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The H.E.S. is committed to the development of healthy habits and lifestyles through sports and play for our younger members and patrons. Our goal is to promote social-emotional learning and comradery, build confidence and to hone sports and fitness skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Coaches and instructors emphasize positive reinforcement and provide constructive and appropriate feedback. This ensures children enjoy and get the most from their youth sports experiences.
Basketball Clinic
The Skills and Drills Clinic provides an excellent introduction to basketball. Skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, defending and rebounding are taught. Practices are operated in a structured and organized environment, incorporating warm-ups, age-appropriate skill development, flexibility, coordination and balance, while focusing on improving motor skills. For athletes of high skill sets, the Clinic focuses on nurturing their talent through high-intensity workouts, progression, and rigorous repetitions.
Shirts will be provided.
Winter Basketball Clinic I 10 Weeks
Starts week of January 7, 2024
Monday/Wednesday Clinic
Ages 6 – 13: 5 pm – 6 pm
Sunday Clinic
Ages 5 – 8: 11 am – 12 pm
Ages 9 – 11: 12 pm – 1 pm
Basketball Training Camp (Monthly)
Training sessions run by Coach Tone. Advanced athletes partake in intense basketball training to become the best athlete they can be. Rigorous workouts help discipline players and shape them into prestigious athletes. A wide variety of the team and invidividual workouts.
Meets three days a week
Monday/Wednesday: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Friday: 5 pm – 7 pm
Ages 12 – 17
Private Basketball Training with Coach Tone
Intense small group training that includes drills such as ball handling, defensive, offensive, shooting and rebounding. Cardiovascular conditioning, vertimax training to improve speed, and rigorous full body exercises are incorporated to improve overall strength.
Exclusive to members
Basketball Holiday Camp
Throughout the year, we run school holiday basketball camps for 5-16 year old youth.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023: Winter Break Camp (9am – 3pm)
Wednesday February 21, 2024: President’s Day Camp (9am – 3pm)
Thursday, April 25, 2024: Spring Break Camp (9am – 3pm)
Wednesday, June 19, 2024: Juneteenth Camp (9am – 12pm)
Basketball Competitive Team
The HES Hurricanes compete during the Spring and Summer. For more Competitive Basketball Team information by phone, call Sports and Fitness at (718) 241-3000 ext. 140 or email sports@thehes.org.
Soccer Clinic
Adhering to U.S. Youth Soccer curriculum, this clinic empowers beginner to advanced players and emphasizes individual skill development, teamwork, game concepts, and sportsmanship. Participants will increase their understanding and ability using the following skillsets; dribbling, passing/ receiving, attacking/defending, striking/finishing, and group/game play.
Starts October I 10 Weeks
Thursday
Ages 5 – 13: 5 – 7 pm
Members: $350
Non-Members: $425
Youth Karate
We are a family and team with a common goal of building confidence, discipline and preventing bullying while BELTING UP!
Children in our Martial Art classes learn and display valuable life skills such as patience, focus, kindness, honesty and respect. Your child will also increase their motor skills such as balance, running, blocks, punches, kicks and overall hand-eye coordination, all while socializing and interacting with other children through positive play and direction.
A karate uniform is sold separately for $40. All children will be evaluated and belts will be provided based on ranking.
Karate School
Wednesday
Ages 6 -10: 6 pm – 7 pm
Ages 11 -17: 7 pm – 8 pm
Sunday
Ages 6 -10: 12 pm – 1 pm
Ages 11 -17: 1 pm – 2 pm
Tiny Tigers School
Sunday
Ages 2 – 5: 11 am – 12 pm
Martial Arts Competitive Team
Team HES competes year round at various tri-state area tournaments in Sparring, Kata, Self Defense and Weapons.
For more Youth Sports Program information by phone, call Sports and Fitness at (718) 241-3000 ext. 140 or email sports@thehes.org.
Need assistance becoming a member or registering? Check out our Registration Assistance page or contact H.E.S. Registration by calling (718) 241-3000 ext. 122 or (718) 241-3000 ext. 131.
Learn To Swim
The Learn to Swim Program is Canarsie’s largest provider of year-round swimming lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. Classes start for children as young as 2 years old. Our experienced Red Cross certified instructors are dedicated to teaching all students to be safe and proficient in the water. Classes are held in our heated Olympic-sized pool.
All students are arranged by age and skill level and placed in small groups to maximize individual, one-on-one attention. For swim class levels, click here. After students progress through our introductory swim school, there is an opportunity to try out for our Swim Team, the Hurricanes.
There are four seasons throughout the year; fall, winter, spring and summer. If there is room in a class, you can start mid-season with pro-rated costs.
Swim Competitive Team
The Hurricanes compete year round in both short and long course seasons across NY State. Our swimmers qualify for various championship meets including Silvers, Junior Olympics and Easter Zone Competition. New participants must schedule a try out to be on the team.
Ages: 7-18 years
For more Swim Team information by phone, call (718) 241-3000 ext. 137 or email aquatics@thehes.org.
The H.E.S. Learn To Swim program is Canarsie’s largest provider of year-round swimming lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. Classes are held in our heated Olympic-sized pool.
Our experienced American Red Cross certified instructors are dedicated to teaching all students to be safe and proficient in the water. All students are arranged by age and skill level and placed into small groups to maximize individual, one-on-one attention.
Ages: 6 Months and up, including Adults
Program Levels:
Parent & Me, Preschool, and Levels 1-6 classes. For more information about levels and to determine what is the appropriate class for your child, click here.
Learn to Swim classes take place during four seasons throughout the year. Spring is a mini 5 week season and the rest are 10 week seasons.
Winter Session I 10 Weeks
Starts week of January 7, 2024
For more Aquatics information by phone, call (718) 241-3000 ext. 137 or email aquatics@thehes.org.
Need assistance becoming a member or registering? Check out our Registration Assistance page or contact HES Registration by calling (718) 241-3000 ext. 131 or (718) 241-3000 ext. 122.
Find the right class level, age and swim class times that work for your schedule.
CLICK HEREPRIVATE AND SMALL GROUP LESSONS
The H.E.S. Swim School offers one to one and small group instruction for all ages and levels. Learn swim basics or refine your technique with one of our certified instructors. Drowning prevention and water safety are essential elements of our private lessons curriculum, with elements of water safety knowledge and skills integrated into every level. The H.E.S. Swim School‘s professional Water Safety Instructors are highly motivated to work with you on your specific needs at any level in your journey to become a proficient swimmer.
SWIM ‘N’ SKILLS
Swim ‘N’ Skills is an OPWDD swimming program with ABA support. Each child will receive individualized swim instruction and 1:1 support from a counselor as well as a swim instructor. An ABA Specialist in collaboration with a Disability Services Supervisor will lead all counselors and swim instructors to best provide clinical support to participants. More Swim ‘N’ Still info is here.