bonaventure, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33326
36 Holes of extraordinary golf, featuring (2) Championship 18-Hole golf courses unencumbered by residential communities, creating a scenic golf experience.

Coral Ridge Golf Course
954-449-4406
3801 Bayview Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
18 holes over 7,095 yards with a par of 72 (Private Non-Equity)

Grand Oaks Gold Club
954-916-2900
3201 W Rolling Hills Circle, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
18 holes over 6,905 yards with a par of 72 (Private Non-Equity)

Lauderhill Golf Course
954-730-2990
4141 NW 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33313
9 holes over 1,200 yards with a par of 30 (Municipal)

Oak Tree Gold Course
954-733-8616
2400 W Prospect Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
18 holes over 6,666 yards with a par of 71 (Public)

Pine Island Ridge Golf Course
954-472-1080
9400 Pine Ridge Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324
18 holes over 4,886 yards with a par of 64 (Private Non-Equity)

Weston Hills Country Club
2600 Country Club Way Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332
18 Holes over 7,069 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72

Plantation Preserve Golf Course
954-585-5020
7050 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33317
Beginning golfers and seasoned pros will be challenged by the 18-hole championship golf course, approximately 7,000 yards in length playing to a par 72. Every hole has been constructed with 5 sets of tee boxes, allowing players to set their own level of difficulty.

East & West Course at Jacaranda Golf Club
954-472-5836
9200 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33324
18 Holes over 7,245 yards, Semi-Private golf course,Par: 72.

Lago Mar Country Club
954-472-7044
500 NW 127th Avenue, Plantation, Florida 33325
18 Holes over 6,756 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72.

Deer Creek Golf Club
954-429-0006 or 954-421-5550
2801 Deer Creek Country Club Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-7999
18 Holes over 7,050 yards, Public golf course, Par: 72

North Course at Fort Lauderdale Country Club
954-587-8040
415 E Country Club Circle, Plantation, FL 33317-4001
18 Holes over 6,915 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72

South Course at Fort Lauderdale Country Club
954-587-8040
415 E Country Club Circle, Plantation, FL 33317-4001
18 Holes over 6,661 yards, Private golf course, Par: 70

Championship at Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club
954-431-4545 or 954-431-0600
900 S Hollybrook Drive, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
18 Holes over 6,460 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72

Flamingo Lakes Country Club
954-435-6110
701 SW Flamingo W Drive, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
18 Holes over 6,100 yards, Semi-Private golf course, Par: 71

Grand/Royal at Grand Palms
954-437-3334
110 Grand Palms Drive, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
18 Holes over 6,768 yards, Resort golf course, Par: 72

Pembroke Lakes Golf & Racquet Club
954-431-4144
10500 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
18 Holes over 6,555 yards, Public golf course, Par: 72

Raintree Golf Resort
954-432-1500
1600 S Hiatus Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
18 Holes over 6,461 yards, Resort golf course, Par: 72

Deerfield Country Club
954-427-4400
50 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441-1897
18 Holes over 4,120 yards, Private golf course, Par: 63

Hillsboro Pines Golf Course
954-421-1188
2410 Century Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-3378
18 Holes over 3699 yards, Public golf course, Par: 62

Blue/Orange & Orange/Brown at Delaire Country Club
561-499-0770
4646 White Cedar Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33445
18 Holes over 5,920 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72

Boca Delray Golf & Country Club
561-495-1616
5438 Boca Delray Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33484
18 Holes over 3,071 yards, Private golf course, Par: 60

Delray Beach Golf Club
561-243-7380
2200 Highland Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33445
18 Holes over 6,907 yards, Public golf course, Par: 72

Delray Country Club
561-499-2424
14800 Cumberland Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes, Semi-Private golf course

Hamlet Country Club
561-498-8298
3600 Hamlet Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33445
18 Holes over 6,552 yards, Private golf course, Par: 72

Intrepidation, Salvation And Redemption Golf Course at Addison Reserve
561-637-9555
7201 Addison Reserve Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes, Public golf course

