European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 28. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9? 1 a it %o$�te$&-3&?m instructors offer critiques u their students practice strobes in the Tennis portion of the youth sport fan mid fitness program it rot Nival station. Navy program helps mix fitness fun by Dan Wolla stiff writer Rota Spain Charlie o sch might be Only 12, Buthe makes pretty confident appraisal of the Tennis game. My forehand s pretty Good for u beginner o Deli said. O Dell is one of several dozen children at the rot naval station and several thousand at . Naval facilities around the world participating in the Navy South sport fun and fitness program. The program gets kids 6 to 18 years old actively involved in a fitness program said Lynne Crosell program director Tor recreational services at Rota. The program is sponsored worldwide by the Navy person Nel come in Washington. Within the program children can become involve Din several types of sub programs some highly Struc tured others More informal. The after school program offers children a wide variety of sports on a pretty informal basis sports including Golf Tennis swim Ming Ball games and horseback Riding. The Challenge program is a self evaluation program i which the children keep track Otheir progression charts so they can compare their Progress with that of children at any of theother 21 naval bases in the program. A kid Here at Rota will know How he s doing against a kid in Guantanamo Bay said Bruce Gre Nier recreational services coordinator at Rota the bases feed results to Washington every three months where they Are compiled so children can com pare themselves with their contemporaries worldwide. The family fitness program is a Chance for mom and dad and All the kids to get out and Lake on the sporting world together Grenier  of the adult supervision within the programs comes from volunteers Grenier  la have maybe one or two staff out of the 15 or 16 volunteers he said. Some of the volunteers Are Young sailors and  Andrea Jennings is a College student in the United tales who is doing an internship at recreational scr ices this summer. Part of her education is to work with is photos by Lynda w. Sparks children Ages 6 to 12 from 9 30 . To 12 30 . Inthe Good morning fun and fitness the replacement for the after school program while school is  a break from lossing Tennis baits and watch ing the kids lob them Over the Fence Jennings said she gives the children a lot of voice in choosing Pineir sport ing activities. We re asking them what they want Todo most of the Lime Jennings said. So far the schedule has included Dodge Ball Basket Ball re a races and Tennis but horseback Riding hiking and roller skating Are  Donovan is particularly fond of Long distance running and he should be i got a 92 in Long distance running he said. That Means i did bet Lerlean 92 percent of he kids on the  above dec Kyle Gregoric gives Mew hands on instruction to Jason Scott below Sybil Odell pals Little body English into her swing. Left Casey Smith grabs practice Ball. Right Kerry Donovan executes i forehand while Carol flood watches