Youth Sports: Classes, Leagues, Travel Teams, and Camps

Baseball/Softball
YMCA Junior Baseball (co-ed ages 4-5 years old)
Jacksonville Area Baseball (recreational league, ages 5-12)
Illinois College Softball Camps 

Basketball
YMCA Junior Basketball (co-ed ages 4-5 years old)
YMCA Youth Basketball (recreational league)
Fitness World Youth Basketball (pre-k through 8th grade, recreational league)
Fitness World Basketball Skills Camp (fall camp, pre-k through 6th grade)
Illinois College Lady Blues Basketball Camp (2nd - 12th grades)

Football
Fitness World Indoor Flag Football 
YMCA Ultimate / Flag Football (K - 5th grades)
Jacksonville Area Youth Football (4th through 8th grades)
Illinois College Blueboy Football Camps (high school)

Golf
Fitness World Youth Instructional Golf Clinic (ages 13 and up)

Martial Arts
Chun Ji Martial Arts 
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Inner Harmony Karate (ages 5 and up)
YMCA Youth Martial Arts (classes for 7-13 years old, and 14 years - adult)

Roller Hockey
Jacksonville Roller Hockey (co-ed recreational leagues, ages 4 and up)

Soccer
Fitness World Youth Soccer (pre-k through 6th grade)
Jacksonville Soccer Association (recreational league, ages 4 through adult)
Jacksonville Soccer Club (traveling team, tryouts required)

Swim
YMCA Swim Lessons (classes for all ages)
YMCA JAXY Swim Team (ages 6 through high school)

Volleyball
Fitness World Youth Volleyball (ages 7-12 years old)
YMCA Youth Volleyball (recreational league. 4th - 6th grades)
Illinois College Volleyball Camps (junior high and high school)

Physical Fitness
Fitness World Fit Camps (2nd - 8th grade)
YMCA Crossfit Kids and Teens (classes for ages 4-16 years old)

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Recreation

Parks and Playgrounds
Skate Park
Community Park
Duncan Park
Nichols Park (pool, playground, ball parks, shelters, golf)
Godfrey Play-For-All Park
Veterans Park
Dewey Park
Foreman Grove Park (disc golf and playground) 

Outdoor Recreation
Woods Lane Trails
Jacksonville Area Cycling Group
Lake Jacksonville Trail
Emma Mae Leonhard Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Trail
Lake Jacksonville
Jacksonville Sportsman's Club
Crazy Horse Campground

Indoor Recreation
Skateland of Jacksonville
The Bowl Inn

Golf
Jacksonville Country Club
Nichols Park Golf Course
Links Golf Course
Northridge Hills Golf Course

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Fine and Performing Arts

Art
Goldleaf Gallery (art classes and supplies)
Jacksonville Dream Center Foundation
Strawn Art Gallery - (art classes and events - scholarships available)
Miss Mallory's Art and Sensory Class (art for children)

Dance
Llaina's Dance & Gym
Sara's Studio of Dance
Stevens School of Dance and Gymnastics

Music
Miss Polly's Music Class
Illinois College Fine Arts Series (youth and college students are FREE!)
Jacksonville Symphony Society (youth and college students are FREE!)

Theatre
Playhouse on the Square
Illinois College TheatreWorks
​Haunted Jacksonville Tours