Youth Programs

Rockingham County Parks & Recreation provides youth athletics, programs and special events. Check our current Activities Guide online or contact our office for registration information and dates.



YOUTH Athletics

Youth Bowling League

Start learning the skills and rules of a lifelong recreational sport with our RCPR Youth Bowling League. We will be partnering with Valley Lane’s in Harrisonburg to provide a recreational bowling league for Rockingham County Youth. Scores will be kept on the overhead scoreboards at Valley Lanes, but no awards or winners will be declared. The goals are to have fun, learn the basics of the lifelong activity, and compete against yourself for your best score during the four-week program. Bowlers who desire to take their bowling to the next level after completion of our program will have the opportunity to explore the highly competitive league offered by Valley Lanes. Every participant that signs up will be able to bowl two games on four successive Saturdays. Time frame will be assigned once registration has ended (either 9-10:30am or 10:30am-12pm). Registration fees include game fees and shoe fees for every Saturday. Space will be limited so sign up fast! 
Fee $35 | Register By January 20
January 28-February 18 | Saturdays
9-10:30am or 10:30am-12pm | @VLBA
Ages 7-14 (Ages as of 1/28/22) 




jmu cheer clinic

Come and learn some basic cheerleading skills for leading a crowd and entertaining fans from you local JMU Cheer Squad! From motion technique, sign work, crowd dances and more! All sessions will take place at Godwin Hall, JMU. 
Fee $50 | Register By March 27
April 3-5 | Monday-Wednesday | 5-6pm
Ages 5-12 | @JMU



NFL YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

Our NFL Flag Football league is designed to introduce boys and girls to the fundamental elements of football in a fun, instructional and safe environment. From the moment your child steps on the field, our program is designed to assist each player with the advancement of their individual skill level and football knowledge while enhancing their level of play in a fun and structured environment. Each participant will receive an NFL branded jersey and a flag belt. Groups for each grade level will be determined after registration deadline.
Fee $45 | Register By March 10
 Grades: 2-3, 4-5 & 6-8 (grade as of 2022-2023 school year)
Season: April 10-June 3 (No Games 5/27) 



Youth volleyball clinic

Come out and learn the fundamentals of volleyball. This clinic is for girls and boys that are interested in learning the basics of volleyball. Clinic is five sessions and will be held indoors at Wilbur Pence Middle School. Each participant will receive a t-shirt. 
Fee $30 | Register By March 17
March 23-April 6 | Thursdays & Saturdays
6:30-8pm (Th) 10:30am-12pm (Sat)
Ages 6-13 | @WPMS




start smart soccer

Start Smart was developed by top motor skill development specialists in the field of youth sports. Parent-child groups perform motor skill tasks that gradually build confidence in children while they are having fun at the same time. Start Smart participants will develop proper motor skills without the threat of competition or the fear of getting hurt that will allow them to enjoy and succeed in their youth sports future! Parents/guardians are required to stay during each session. 
Fee $45 | Register By March 10
April 12-May 31 (8 Weeks) | Wednesdays
6-7pm | Ages 4-5 | @RPC



START SMART football

Start Smart was developed by top motor skill development specialists in the field of youth sports. Parent-child groups perform motor skill tasks that gradually build confidence in children while they are having fun at the same time. Start Smart participants will develop proper motor skills without the threat of competition or the fear of getting hurt that will allow them to enjoy and succeed in their youth sports future! Parents/guardians are required to stay during each session. 
Fee $35 | Register By March 10
April 10-May 29 (8 Weeks) | Mondays
6-6:45pm | Ages 4-5 | @RPC 




youth coed soccer

The Youth soccer program will be run in partnership with Virginia Skyline Soccer. The program will be 8 weeks long, with practices being held twice a week with sessions on either Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday. Weeks 1-2 will be clinic-style practices as teams are organized based on age and skill level. Games will start week 3 (Saturday April 29th) once all teams have been set, and will take place on Saturday mornings (subject to change depending on registration numbers). There is limited space available, so make sure you register early!    
Fee $60 | Register By March 24
Season: April 10-June 3 | @RPC
Ages 5-12 (Age as of 4/10/23)


