{"id":463,"date":"2018-06-06T14:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ccymca.org\/?page_id=463"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:57:01","slug":"youth-sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccymca.org\/home\/youth-sports\/youth-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">YMCA SOCCER CLINIC<\/h2>\n<p>The YMCA along with Taylorville High School, is offering a free Soccer Clinic to kick off the fall soccer season!<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: August 22nd, 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHO: Pre-K through 8th graders\u00a0 \u00a0 11a-12:30pm<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: Taylorville Highschool Football Field<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: FREE!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">FALL SOCCER<\/h2>\n<p>Register now for our fall soccer league open to children ages 3 years &#8211; 8th grade. Games will be played on Tues, Thur and Sat.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: August &#8211; Oct. 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHO: Pre-K through 8th graders<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: YMCA Soccer Fields<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: Members $35\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Non-Members $65<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">PUNT, PASS &amp; KICK!<\/h2>\n<p>Put your football skills to the test in our PUNT, PASS &amp; KICK Skills Competition. Medals for 1st and 2nd place in boys&#8217; and girls&#8217; divisions.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHO: 1st through 8th graders<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: YMCA Athletic Field<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: $10 per person<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd Annual HORROR ON THE HARDWOOD!<\/h2>\n<p>This 2-day basketball tournament is open to 5th and 6th grade boys school teams and will have a 3-game minimum. Registration deadline is October 14th.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st, 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHO: 5th and 6th grade school teams<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: YMCA<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: $200 per team<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">SANTA SHOOTOUT<\/h2>\n<p>This 2-day 5-on-5 basketball tournament is open to 5th and 6th grade girls school teams and will have a 3-game minimum. Registration deadline is November 21st.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: Dec. 5th and 6th, 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHO: 5th and 6th grade school teams<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: YMCA<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: $200 per team<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">MID-WINTER MADNESS<\/h2>\n<p>This 2-day basketball tournament is open to 4th grade boys school teams and will have a 3-game minimum.\u00a0 Saturday will be pool play and Sunday bracket play. Registration deadline is December 28th.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: January 10th and 11th, 2027<\/p>\n<p>WHO: 4th grade boys school teams<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: YMCA<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: $200 per team<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>YMCA SHOT CLUB!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Who can participate?\u00a0 <\/strong>Boys &amp; Girls entering grades 3-8<\/p>\n<p><strong>When does it start?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>June &#8211; August (3 months)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the levels?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>10,000<\/strong> Shots | <strong>20,000<\/strong> Shots (silver) | <strong>40,000<\/strong> Shots (gold)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Much? <\/strong>$25 per participant<\/p>\n<p>The preparation for the next basketball season starts TODAY! GREAT TEAMS are made in the fall and winter, but GREAT PLAYERS are made in the spring and summer!<\/p>\n<p>The Christian County YMCA wants to challenge you to shoot at least 10,000 shots this summer in preparation for your next basketball tournament or season.\u00a0 Use the attached spreadsheet to record all of your shots. NOTE: Shots do NOT have to be completed at the YMCA. \u00a0<strong>In order to become a member of the CCYMCA Shot Club you must<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoot between 10,000 &#8211; 40,000 shots in June &#8211; August<\/li>\n<li>Record the number of shots attempted on each day.<\/li>\n<li>No more than 50% of your shots can be taken in a single month\n<ul>\n<li>For example, if you shoot 10,000 shots this summer, no more than 5,000 can be shot in a single month. This is done to develop consistency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have a Standard Level (10,000 shots), a Silver Level (20,000 shots) &amp; a Gold Level (40,000 shots).\u00a0 Everybody that completes a level will receive a <strong>YMCA Shot Club T-shirt<\/strong> personalized with their name on the back. The silver and gold levels will receive special patches on their shirts to acknowledge the extra work put in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There is also an extra column to track free throws. Basketball coaches want every basketball player to increase their free throw shooting % because of the huge impact it has on games!\u00a0 Please try to complete about 10% of the overall shots from the free throw line.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t have to be tracked perfectly &#8211; we just want to see some focus on free throws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tracking sheets available at the YMCA, please show proof of online registration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Basketball Skills Camp<\/h2>\n<p>WHEN: July 20th-23rd<\/p>\n<p>WHO: 1st &amp; 2nd grades\u00a0 \u00a012:30-2pm<br \/>\n3rd &#8211; 8th grades\u00a0 \u00a0 9-11am<\/p>\n<p>HOW MUCH: $50 for members; $60 for non-members<br \/>\nExtra sibling fee $25 for members; $30 for non-members<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; YMCA SOCCER CLINIC The YMCA along with Taylorville High School, is offering a free Soccer Clinic to kick off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2178246400,"featured_media":464,"parent":170,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-463","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9UpyB-7t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":188,"url":"https:\/\/www.ccymca.org\/home\/give\/annual-campaign\/","url_meta":{"origin":463,"position":0},"title":"41st Annual Strong Kids Sustaining Drive","author":"Bruce Blanshan","date":"May 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The 41st Annual Strong Kids Sustaining Drive will be concluded by April 6 - 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