About the people and the interview event: - Jim Howard is the focus these videoclips. Jim is a sports hero, a boxing champion and is a volunteeror by phone at 914.740.4422. Also visit www.Video boxing coach at the Yonkers YMCA at 17 Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701 (914.963.0183). These videoclips including discussions on 8/22/07 at the YMCA with Jim Howard, his assistants Arthur Williams and John Thompson, and several of the boxing students including "Sugar Ray" Chris Ventura (recent welter-weight boxing champion of the New York State Empire Games), Sheik, Alex, Roger, Jakeel, Mike Hurtado and others. This summary was taken from the Y's website at www.ymcaofyonkers.org on 11/8/07:
"The Yonkers Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is part of an international community service organization fostering constructive social, physical, and educational activities for men and women. The Yonkers YMCA is a value driven community-based organization dedicated to providing affordable services to the Yonkers community. We are committed to delivering programs and activities that will enhance the quality of life for men, women and children of all ages regardless of race, color, or religion. We strive to deepen the commitment of our youth through prosocial values, CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY, by focusing on the SPIRIT, MIND, and BODY."
These videoclips were taken by Frank Sisco as part of an interview of Jim Howard by Karen Brinn, Executive Director of the Westchester Center for Creative Aging (website is www.wccreativeaging.org). For more information or to give feedback, please contact Frank Sisco by email at ideasmoney@aol.com Voom.com, then go under the "People" category and to the "Sports Heroes" subcategory. A summary of the 8 videoclips is as follows: (Videoclip #1) - Selected scenes from the drive by Frank Sisco to the interview at the Yonkers YMCA. (Videoclip #2) - Arriving at the Yonkers YMCA and initial discussions with Jim Howard, Arthur Williams and John Thompson and discussions with "Sugar Ray" Chris Ventura and other students about the benefits of being coached by Jim and Arthur. (Videoclip #3) - Discussions with "Sugar Ray" Chris Ventura and his recent winning as boxing champion of the New York State Empire Games, and scenes of Chris practicing, punching bags and dummies, jumping rope, throwing a medicine ball with Arthur Williams. (Videoclip #4) - Practicing by Alex and Sheik and others. (Videoclip #5) - Coaches and students in the ring, and sparring of Arthur Williams and Sugar Ray Chris Ventura. Also, several group shots. (Videoclip #6) Discussions with Jim Howard about the various photos on his wall and in his photo albums. (Videoclip #7) - More discussions with Jim Howard and Arthur Williams and some students, punching bag practice by Karen Brinn and Frank Sisco and Mike Hurtado. (Videoclip #8) - Brief tour, with Arthur Williams, and with Mike Hurtado (swimming lifeguard of various sections of Yonkers YMCA including the gym (with basketball games in progress), equipment room, and swimming pool, and John Thompson and his mention of important leadership of CEP Gregory du Sablon, and then leaving the building.
Loading...
6:32
Yonkers YMCA Boxing 11/18/09by TyCullen1,861 views
omg this is the longest video on youtube i tink. congrats
magicskater77 2 years ago