Welcome to KIDSPORTS FitKids

What is FitKids?

  • FitKids is our entry level movement, sports and fitness program for kids 18 months to 8 years old

What is the goal of FitKids?

  • The overall goal of FitKids is to help kids develop the fundamental skills needed to lead an active and healthy life.  These classes also ready the child with the skills needed to participate in team sports when they are old enough join.

What are the programs within FitKids?

FitKids Mini Movers Class

For ages 18 months to 3 years old

This is for our very youngest kids.  This class will help your child develop age appropriate agility, balance, coordination, and range of motion while gaining confidence and competence in a fun and exciting way. 

Children will rotate through different activities – obstacle course, tumbling, and basic sport movement and motor skills – while learning to take turns, follow directions, and play with others. 

Lots of music, movement and energetic instructors that will help facilitate the fun.  

Adult participation required – one adult per child.

FitKids FUNdamental Movers Class

3-5 year olds

These sessions are designed for children to develop and build upon both fundamental age-appropriate agility, balance, and coordination, and also SEL (Social Emotional Learning).

This combination of fundamental movement and positive self/team building tendencies form the foundation of age-appropriate movement & motor skills, sport specific skills, and basic life skills development. 

 All of which will be blended into the sessions via instructed and free-play applications. A variety of sports and activities including basketball, flag football, volleyball, soccer, dance, and t-ball provide practical application for kicking, catching, throwing, batting, running, jumping, landing, change of direction/change of speed. Plus, music, energetic instructors and tons of fun!

FitKids Little Sports 

4-5 year olds

The next step in the FitKids program for kids who are 4 and 5 years old.   These classes build on the fundamental skills introduced in the Mini Movers and Fundamental Movers classes while focusing on giving a deeper introduction to the sport.  

They offer 4 sessions focusing on sports specific skills and helping them develop important social skills in a fun, nurturing and safe environment.

FitKids Flag Football—-Little Passers

We introduce your child to the game of Football through this fun, developmentally appropriate class.  We cover fundamental ABC’s of physical literacy: agility, balance, coordination.  Also included are important social skills, such as listening, taking turns and cooperation in a fun, nurturing and safe environment.

We will also introduce these Football specific skills through modified games and activities that are fun and age appropriate  

  • Passing – learn to throw using Foam footballs
  • Catching
  • Defense / Pursuing
  • Flag Pulling
  • Athletic stance

FitKids Soccer— Little Soccer

We introduce your child to the game of Soccer through this fun, developmentally appropriate class.  We cover fundamental ABC’s of physical literacy: agility, balance, coordination.  Also included are important social skills, such as listening, taking turns and cooperation in a fun, nurturing and safe environment.

We will introduce these Soccer specific skills through modified games and activities that are fun and age appropriate

  • Running with the ball
  • Dribbling
  • Controlling the ball
  • Kicking
  • Shooting

FitKids- Basketball –Little Dribblers

We introduce your child to the game of Basketball through this fun, developmentally appropriate class.  We cover fundamental ABC’s of physical literacy: agility, balance, coordination.  Also included are important social skills, such as listening, taking turns and cooperation in a fun, nurturing and safe environment.

We will introduce these Basketball specific skills through modified games and activities that are fun and age appropriate

  • Dribbling
  • Athletic stance—Jump Stop
  • Shooting
  • Passing

FitKids Baseball/Softball —-Little Hitters

We introduce your child to the game of Baseball/Softball through this fun, developmentally appropriate class.  We cover fundamental ABC’s of physical literacy: agility, balance, coordination.  Also included are important social skills, such as listening, taking turns and cooperation in a fun, nurturing and safe environment

We will introduce these Basketball specific skills through modified games and activities that are fun and age appropriate

  • Throwing
  • Catching
  • Hitting
  • Base running

FitKids Launch Pad Sports

6-8 year olds

This introductory sports program is designed to help launch children 6-8 years old into playing on a Volleyball or Lacrosse team when they reach 3rd grade.   This is the developmentally appropriate age to introduce these more complex skills and concepts.    Both Volleyball and Lacrosse are offered as a team sport in our KS programs starting at 3rd grade.  These FitKids classes get the child ready for that next step  

These programs are all 6 sessions focusing on sports specific skills, spatial awareness and fundamental rules in a fun, nurturing and safe environment.

FitKids Little Stix – Introductory Lacrosse program.

This introductory Lacrosse program is designed for girls and boys, 6-8 years old.  It is split up into 1st year and 2nd year groups.  Players can play with regular boys or girls stick. (Sticks are provided for those that need them) They will use soft lacrosse balls. This version of the game does not require protective equipment. It is our hope that the co-ed two-year program will continue to challenge and inspire players to continue playing Lacrosse.

  • 1st year (Baggataway)

4 sessions – This is an introductory program for the brand new Lacrosse player that is designed for youth to achieve quick success executing the basic skills of lacrosse (cradling, scooping, passing, catching and shooting).

  • 2nd year (Tewaaraton)

4 sessions – This program is designed for the player that has completed the 1st year program or that has some experience with Lacrosse (minimal experience with scooping, cradling, catching and passing) Each session will have skill development, and introducing new skills.  There will also be scrimmaging and mini games, as players gain ability and knowledge.

FitKids Lil’ Spikers  —  Introductory Volleyball program.

Lil’ Spikers is designed to introduce 1st and 2nd grade athletes to the FUNdamentals of volleyball.  We teach the basics of the sport through instruction in hand-eye coordination, volleyball specific movements, and basic skills of volleyball like passing, setting, hitting & serving.  We’ll teach motor learning and skills development over four sessions using age-appropriate and engaging games and activities. 

FitKids Schedule

*Subject to change

Mini Movers: Year round

Fundamental Movers: Year round

FitKids Little Sports:

  • Little Kickers
    • Fall & Spring
  • Little Passers
    • Fall
  • Little Dribblers
    • Winter
  • Little Hitters
    • Spring/Summer

FitKids Launch Pad Sports:

  • Little Spikers
    • Fall
  • Little Stix
    • Winter/Spring