City Parks Foundation opened registration for its 2025 CityParks Play summer sports programs, offering free activities for youth at parks across Brooklyn. From track to tennis, golf and soccer, the initiative is designed to encourage healthy habits, skill development and community connection through accessible recreation.
CityParks Play keeps over 7,100 kids ages 6 to 17 active with free tennis, soccer, golf and track and field lessons across the city. Advanced coaching is offered at the Junior Golf Center, its Annex and the Lacoste Junior Tennis Academy.
Programs in Brooklyn include:
Youth Track and Field
Kids ages 8 to 16 can build skills in events like long jump, hurdles and sprints.
- Betsy Head Park – Monday/Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:00pm
- Kaiser Park (Everyday Play) – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Linden Park – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Youth Soccer
Children ages 6 to 12 will practice foundational skills and participate in scrimmages.
- Kaiser Park (Everyday Play) – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Golf
Golfers meet twice a week to learn the fundamentals of the sport.
- Sunset Park – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Kaiser Park (Everyday Play) – Monday/Wednesday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Junior Golf Center (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn)
Ages 6 and up can join specialized age-group golf lessons:
- Ages 6: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday at 10:45am
- Ages 7-9: Tuesday 9:00am/10:45am, Thursday 9:00am, Saturday 1:00pm, Sunday 9:00am
- Ages 10-11: Monday 9:00am, Wednesday 9:00am/1:00pm, Thursday 1:00pm, Saturday 10:45am
- Ages 12-13: Monday 1:00pm, Tuesday 2:45pm, Wednesday 2:45pm, Saturday 2:45pm, Sunday 10:45am
- Ages 14+: Monday, Thursday 2:45pm, Sunday 1:00pm/2:45pm
Youth Tennis
Youth ages 6 to 17 can join tennis sessions focused on technique, gameplay and fitness.
- Prospect Park – Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- McKinley Park – Monday/Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Highland Park – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Lincoln Terrace – Monday/Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Fort Greene Park – Monday/Wednesday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Marine Park – Monday/Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Kelly Playground – Monday/Wednesday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Leif Ericson Park – Tuesday/Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- JJ Carty Playground – Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- McCarren Park – Monday/Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Kaiser Park (Everyday Play) – Monday/Wednesday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Jackie Robinson Playground – Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Everyday Play (All Sports, Ages 6–17)
Brooklyn youth can enjoy rotating sports activities throughout the week at:
- Kaiser Park – Monday to Thursday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Girls Forward (Ages 13–16)
Empowering girls through sport-specific sessions held weekly.
Brooklyn sessions include:
- Soccer at Kaiser Park – Friday, 10:00am - 11:30am
- Tennis at Marine Park – Monday/Wednesday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- Tennis at Kelly Playground – Monday/Wednesday, 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Golf at Junior Golf Center – Tuesday, 1:00pm- 2:15pm
- Track at Betsy Head Park – Monday/Wednesday, 8:30am - 9:30am
Register here for all programs.