Kings Point Executive Course
561-499-7840
6561 Flanders Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484
18 Holes over 3,756 yards, Semi-Private golf course, Par: 60

Kings Point Par-3 Course
561-499-0140
6900A Tuscany Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes over 2,149 yards, Public golf course, Par: 54

Lakeview Golf Club
561-498-3229
1200 Dover Road, Delray Beach, FL 33445 18 Holes over 3,001 yards, Public golf course, Par: 60

Legends East & West at Gleneagles Country Club
561-496-1333
7667 Victory Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes over 5,932 yards, Private golf course, Par: 71

Little Club
561-278-5830
100 Little Club Road, Delray Beach, FL, 33483
18 Holes over 2,089 yards, Private golf course, Par: 54

Mizner Country Club
561-638-5600
16104 Mizner Club Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes over 6,734 yards, Public golf course, Par: 72

Polo Trace Golf Club
561-495-5300
13397 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446
18 Holes over 7,182 yards, Public golf course, Par: 72

Sherwood Park Golf Course
561-499-3559
170 Sherwood Forest Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33445
18 Holes over 3,733 yards, Semi-Private golf course, Par: 62

St. Andrews Club
561-272-5050
4475 N Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach, FL 33483
18 Holes over 1,974 yards, Private golf course, Par: 54

Villa del Ray Golf Course
561-498-1444
6200 Via Del Ray, Delray Beach, FL 33484
18 Holes over 6,241 yards, Semi-Private golf course, Par: 71

Southwinds Golf Course
561-482-3354
19557 Lyons Road Boca Raton, FL 33434
18 hole over 6,018 yards,Public Course, Par 70,

West Palm Beach Golf Course
561-582-2019
7001 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
18 hole over 6,800 yards, Par 72

Emerald Dunes Golf Course
561-687-1700
2100 Emerald Dunes Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Private, 18 hole over 7,006 yards, Par 72
info@edgclub.com

Cypress Creek Country Club
561-732-4202
9400 S Military Trail, Boynton Beach, FL 33436
Semi-Private, 18 holes over 6,531 yards, Par 72
info@cypresscreekcountryclub.com

Hiking

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:29:33 +0000

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide.Hiking is one of the fundamental outdoor activities on which many others are based. Many beautiful places can only be reached overland by hiking, and enthusiasts regard hiking as the best way to see nature.
If you are looking for a workout, hiking offers an opportunity to break a sweat. The level of excursion, however, is not as high as most other exercises. As a result, there are two ways to get the cardio health benefits of hiking.
In order to get the most out of hiking you should walk for more than 20 minutes. This consistently keeps your heart rate up and starts to burn calories. 20 minutes, however, isn’t really going to cut it unless you do it every day. To really break a sweat and build stamina, you want to hike at least an hour. If it sounds like a lot, keep in mind you are going 30 minutes in one direction and 30 minutes back.
Even though hiking can be a tough workout, depending upon the terrain you choose, there’s minimal stress on the joints since you’re never lifting more than one foot off the ground at a time.You get an excellent toning workout for the lower body when you hike, particularly if you choose trails with hills and elevations. If you hike at a rapid pace, you’ll also get an aerobic workout that will help to tone the heart.You get an excellent toning workout for the lower body when you hike, particularly if you choose trails with hills and elevations.
South Florida may not have any mountains, but there are plenty of bridges, beaches and scenic parks to hike.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Florida Hikes
Find more than 600 hikes 2,500 pages of information about Florida trails.

Secret woods Nature Center
954-791-1030
2701 W State Road 84, Dania, FL 33312
56-acre Park-Within just a few miles of the Fort Lauderdale Airport, I-95, the Florida Turnpike, and the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, there’s a Secret Woods right under Fort Lauderdale’s nose. That’s Secret Woods Nature Center, the first-ever designated urban wilderness in Florida, established in 1978. With a little over a mile’s worth of trails winding through a variety of tropical habitats and an excellent nature center with interactive interpretive exhibits for the kids, it’s well worth a visit!

