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What does it mean to play soccer and basketball at the YMCA?
Team players are made HERE! The YMCA Youth Indoor Soccer and Basketball Leagues help kids become not only better athletes, but better people as well. With an emphasis on fair play and safety first, our programs are progressive with age-appropriate rules to help teach soccer and basketball to kids, while keeping it fun. Our Youth Indoor Leagues build winners in life, emphasizing good sportsmanship, fitness, fair play, fundamentals and fun while implementing our core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith.
Players will learn fundamentals and develop new skills while receiving quality playing time. Both Indoor Soccer and Indoor Basketball Leagues consist of 6 weeks regular season and 2 weeks of playoff games. These indoor leagues are open to members and non-members, so gather your friends and sign up to play this winter!
Youth Basketball
After over a hundred years of teaching this sport, we’ve learned a thing or two. YMCA basketball emphasizes fun while encouraging fundamental skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Our program gives kids exposure to positive competition as they continue to grow as a player, athlete, and person by focusing on skills, rules, mechanics, and basics like listening to coaches or being a good teammate to help participants refine their skills in a sport they love. Our coaches focus on the youth basketball players’ development of building core skills such as ball handling, defense, offense, rebounding, shooting, conditioning and more. We’re creating team players and future leaders through team sports.
Basketball Benefits
Basketball is a sport that requires great endurance, where kids can experience a full-body workout that is important for them to learn to push toward an end goal without giving up. They will also develop a good sense of balance, hand-eye coordination, agility, strategy, and social skills at a young age that will play a part towards their success into adulthood.
Youth Soccer
Players will learn fundamentals and develop new skills while receiving equal playing time. Soccer at the Y teaches the basics of the game and creates a place for athletes to have fun while building social skills and self-confidence while learning sportsmanship and teamwork.
Soccer Tips
The goal of becoming a top athlete is a long road for anyone to achieve. Many factors go into developing soccer players who compete at the highest level, but a key aspect can start with simple everyday habits as child. Everyone shines in their own way, at their own time. That’s the beauty of soccer; it builds people for whatever comes next in life.
Register Now
Register now for soccer or basketball; the season begins the first week in December. The schedule is as follows:
Indoor Soccer: There are 6 weeks of regular season and 2 weeks of playoff games. Ages, dates, and times are:
- Juniors: 6 – 8 year olds | Saturdays | 11:30 – 12:30 PM or 12:30 – 1:30 PM
- Seniors: 9 – 12 year olds | Saturdays | 1:30 – 2:30 PM or 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Indoor Basketball: There are 6 weeks of regular season and 2 weeks of playoff games. The schedule is as follows:
- Grades K – 1 (beginners): | Mondays | 5:00 – 6:00 PM or 6:00 – 7:00 PM
- Grades 1 – 2 | Wednesdays | 5:00 – 6:00 PM or 6:00 – 7:00 PM
- Grades 3 – 4 | Fridays | 5:00 – 6:00 PM or 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Registration is as easy as going online to: https://lakelandhillsymca.com/youth-teen/sports
The YMCA is a nonprofit community organization that aims to build community, develop youth, and create a safe experience for all. Through various programs and services, the Y strives to strengthen individuals, families, and communities by promoting wellness, mental health, and enrichment. The Lakeland Hills Family YMCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. As a result of their dedication to these three areas, the Y impacts the community by providing quality services to everyone. The Y doesn't just focus on physical fitness; it also strives to improve mental and emotional health by offering programs and resources that promote overall well-being. By doing so, the Y helps create a healthier and happier community.
For over 100 years Lakeland Hills Family YMCA has been the leading community organization serving thousands of people, with its focus on Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. For more information on Lakeland Hills Family YMCA please visit their website at www.lakelandhillsymca.com or email Rosemary Linder Day at rosemaryl@lhymca.com
No one serves the community as powerfully as the Y does every day.
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