Fort Bragg’s Child and Youth Services is offering free summer sports clinics to military affiliated children.

The clinics will offer four different sports: football (ages 6–12), soccer (ages 5–14),
basketball (ages 5–14) and baseball (ages 6–12). A current sports physical and CYS registration is required for participants.

“There will be three clinics per sport and a capacity of up to 10 children per class,” said Evelyn Eggins-Alston, program operations specialist for CYS.

The clinics will take place at the Polo Field for football and soccer; baseball will be at Armstead Field; and basketball will be at Tolson Youth Center located on Fort Bragg from Monday through Thursday 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.

“The summer sports clinics taking place this summer offer an opportunity for our military families to involve their CYS-registered children to do outdoor athletic activities,” said Elvia Kelly, Fort Bragg Garrison spokeswoman.

“During the pandemic last year, many services were closed or cancelled, including the sports clinics. The goal this year is to help our youth get involved with our sports program as an avenue to learn or improve new skills and, ultimately, for the children to have fun in the process.”

Although June clinics have commenced, the July schedule offers football and soccer clinics July12-15, and basketball and baseball clinics July 19-22.

“This year we decided to conduct a free clinic so that our families would be reintroduced to our sports program,” Eggins-Alston said.

The Youth Sports Program will provide 12 coaches in total for the clinics. As per new guidelines, masks will not be required while actively participating and equipment will be sanitized between classes.

For more information, please contact the Youth Sports & Fitness Office at 910-396-5437.

“While the Child Youth Services sports clinics are held during the summer, military-connected families can involve their children in upcoming sports or other activities throughout the year,” Kelly said.

Parents can learn about current programs offered by the Youth Sports & Fitness program by calling 910-907-5832, visiting the website https://bragg.armymwr.com/programs/cys-services-sports-fitness or by visiting the Tolson Youth Activities Center on Fort Bragg.

The registration deadline for clinics is noon on the Friday prior to the start of the clinic.