News: There will be no class the week of March 31 - April 4.  Todd will be in Northern California doing track clinics.  Classes will resume the following week!

In the spring of 2008, Todd Nash will teach a Recreational Games class in 13 sites in Southern California starting the week of March 17, 2008.  The class will be for ages 5-18.   The class will meet once each week for 8 class sessions for 1 hour per class between March 17 through the end of May (see the schedule further down the page).  See the end of this page for directions to the class site nearest you.  Students will learn and play several recreational games during the class including croquet, kickball, dodge-ball, badminton, and capture the flag.

Classes will be conducted outdoors in a park near your home.  Students need only wear athletic clothing, tennis shoes, and bring a water bottle.  Class size will be limited and spaces given to the first enrollees with fees paid.  Feel free to email or call with questions, but please do not  register for this class unless you intend to pay for and attend the class, and please read the website in detail to see if your questions are answered herein.

 

    Cost: $90 per student for the 8 week class.

Requirements:  Wear tennis shoes, athletic shorts or sweatpants, and a T-shirt.   Sweat shirts, jackets, and gloves are ok for the colder days.  Bring water.

Class Schedule:  We will meet for 8 sessions between March 17 and the end of May, but there will be some break in the schedule.  Todd Nash will be teaching all 8 sessions, but will be out of town on a couple of occasions, so we will take some breaks.  If any of those travel plans are cancelled or changed, class will continue through those weeks to finish earlier.  The latest finish date will be the last week of May.  For right now, the class plan is as follows:

Weeks 1-2: March 17-27

Break for 1 week (Todd is doing a N Cal Track Clinic - if it is cancelled we will have class this week)

Weeks 3-5: April 7-24

Break for 2 weeks (Todd in Japan for air show work)

Weeks 6-8: May 12-29

 

Schedule: 

Mondays:

9:00-10:00      Glendale

10:50-11:50    Pomona

12:50-1:50      Mission Viejo 1

Tuesdays:

12:15-1:15      Rancho Penasquitos

1:45-2:45        San Marcos

Wednesdays:

8:00-9:00        Murietta 

9:45-10:45       Riverside

11:20-12:20     Yorba Linda

12:40-1:40       Orange

Thursdays:

9:00-10:00      Mission Viejo 2

10:40-11:40    Huntington Beach

12:15-1:15      Torrance

To sign up, go to the registration page linked to the home page.  You may contact Todd Nash at California Athletics with questions, but please register through the website.

After signing up for the class via this website, mail your checks to:  

Todd Nash, CalAthletics

732 Via Barquero

San Marcos, CA 92069

Please write the class site you will attend on the memo line of your check.

If you are with a charter school which will pay for your class, contact your teacher and have a PO issued immediately. If I have a PO in hand prior to the class start I will not require a deposit check.  This is your responsibility as the parent to arrange!

Directions for Recreational Games Classes, March - May, 2008

These are directions to the recreational games classes in Southern California held in March through May of 2008.  At each class site, look for me (Todd Nash) in a white Toyota Previa van.  I'm 6' 4", 225 lbs, wearing a blue t-shirt with a white CAHS logo on it.  I will park and immediately start unloading equipment - send your kids over to help!

Monday 9:00-10:00 Glendale:  Cresenta Valley Park: On mapquest.com see the intersection of Honolulu Ave and New York Ave in Glendale.  Take I-210, exit Pennsylvania Ave in La Cresenta (Glendale), turn south, turn right on Honolulu, turn left on New York at the beginning of the park, park immediately on the right side on the street.  The baseball diamond is just west of the playground on that corner.  Watch for Todd to arrive in a Toyota Previa van and help unload the gear.  We will meet at the baseball diamond on the east side of the park, just off the intersection of Honolulu and New York and do the class in the open outfield area of the baseball diamond.

Monday 10:50-11:50 Pomona:  Palomares Park, 499 E Arrow Hwy, Thomas Guide p. 601, A-4.  Take I-10 to Towne Ave North, turn left just after passing Pomona High school on Arrow Hwy, the park is on the right in 1 block.  Meet just north of the basketball courts near the baseball field.

Monday 12:45-1:45 Mission Viejo 1:  Cousteau Park:  Take I-5 to Alicia Pkwy West, after about 100 meters, turn left at a light on Cousteau, the park is immediately on the right.  Parking is on the street.  We will meet in the grass just south of the basketball court.

