Fall registration is open across Brooklyn, and for several programs it closes sooner than parents expect. Our Brooklyn 101 guides to soccer, tennis, flag football, swimming, dance and ballet, and gymnastics have all been updated for the fall season. Each one lists programs by neighborhood, with ages, costs, session dates, contact details and a direct sign-up link, so you can compare what is near you before you commit.
Soccer
Fall is soccer’s main season in Brooklyn and the sign-up windows are closing now. Brooklyn AYSO is $160, takes players until divisions fill or August 15, and opens play September 12 at the Parade Ground south of Prospect Park. The 68th Precinct Youth Council in Dyker Heights adds a $50 late fee after August 15, and both Metro Soccer and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 programs close registration on September 12. The guide runs to more than 30 programs, from toddler classes to travel clubs.
Read the full Brooklyn soccer guide
Tennis
Kings County Tennis League opens registration on August 14 for free after-school tennis at its Bed-Stuy, Marcy and Lafayette Gardens clubs, running September 14 to October 28. Chelsea Piers in Prospect Heights starts September 10, Prospect Park’s outdoor season runs September 8 to October 3, and McCarren offers both a four-week September session and a 13-week indoor fall term. Pop Up Tennis is already full at both of its verified sites.
Read the full Brooklyn tennis guide
Flag football
A short season with hard deadlines. 78 Youth Sports takes on-time registrations until August 28 and opens play September 12 at Van Voorhees and Washington Park. Sports United runs an eight-week Sunday clinic and league for grades 2 through 8 at $185, starting mid-September, and Chelsea Piers Field House in Prospect Heights starts September 10 for ages 7 to 11. Bed-Stuy Sports runs a nine-week fall season with dates still to be announced.
Read the full Brooklyn flag football guide
Swimming
Brooklyn’s pools fill fast. All four Brooklyn YMCAs open community registration for Fall I on August 15, with sessions September 8 to November 1 and Fall II following November 2. Asphalt Green runs September 11 to December 20, Chelsea Piers classes start September 10, and Berkeley Carroll’s Saturday program is $630 for September 12 to December 12. The guide says plainly which providers teach year-round and which have not posted fall dates yet.
Read the full Brooklyn swim lessons guide
Dance and ballet
Most studios are taking fall registrations now, and a few have dates worth moving on. The Brooklyn Arts Exchange semester runs September 14 to January 30 with an open house September 13, Cobble Hill Ballet runs September 10 to December 20, Brooklyn Center Stage September 13 to December 23, and STREB holds an open house on August 29 before its semester begins September 14. The guide covers everything from toddler movement classes to pre-professional companies.
Read the full Brooklyn dance and ballet guide
Gymnastics
Fall terms start the week after Labor Day. Chelsea Piers begins September 10 with an 11-session term, Gotham runs from the week of September 9 through late June, Gymstars starts September 14 in Fort Greene and September 15 in Cobble Hill, and Prospect Gymnastics runs 13 weeks from September 16. Programs range from walking toddlers through competitive team, and the guide now includes a Midwood listing for the first time.
Read the full Brooklyn gymnastics guide
All of these guides live in our Brooklyn 101 section, where we keep the practical guides parents come back to — classes, camps, lessons and programs, checked and updated each season.
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