Best of New York 2007 • Kids

• Veterans & Rookies

  Chelsea Piers Field House, Pier 62; 212-336-6500

  Kids love this multi-piered sports and rec center. Duh. But Veterans & Rookies at Chelsea Piers is a new class that gets parents on the playing field as well. In 90-minute, noncompetitive sessions, parents can join kids ages 5 to 10 in learning�or brushing up on�a variety of basic sports skills. Instructors are on hand not only to teach the kids but also to help mom and dad become better coaches themselves. �A lot of parents want to teach,� says co-instructor Joe Wagner, �but they end up teaching using old techniques.� Depending on the week, there are dribbling drills, batting practice, floor-hockey skills, volleyball serves, and even turns at the boxing bag. The class is $450 for the semester; for the finale, everyone hits the rock-climbing wall.

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