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Keeping Active: Broomball Without Ice

There are approximately 30 young people who have decided to give summer Broomball a try this year in Crysler, and they seem to like what
they’ve found. Photo by Tina McNairn.

By Terry Tinkess in Crysler through The Optimist summer Broomball, you can email and the choice is often either to
Club,” says McNairn. “It’s definitely Barrie or Tina at tina.mcnairn@ complain, or create. In Crysler

roomball is a sport that many a no-brainer for sure, if you can play hotmail.com. they’ve created something good, for a
Bpeople have heard of, but which ball hockey, why not broomball? I’m Organizing recreational activities relatively low cost. The smiles on the
only a relatively small number not sure why nobody has tried it thus in a small community can be difficult, player’s faces speak for themselves.

(compared to other sports) have far, and if they did, well, it was far
played. It is going through a bit of a before my time!”
renaissance, however, as parents look According to McNairn, there are
for a way for their kids to stay active approximately 30 players involved, KIA SERVICE
without having to take out a second which enables them to create two

mortgage to finance the registration teams that play against each other OF CORNWALL AND PARTS
fees, equipment costs, training weekly. The program runs for two
sessions and everything else that goes hours every Thursday night at the
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into playing a competitive sport. Crysler Arena. Each night consists of %
Even with Broomball, with it’s a half hour practice, an hour game and ALL parts
much shorter equipment list there are a half hour to play against parents. off
costs, and of course there is always (“Parents that are brave enough to
the cost of renting the ice. play, that is,” says McNairn.

So what happens if you take The cost is 50.00 for a nine-week and accessories
Broomball off the ice? They did that program for the month of June and ✁
when presenting this ad to our parts and service depts.
this spring in Crysler, and according July for children aged 9-13 years of
to Tina McNairn, it’s going quite age. McNairn says they hope to run when presenting this ad to our parts and service depts .
well. the program again next year should
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the interest remain.
“This is the first year we have run 15 % Installed

“summer broomball” program and For more information about ✁
we are proudly running the program off Labour

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