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The Bay Area has numerous opportunities for children to participate in sports and learn new athletic skills.

Visit your city's Parks and Recreation page for current information about facilities, classes, and leagues in your area.

Visit our Sports Watch page for information about professional and college sports events in the Bay Area.

Box Lacrosse Academy ~ San Jose
Try the fastest growing sport in America--a combination of basketball, hockey and soccer.  Youth beginner programs; FREE “Learn to LAX” intro program.

Mighty Cubs Child Development Program ~ San Jose
Sports themes help focus on physical development.  Fun, non-competitive games promote physical fitness, motor skills development, and self confidence.  Ages 18 months to 6 years.

San Francisco Fencers' Club ~ San Francisco, Belmont
Join an introductory, intermediate or advanced class, at our new state-of-the-art facility, taught by experienced coaches. Private lessons also available. Ages 5 and up.

Silver Creek Sportsplex ~ San Jose
Roller hockey, indoor soccer, martial arts, swimming, yoga, summer sports camps and more.  Excellent programs for kids, from toddlers through teens – all under one roof!

Striker's Den Soccer Academy ~ San Jose
Refine existing skills and learn new ones.  Striker’s Den at Silver Creek Sportsplex offers professional training in a positive environment, for ages 7 – 16. 

California Sports Center ~ San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
Gymnastics is the BEST FOUNDATION for all sports. Girls & boys beginner to advanced will enjoy learning skills taught by our fantastic staff. Swim Lessons, Dance, and Cheer also! Ages 18 months – 18 years.

FUZE Fit For A Kid! ~ Los Gatos
Premiere Kid/Teen Fitness Club. Hands-on Coaching for 5-9 & 10-15 yrs. designed for them featuring Interactive Fitness, Exercise Classes including Yoga, Martial Arts, Zumba Dance, CardioKickBoxing, Rebounding, Hip-Hop Dance, & Flex Strength Training.

Paramount Tumbling and AcroGymnastics ~ San Jose
Paramount Tumbling & AcroGymnastics focuses on safe, progressive skills. Our skilled instructors have years of gymnastics and/or coaching experience. We will use positive reinforcement to bring fun and fitness to your child, teaching skills that will last a lifetime. Classes are ongoing. Ages 18 month to Adult.

JCCSF Sports Clinics, Teams & Leagues ~ San Francisco
The JCCSF offers a superior sports experience. We handle all your needs: league registrations and administrative functions, uniforms, equipment, practice facilities, awards dinner and experienced, trained coaching. We provide an environment where kids improve their skills, develop lasting relationships and have fun. Register individually or as a team.

JCCSF Swim School ~ San Francisco
Where SF Learns to Swim. The JCCSF uses the Aquatic Concepts® method, voted “Best on Peninsula.”  From first-time infants to competitive swimming, children learn progressive skills in small classes, with special attention to individual development. Swimmers advance at own pace—never hurried or slowed by the class. Parents receive detailed reports, underground parking available.

Fitness Centers for Kids
Boys and Girls Club of Oakland - Oakland
Fitwize 4 Kids - San Carlos
Fuze Fit for a Kid - Los Gatos
Heroix 5 Kids - San Francisco
RClub Interactive Fitness - Pleasanton
Safari Run - San Mateo
Whole Child Fitness - Redwood City

Sports Centers
Bladium - Alameda
California Sports Center - San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
City Beach - Fremont & Santa Clara
Decathlon Club - Santa Clara
Outback Adventures - Larkspur, San Jose
MVP Arena - San Jose
Santa Cruz Sports Central - Santa Cruz
Silver Creek Sportsplex - San Jose
Sports City Indoor Soccer Center - Cotati and Santa Rosa
Triple Play USA Batting Cages - Emeryville

Badminton
Bay Badminton Center - Burlingame
Bintang Badminton - Campbell, Dublin, Sunnyvale

Baseball
Future Star Baseball - Oakland
Make Me a Pro - Half Moon Bay, Lafayette, Livermore, Pacifica

Basketball
Make Me a Pro - Dublin, Half Moon Bay, Livermore
Triple Threat Academy - Oakland, San Leandro

Fencing
Golden Gate Fencing - San Francisco
San Francisco Fencers' Club - Belmont, San Francisco
Stanford Fencing - Stanford