youth snapology


First Lego league

FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is a non-competitive division of FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL), created to inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through fun hands-on STEM learning and LEGO® robotics. This year’s FLL theme challenge is “SUPERPOWERED” and students will explore the entire energy journey including where energy comes from, how energy is used, and what energy problems exist in our community. Working in teams of 6 children, teams will work together to build their own LEGO® energy journey model and build different ways energy is captured, stored, distributed, and consumed.We will explore coding and motorizing our models with LEGO® WeDo 2.0 robotic sets. All FLL programs are built on a foundation of Core Values, celebrating discovery, impact, inclusion, innovation, teamwork, and FUN. Students will have an opportunity to “show off” their team projects and learning on the last day of class and at a FLL Explore Festival at Explore More Museum on Sunday, April 30. 
Fee $150 | Register By February 14
February 21-April 25 (No Class 3/14)
Tuesdays | 5:30-7pm | Ages 6-10
@387 Old Bridgewater Rd, Mt. Crawford



gamebot robotics with lego spike prime

Calling all gamers! Have a blast learning how to code while building LEGO® robotic games to test your code with Snapology’s unique building instructions. Whether creating a ring toss, spinning basketball hoop, or a go kart, your child is sure to have fun building, learning, and playing. We will be using our new LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime robotic sets which provides an intermediate level of robotics building and programming. Students will learn about sequencing commands, value and sensor inputs, and loops.
Fee $72 | Register By January 19
January 26-March 2 | Thursdays
5:30-6:30pm | Ages 8-14 | @PDCC
 



planes, trains & automobiles

Students will explore the world of transportation and build LEGO® models of their favorite forms of transportation as they learn about energy, wheels and axles, air resistance, and more. They will also learn about the history and modern use of these vehicles, and will be able to apply this knowledge to their builds. 
Fee $55 | Register By March 27
 April 3-May 1 | Mondays | 5:45-6:45pm
Ages 4-6 | @RCAC




JUNIOR SCIENTISTS: ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

Can you explain the differences between mammals and reptiles? Or do you know which mammals live in the sea? In Snapology's Junior Scientists: All About Animals class, your little zoologists will be able to answer these questions in no time! They will learn all about the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, warm-blooded and cold-blooded creatures, reptiles and mammals, and so much more while playing creatively with LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. Your child will be too busy exploring the animal world to realize that they are gaining critical social, motor, and developmental skills.  
Fee $55 | Register By March 27
 April 3-May 1 | Mondays | 4:30-5:30pm
 Ages 4-6 | @RCAC





Spacewars robotics

In this LEGO® robotics class, our structured robotic models are inspired by the Star Wars® films and space travel! Send your student on a space adventure full of building, programming, and imagination using LEGO® bricks and WeDo 2.0 robotic sets and unique building instructions that you won't find anywhere else. While working with a partner to complete various challenges, students will be taught how to effectively utilize sensors, how different mechanical components work in their robots, and how to program the robot’s motor and sensors to perform tasks using tablets and block-coding applications. While they build, they'll learn about space, space travel and-of course-Star Wars®! Build different robots each class! May the force be with them as they build and grow! 
Fee $48 | Register By One Week Prior
Ages 7-14 | Mondays | 5:45-6:45 | @RCAC
January 16-February 6
February 27-March 27 (No Class 3/13)





kinderbots robotics

Children will begin to explore the world of LEGO® robotics as they build simple models that teach the fundamentals of robotic design. Whether learning about sensors while building drills and magic wands, or discovering ways that gears and pulleys create movement while building helicopters and robotic dogs, your child is sure to have a great time. Students will build the models with instructions and LEGO® WeDo 2.0 robotic sets, and then use a tablet and block-coding application to program the robot’s motor and sensors to perform tasks. 
Fee $48 | Register By One Week Prior
 Ages 4-7 | Mondays | 4:30-5:30pm | @RCAC
 January 16-February 6
February 27-March 27 (No Class 3/13)




robopets robotics with lego spike prime

In this Snapology course, your builder will begin their exploration into the world of LEGO® robotics by building simple, animal-inspired machines that are controlled by icon-based program codes. We will teach your little learner some fundamental engineering and programming concepts as they build goofy animals and design perfect habitats to protect their new robotic friends. Maybe you can't have an alligator as a pet at home, but you can definitely build one in our classroom at Snapology! 
Fee $72 | Register By January 19
January 26-March 2 | Thursdays
4:15-5:15pm | Ages 4-7 | @PDCC