“Thank you, Jerry’s Home Improvement, Carl’s Jr., and Roaring Rapids Pizza Company for generously sponsoring Itty-Bitty Sports at the Y!”

Eugene YMCA Website

Financial Assistance Program

Reversible Jerseys for Soccer and Basketball

If you already have a jersey from last season and do not need a new jersey, please use the code Jersey2025 when registering.

2025 Summer Sports Camps, Rookies (1st – 3rd) and All-Stars (4th and 5th)

*Registration Opens Friday, May 2*

Rookies Camp: Incoming 1st – 3rd Graders

Click HERE for Rookies Camp!

All Stars Camp: Incoming 4th and 5th Graders

Click HERE for All Stars Camp!

Prices: $300 Non-member | $290 Member*

*Note: 4th of July week: $240 Non-member | $230 Member

Camp Time: 8:45am – 4:00pm (Extended care available 7am – 8:45am and 4pm – 6pm)

What to bring: Lunch, 2 snacks, water bottle, backpack/bag

What to wear: Athletic clothes, athletic shoes

Leave at home: Phones, Nintendo switches, any toys

 

Weekly Sports Camp Options:

Week 1: Basketball (June 23-27)

Week 2: Soccer (June 30-July 3)

Week 3: Baseball/Kickball (July 7-11)

Week 4: Football (July 14-18)

Week 5: Net Sports (July 21-25)

Week 6: Basketball (July 28-Aug 1)

Week 7: Olympics (Aug 4-8)

Week 8: Frisbee (Aug 11-15)

Thank you for trusting us to be a part of your child’s development! We take that responsibility seriously and do everything we can to continue earning your trust. We’ve created this section to provide you with general information about our Y employees, volunteer coaches, and refs. We also have some helpful tips to make your Y sport experience the best that it can be.

YMCA Sports Staff Contact Info: 

Pete LeMay – Sports Director

Phone: 541-686-9622 ext. 1302 | Email: [email protected]

Hannah Rosenfeld – Sports Program Coordinator (Soccer; Winter Basketball K-3rd)

Phone: 541-686-9622 ext. 1309 | Email: [email protected]

Drew Lindley – Sports Program Coordinator (Basketball)

Phone: 541-686-9622 ext. 1310 | Email: [email protected]

FAQs

How are the coaches picked?

GREAT QUESTION!! All of our coaches are volunteers. Most are parents helping coach their kids, while others may be Y staff or folks from the community who share the same Y values. ALL of our coaches are certified in concussion protocols and child abuse prevention, and they go through a background check. Your child’s safety is our #1 priority.

How often is practice?

Typically our teams practice once or twice a week. We know your lives are busy, so most practices last around 1 hour. We want to honor your time so we provide coaches with resources to help make your season the best it can be.

Can I stay and watch practice?

Absolutely! We encourage parents to stay to watch practices. As a matter of fact, our teams are always looking for Assistant Coaches if you’re interested in helping 🙂

What equipment will my child need?

At the beginning of each season, you will receive information on what is “required equipment” as well as “recommended equipment”. If you have any questions, make sure to ask your team’s coach.

 

Helpful Tips

Here are some helpful tips to ensure you have a great season!

  1. Save the coaches’ contact information and give them yours.
  2. Sign up for weather and emergency text alerts – we want you to get the right information at the right time. This is a great resource to help in that communication.
  3. Make sure your athlete has the equipment they need.
  4. Be on time – We want to honor your time and effort by providing the best quality sports experience we can, however, to do so, we need your help. By showing up on time to practices and games and being ready to play, it makes a world of difference. Picking up your athlete on time is a huge help to our coaches, as well. If you are unable to pick up your youth on time, please notify your coach via phone call or text.
  5. Make it FUN!! At the Y, we encourage fair play, positive competition, and family involvement. Every child gets to play so make sure to cheer loud (for both teams)!

Everyone Plays

The Y does not conduct tryouts to select the best players, nor do we cut kids from YMCA Youth Sports. Everyone who registers is assigned to a team. During the season, everyone receives equal practice time and each youth must play at least half of every game.

Safety First

Although children may get hurt playing sports, we do everything we can to prevent injuries. We’ve modified each sport to make it safer and more enjoyable to play. We make sure the equipment and facilities are safe to teach the sport, so the skills are appropriate for various developmental levels of all youth. We gradually develop your players’ fitness levels so they are conditioned for the sport, and we constantly supervise our young players and stop any unsafe behavior or activities.

Character Development

Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility are about playing by the rules and more. It’s about you and your players showing respect for all that are involved in YMCA Youth Sports. It’s important to be a role model of good sporting behavior and guiding your players to do the same. We’re more interested in developing children’s character through sports than in developing a few highly skilled players.

Positive Competition

We believe competition is a positive process when we put the best interests of the children first. Learning to compete is important for children, and learning to cooperate in a competitive world is an essential life lesson.

Family Involvement

We encourage parents or guardians to support their child’s participation in YMCA Youth Sports. We invite you to help as a volunteer coach, official, or timekeeper, and encourage you to attend practices and games. YMCA Youth Sports offers orientation programs, a code of conduct to support fair and inclusive sports practices and games, and a set of guidelines to help encourage positive skills development and increase your child’s self-image and self-confidence.

Sport for All; Sport for Fun

YMCA Youth Sports is an inclusive sports program. We offer sports programs for children who differ in physical abilities by matching them with children of similar abilities and modifying the sport. We ask our adult leaders to encourage and appreciate the diversity of children in our society and to encourage children and their parents to do the same.

Children love the challenge of mastering skills, playing with their friends, and competing with their peers. Sometimes when adults become involved in children’s sports, they focus on the outcome rather than the process. If we take the fun out of sports for our children, we are in danger of the kids losing an interest in sports. Remember sports are for the kids; let them have fun!