City Parks Foundation has opened registration for its free 2025 Spring CityParks Play sports programs, offering New York City youth and seniors the opportunity to participate in a range of athletic activities across the five boroughs.
Children can sign up for free track, soccer, golf and tennis lessons, while seniors aged 60 and older can take part in tennis, yoga, pickleball, tai chi and fitness walking, according to a press release.
"CityParks Play enriches the lives of thousands of kids and seniors across New York City through an array of fun instructional sports programs that encourage an active, healthy lifestyle," said Director of Sports at City Parks Foundation Mike Silverman. "We’re excited to welcome back familiar faces and introduce new participants to our programs—we can’t wait to see our parks filled again with energy and joy!," he said.
The youth track program will teach long jump, shot put, hurdles, discus, javelin and sprinting. Golf students will receive instruction at the Junior Golf Center in Brooklyn and the Junior Golf Center Annexes in Flushing and Staten Island. The soccer program will cover fundamental skills and include scrimmages, while the tennis program will focus on technique and rules.
The senior fitness programs are designed to promote health and social engagement, with offerings including yoga, fitness walking, pickleball, tai chi and tennis.
Brooklyn programs are as follows:
Youth Track and Field
City Parks Foundation Track and Field Program
Programs run 4/26 - 6/22, Saturdays or Sundays, 10PM - 12PM
Youth Soccer
City Parks Foundation Soccer Program
Programs run 4/26 - 6/22
Ages 8 - 12: Brownsville Playground (Brooklyn) - Saturdays, 10AM - 11AM
Youth Golf
Lessons at CityParks Junior Golf Center
Programs run from 4/21 - 6/30
Available to youth ages 7-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14+ at CityParks Junior Golf Center (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn)
Seniors Fitness
Programs run from 4/21 - 6/13
Available to adults ages 60+.
Marine Park (Brooklyn) - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1PM - 3PM
Yoga: South Oxford Park (Brooklyn) - Wednesdays, 11AM - 12:30PM
Pickleball
Leif Erikson Park (Brooklyn) - Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30AM - 11:30 AM
John J. Carty Park (Brooklyn) - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10AM - 12PM