Horseback Riding

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses.the best estimate is that horses first were ridden approximately 4,500 BC. The horse played an important role throughout human history all over the world, both in warfare and in peaceful pursuits such as transportation, trade and agriculture.
Horseback riding is a recreational and therapeutic activity enjoyed by individuals of all ages and abilities. As a sport, it provides the rider with the opportunity to master the skills necessary to confidently control and steer the horse through various patterns and obstacles. Horseback riding is also a means to access and explore the great outdoors. For many people, trail riding is becoming a popular recreational activity. For most individuals with disabilities, horseback riding is generally categorized into two types – therapeutic riding and hippotherapy.
The physical benefits of horseback riding include: Improved balance and muscle strength, improved coordination, faster reflexes and increased motor planning, increased range of motion of joints
Improved respiration and circulation, stimulates sensory integration, improved visual spatial perception, improved eye-hand coordination.
You probably won’t find many horses trotting around South Beach to ride, but head a few miles up South Florida’s coast and eXperience Florida in a whole new way.

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Bar-B-ranch
954-424-1060
3500 Peaceful Ridge Road (SW 121 Ave.) Davie, FL 33330
Bar-B-Ranch, the largest, most experienced riding stable in South Florida. We’re well-known for our popular Bar-B-Ranch Day and Summer Camp, and we offer everything from horse rentals to scenic guided trail rides.

Ascot Farms
305-559-7868
12445 SW 46th Street, Miami, FL 33175
Ascot Farm, owned and operated by Donna Mole, has had over 35 years in the business and several “A” Circuit number one State Champions since 1968. Private instruction for children starting at 2 years of age to adults.
info@ascotfarm.com

Southwinds Equestrian Center
305-279-0189
6201 SW 122nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33183
Southwinds Equestrian Center is a professional riding school with a variety of students who are coached in the hunter jumper and jumper disciplines.
stables@stables-and-riding.com

Lacrosse

X8 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:58:40 +0000

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin that is played using a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled racquet called a crosse or lacrosse stick. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose netting that is designed to hold the lacrosse ball. Offensively, the objective of the game is to use the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball in an effort to score by ultimately hurling the ball into an opponent’s goal. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to depossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning. There are three main versions of the sport: men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and box lacrosse.

Strength of the entire body must be developed properly for structural support and motor function. This will not only increase protection of the body upon hard contact, but will also maintain balance during impact and preserve performance after the fact. Power development is also crucial in order for the lacrosse athlete to abruptly change directions, launch cannon shots, deliver defensive body checks and perform rapid sporting maneuvers like evading a defender with an “outside roll.” Players also need confidence at the face-off, where quickness often determines which team gets the ball. Examining the energy systems and force outputs fueling lacrosse will highlight how and why HyperStrike developed a solid strength and conditioning program for the lacrosse athlete. During the game, the goalie, defensive players and attackers get 80 percent of the energy needed from the body’s ATP-PC system, which is a source of quick, explosive power. The other 20 percent is generated from anaerobic glycolysis, the source of intense muscular action. A midfielder would be the exception. Because of wider-range responsibilities, he or she may derive 60 percent of his or her energy from the ATP-PC System, 20 percent from the anaerobic glycolysis and the remaining 20 percent from the aerobic system, a source for lower-intensity, and continuous muscle actions like running. The force outputs required of lacrosse players are primarily explosive. Defined by power, these outputs are expressed typically during abrupt acceleration, deceleration and cutting, as well as body-checking, goal shots and face-off actions. Regardless of position, players should display high maximum power, mean power and total work outputs. In fact, absolute power outputs in lacrosse players are even higher than those of elite rugby and soccer players.
The Lacrosse Workout:
Lacrosse challenges athletes to be quick and explosive. The HyperStrike lacrosse workout program concentrates on exercises that exploit these motor qualities in all players. Important fitness qualities such as anaerobic glycolysis and aerobics are also addressed. Power-generating exercises in the Hyperstrike lacrosse program include cleans, power cleans, hang cleans, clean pulls, box squats, band squats, squat jumps, box jumps, power jerks and medicine ball throws. Maximum strength exercises in the program include back squats, front squats, chain squats, deadlifts, standing presses, bench presses, and pull-ups. Speed and agility exercises include acceleration sprint work, foot work, ladder work, cone drills, plyometrics, etcetera. Additionally, because the center face-off requires the athlete to huddle into a low crouch before producing power and speed from this position, players should use a full range of motion in leg exercises, such as the squat. A strength and conditioning program should take into consideration an annual plan, broken down into meso-cycles, better recognized as off-season (summer), pre-season (fall/winter), and in-season (winter/spring) cycles. In the off-season cycle, the training goal is to maximize strength and increase some muscle bulk (especially in defenders). A conjugate method, in which power is trained simultaneously with maximum strength, is used here. The focus during pre-season is tuned to power as well as speed, agility and some aerobic conditioning to increase specific metabolic and biomechanical fitness for the up-coming in-season. This training design, which employs several motor qualities at once, is considered a complex method. For in-season training, a linear program emphasizing the maintenance of strength and power is assigned so athletes can focus the majority of their time on specific-skill acquisition and game strategies. Practice and competition cover the rest. Optimal physical preparation for lacrosse is a necessity. A scientifically-based training program emphasizing the key skill set of strength, power, speed, agility and endurance will not only maximize athletic performance, it will also go far to decrease the risk of injuries.
The weather in Florida is perfect for this outside sport and there are several Lacrosse clubs in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca and Delray.

