Sports Classes
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SPORTS
Aviator Sports and Recreation
http://www.aviatorsports.com/
Hangar 5
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn, NY
718-758-9800
(Flatbush Avenue, Southern Brooklyn by Brooklyn Marine Park)
Aviator
is located within an 800 acred decommissioned airport which is part of
Gateway National Recreation Area. Free parking. Accessible by public
transportation. Children drop-off, 3 bastketball courts, 3 volleyball
courts, gymanstics/dance center, ice rinks, climbing wall, 2 turf
fields, brithday fields, food court. The Child Center is for ages 6
months to 5 years for up to 2 hours a day whose parents are in the
building. Reservations must be made in advance. $5/$9 per hour for
members/nonmembers. Call 718-758-9800 for info on Child Center hours.
Brooklyn Crescents Youth Lacrosse Club
http://brooklyncrescents.googlepages.com/
[email protected]
Fields are at Brooklyn Tech High School in Fort Greene and Prospect Park Parade Grounds.
The Brooklyn Crescents Lacrosse Club is open to boys and girls grades 3 – 8. Practice: twice a week. Approximately 7 games in the New York, New Jersey area. One overnight trip!Founded in 2006, the Brooklyn Crescents
Lacrosse Club aims to spread the game of lacrosse to youth in the
Brooklyn community. The founders and coaches are all ex-collegiate
lacrosse players who share a love of the sport and a desire to give
Brooklyn kids the opportunity to play America’s fastest growing game.
Brooklyn Fencing Center
www.brooklynfencing.com
62 4th St at Hoyt St
Carroll Gardens Brooklyn
917-541-8902
Subway: F, G to Carroll St. $150.
Novice
sword slingers work on foot and blade skills to develop a strong
foundation in basic Olympic-style technique at this Brooklyn program. Ages 6 to 16.
Camp Olympia
http://www.campolympiany.com/
7304 5th Avenue #271
Brooklyn, NY 11209
[email protected]
718-748-7084
This
is a specialty sports program for children, teens and adults. They
have a swimming program, sports camp and after school program that
incorporates a lot of sports.
Greenpoint YMCA
http://www.ymcanyc.org/sub.php?p=about&sp=greenpoint/greenpoint
99 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg)
718.389.3700
Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-12m (pool closes 10pm); Sat 8am-9pm; Sun 9am-5pm
The Greenpoint Y
offers an Afterschool Program, swimming classes, karate, ballet, Summer
Camp, Sports Leagues, Birthday Party facilities, computer classes, Full
and half-day Preschool, Holiday Camps, a Teen Center, Leaders Club, and
Youth and Government (the latter both for teens).
The Little Gym of Brooklyn Heights
www.tlgbrooklynheightsny.com
221 Atlantic Ave between Brooklyn Bridge Blvd and Court St
Brooklyn Heights
718-488-7744
Subway: F, G to Bergen St; 4, 5 to Borough Hall.
Their programs are based on a curriculum designed to build motor skills
while having fun. Classes include movement, sports, exercise, games,
listening and cooperation.
Prospect Park YMCA
www.ymcanyc.org/sub.php?p=about&sp=prospect/prospectabout
357 9th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
718-768-7100
Swimming for all levels. You do not have to be a member.
The Modern School of Soccer
www.themodernschoolofsoccer.com
The Modern School
of Soccer
Classes held in Central Park, Prospect Park and Flushing
Meadows Park
Call 718-204-8534 or 212-591-2255 for more information
and to enroll; view schedules and prices online. Sessions offered every two months. Discounts are available for multiple kids.
Approximately 12-lesson sessions meet to
work on technique, stretching and the rules of the game. Price is
reduced when two kids sign up together; add another kid, and the price
for each is even lower. Tani Taormina, a soccer enthusiast and native
of Italy who opened the school in January 2003, goes out of his way to
keep his "customers" (read: parents) happy; meanwhile, he and six other
coaches are busy thinking like kids to try to better relate to their
players and keep the sport fun. Ages 3 to 14.- Time Out Kids
Super Soccer Stars
www.supersoccerstars.com
212-877-7171
Super Soccer Stars is a soccer development program for children ages 2 and up. Positive reinforcement and a low child-to-coach ratio ensure that each child gets the necessary encouragement and individual attention to steadily progress at his or her own rate, while having a blast. With multiple indoor and outdoor locations throughout the greater Brooklyn area, there is always a class to meet your scheduling needs. Or, set up a private group at a time and place convenient to you! Birthday party packages are also available to turn your child’s special day into an unforgettable soccer extravaganza.




