Skate Smart
Happenings
For young adults, college age
through 30-something.
New InLine Hockey Center plans summer
instructional school for children.
T
he new InLine Hockey
Center adjacent to the
Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield will
host an instructional school for chil-
dren ages 5 and up Aug. 14-18.
The school will include instruc-
tion, skill development, skating, stick
handling, passing, shooting and team
play. All children must have regula-
tion equipment to participate, includ-
ing in-line skates (no black brakes),
shin guards, elbow pads, hockey
gloves and a helmet. Shin guards and
elbow pads must be covered by a uni-
form or clothing.
You don't have to be an experi-
enced skater to participate. "You
should still enroll your children
because we will expose them to the
sport of in-line hockey and teach
them in a way they will find enter-
taining," said IHC General Manager
Marshall Shencopp.
"The method of explaining is
relaxed," he added. "We will talk to
the kids in a manner that encourages
comfort and friendship. We will
ensure that the experience they have
at the instructional school is so much
fun that they will want to come back
and enroll in a league."
Knowing how to ice skate is help-
ful, but not really necessary. "The
skills of ice stating and in-line skating
are very similar if not exact, with one
exception: stopping. The difference is
you can't do an ice hockey stop on an
in-line rink."
Children also will have the oppor-
tunity to swim daily.
The IHC will have classes for men
and women of all ages, leagues, tour-
naments, exhibitions, classes, prac-
tices, open skating, special events and
birthday parties.
Two rinks will be available for play,
one large, regulation rink and a small-
er rink for skill development, practice
and young children's games. The cen-
ter also will have four large changing
rooms, bleachers at each rink, its own
entrance and a parking lot.
The IHC is looking for experi-
enced coaches, instructors and refer-
ees.
"In-line hockey is one of the fastest
growing sports in North America,"
Shencopp said. "More than 1.1 mil-
lion in-line skaters are playing in-line
hockey today. The numbers of players
are growing, the number of rinks is
growing and there are now many pub-
lications dedicated to the sport."
He attributed the growth of inter-
est in in-line hockey to its accessibili-
ty. "Kids can play on their streets or
in a parking lot, and the expense of
playing in-line hockey is much less
than ice hockey," he said.
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Instructional school registration
deadline is Aug. 4; JCC member-
ship is not required. For fee and
registration information, call
IHC General Manager Marshall
Shencopp at (248) 661-7692.
Irnal Writh Softball Standings
The B'nai B'rith Softball League plays on Sunday mornings at Drake Park,
Drake Road south of Maple Road, in West Bloomfield.
With six weeks left in the season, the league standings are:
Bloch/Brotherhood 8-0
Brotherhood I 6-2
Brotherhood III 3-1
Brotherhood II 3-3
Morgenthau 3-5
Pisgah 3-5
Zager-Stone 2-6
Great Lakes Region 0-6
Playoffs for the league will be held Aug. 20 and 27.
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July 16 Sunday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
B'nai B'rith Leadership Network soft-
ball. At High Meadow School,
Farmington Hills (on Aleckay, north
of 12 Mile and east of Orchard Lake
Road). Bagels provided. Call Annise
Berger, (248) 478-2451.
July 16 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pro-
Detroit and Parisian of Laurel Park
Place present a private fashion show
at Parisian, Six Mile and 1-275, in
Livonia. Chic business casual and
professional career wear.
Refreshments, discounts and gifts. No
charge. RSVP to Diane Schwartz,
(248) 559-5000 or
dschwartz@jvsdet.org
July 17 Monday, 8:30-11 p.m. Hillel
of Metro Detroit Coffee House
Night, Borders Books and Music,
30995 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills.
July 19 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. "God
and the Big Bang: Science, Torah and
the Lives We Lead Today," for ages 22-
40, sponsored by Eilu Eilu at Borders
Books and Music, 30995 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills.
Kara Weiner, Pro-Detroit coordi-
nator, compiled this list. To have
your programs listed, contact her
by the 10th of each month for
events occurring the following
month. Please provide complete
information to her at the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, (248) 203-1499, or
mail kweiner@jfmd.org
For late additions, call Alan
Hitsky at the Jewish News: (248)
354-6060 or e-mail
ahitsky@thejewishnews.com
Aug. 17, Oct. 19, Dec. 14 Israel
Encounter trips for ages 21-40, spon-
sored by Young Jewish Leadership
Concepts, (800) 223-YJLC or
Lou4YJLC@aol.com
Aug. 22-27 Virginia Beach, Va.,
Jewish singles weekend at the Cavalier
Hotel. Seminars, games, beach activi-
ties. Tuesday evening lawn party;
Wednesday bus tour of Jamestown,
Yorktown and shopping; Thursday,
tour of Norfolk Naval Base, lunch on
an aircraft carrier, Marine Science
Museum; Friday, Shabbat service and
seminar; Saturday, carnival night and
coffee house; Sunday brunch. For
information, call (800) 436-9234.
Singles, Couples
Linked For Dinner
Couples and singles ages 21-35 can
host or be a guest at informal Shabbat
dinners on Friday, Aug. 11. The pro-
gram is sponsored by the Young Adult
Division of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit.
Participants will be paired with
other young Jews for in-home
Shabbat dinners. Vegetarians and
those who are Sabbath-observant will
be accommodated.
Chair of the program is Amy
Schlussel.
Reservation deadline is Aug. 3. For
information or reservations, contact
Lauren Dworkin at Federation, (248)
203-1492 or dworkin@jfmd.org
Scene Travel
July 26-Aug. 6 Budapest, Vienna and
Prague for ages 30-49, sponsored by
Jewish Singles Vacations,
jsv@tourgroups.com
Aug. 10-20 Stockholm, Copenhagen
and Oslo for ages 30-49, sponsored
by Jewish Singles Vacations,
jsv@tourgroups.com
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