My child had a great experience playing Y basketball - I'm sure he'll play again in the future!

Coach Rick was great with the kids!

Coaches were amazing, the Y allowing games to be fun and allowing cheering is much different than previous seasons and created such a fun environment.

We thought coach Marty was great, very inclusive, great communication, super nice! Perhaps more elaborate questions on player skill during registration to more fine tune where to put players would be beneficial to all. My son felt that half of his team were very fresh to basketball and it was unfair to him and the other half of the team to carry a lot of the responsibility of the success of the team.

About 1/3 of our practices were canceled because the YMCA did not make sure the gyms were avalible through the local schools. It seems there should be more thoughtful planning. There are so few practices, having them canceled because of school conflicts of the location should be preventable. Also, sharing gym space with another team is not conducive to learning, it doesn’t work.

We had a great coach and refs were friendly and helpful

I was disappointed in how scheduling was handled. We had a shared gym that was crowded and no place to sit besides outside of the gym. There were two occasions where practice was cancelled last minute because of shared gym scheduling issues.

Then practices went to one day a week because of the gym schedule. Shouldn’t this be figured out Ahead of time? Of course things happen but it just seemed sloppy.

There were times when the middle schoolers would come in to prep for their practice and would hit volleyballs back and forth, these would regularly almost hit others and almost hit my 8 month old in his head. It’s annoying that the coaches didn’t ask them to not do that, or whomever is responsible for them.

Some parents are also not friendly or flat out rude, so I was disappointed in that - but that’s not a Y issue. I think there should be more encouragement for parents to engage somehow since their kids are becoming friends.

Lastly. The photos were haphazardly scheduled before a game and my child could not attend due to another thing we had going on. This upset her immensely. Please consider scheduling photos ahead of time during a practice instead of before a game.

My child had fun which is all that matters, but improvements to logistics are majorly needed.

Great coach and assistant coach! Reliable and consistent

Very inclusive

I think the Y is a great place to start learning skills without being super competitive. Best for grade school kids I think!

YMCA volleyball has become much less

For the most part it’s fantastic but I have noticed the last few times we’ve played basketball we get to practice to find out the gym is unavailable and the coach knew nothing about it. The last season we missed 3 practices due to gym issues, and now this season practice 2 was cancelled due to the gym being unavailable. It’s a bummer when we pay for the kiddos to play, but then numerous practices are cancelled. For that reason it makes me think twice to recommend or come back.

Does not feel inclusive doe neuro divergent kids.

Every single season played has been such a positive experience for my child.

KIds had fun and learned skills

The YMCA basketball offers kids a fun way to learn this team sport. Kids learn teamwork, skills, and are competitive in a healthy way. The communication from the YMCA and the referees are terrific. Games are on time. This is such a wonderful experience for everyone! Thank you, YMCA!

We have done YMCA volleyball for like 4 or 5 years it has been a great entry point for me competitive levels

We enjoyed playing with our coach and team, though we didn't know why we had to play one team twice when they were still two teams we didn't face.

The officiating was atrocious. Blatant fouls were rarely called. Kids were able to dribble out of bounds. I understand Y youth sports is a developmental league but how are the kids going to learn the basic rules of basketball when simple fouls and out of bounds isn’t called?

Love all the Y offers! Great place for kids to be exposed to sports and build confidence and for families to find connection

We enjoyed our volleyball experience very much. I was a coach and loved having facilities to practice twice a week. I saw a great deal of improvement in the athletes by the end of the season. My son did basketball, and it was VERY basic. He is 8 years old, and has played at higher levels in other leagues, so the experience for him was a bit of a bummer. There was just such a wide range of ability levels, it would almost be good if you were able to select the level of play for the season. I wish that they would have called things like traveling, double dribbling and fouls. Also, at his age, I think stealing should be allowed if they separated the league into basic and intermediate. I just felt like my son actually went backwards and not enforcing certain rules created bad habits for him.

We had a positive experience with youth sports basketball this session. The coaches were supportive and positive and we enjoyed the vibe of the teams each of my kids were on.

I like how the communication from both the YMCA and coaches has been timely and informative. Also, the refs and coaches have been wonderful. They ensure equal playing time for all kids and keep the learning of the sport fun and safe. Signing my child up for this sport experience has been everything that as a parent, I had hoped it would be. Thank you South Sound YMCA-Youth Sports!

Coach Kelsey and Coach Flavia for the Grades 2-3 Volleyball were the best! Thank you for making this sport available!

Positive and encouraging environment to develop skills and teamwork