This past weekend MRFC hosted a Les Mills Instructor Training Program for Body Combat Classes!  MRFC’s own Jeffie Goodwin, Lisa Hurley, Ashley Grace and Maryam Paydafar all spent 8 hours a day for 3 days training for this exciting Martial Arts Based Group Fitness Class!  Look for Class schedules coming soon!  Check it out!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVw5s8G0Jww&feature=player_detailpage#t=20s

The lines are down, the nets are in and Pickleball is ready to start at MRFC!

The basics of Pickleball at Mountainside:

• A Pickleball Membership is included in any Tennis or Fitness Membership!
• A Pickleball ONLY membership at MRFC is $70/year or $25 for 3 Mo (all family members included!)
• Pickleball court fees for members are based on $8/hr …(1 hr dbles = $2 pp if 4 on a court!)
• Pickleball courts may be reserved one week in advance by members only…

League Play at MRFC:   Fall League Play is scheduled to begin the week of October 10th!  Minimum of 4 players are required to begin each league!  SIGN-UPS ARE STARTING NOW!!!

• Mondays 1-3 PM               Mbrs:  $26/8 wks            Public:  $40/8 wks
• Thursdays 6:30-8 AM      Mbrs:  $19.50/8 wks       Public:  $30/8 wks
• Fridays 12:30-2:30 PM    Mbrs:   $26/8 wks           Public:  $40/8 wks
• Walk-in Fees:                    Mbrs:  $5.00                    Public: $7.00

DEMO DAYS!!!:     Monday October 3rd  1-3 PM  & Saturday October 15th  3-5 PM  FREE…Come check out the new courts and learn the basics!!  Look for Pickleball Clinics and Lessons to be offered in the future!

We are so excited to bring this great sport to Mountainside and hope that all our members will take the time to try this expanding popular game!

Looking for a new way to get exercise and have a great time?  Pickleball is your answer!  MRFC is adding two pickleball courts to our existing indoor facilities!  We will be using a blended line so as to minimally impact our tennis enthusiasts though we are sure that they will love the game of pickleball!  Check it out!

Pickleball!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2KNhIgOkXM&feature=player_detailpage#t=84s

Look for more information on demos days, socials and league times coming soon!

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16TH……MRFC will host our Annual Jan Norris Burn For Fun Tennis Clinic and Silent Auction!  The Tennis Burn Clinic will be held 2-5 PM followed by a pot luck social!  The clinic maximum is 36 and the cost is $35/members and $45/members……100% of proceeds will benefit The Norris Cotton Cancer Center Patient Support Program.  Call now to sign-up!

We will also hold a Week Long Silent Auction which will end prior to the the Burn Clinic!  Come check out the items and bid high and bid often!  Do you have something you’d like to donate…perhaps a timeshare trip, household goods, gift cards!  Let’s make 2011’s donation our best yet!!!

Summer flew by and MRFC is gearing up for an exciting fall of fitness and tennis!  Check out some of our programs!  All programs are signing up now and most are schedule to begin the week  immediately following Labor Day!

ADULT TENNIS CLINICS/BURNS:

• 3.5 Doubles Strategy Drill   Mon 9:30-11 AM
• NEW! Fred’s Specialty Clinics  Mon 11 AM -12 PM   Serve/Kick & Slice, Aggressive Play, Signals/Poaching, Approach Shots/Volley
• 3.5 Burn Mon 6:30-8 PM
• NEW! Adult Beginner Clinic  Tues 5:30-6:30 PM
• 3.0+ Burn Thurs 9:30-11 AM
• 3.5+ Burn Thurs 6-7:30 PM
• 3.0+ Burn Thurs 7:30-9 PM

ADULT IN-HOUSE/TRAVEL TENNIS LEAGUES:

• Women’s 3.5 & 4.0 NH Travel League Match Play   Tuesdays Daytime
• In-house Women’s 3.0+ Doubles League  Tues 7:30-9 PM
• In-house Men’s 3.5+ Doubles League Wed 6-7:30 PM & 7:30-9 PM
• Friday Night Social…6-7:30 PM  All levels welcome  ..weekly sign-ups!
• NEW ! 8.0/9.0 Mixed Grand Prix  Fri 7:30-9 PM  4.0+ levels…weekly sign-ups…
• Men’s 3.5 & 4.0 NH Travel Team Match Play  Saturday Daytimes

JUNIOR TENNIS CLINICS & NEW! LEAGUES:

• Pee Wee Jr Tennis Clinics Ages 3-4   Tues 3:30-4 PM  or NEW! Sat 10-10:30 PM
• Quick Start Jr Tennis Clinics Ages 5-6   Tues 4-4:30 PM or NEW!  Sat 10:30-11 AM
• Quick Start Jr Tennis Clinic Ages 7-9   Tues 4:30-5:30 PM
• Quick Start Jr Tennis Clinic Ages 9-11   Fri 3:30-4:30 PM
• Jr Tennis Clinic Ages 11+  Fri 4:30-5:30 PM
• NEW!  Quick Start Supervised Play Ages 7-11  Sat 11 AM – 12 PM
• NEW!  High School Play Sun 12-1:30 PM

FITNESS CLASSES:

• Beginner Ballet for Children Ages 3 1/2 -6   with Heidi Leighton  Tues 3:30-4:15 PM  Begins Oct 18th for 10 weeks
• Active Flow Yoga:  Sundays 9-10 AM with Hillary Lyons…weekly sign-up available…please call to sign-up…$10/class!
• Mat Pilates with Dot Diehl:  Thurs 1-2 PM through Sept 1st  then  Mon 4:15-5:15 PM Intermediate and Mon 5:15-6:15 PM Beginner…weekly sign-up available!
• Group Fitness Classes:  Unlimited participation included with all memberships!!  Dance Aerobics, Body Pump, Zumba with Shannon, Cardio Mix!

Thank you to all 105 participants in our ZUMBATHON II FUNraiser to benefit the Fit To Fight Relay for Life Team’s fundraising for The Amercian Cancer Society!  Together you raised $2010!!!!  Thanks also to both Shannon Obey and Shelby Blunt for their fantastic energy and enthusiasm which kept everyone moving for an entire hour and a half!