So, you want your kid to be active...and your kid wants to be active too! Is everyone in your family completely sports crazed, but you have no idea where to start?!
We have you covered with this comprehensive list compiled by local mama, Nathalie Crews-Vargo!
Photo: Diamond Gymnastics
BASKETBALL
Special Needs Clinic: 7 year old boys & girls Instructional: 7 year old boys & girls Small Fry League: 8 and 9 year old boys & girls Middle Basketball League: 10 and 11 year old boys & girls Grammar School League: 12 and 14 year old boys & girls Registration: October
Clinic and Camps offered for ages 5-14 yrs Travel League 5th-8th grade
Tryouts in December and March Also offer adult league
Clinic and Camps for ages 3.5-6 years old
Next Step program for ages 6-8 years old
Baseball/Softball
Baseball:
Instructional: 4-5 yrs
T-Ball: 6 yrs
Coach Pitch: 7 yrs
Minor League: 8-10 yrs
Little League: 9-12 yrs
Babe Ruth: 13-15 yrs Softball:
Coach Pitch: 5-8 yrs
RBI Softball: 9-12 yrs
RBI Softball: 13-18 yrs
RBI Travel Team: 12-18 yrs
Register in January for the Season which runs April-July.
Indoor baseball training center provides lessons, clinics, camps, & travel team Clinics ages 5 and up Year Around Tryouts are in October for travel for kids ages 7-15
Offering clinics and camps for kids year round ages 5-13
Tennis
Registration starts in May Contact for more info: 201.420.2094
Offers camps, lessons (group and private), and birthday parties Ages 3-8yrs
lacrosse
Ages 8-14
March-June
Open to boys and girls ages 8-14
Games start in April
K-8th grade for girls and boys Registration starts October
Gymnastics
Classes mommy and me through competitive team
Starting at 15 months
Classes & private lessons 12 months to 14 yrs
soccer
3-10 yrs All-inclusive program designed to close the gap in social acceptance and awareness as well as accelerate development by building peer-to-peer relationships for those who need it using soccer as a tool.
Depending on needs of child, some can have 1:1 support
Ages: 2 yrs- 5 yrs
Travel soccer 7-18 yrs
Tryouts are Spring around May
Ages 5-13 yrs.
Register in August for the season which runs September-November
Clinics: Sundays for 5-7 yrs and 7-12 yrs
A parent-child pre-soccer and movement program specifically designed for toddlers between 12 and 24 months
Private soccer academy for both children and adults
Ages 4 yrs and up
Teach soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment
Ages 2.5-5 yrs
DANCE
Mommy and Me classes through age 13 Classes, Camps, & Birthday Parties
2.5yrs- 8th grade
Classes, Camps, & Birthday Parties
Dance and Drama
Cheerleading
Recreation Cheerleading Minis – Ages 8 and under Recreation Cheerleading Juniors – Ages 15 and under Recreation Cheerleading Seniors – Ages 18 and under Registration: May Season: September- March Competitions: January- April
hockey
Ages 4-12 Registration starts October Offers clinic and team
WreSTLING
Classes for 6-14 yrs
Mixed Martial Art classes for ages 14 and up
December (Boys and Girls 6-14 yrs)
Registration October- November
FENCING
For Beginners to Advanced Levels Starting at 6 yrs
Football and Rugby
Division A: 6th-8th grade
Grunts Division: 6-8 year olds Lightweight Division: 9 & 10 year olds Middleweight Division: 11 & 12 year olds Heavyweight Division: 13 & 14 year olds Season: August through November
Teams are based on current school grade levels: Owls (pre-K-1st grade) Falcons (2nd and 3rd grades) Hawks (4th- 6th grades) Eagles (7th and 8th grades)
General Sports
Lil' Sports class: 18-24 month olds
Rookie class: 2-3 year-olds
Grand Slam 3 and up
Every week new sports are introduced to your child
Martial Arts
International Taekwondo Academy
Ages 4-13 years
Beginner to Junior Taekwondo classes for children and Adults
Tiger Schulmann's Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts
Preschool and Up
Karate & Self-Defense
3-7yrs & 8-12yrs Fight Fit, Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA classes
Skating
5yrs and up private and group lessons
SWIMMING
British Swim School- Hudson Waterfront
Lessons 3 months and up
Also has a Swim Team
Lessons group or private for