Soccer Shots Long Island West

Soccer Shots Central Suffolk is the local franchise of Soccer Shots, the national soccer program for young children, run by owner and director Jennifer Sloat. Its coaches run weekly 30 to 45 minute sessions on basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing and shooting, through games and positive reinforcement, and each session highlights a character trait such as respect, teamwork or appreciation. Soccer Shots provides all the equipment, and cleats and shin guards are not needed. Its public classes are listed on the franchise's class registration page. At All Star Arena in Middle Island, Saturday classes for ages 2 to 5 are grouped by age: Mini for 2-year-olds (a parent takes part), Classic for 3-year-olds, and Advanced Classic for ages 4 to 5. In Smithtown, Soccer Shots coaches run the Smithtown Kickers soccer club's programs for 2 to 4 year olds, and registration for those goes through the Kickers. The franchise also runs classes inside preschools, childcare centers and schools, which are only open to children enrolled there, and it will start a new public class for a group of eight children. Class locations change by season, so check the class registration page for current sessions.

A kids-only Tae Kwon Do school on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park, founded in 1984 by Grandmaster Howard Chung, a 9th-degree black belt who still runs every belt test. Classes are grouped by age: Pee-Wee for ages 2 to 3 (starting in Mommy & Me, then an independent class at 3½), Children for ages 4 to 6, and Youth for ages 7 to 13, moving through nine belt colors from White to Black. Older kids, or students coming from another school, are placed by age and experience. The school also offers after-school pickup for enrolled students, birthday parties, and camps: an all-day summer camp that runs six weeks, plus camp days over the winter break (for current students) and the spring break. New students can book two free trial classes.

Just Dance LI is a dance studio on Fort Salonga Road in Northport, founded in 2024 by Miss Rebecca. Recreational classes welcome dancers from age 2 through high school seniors in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and contemporary. Dancers ready for more commitment can join the studio's competition teams, and private lessons are available on request. The studio also runs a strength and conditioning program built just for dancers, in group classes or private sessions, and adult classes for grown-ups returning to dance or trying it for the first time.

Rivals Athletics is a youth basketball and lacrosse program founded by two coaches from Massapequa and Farmingdale. Co-founder Tim Byrnes captained Syracuse to a national lacrosse championship and played 8 years of pro lacrosse, and coach Tom Terzulli was a three time NCAA All American at RPI. The lacrosse clinic, for PreK to 2nd grade, meets Saturday mornings in Farmingdale and rotates players through stations on stick skills, passing, catching, shooting and ground balls, whether they are new to lacrosse or looking to improve. The Rivals club team runs from September through July, with winter training at the Conklin Bubble in Farmingdale, local games against other club teams, and a fall and a spring tournament. Private training with Rivals coaches is available too.