Sports

Community Calendar: Monday, Dec. 28

Baseball/Softball

Winter baseball training: Jan. 4 through Feb. 19 at the Sandlot indoor facility from 6 to 7:15 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays for ages 13 and older, and 6 to 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for ages 9-12. Training coaches are Eric Fox, Hank Jacobsen and Bobby Sutcliffe. Contact Terri at 860-6000 or terrisut@gmail.com.

Velocity Plus: Sessions in January and February at Eagle Marketplace for baseball and softball players ages 10-18. Cost is $400 for eight weeks of 24 one-hour sessions. Call 866-3436 or go to pacwestbaseball.com.

Baseball instruction: Hitting lessons at indoor facility for boys ages 7-18 from professional instructor Jeff Mace. Call 941-3968.

Baseball instruction: Weekly hitting classes and one-on-one instruction with former major leaguer Eric Fox. Call 371-0145 or email eric@mseedfinancial.com.

Baseball pitching instruction: Lessons available for all ages in group or individual setting from a current college coach and major-league associate scout with 16-plus years experience. Contact Andy at swensonbbco@aol.com or 484-6860.

Baseball and softball instruction: Coach Bobby Sutcliffe is providing instruction for all ages and levels. To schedule, go to sutcliffebaseball.setmore.com. For questions, email sutcliffebaseball@gmail.com.

Pac-West Baseball: One-on-one pitching lessons for all ages. Cost is $300 for five, one-hour lessons or $65 for one lesson. Call 866-3436 or go to pacwestbaseball.com.

Basketball

Parent/daughter clinic: For girls grades K-4, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Boise High. Cost is $55, includes a T-shirt and snack for both parent and daughter. Contact kim.brydges@boiseschools.org.

Bocce

Idaho Bocce Ball Club: League play at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the USBF regulation courts, Ann Morrison. All skill levels welcome and free lessons provided. Cost is $10 per person for an entire season of league membership. Call Jared at 336-2453 or Mike at 376-3171.

Curling

Boise Curling Club Learn to Curl classes: 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. Sunday at CenturyLink Arena. Features 45 minutes of off-ice classroom instruction and one hour of on-ice instruction, including a short game. All equipment provided. Cost is $20 general, $10 ages younger than 18. Register at boisecurlingclub.org/learn-to-curl.html.

Pickleball

Boise Area Pickleball Association: 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday at Homecourt YMCA, Meridian. Lessons and equipment available. Contact Terry at 921-0063 or boiseapa11@gmail.com.

Boise Pickleball Club: 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at Fort Boise Community Center. No equipment necessary and all skill levels welcome. Lessons are free. Call 608-7680.

Running/Walking

New Year’s Day Run: 10 a.m. Friday at the Ram, 709 E. Park Blvd., Boise. Cost is $35 general (with shirt), $30 without shirt and for ages 14 and younger. Fundraiser for YMCA Team Idaho Track and Field/Cross Country. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270 or jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org.

Onward Shay! Boise Half and Full Marathon: 7 a.m. Oct. 30, 2016, at Payette Brewing Company. Held in honor of Shay Hirsch, wife of George Hirsch. Shay was brought up in Boise, daughter of Pat and Morley Nelson, founder of Boise’s World Center for Birds of Prey. Early registration for the marathon is $100; half is $65. Go to onwardshay.com.

Soccer

Jan-Feb Boys Skills Camp: 5 to 6:15 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at Boise Friends. Cost is $100 for 12 sessions. Email jason.vittrup@gmail.com.

Upward Soccer: League for grades K-6. Practice begins March 7. Games start April 2 and run through May 21. Player evaluations from 3 to 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Peregrine Elementary; and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 4 at Tree City Church of the Nazarene. Cost is $95 by Jan. 22, $105 after. Register at idahosportsfoundation.org.

Tennis

Boise Tennis Coalition: 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Fort Boise.

Track and field

Team Idaho Indoor Track: Program for ages 10 to adult at the indoor track facility at Ford Idaho Center with practices from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Feb. 16. Half-session (Jan. 5-Feb. 16) price is $100 for Y members and $145 for nonmembers. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270; jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org or go to ymcatvidaho.org.

Team Idaho Advanced High School Distance Training: Program for grades 9-12, practices from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Feb. 25, at the Downtown YMCA. Cost is $130 for Y members and $175 for nonmembers. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270; jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org or go to team-idaho.org.

Team Idaho Winter Track Conditioning: Program begins Jan. 4 at the Downtown YMCA with practices from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and Jan. 4 at the West YMCA with practices from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Program runs through Feb. 25. Cost is $50 for Y members and $70 for nonmembers. Contact Jack at 344-5502, ext. 270; jack.ward@ymcatvidaho.org or go to team-idaho.org.

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This story was originally published December 30, 2015 at 9:10 PM with the headline "Community Calendar: Monday, Dec. 28."

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