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Miami Lacrosse Association

Greater Fort Lauderdale Lacrosse Team

Fort Lauderdale Lacrosse Club
4801 Johnson Road, Suite 5
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
President: Rich Barba at: Rbarba6@aol.com
The FLLC is a Post-Collegiate Mens Lacrosse Club which practices on Thursday nights from 7-9 pm at Central Broward Regional Park from October through March. In addition to holding practices each week, the FLLC also fields a competitive team which plays in the Florida Lacrosse League. The FLLC also sponsors the Flamingos Lacrosse Academy which takes place each December and benefits local youth lacrosse programs in Broward County.
Contact Treasurer Jason Scarberry at: jlee1909@yahoo.com

University of Miami Lacrosse Club
The club competes against other Universities and Clubs. The Club has plans for a few tournaments for both Men’s and Women’s teams. The lacrosse club is open to all students who want to play lacrosse and all skill levels are welcome. There is a men’s and women’s club. No experience necessary.
Women’s Lacrosse
President: Kristen Avvento 518-423-5919
Advisor:Rhonda DuBord 305-284-6523
Tuesday’s and Thurday’s 5:30-7:30pm Yaron Field, Dues $125 per year
Men’s Lacrosse
President: Michael Angarsky 516-724-7313
Advisor: Rhonda DuBord 305-284-6523
Instructor: Alex Schultes 703-980-1269
Mondays and Wednesdays 5pm, Yaron Fields, Dues: $375/year

Paintball

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:08:02 +0000

Paintball is a sport, in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint (referred to as a paintball) from a special gun called a paintball marker. In 1976, Hayes Noel, a stock trader, Bob Gurnsey, and Charles Gaines were walking home and chatting about Gaines’ recent trip to Africa and his experiences hunting buffalo. Eager to recreate the adrenaline rush that came with the thrill of the hunt, and inspired by Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game, the two friends came up with the idea to create a game where they could stalk and hunt each other. Paintball is a sport and actually, Organized paintball competition date back nearly as old as the sport itself.
Paintball is a sport that is guaranteed to be painful, but your body will exceed it limits as you defend yoursef from getting hit. You will work harder, run faster and burns more calories per minute than any other type of cardiovascular exercise and keeping the body active increases the metabolic rate. By adding this extreme sport to your exercise regimen, you will take your physical level to the next level.

