About
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA Youth Programs offers basketball, cheerleading and dance, flag football, golf through First Tee Tampa Bay, gymnastics, martial arts, soccer, volleyball, swim lessons, swim teams, Junior Guard, and Safety Around Water. Basketball, flag football, soccer, and volleyball include weekly practices and games. Swim lessons are available for all ages, and swim teams are offered for beginner children, teens, and adults.
Programs
- Basketball — preschool through high school · weekly practices and games · Youth basketball focuses on fundamentals, teamwork and good sportsmanship.
- Cheerleading & Dance — preschool through high school · Programs emphasize fun, teamwork, proper technique, choreography, cheers and self-confidence.
- Flag Football — weekly practices and games · Players learn fundamentals, build confidence and develop football skills.
- Golf: First Tee Tampa Bay — The golf program teaches values like confidence, perseverance and good judgment, plus life skills and sportsmanship.
- Gymnastics — Coaches teach fundamentals and skills while focusing on character values like patience and confidence.
- Martial Arts — beginners through advanced skill levels · Youth Martial Arts is offered for beginners through advanced skill levels.
- Soccer — weekly practices and games · Participants learn fundamentals, teamwork, sportsmanship and character values.
- Volleyball — weekly practices and games throughout the season · Participants learn fundamentals, practice new skills and develop positive character values.
- Swim Lessons — all ages · People of all ages can learn to swim at 11 Tampa Y locations and YMCA Camp Cristina.
- Swim Teams — Swim teams are offered at 10 family centers for beginner children, teens and adults.
- Junior Guard — 13 and 14 · A leadership program for teens ages 13 and 14 that prepares participants for lifeguard certification.
- Safety Around Water — A program mentioned as part of the Tampa YMCA's commitment to helping children learn how to swim and be safe around the water.
At a glance
- Ages: 5–18 years old
About the provider
The program’s mission is to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Youth basketball focuses on fundamentals, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Cheerleading and dance programs emphasize fun, teamwork, proper technique, choreography, cheers, and self-confidence.
Last updated September 17, 2026.
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