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Tuesday 9:15-10:15 National City/Chula Vista:  CANCELLED Eucalyptus Park, Chula Vista.  Thomas Guide p 1310, A-5.  This site is literally on the border between Chula Vista and National City, with the best possible access from anywhere in South County.  Take 805 or 5 to 54, then go East from 5 or West from 805, exit Highland Ave/4th Ave, go South, turn right after 1 block on C St, the park is on your left, enter at the drive on the left at the far end of the parking lot on C St, follow it to the east toward the bathroom building/playground, park at that end, meet me in the lot to unload!  The basketball court is in the middle of the park.  This is a great site - as easy access from anywhere in South County as could be possible with some fast food and shopping across the street, just 1 minute from the freeway!

Tuesday 10:45-11:45 La Mesa:  CANCELLED   Princess Del Serro Park.  Thomas Guide p. 1250, C-6.  Mapquest Wenrich Dr & Snowbond St in San Diego.  This is a beautiful new park with the nicest playground I have seen in a long time!  Take I-8 to College North, do a U-Turn at the light at Lance/Camino Rico, then when you are going south on College make your first right turn on Eldergarderns St, then your second left on Wenrich St, the park is on your left after 1 block.  Please leave some street parking clear right next to the ramp leading up to the basketball court so I can get the basket up there easily!  This is a beautiful park with a great playground for your younger kids, and lots of shade and picnic tables for you and your older kids to do school or have a nice picnic lunch after class!

Tuesday 12:15-1:15 Rancho Penasquitos: Views West Community Park: Thomas Guide p. 1189, F-5.  Take I-15 to the Rancho Penasquitos/Poway Rd exit, go west to Rancho Penasquitos Blvd, at the top of the hill, turn left on Calle De Las Rosas, at the top of the hill, turn right on La Tortola, park is on the right at the bottom of the hill.  Meet at the lower baseball field.

Tuesday, 1:45-2:45 San Marcos:  Las Posas Park.  At the intersection of Las Posas Rd and Borden Rd in San Marcos.  Take Hwy 78 to the Las Posas Rd exit, take Las POsas Rd North, after 1/2 mile, turn right at the light on Borden, the park is the first right turn. 

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Wednesday 8:00-9:00, Murietta:   California Oaks Sports Park.  Take I-15 to Cal Oaks, go east, the park is on the right after about 1 mile??  Meet at the street parking on Cal Oaks and we will unload there and use the field just south of the basketball courts, right off Cal Oaks Rd.  The park staff will not have any information about the class, so please do not contact them, and do not park in the parking lots - it is much further away from where we will meet.   

Wednesday 9:45-10:45, Riverside:   Don Lorenzi Sports Complex. Thomas Guide p. 714, J-4.  At the intersection of Jackson St and California Ave in Riverside.  Take 91 to Van Buren North, turn right on California, the park will be on your left just before Jackson.  Meet in the parking lot on the North side of the park on the street.   

Wednesday 11:20-12:20, Yorba Linda:   East Side Community Park, Thomas Guide p. 741, A-5.  Take 91 to Weir Canyon Rd North, right on New River, left on Esperanza, immediate left on Eastside Circle, the park is at the top of the hill.

Wednesday 12:40-1:40 Anaheim/Orange:  Grivalja Park, 368 N Prospect Ave, Orange, Thomas guide p. 800, B-3.  Take 55 to Chapman East, left on McPherson, it runs into the parking lot for the park.  You can also get there from the North by taking Prospect south and turning right on E Spring St after passing the park, the parking lot is at the end of Spring on the right.  We will meet at the field just past the basketball courts.

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Thursday 9:00-10:00, Mission Viejo 2:  Cousteau Park:  Take I-5 to Alicia Pkwy West, after about 100 meters, turn left at a light on Cousteau, the park is immediately on the right.  Parking is on the street.  We will meet in the grass just south of the basketball court.

Thursday 10:40-11:40, Huntington Beach:  Greer Park, Thomas Guide p. 827, G-4.  Take I-405 to Golden West St south, turn right on McFadden and immediately right into the parking lot.  Meet at the outfield for the baseball field, next to the parking lot. 

Thursday 12:15-1:15, Torrance:  McMaster Park, Thomas Guide p. 763, E-1, I-405 to Artesia East, right on Yukon at the library, immediate right behind library into lot.