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Medley Paintball Park
305-888-5552‎
9185 NW 96th Street, Medley, FL 33178
We offer everything from Open Play to Private Groups. Our Outside complex offers one 125X150 regulation size state of the art inflatable X-ball grass fields designed by Sup-Airball, and one 50X130 Urban Scenario Field with 20 feet high professional paintball netting and state of the art lighting for night play.
info@medleypaintball.com

Ruff N Tuff Paintball
305-953-7776
13200 NW 43rd Avenue, Miami, FL 33054
Welcome to Ruff N Tuff Paintball Park, rated #1 paintball field serving Dade and Broward County. Our paintball park is fully licensed and insured and we have over 20 years of experience with the sport of paintball. Peter Bofill, President of Ruff N Tuff Paintball has competed professionally throughout the world and now devotes his time to the kids who are the future of this sport.

East Coast Extreme Paintball
954-757-0222
7710 Wiles Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33067
At ECE Paintball you will find everthing to satisfy all your paintball needs.

Spray Paint Paintball
305-258-9244
12781 SW 280th Street, Miami, FL 33039

Parkour (Free Running)

X8 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:21:39 +0000

A recreational pursuit in which participants traverse urban structures by running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, etc.
Parkour is a discipline of speed and efficiency, getting from point A to point B using nothing but your own body. Parkour encompasses all basic human movement, it isn’t a sport where there are tricks however, popular techniques are used that have been discovered and proven to be efficient and safe. A traceur (a person who practices parkour) understands firstly, that parkour is practiced for a reason and that is to Reach, Escape or Rescue in times of emergency. The obstacles traceurs see a need to conquer can be anything in the environment man made or natural. These obstacles are seen in everyday life and decide what path people have to take. It is not only about helping yourself but also helping others with your strength and ability.

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Miamixf

Miami Parkour

Miamipk

Roller blading/skating

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:40:11 +0000

Roller skating/blading is the traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. The first recorded use of roller skates was 1743, in a London stage performance. The inventor of this skate is lost to history.
Roller skating can be enjoyed a slow pace on the boardwalk of the beaches or an eXtreme sport that entails unbelievable tricks.
Studies have shown that roller skating provides a complete aerobic workout and involves all of the body’s muscles, especially the heart.Roller skating is equivalent to jogging in terms of health benefits-caloric consumption, reduction of body fat, and leg strength development. Just one hour of moderate roller skating burns 330 calories for a 143-pound person. If that same person roller skates vigorously, he or she will burn up to 590 calories in an hour. The number of calories burned per hour while skating at 6 mph is 350 and 600 while skating at 10 mph.
View South Beach from a local’s perspective skate around and see popular nearby destinations such as Ocean Drive, South Point Park, historic Española Way, the Holocaust Memorial, Lincoln Road Mall, or take a scenic stroll over the Venetian Causeway and see the beautiful multi-million dollar water front homes.

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Fritz’s Skate Shop
305-532-1954
730 Lincoln Road, & 1620 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
In business since 1989, Fritz’s Skate, Bike & Surf is the largest store of its kind located in the heart of South Beach. Open everyday 10am – 10pm. Fritz’s offers the residents and visitors of South Beach the largest selection of inline skates, skateboards, quality bicycles and Surf lifestyle apparel in the area.
gsk8r@aol.com

Running

X8 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:49:41 +0000

Running is a means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. Running refers to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting. Running is one of the most effective ways to lose weight, improve cardiovascular health, increase muscle mass, increase bone density, and an improved emotional state.
For new runners, it takes time to get into shape. The key is consistency and a slow increase in speed and distance. While running, it is best to pay attention to how one’s body feels. If a runner is gasping for breath or feels exhausted while running, it may be beneficial to slow down or try a shorter distance for a few weeks. If a runner feels that the pace or distance is no longer challenging, then the runner may want to speed up or run farther.
Running can also have psychological benefits, as many participants in the sport report feeling an elated, euphoric state, often referred to as a “runner’s high”. Running is the usual recommended therapy to treat people with clinical depression and people coping with addiction.
South Florida offers plenty of running clubs, charity events and races for anyone to participate in and take their life to the neXt level. Running along the beaches of Miami, Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach is absolutely amazing and a eXcellent workout.

