Does your child want to learn how to balance on a gymnastics beam, kick soccer goals or hit tennis balls?
Registration for sports classes through Milwaukee Recreation, or MKE REC, opens Thursday, Feb. 26.
Classes are open to youths ages 2 to 17 and run from March to May.
Soccer
Children ages 3 and 4 can learn the basics of soccer like dribbling, passing and kicking. Cost is $10 to $12 for residents.
Beulah Brinton Community Center: Wednesdays, April 1 to May 20
2555 S. Bay St.
Time: 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, April 11 to May 16
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Children ages 5 and 6 can learn dribbling, trapping and more through drills. Cost is $12-15 for residents.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, April 11 to May 16
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: 9:15 to 10 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 9:30 to 10:20 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 11:35 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Children ages 7 through 9 build defense skills and develop their dribbling, heading and trapping skills. Cost is $19 for residents.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Basketball
Children ages 3 and 4 can learn skills like dribbling, passing, lateral foot movement and shooting on a 4-foot hoop. Cost is $10 to $15 for residents.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, March 14 to May 9
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: noon to 12:45 p.m.
MacDowell Montessori School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
6415 W. Mt. Vernon St.
Time: 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 9:35 to 10:05 a.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Time: 12:15 to 12:55 p.m.
Children ages 5 and 6 learn basketball rules and fundamentals — shooting, dribbling, passing. Practice with mini basketballs and lower hoops. Cost is $13 to $19 for residents
Beulah Brinton Community Center: Tuesdays, March 31 to May 19
2555 S. Bay St.
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Beulah Brinton Community Center: Fridays, April 10 to May 22
2555 S. Bay St.
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, March 14 to May 9
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
MacDowell Montessori School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
6415 W. Mt. Vernon St.
Time: 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 11:15 a.m. to noon
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Time: 1 to 1:55 p.m.
Children ages 7 through 9 can learn basketball fundamentals like dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding and how the game is played. Cost is $19 to $25 for residents.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, March 14 to May 9
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
MacDowell Montessori School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
6415 W. Mt. Vernon St.
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 10:15 to 11 a.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Time: 3 to 3:55 p.m.
An advanced class for children ages 10 to 12 with a solid foundation in basketball. $19 for residents.
Hamilton High School: Saturdays, March 14 to May 9
6215 W. Warnimont Ave.
Time: 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Time: 2 to 2:55 p.m.
Baseball
Milwaukee RBI Summer Select League: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 16 to July 29
An extension to players’ high school baseball season.
Cost is $100 per player, limited to 150 student athletes. Sign up here.
MBC Baseball Instructional camp: Tuesdays-Thursdays, June 22 to July 31
Baseball summer camp for players ages 12 to 18. Cost is $100 per player. Sign up here.
Volleyball
Players ages 7 to 16 can learn to pass, serve, set, hit and engage in individual defense in volleyball. Cost is $19 for residents.
Macdowell Montessori School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
6415 W. Mt. Vernon St.
Ages: 7 to 11
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Beulah Brinton Community Center: Wednesdays, April 1 to May 20
2555 S. Bay St.
Ages: 7 to 10
Time: 4 to 5 p.m.
Beulah Brinton Community Center: Wednesdays, April 1 to May 20
2555 S. Bay St.
Ages: 11 to 16
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Golf
Interested in golf? This golf camp is open for beginner and experienced golfers ages 8 to 17, where players can learn rules and fundamentals like etiquette, stance and holding a club. Cost is $19 for residents.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Tennis
Ages 4 to 17 from beginner to advanced can learn grips, strokes, rules for singles and doubles play. Cost is $15 for residents.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Ages: 4 to 8 (beginner)
Time: 11 a.m. to noon
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Ages: 6 to 12 (beginner)
Time: 12:05 p.m. to 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee Marshall High School: Saturdays, March 21 to May 16
4141 N. 64th St.
Ages: 10 to 17 (intermediate and advanced)
Time: 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Gymnastics
Children ages 4 to 12 can learn to spring over a vault, balance on a beam, do backward walkovers and other gymnastics skills. Cost is $23 per resident.
Riverside Community Center: Thursdays, March 19 to May 7
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 4 to 6
Time: 6 to 6:55 p.m.
Riverside Community Center: Thursdays, March 19 to May 7
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 7 to 10
Time: 7 to 7:55 p.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 4 to 5
Time: 10 to 10:55 a.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 5 to 6
Time: 11 to 11:55 a.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 7 to 8
Time: noon to 12:55 p.m.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Ages: 9 to 12
Time: 1 to 1:55 p.m.
This pre-gymnastic program for ages 2½ to 3, helps toddlers develop eye and hand coordination and balance through different tumbling activities. Parents must attend but don’t have to pay. Cost is $23 for residents.
Riverside Community Center: Saturdays, March 21 to May 9
1615 E. Locust St.
Time: 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Elementary and middle school sports teams
Milwaukee Public Schools students interested in elementary and middle school sport teams can learn more about available options here. Registration is currently open.
Alex Klaus is the education solutions reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.
Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.
