207 sports programs for kids in Brooklyn, 12 free. Soccer, tennis, climbing, skating. Includes Pier 2 Courts at Brooklyn Bridge Park and Prospect Park Tennis Center.
Year-round tennis facility with hard and clay courts and a winter bubble in Prospect Park. Its Junior Development program offers group instruction for kids 3–17 at every level.
Waterfront pier packed with basketball, handball, pickleball and ping pong courts plus a play turf and swings. In summer the park runs a free youth basketball program here for ages 7–17.
Brooklyn's arena offers 75-minute behind-the-scenes tours and pregame tours where fans watch players warm up. Families can also catch Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty games and touring family shows.
Free junior golf instruction at the Dyker Beach public course, run with First Tee of Metropolitan NY. Kids get coaching, practice time and loaner clubs.
Neighborhood YMCA offering youth sports classes and leagues such as basketball, soccer and fitness, plus swim lessons and after-school programs. It serves North Brooklyn families.
Boys & Girls Club clubhouse where members take part in sports, fitness and games alongside homework help and enrichment. It is the club's Flatbush location.
Neighborhood YMCA offering youth sports classes and leagues such as basketball, soccer and fitness, plus swim lessons and after-school programs. It is housed in a historic armory with a big indoor track and courts.
Neighborhood YMCA offering youth sports classes and leagues such as basketball, soccer and fitness, plus swim lessons and after-school programs. It is a busy Park Slope branch near Prospect Park.
Brighton Beach community center offering kids basketball, rhythmic gymnastics and swim instruction through its SwimRight Academy. After-school and summer camp programs round out the offerings.
Winter pop-up ice rink on the Williamsburg waterfront at Domino Park with daily public skating. Sessions run afternoons and evenings on weekdays and all day on weekends.
Affordable Saturday-morning recreational league on Pier 5's turf fields for 1st through 6th graders.
Dynamo Soccer Club trains kids ages 3-18 at Manhattan Beach Park, from intro sessions for preschoolers up to older age-group teams. Players work through a developmental pathway with practices on weekday evenings, and the club also offers private training and a summer program.
A playful climbing center in Industry City with 150+ routes on themed walls, auto-belays, a 26-foot ropes course and a soft-play zone for little ones. Sessions include a safety briefing followed by 90 minutes of climbing.
Bushwick climbing gym with bouldering and roped climbing where kids 5 and up can join an after-school or weekend climbing club. Youth teams, summer camps and outdoor climbing trips are also offered.
Coney Island fencing academy known for its epee program, teaching students from age 5 through group classes, private lessons, after-school programs and camps. Beginners start with a Begin Fencing package.
Age-based martial arts classes mixing karate, taekwondo, kickboxing, Krav Maga and jiu-jitsu. Tiny Champions (3-4), Little Champions (5-7), PMA Kids (8-12) and Teens classes run on weekday afternoons and Saturdays.
Seasonal outdoor skating rink on Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Brooklyn Bridge Park with two-hour sessions and skate aids for new skaters. A limited number of free tickets go to NYC residents.
Canarsie branch of Grandmaster Kang's taekwondo school, which runs a Little Dragons program for young children plus children's and adult classes. The school also offers private training and hosts parties.
A big indoor adventure park where kids tackle zip lines, climbing walls and an aerial ropes course, plus roller skating, battle beams and giant slides. A separate jungle gym zone gives young children their own space.
Kids learn to skateboard in beginner group lessons held every Sunday morning, plus after-school sessions with pickup from schools in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bed-Stuy. The club also runs a summer camp and holiday skate trips.
A small Brighton Beach boxing gym with group classes for kids and teens on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Families can buy monthly class packs, single drop-ins or private coaching.
A community soccer program in Crown Heights where children ages 5 and up practice and play together on Saturday afternoons. It is run by the local nonprofit Seeds in the Middle, which also offers family fitness and youth cooking activities.
Dynamo Soccer Club's Coney Island training site at Asser Levy Park, where the youngest players (intro through U5) and U6-U8 kids practice on weekday evenings. The club serves ages 3-18 with developmental and academy programs.
Ninja and trampoline gym where kids tackle obstacle courses, parkour and jumping zones during open play, after-school programs and classes. Kids under 5 need a parent.
LittleGotham lists 207 sports programs for kids in Brooklyn.
Yes. 12 of 207 are free to attend, including Pier 2 Courts at Brooklyn Bridge Park, CityParks Junior Golf Center at Dyker Beach, Red Hook Boaters Free Kayaking.
147 listings are indoors, such as Barclays Center Tours & Family Events, Greenpoint YMCA Youth Sports, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club – Thomas S. Murphy Clubhouse.
Park Slope (15), Brooklyn Heights (12), Brighton Beach (11).