Merillon Challengers Softball
Special Soccer, Special Olympic
Basketball Spring 2012

The Merillion Athletic Association of New Hyde Park is proud to offer our Challenger Softball Program for handicapped children.  This will be our 20th year in offering this program.  The program features experienced coaches, high school and college students who give individual instructions to your child.  We offer three levels of instruction depending on the child’s age and ability.  In addition to weekly practice we play a few games with other Challenger programs and participate in the annual Nassau County Challenger Softball Tournament.  In addition, the young adult and the teen aged teams have the option to register on our Merillon Special Olympic Team, which has started playing in Special Olympic Tournaments. 
           

We accept children with any physical, mental and emotional disability from mild to severe.  Boys and Girls from 6 to 19 are eligible.  The young adult team will accept players from 19 to 35 years.  The cost is $60.00, which includes a team shirt, hat and trophy.  We play at the Merillon field complex located on Marcus Avenue between Lakeville Road and New Hyde Park Road, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday nights starting April 09th thru June 19th.
                   

We are also pleased to announce our new third program, Special Olympic Basketball, sponsored by the local Knights of Columbus that runs from January to April on Thursday nights at the Manor Oaks Elementary School in New Hyde Park.  The first session is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the smaller children, and the bigger athletes play from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
           

Please give these programs a try and join the fun.  You will be pleased with the enjoyment your child receives from learning a sport, making friends, and participating on a team.  Everyone is invited.  Please have your child bring a friend.

Jim Lawler                                         Richard Bletsch                                   Joe Abberton
VP Challenger Softball                      VP Special Soccer                               Special Olympics

Merillon Little League                     New Hyde Park Wildcats                    Knights of Columbus   

(516) 352-8939                               (516) 328-3043                                         (516)233-2700

 

 

Spring 2012 Schedule .... Coming soon!!!!

 

 

 

Directions for Challenger away game Fields:
 
Directions to Burns Park Massapequa
Take the Northern State to Wantagh Parkway south, get off at Merrrick Road going East. Go about three miles on Merrick Road to Burns Park. (Burns Park is on the right, Massapequa High School is on the left.) Follow the road through the park to softball fields in the back of the park by the boat house.
Directions to Cantiague Park from the West
For Special Olympic Tournament. Take the Long Island Expressway (495) East. Get off at Exit 41, Routes106,107 South.  When this road splits, take 106 to West John Street and turn right.  The
Park entrance is on the right.
 
Directions to Garden City: Take New Hyde Park Rd (South), make a left on to Hempstead Turnpike (East) to Cherry Valley Avenue. Turn Left (North) onto Cherry Valley Avenue. Pass the first set of Fields, continue to the Garden City Pool & Baseball complex on your left. Pull into parking lot and follow the road to the right, around to the back, where the fields are.
 
Directions to East Meadow: Take the Northern State Parkway going East to the Meadowbrook Parkway going South. Get off Meadowbrook at Exit 5, East. Go to the first light and make a right turn on to Merrick Avenue (South). Go about 100 Yards and turn right into East Meadow LL complex.
 
Directions to Floral Park: From the Merillon Field complex. Go south on New Hyde Park Rd. or Lakeville Rd. to Jericho Turnpike and make a right turn (West) on to Jericho. Go to Plainfield Avenue and make a left onto Plainfield Avenue. Go down about ¼ mile and make a left on to Stewart Street. Go down about ½ mile and the Floral Park LL complex is on your left.
 
Directions to Sachem: Take Long Island Expressway to exit 61 South. (Patchoque Holbrook Road) Make a right onto Patchoque Rd. Go south for 2 ½ miles, turn Right into the Holbrook Country Club. Go to Ball fields 1, 2 and 3 on the right hand side of the street.
 
Directions to Roslyn: East Hills Park on Harbor Hill Road, Take LIE to Exit 37 Willis Avenue. Go to second light and make a left onto Rosyln Road. Go north on Royln Road for three lights and make a right onto Harbor Hill road. The fields are on your left about ½ mile up.
 




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