Sports activities for children in Santa Cruz, CA

SC Parkour offers movement-arts training that includes parkour, capoeira, strength and agility training, and creative movement. Kids take part in beach adventures, movement games, games, and exploration-based learning, including an outdoor parkour...

Aikido of Santa Cruz Youth Programs offers training in Aikido, which is considered “The Art of Peace,” a dynamic martial art practice based on harmony. Aikido in this program is envisioned as a multifaceted training of body, mind, and spirit in the...

Adventure Sports Unlimited Swim and Scuba Programs offers activities that include SCUBA diving, skin diving, kayaking, swimming, and open swim. The program also offers group swim lessons, private lessons, lobster diving, and seafood foraging, using...

Parkour Generations Santa Cruz offers parkour, freerunning, functional fitness, and acro, with both kids classes and adult classes. The program runs outdoor trainings, indoor and outdoor camps, workshops, and ADAPT instructor certification courses....

Santa Cruz County Parks Recreation Day Camps offers activities that include games, arts and crafts, sports, cooking, local field trips, and swimming. Campers take part in running, calisthenics, and team-building games, and may join athletic options...

Surf School Santa Cruz offers surf lessons that include private surf lessons, private two-person surf lessons, private party group surf lessons, Next Level private surf coaching, and surf lessons with Bud Freitas. All surf lessons are 2 hours from...

Garth Taylor Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts offers a range of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, including All Levels, Fundamentals, Intermediate/Advanced, and No Gi Jiu-Jitsu, as well as Kickboxing and Kid's Kickboxing. The program includes Mini Groms...

The Hardwood University offers structured skill training, competitive gameplay, a player development class, and a shooting class. The program uses intentional drills and provides take-home training plans that athletes can work on outside of class....

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center offers toddler classes, preschool classes, recreational classes, Rising Stars classes, and competitive teams, along with summer camps, holiday camps, and School’s Out Camp. The program also hosts birthday parties, an...

Seahorse Swim School offers swim lessons, a swim team, parent tot classes, Jr. Guard Programs, private swim lessons, and group lessons in levels 1–4. The program also offers Parent Toddler Swim Classes, PODs for three or more swimmers made up with...

Choi's Taekwondo Scotts Valley offers Taekwondo and Martial Arts classes that include Taekwondo lessons, Martial Arts training, and a fitness workout. Students practice self-defense skills along with specific kicking, punching, blocking, and...

Adventure Sports Unlimited Swim Lessons offers swim lessons in a tropically heated training pool with a hot tub and water toys. The program includes Swim Babies, group swim lessons, private lessons, and open swim. Additional activities at the...

Parker Hammond Golf Junior Programs introduces juniors to a wide range of golf skills, including putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, and the fundamentals of the full swing. The program also covers how and what to practice, golf etiquette, the...

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center Camps offers seasonal programs including Summer Gymnastics Camp, Thanksgiving Camp, Winter Camp, School’s Out Camp, and Spring Break Camp. The program also offers birthday parties, adult open gym, competitive teams,...

Paradigm Baseball Camp offers instruction in hitting mechanics, pitching fundamentals, infield skills, outfield skills, baserunning strategies, and game situations and strategy. The camp also includes activities that address athletic performance,...

Kids 3-Day Surf Camp focuses on surfing through kids public/group surf camps, with options for private and semi-private kids surf classes. The camp runs over three days, and each day includes a 2.5-hour surf lesson using soft core surfboards and...

Santa Cruz City Youth Soccer Club offers competitive soccer leagues, recreational soccer leagues, soccer teams, and futsal. The club offers programs in the fall, winter, and spring, with the recreational program operating in the fall and in winter...

Santa Cruz High-Performance Tennis Academy offers tennis clinics, private tennis lessons, video analysis, and year-long tennis clinics for junior tennis players. The program includes 10 and Under QuickStart tennis, QuickStart tennis for 10 years old...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County – Joe & Linda Aliberti Clubhouse Programs offer daily afterschool activities that include homework help, art, reading, physical activities, self-directed play, and free healthy meals. Seasonal specialty...

NorCal Flag Football is a flag football program that focuses on teaching the fundamentals of the sport. The program includes organized flag football games with practices and games held on the same day. • Schedule: 1 day a week commitment on Sunday;...