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Map My Run
MapMyRun.com provides active individuals with the tools and community they need to succeed and excel in their athletic pursuits. Users are able to visualize their health and fitness training progress through the use of maps, workout logs, fitness calculators/tools, and user-led community groups.

Cool Running
A complete online resource for runners of all abilities. The Web’s best collection of information, services and tools for the running community. Cool Running is part of Active.com

Run South Florida
This site provides information about recreational running in South Florida and is designed to help promote health and fitness in the community.

Miami Pace
This site provides information and calenders on running, biking, and swimming in order to bring the community together.

Run Miami
Runmiami.com is the source for running in South Florida. Run Miami’s mission is to further unify the great community of runners. Runners are growing in numbers and we strive to bring us all together

Florida Striders Club
904-244-3134 or 904-732-7377
The Florida Striders Track Club is a family oriented club that stages three Grand Prix races each year and a social each month.
kellski@comcast.net

Miami Feet
13265 SW 124th Street, Miami, FL 33186
Miami Feet is a fun running and walking club with a social and charitable component. We are an affiliate of the Road Runners Club of America, which has more than 720 running clubs through the country with over 175,000 members.
josh@miamifeet.com

Miami Runners Club
305-227-1500
11209 S. Dixie Hwy, Miami FL 33156
The Miami Runners Club welcomes athletes of all ages and ability levels. We are a club that prides itself on the diversity of its members. In a multi-cultural community we are a force that brings its people together with the common goal of spreading the word of fitness and good health throughout South Florida and beyond.
mrc@therunnershigh.com

Achilles Track Club
954-524-0210
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2800, Miami FL 33131
Achilles is a worldwide organization, represented in sixty countries. Our Mission is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics, promote personal achievement, enhance self esteem and lower barriers.
Contact Lance A. Benson at lance_benson@cushwake.com

Skateboarding

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:44:17 +0000

Skateboarding was probably born sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s when surfers in California wanted something to surf when the waves were flat. No one knows who made the first board, rather, it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. These first skateboarders started with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom.
Skateboarding is most common among the younger, and helps youth grow in a various ways. The physical benefits can be obtained by anyone that incorporates skateboarding into their life. Skateboarding improves self esteem, promotes individuality and creativity, provides flexibility, strengthens quadriceps and calves, increases coordination and builds cardiovascular stamin.
Riding a skateboard is a great way to get around Miami Beach and get your daily physical activity in. If your sport is skateboarding South Florida offers several great skate parks to eXcel your skills.

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Country Village Park
305-622-2594
6551 NW 188 Terrace West Miami, FL 33128
Open from Sunrise to sunset

Base Camp Coconut Grove
786-290-5150
Peacock Park 2820 McFarlane Road, Coconut Grove, FL
One Cool World “Base Camp”. We strive to teach children what a cool world we live in by getting them outside to help them discover their passions, experience success and reinforce learning.

Base Camp Bicentennial Park
coming soon

Brian Piccolo Skate Park
954-437-2626
9501 Sheridan Street, Hollywood, FL 33024
In-line skaters, skateboarders, and BMX bicycle athletes are finding that the 35,000 SF facility at Brian Piccolo Skate Park is truly the place to be.

Quiet Waters Skate Park
954-360-1315
401 S. Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach FL 33442
Water is the focus of this 431.4-acre park, which includes: Splash Adventure (an interactive children’s water playground). Extreme sports enthusiasts can find many things to do at Quiet Waters. There’s a lake for Ski Rixen (cable water-skiing); Mountain Bike Trails, a Skate Park, and a variety of boats for rent. Fishing is permitted on the shores of the park’s several lakes.

