Program Registration
The Y opens access to opportunities, relationships, and resources for kids to be who they are and become who they want to be. Many programs are included in the cost of your Y membership. Please read our FAQ for additional information.
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Fall 2 Late Registration
Opens
7am on November 1
Closes
11:59pm on November 12
Each member is welcome to register for unlimited classes but not two of the same class.
Session
Information
Session Dates
November 7-December 10
Five Week Session
View Program FAQ For Future Session Dates and Program Information
Youth Basketball League
Ages: 3-12 years
Cost: Y membership + $75 participation fee
OR
$150 for community members
Kids in youth basketball will practice dribbling, passing, catching, shooting, and footwork skills, as well as concepts of offense, defense, cooperation, and teamwork as a member on a team. Youth basketball teams participate in competitive matches.
Skills and Drills
Ages: 3-12 years
Cost: $0 for members
Within the Fall 2 Session, we’re offering Skills and Drills – instructional sports classes that will keep kids fit and active, introduce them to various sports, help them develop their coordination, and make new friends. Skills and Drills is not a league, but a program designed to prepare kids who participate to play in a league in the future.
Enroll in Child Care
We help children build skills and confidence as they explore new interests and passions through the Y. YMCA Before and After School Care and Early Learning Centers are available at more than 20 locations in Pierce and Kitsap Counties.
Arts and Dance
Ages 3 years-adult
We celebrate diversity and the arts everywhere at the Y. Dancers and performers of all experience levels focus on creativity and exploration of foundational elements of the arts.
Swim Lessons
Ages 6 months-adult
Swim Lessons provide important life skills that could save a life, and will benefit you for a lifetime.
Gymnastics
Ages 9 months-18 years
In YMCA Gymnastics, children and teenagers gain self-confidence and develop discipline while building strength, flexibility, and coordination.
Program FAQ
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Health and Safety
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Fun, Safety, and Confidence in the Water
Swim lessons at the Y help members who want to learn a life skill by increasing their knowledge, ability, and stamina to build smart, strong swimmers, and confidence. Y swim lessons feature skill-based instruction that maximizes physical activity, emphasizes safety, and elevates character development. We stress positive values and give members the opportunity to practice them, growing their self-esteem and self-worth, while having a great time.
View our swim lesson level guide to find the right class for you.
Parent and Child Swim Lessons (Ages 6-36 months)
Parent and Child lessons feature family-style swim lessons where a parent is in the water and attending with their child. Lesson plans and activities designed to help parents teach Y swim skills with swim instructor support. One child per parent in the water.
Preschool Swim Lessons (Ages 3-6 years old)
Levels 1-3 help preschoolers learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills — swim, float, swim and jump, push, turn, grab.
School-Age Swim Lessons (Ages 6-12 years old)
Levels 1-4 feature socially distanced in-water activities where kids learn from a swim instructor in the pool with them.
Levels 5-6 feature socially distanced in swim lane activities where kids learn from a swim instructor on the deck.
Teen Swim Lessons (Ages 12-17 years old)
Levels 4-5 introduce basic stroke techniques of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly while teaching continued water safety. For swimmers' safety, they should be able to swim 15 yards independently on their front and back.
Level 6 refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle. For swimmers' safety, they should be able to swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke for 25 yards.
Adult Swim Lessons (Ages 18+ years old)
Levels 1-3 introduce personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning swim, float swim and jump, push, turn, and grab.
Levels 4-5 help students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.