Youth
YMCA/South Carolina United Recreational Youth Soccer
Ages: 3 – 18 years*
Soccer encourages team play and individual skill development while having fun. Participants will learn new skills and make friends along the way. Eight games will be played on Saturdays and practices will be held once a week.
All players who played in the Fall 2010 and/or Spring 2011 season will wear their uniform kit from their last season. New players (who did not play with us in Fall 2010 and/or in Spring 2011) need to order a new uniform kit with registration. Uniform kit, if participant does not already have both jersey and socks, is $15 during the time of participant’s registration, $25 after.
Registration: November 1 – February 4 (Late fee of $25 will be applied to registration after February 5, if space is available. )
Register Online**:
www.southcarolinaunitedfc.com
*Jeep only offers soccer for leagues U8 and below. U9 and up need to register at Polo Road.
**Click the recreation tab on the top of the page and proceed to “RECREATIONAL-Register or Manage Account Online”
Season:
Coaches meetings: February 20 – 24
Practice Begins: Week of February 27
First games: March 3
Holidays (NO GAMES): March 17, April 7
Last Game: May 5
Rain date: May 12
Pictures: TBD
Cost:
Members:
$48/ player ages U4-U6
$58/ player ages U7-U8
$68/ player ages U9-12
$74/ player ages U13-U19
Non-members:
$69 / player ages U4-U6
$79 / player ages U7-U8
$89 / player ages U9-U12
$95/ player ages U13-U19
YMCA of Columbia proud sponsor of Columbia SC Kids’ Marathon
The YMCA of Columbia is a proud sponsor of the 2012 Columbia SC Kids’ Marathon, the first event of its kind in Columbia. It is an innovative six-month endurance-building running and walking program designed for children kindergarten through fifth grade. Children will run the distance of a full marathon (26.2 miles) over the course of six months. To achieve this goal, kids must train for the last mile of their marathon by running a total of 25.2 miles in increments between September 6, 2011 and March 5, 2012 to qualify for race day participation. This is not a timed event and the motto is “if you had fun, you won!”
The Kids Marathon is being held in conjunction with the 2012 Columbia SC Marathon on March 10, 2012 at 7:10 a.m.
Visit the Kids Marathon website for additional information and to register!
Youth Swim Lessons
Ages: 6 – 12 years
These lessons follow the YMCA of the USA Progressive Swim Lesson Program. There are six levels of progressively challengingYMCA swim classes covering all strokes, diving fundamentals and safety skills. Lessons are offered during the weekdays as well as the weekends.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Lessons: Noon – 12:45 p.m.
Cost:
Members: $20
Non-Members: $80
Summer Youth T-Ball
Ages: 3 – 5 years
Instructional t-ball leagues for boys and girls ages 3-5, are designed to introduce each player to the great game of baseball in a positive and supportive atmosphere. Each player will have the chance to develop skills through learning all of the basics such as running the bases, hitting, catching, fielding, and most important of all…having fun! The program will include a practice day and one game each week.
Registration: March – May
Season: June – August
Cost:
Members: $38 / player
Non-members: $68 / player
Summer Youth Coaches’ Pitch
Ages: 6 – 9 years
YMCA Baseball is an instructional and recreational league. Younger participants will be introduced to the game of baseball and learn basic skills such as catching, throwing and batting while older players will have the chance to play a more values-based competitive game to help improve their skills. The program will include a practice day and 1 game each week.
Registration: March – May
Season: June – August
Cost:
Members: $38 / player
Non-members: $68 / player
Summer Youth Girls’ Softball
Ages: 6 – 9 years
YMCA Softball is an instructional and recreational league. This program introduces and builds existing softball skills to young girls. Review of throwing, catching , and fielding will be covered in this program. The program will include a practice day and one game each week.
Registration: March – May
Season: June – August
Cost:
Members: $38 / player
Non-members: $68 / player
Teens–n–Training
Ages: 12 – 14
Teens-n-training is a strength training course that will prepare our younger members for limited use of the wellness center. The program teaches 12-14 year olds how to properly use the strength and cardio machines. In order to exercise in the wellness center, studentsMUST complete the two-hour class and be supervised by a parent.
Register at the membership desk
(Pre-registration is required) Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Cost:
Members: $30
Tennis Lessons
Ages: 5 years – adult
Group lessons are available for beginners, intermediates and advanced players. Tennis players are divided into groups by age and skill level. All instruction is directed to be positive, fun and skill building. Participants are instructed in tennis rules, scoring, stroke development, game strategy and match play concepts.
Days & Times:
Classes are held once a week for one hour. For more information contact John Atkinson at johna@silverfoxtennis.com. Class times vary depending on age and skill level.
Registration: Year-round for continuous instruction.
Cost:
Members: $40/ month
Non-members: $48/ month
Healthy Living Initiative for Afterschool and Summer Programs
The Y would like to share some exciting changes taking place in our afterschool and summer programs. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of our programming, we will be making changes that will lead to increases in the amount of physical activity children accumulate and improve the nutritional quality of the foods served in our afterschool and summer programs.
Over the next 2 years (2011-2013) we will be evaluating these changes by collecting children’s physical activity using small motion sensors called accelerometers and pedometers, and observe the types of foods children eat during our programs. This information will be invaluable and serve to inform us on where our programs need improvement.
We want to ensure that as a parent of a child attending one of our programs that you are aware of these improvement efforts and that physical activity and nutrition information may be collected from your child. This information will also be used for research purposes, will be published, but the identities of all children involved will not be revealed. If you do not want this information collected from your child, please indicate this to your afterschool or summer YMCA staff. If your child does not want to participate in this evaluation, they simply need to indicate this to the YMCA staff. Your child will still be able to participate in all our programs.
We look forward to these exciting changes and believe that through these efforts we will be able to provide better programming for our YMCA members and, importantly, influence the health and wellness of the children attending.