Weston Skate Park at Regional Park
954-384-7070
20200 Saddle Club, Weston, FL 33327

Gardens Skate Park
561-775-1020
10113 Plant Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Full Service Park

YMCA Oelsner Skatepark
561-963-1461
2085 South Congress Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33406
The large 20,000 sq. ft. park incorporates an 11,000 sq. ft. street area with 1/2 pipe in addition to 9,000 sq. ft. of sculpted concrete pool bowls, completely landscaped and equipped with lighting system for night time access. $10 to skate all day.

Tim Huxhold Skate Park
561-393-7818 or 367-7001
400 Crawford Boulevard, Boca Raton, FL 33432

Wellington Skateplex at Little Blue Park
561-791-4739
Wellington, 1100 Wellington Trace, Wellington, FL 33414

Soccer

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:18:19 +0000

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team (11 players one goalkeeper) sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball. Association football is the most popular football variant worldwide, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.The modern rules of football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely varying forms of football played at the public schools of England.
A study by Danish researches found that soccer players had more fun, shed more fat, built more muscle and were less tired than a comparison group who spent the same amount of time jogging. Soccer gives you a cardiovascular workout while working on stamina, strength and endurance. You can build a team spirit and have fun at the same time. It is 90% mental and 10% physical. You can kick the ball around, but it’s your mind doing all the work. So through soccer you can build concentration, which really helps if you start young.
South Florida’s close proximity to South America has a huge influence on the soccer’s presence.

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U. S. Brazilian Soccer Style
305-500 9046 or 1 800 458 8631
7977 NW 21 ST, Miami, FL 33122
This school’s intention is to teach all fundamentals and the art of playing soccer. Former professional Brazilian soccer player and International Licensed Coach Ricardo Lopes.

Downtown Soccer Miami
305-808-9997
444 NW 5th Street, Miami FL 33128
Downtown Soccer offers a unique, dynamic soccer environment in which players master the mental,physical and technical skills of the game.
info@downtownsoccermiami.com

South Kendall Soccer Club
South Kendall Soccer Club is an independent non-profit organization whose primary focus is the development of youth through recreational sport.

Doral Soccer Club
786-319-1418 or 786-222-0836 or 786-287-5746
5300 NW 102nd Ave “Doral Park” Doral , FL 33178
Promote and develop soccer programs.

Sunset Park Soccer
305-279-3222
10235 SW 84th Street , Miami FL 33173
Sunset Park Region 191 is a volunteer run organization based at Sunset Park Elementary in East Kendall, Miami Dade County and affiliated with the American Youth Soccer Organization.

Brazilian Soccer Training
305-865-8020 or 305-948-5636
2041 NE 179th St, North Miami Beach, FL‎ 33162
Osnir opened Soccer Training Center in 1992 and proves to be a leader in training.

Gold Coast Soccer League
954-474-1070
890 NW 86th Avenue, #905, Plantation, FL 33324
President-Dan Carusi-954-527-0101

Plantation Eagles
954-678-4720 or 954-445 9515
9840 NW 10th Street, Plantation, FL 33322
Girls and Boys Teams
ramosport@aol.com

Seacrest Soccer Complex
561-243-7256
2505 Seacrest Boulevard, Delray Beach, FL 33444
The Seacrest Soccer Complex was formerly Atlantic High School. As part of the Bond Referendum voted by the citizens in January 2004, the City was able to purchase eight acres of the land, which included a large multipurpose field, tennis courts, basketball courts and two softball fields.
Superintendent-Rodger Ribeiro at Ribeiro@ci.delray-beach.fl.us

