Sports, Fitness & Recreation

A Game Plan for Mind, Body and Soul is a dynamic wellness program that demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle.
The Mind component encourages young people to eat smart through the Healthy Habits program, which covers the power of choice, calories, vitamins and minerals, the food pyramid and appropriate portion size.
The Body boosts the traditional physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness activities for all youth. It includes 6 Daily Fitness Challenges; Teen Sports Clubs focused on leadership development, service and careers in athletics; and Triple Play Games, inter-Club tournaments that involve multiple team sports.
The Soul component helps build positive relationships and cooperation among young people. This component uses the games rooms to help youth strengthen their ability to interact positively with others. Youth build social skills while playing foosball, pool, air hockey, ping pong and bumper pool.

Rookie League is a bridge between t-ball and fast pitch baseball, designed to teach youth ages 9 to 12 the fundamentals of baseball. One of the unique features of this program is that participants hit live pitches from a pitching machine that always throws strikes. All equipment is supplied to each child participant. 

The Rapids Swim Team is a competitive team that participates in the Pioneer Valley Swim League and the Pioneer Valley Summer Swim League. Children ages 5 to 18 who are members swim for exercise, competition and enjoyment of the sport. Team members learn the 4 competitive swimming strokes including free style, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Please visit the team's official website.

The NWS Elite in combination with the Boys & Girls Club operates a "Girls Fastpitch Pitching Instruction Program" for girls 8 years old and above (through College Level). The program focuses on learning the proper pitching mechanics and pitching technique first, then learning and executing different moving and change of speed pitches. The program has turned out a significant number of successful pitchers across Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut, and has been in operation for more than 5 years at the Club.  For more information please visit NWS Elite's official website. Please visit the Fastpitch Website and Fastpitch Hitting Website.  Pay for your child to participate in this program through our quick and easy online payment option. ONLINE PAYMENT HERE!