Flag Football
Make Me a Pro - Half Moon Bay, Pacifica

Golf
Golf Academy at Mariners Point - Foster City

Gymnastics
AcroSports - San Francisco
Aerial Tumbling and Acrobatics - San Jose
Airborne Gymnastics - Santa Clara
American Gymnastics Club - San Francisco
Bay Aerials Gymnastics - Fremont
Bay Island Gymnastics - Oakland
Black Diamond Kids Center - Brentwood
California Sports Center - San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
Diablo Gymnastics School - San Ramon
Edge Gymnastics Training Center - Dublin
Encore Gym - Brentwood, Walnut Creek
Golden Gate Gymnastics - Concord
Goldstar Gymnastics - Mountain View
Guardian Art Acrobatics and Self Defense - Milpitas
Gymboree - several locations
Gymtastic - Danville
Gymnastics Zone - Napa
Gymtowne - South San Francisco, Moss Beach
GymWorld Academy of Gymnastics - San Rafael
Head Over Heels Gymnastics - Emeryville
Junior Gym - San Mateo
Kids in Motion Gymnastics - Oakland
Little Gym - several locations
Marin Elite Gymnastics Academy - San Rafael
MiniGym Explorations - San Jose
Mom's Gym - Burlingame
My Gym - Bay Area wide
Paramount Tumbling & Acrogymnastics - San Jose
Peninsula Gymnastics - San Mateo
San Mateo Gymnastics - Belmont
Top Flight Gymnastics - Fremont
Twisters Gymnastics - Mountain View
West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy - Pleasanton
West Valley Gymnastics School - Campbell

Hockey
Rollin' Ice (roller hockey) - San Jose

Ice Skating
Belmont Iceland - Belmont
Berkeley Iceland - Berkeley
Dublin Iceland - Dublin
Ice Centers - Cupertino, San Mateo
Ice Oasis - Redwood City
Logitech Ice - San Jose
Oakland Ice - Oakland
Yerba Buena Ice Skating - San Francisco
Vacaville Ice Sports - Vacaville
Winter Lodge - Palo Alto

Lacrosse
Atherton Lacrosse - Atherton
Box Lacrosse Academy - San Jose

Martial Arts
ABADA Capoeira - San Francisco
Ben's Shaolin Kung Fu - Cupertino, Oakland, Sunnyvale
California Wushu Academy - Fremont
Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy - Daly City, San Francisco, San Mateo, Tracy, Modesto
Elwell's TaeKwonDo Center - Santa Rosa
Ernie Reyes West Coast Karate - several Bay Area
Hapkido Institute - San Francisco
Moore's Martial Arts - Fremont
Omine Karate Dojo - San Bruno
One Martial Arts - San Francisco
Shaolin Kung Fu - San Mateo
Schafers ATA Black Belt Academy - Rohnert Park
Segals ATA Black Belt Academy - Santa Rosa
Sidekick Martial Arts & Fitness - Campbell
Sun Kung Fu - Fremont
Wushu Central - San Jose
Zanshin Martial Arts - San Francisco

Rock Climbing
Bladium - Alameda
City Beach - Fremont
Pacific Edge - Santa Cruz
Planet Granite - Belmont, Sunnyvale
Rockzilla - Napa
Touchstone Climbing - Berkeley, Concord, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, San Rafael
Treks and Tracks - Los Gatos (Castle Rock Park)
Twisters Gym - Mountain View

Soccer
FC Gold Pride Academy (girls) - Palo Alto, Redwood City, Hayward
Go 4 Gold Soccer Schools - Several
Kidz Love Soccer - East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay
Lil Kickers - Alameda
Make Me a Pro - Berkeley, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Livermore, Pacifica, Palo Alto
Mighty Cubs - San Jose
SoccerTots - San Francisco
Striker's Den - San Jose

Softball
Redwood City Girls Softball League - Redwood City
San Mateo Youth Softball Association - San Mateo

Surfing
University of Surfing - Linda Mar, Pacifica

Swimming Lessons
Aitken's Peninsula Swim - Redwood City
Almaden Valley Athletic Club - San Jose
American Swim Academy - Dublin, Fremont, Newark, Livermore
Anderson's Swim School - Pacifica
California Sports Center - San Francisco
DACA Aquatics - Cupertino
Foothills Tennis and Swim Club - Palo Alto
Happy Fish Swim School - Fremont
Infant Swimming Resource - Santa Rosa
JCCSF Swim School - San Francisco
La Petite Baleen - Half Moon Bay, San Bruno
LAMV Aquatic Club - Los Altos, Mountain View
Little Dipper Swim School - Pleasant Hill
Maki Swim School - San Jose
Menlo Swim and Sport - Menlo Park
Santa Clara Swim Club - Santa Clara
Solo Aquatics - Menlo Park
Splash Swim School - San Ramon
Sutton Swim School - Cupertino
Wright Swim School - Palo Alto

Tennis
Almaden Valley Athletic Club - San Jose
Euro School of Tennis - Fremont, Hayward, Menlo Park, Newark
Go Go Tennis - San Mateo
Kim Grant Tennis Academy - Palo Alto

Volleyball
Jumpstart Sports Club - Campbell

Wrestling
Creighton School of Wrestling - Palo Alto

Yoga
Children's Yoga - Oakland
It's Yoga Kids - San Francisco
Lotus Kids - Pacifica
Nandi Yoga - San Mateo
Peakadoodle Kidsclub - San Francisco
Yoga Center of Los Gatos - Los Gatos

YMCA's
Embarcadero YMCA - San Francisco
Marin YMCA - San Rafael
Mid Peninsula - East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City
Presidio YMCA - San Francisco
YMCA of the East Bay - Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Richmond, West Contra Costa