Tennis

X8 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:56:05 +0000

Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent’s court.
The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as “lawn tennis” which has heavy connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis.
Tennis has been called, “sport of a lifetime” and is very popular sport around the world for both men and women. Playing tennis helps in burning fat and improving your cardiovascular fitness and maintaining higher energy levels. Since it is a high intensity sport, it helps your heart to pump the blood more efficiently. Tennis is not an “aerobic” sport, because it does not involve constant heart and lung activity for a sustained period of time but the sport involves a lot of exertion and movement. This increases your hand and leg strength. You also have to move into position and then adjust your upper body and feet, and transfer body weight to hit the ball successfully. This increases your reflexes and gives you the ability to accelerate quickly. The constant movement results in making your body more flexible and more stretchable.
Men can burn up to 600 calories an hour; women up to 420 calories an hour.
Tennis is a fun, challenging workout that increases your speed, overall fitness, discipline, social skills, and even sportsmanship. Many professional tennis players play in South Florida such as Anna Kournikova and Venus Williams. You will find endless tennis courts, clubs and tournaments in South Florida to participate in.

Directory of recommended vendors:

Tropical Park
305-225-6006
7900 SW 40 Street, Miami, Florida 33155
12 lighted wheelchair accessible tennis courts. Lessons offered

Crandon Park Tennis
305-365-2300
7300 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
18 Laykold cushioned hard courts, six lighted for evening play, 6 state-of-the-art clay courts, 2 with red European clay, and 4 with green American clay. All courts are equipped with the newest watering system available. 2 grass courts. Both courts are equipped with the newest watering system available.
CrandonParkTennis@gmail.com

Delray Beach Tennis Center
561-243-7360
201 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444
Delray Beach Tennis Center is a full-service public tennis facility with 14 clay courts, 7 hard courts, and an 8,200 seat stadium.

Delray Swim & Tennis Club
561-243-7058
2350 Jaeger Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33444
The Delray Swim & Tennis Club features 24 clay courts and a new clubhouse that opened in the summer of 2006, that has a pro shop with merchandise and locker rooms.

Brickell Tennis Club
305-858-3375‎
305-375-9122
601 S Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33130
Director of Tennis: Tom Brownhill: t.brownhill@cliffdrysdale.com

Doral Park Country Club
5001 NW 104 Avenue, Doral, FL 33178
305-591-8800
Director of Tennis: John Paul Bahamondes: jp.bahamondes@cliffdrysdale.com

The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
305-365-4300
415 Grand Bay Drive, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Director of Tennis: Mark Chellas: m.chellas@cliffdrysdale.com

Weston Tennis Center
954-389-8666
954-349-0977
16451 Racquet Club Road Weston, FL 33326
Director of Tennis: Dan DeBruyne: d.debruyne@cliffdrysdale.com

Grove Isle Hotel & Spa
Four Grove Isle Drive, Miami, FL 33133
800-884-7683
Director of Tennis: Max Mangones

Bay Harbor Island Tennis Courts
305-868-8223
1165 94th Street, Miami, FL 33154

Coral Oaks Tennis Club
305-661-0092
10530 SW 57th Avenue, Miami, FL 33156

Ives Estates Tennis Center
305-652-7260
1475 NE 205th Terrace, Miami, FL 33179

Royal Palm Tennis Club Inc
305-661-3359
7001 SW 98th Street, Miami, FL 33156

Tennis Training Specialists
305-275-9015
9651 SW 77th Avenue Ste 207, Miami, FL 33156

Willie Aubone Tennis Academy
305-279-4330
10333 SW 76th Street, Miami, FL 33173

Volleyball

X8 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:22:29 +0000

Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. The origin of volleyball was on February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before. Mintonette was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.Beach volleyball began in the 1920s in California and held its first men’s tournament in 1947. The professional game developed in the 1970s, world championships were first held in 1987 (men) and 1993 (women).
Volleyball will get you into top physical condition, increase agility, hand-eye coordination, fast reflexes, increases strength and vertical jump.
Volleyball is a competitive sport that is a hard working up beat sport that is mentally healthy for you.

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Volleyball Courts:
Ocean Drive and 8th Street
Miami Beach

Volleyball Clubs:
Beach Dig Club
Coral Reef Park & Coconut Grove
7985 SW 152nd St, Palmetto Bay 33157
Tuesday and Thursdays 4pm-6pm or 6pm-8pm