Sports & Fitness Classes, Programs, & Facilities for Kids in Manhattan

UPDATED November 2019: Looking to keep your kids healthy, active, and fit in Manhattan? Why not sign them up for a sports team, sports lesson, or fitness program in New York City? We searched the borough and found the best sports and fitness programs and facilities in NYC, including gyms and fitness centers, sports-based summer camps, multi-sport programs, family fitness, golf, baseball, ice-skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, basketball, diving, horseback riding, softball, football, tennis, lacrosse, soccer, athletic training, parkour, and volleyball. These sports and fitness classes are located throughout Manhattan, including locations on the Upper East Side, Midtown East, Midtown West, Upper West Side, Chelsea, and Harlem.

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Fitness Classes & Programs

TIGER STRONG NYC
500 E. 77th St., New York
917-453-6503
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The Tiger Strong Program focuses on helping kids develop skills they can use in every part of their daily life. We challenge them to be the best they can be and help them learn how to learn by increasing focus and being confident about themselves while having fun and making new friends.

TREEBATH EXPLORERS SCANDINAVIAN OUTDOOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Battery, Central Park, Brooklyn, Queens ,
203-529-5379 Oskar and Nicole Elmgart, founders
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Treebath offers Scandinavian after-school programs for pre-K to second grade that run entirely outdoors! Our science-based philosophy and sustainability curriculum foster outdoor play while encouraging children to develop a lifelong respect for the world we share. Starts Sept. 9, 3:30-5:30pm in The Battery, Central Park, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Gymnastics & Cheerleading

LITTLE GYM (THE)
777 White Plains Road, Scarsdale
914-722-0072
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2121 Broadway, 2nd Floor (between 74th and 75th streets)
Upper West Side, Manhattan
212-799-1225
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The Little Gym is an exercise and motor development center for children, offering gymnastic classes, sports skills development, dance, cheerleading, and karate classes for children ages 4 months to 12 years, in a loving, non-competitive environment. Qualified instructors implement programs designed to build self-esteem and confidence.

Martial Arts

PORTFOLIO SCHOOL (THE)
27 North Moore St., New York
212-226-8252
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Portfolio School is an independent school in Tribeca for grades kindergarten through sixth. Grounded in research, our integrated STEAM approach combines personalized learning and immersive projects. Our after-school, school break, and summer camps are open to the community. We offer chess, robotics, ceramics, STEM, and martial arts. Register today!

TIGER STRONG NYC
500 E. 77th St., New York
917-453-6503
Email [email protected]

The Tiger Strong Program focuses on helping kids develop skills they can use in every part of their daily life. We challenge them to be the best they can be and help them learn how to learn by increasing focus and being confident about themselves while having fun and making new friends.

MultiSports Programs

BULLDOG BALL CLUB
185 E. 85th St.,
212-472-8344
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Join the Bulldogs for summer camp in Manhattan or East Hampton! Campers ages 6-13 can choose baseball, multi-sports, or theater and arts. Camp runs from 9am-3pm. Use the coupon code apple for $200 off your first week. Call or visit our website for more information!

CHELSEA PIERS
62 Chelsea Piers , NY
212-336-6520
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Chelsea Piers offers NYC’s best youth sports classes for children of all ages and ability levels. With a variety of sports programs all led by an extraordinary team of accomplished coaches, Chelsea Piers is the premier destination for youth sports in New York City. Registration is ongoing.

FUTURE STARS SUMMER CAMPS - PURCHASE COLLEGE
Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase,
914-273-8500

Weekly day sessions for ages 4-16 at state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of Westchester. Campers can choose and combine weeks from 19 individualized specialty programs: Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Football, Multi-Sports, Field Hockey, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Circus Arts, Magic, Softball, Diving, Horseback Riding, Swim, Academic, STEAM Education, and Rising Stars.

INN AT EAST HILL FARM (THE)
460 Monadnock St., Troy
800-242-6495
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The Inn at East Hill Farm is an award-winning family farm vacation resort that is open year-round. Guests enjoy hands-on time with farm animals, horseback riding, patting the bunnies, making butter and cheese, and helping with barn chores. Resort amenities include a children's recreation program and seasonal athletic activities.

YMCA SUMMER CAMPS
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The YMCA of Greater New York is one of the largest providers of camp programs in the city, with 70 day camp sites across five boroughs, a sleepaway camp upstate, and more than a century of experience giving kids the best summer ever! Where there's a Y, there's a way.

Soccer

TRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
22 Ericsson Place,
212-226-9070
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TriBeCa Community School is a preschool for children ages 2-5 inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. We offer half- and extended-day programs in our thoughtfully designed classrooms. Our after-school and school break programs are open to the community. We offer soccer, chess, woodwork, STEM, Spanish, cooking, and tennis. Register today!

Swimming & Water Sports

BRITISH SWIM SCHOOL MANHATTAN
Offering classes in Midtown West, Herald Square, or at-home lessons in your building’s pool,
917-727-9942
Open House address:
The Skyline Hotel, 725 Tenth Ave. (between 49th and 50th)

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British Swim School offers a premier water survival, learn-to-swim, and stroke development program. We provide lessons to children as young as 3 months and invite families to experience the BSS difference. Mommy-, Daddy-, and Caregiver-and-me classes for kids younger than 3 years. Great after-school activity. Small class sizes.

JCC MANHATTAN
334 Amsterdam Ave., New York
646-505-4444

The JCC’s Clubhouse offers after-school pick-up, quality care, snacks, games, and homework help. Counselors accompany children to and from their JCC after-school classes, including swim, STEAM, hip-hop, and sports. Pick-up and Clubhouse are offered Monday through Thursday, 2:30–6 pm. Pick-up is offered from many Upper West Side schools.

Tennis

TRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
22 Ericsson Place,
212-226-9070
Email [email protected]

TriBeCa Community School is a preschool for children ages 2-5 inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. We offer half- and extended-day programs in our thoughtfully designed classrooms. Our after-school and school break programs are open to the community. We offer soccer, chess, woodwork, STEM, Spanish, cooking, and tennis. Register today!