This blog posted was created when I heard from another parent that there seems to be a shortage of sports in Santa Barbara for children under the age of 5 years old — or at least ones that are well-advertised. So this is a resource for parents who have children in the 2-5 year age range who are looking to find sports for their children. The sports for this age group are listed alphabetically.

Baseball/T-Ball (Spring)

YMCA Santa Barbara has t-ball and baseball during the spring for ages 4 and up.

Basketball

YMCA Santa Barbara has a program called “Itty Bitty Sports” for ages 3.5-5 that includes basketball. More information can be found on the YMCA website.

Cheer

The YMCA cheer program is for children in Pre-K and up.

Dance

Dance classes will be covered in a separate page as there are many options for this age range. The future page will be linked here once it has been created.

Gymnastics

My Gym has various classes from young babies to older children. The monthly fee is $85/child plus there is a yearly registration fee.

Santa Barbara Gymnastics Club has classes for toddlers as young as 18 months and older.

Spirals Gymnastics has classes for children age 2-5 on Saturday mornings. For children age 5 and up there are several other days that have classes, depending on their experience.

Hockey and Ice-Skating

Ice In Paradise provides ice-skating lessons staring at age 3 and hockey lessons starting at the age of 4.

Martial Arts

Martial Arts Family Fitness has classes for kids ages 3 and up.

South Coast Karate has a weekly class for kids age 3-12 starting at $99/month.

For a full list of martial arts, check out the website Karate for Kids or on Yelp.

Soccer

AYSO for kids age 5 and up.

Kidz Love Soccer is for kids age 2 and up and is offered year-round.

YMCA soccer for kids in pre-k and up.

Swimming

Swim classes are found year round at the following locations:

Santa Barbara Aquatics has classes for babies to older children.

UCSB for children age 3 (potty-trained) and up.

Wendy Fereday offers swim classes from babies to older children.

YMCA has classes for babies to older children.

During the summer you can also find swim lessons at Dos Pueblos High School, Wilson Swimming and through the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation.

Various Sports

YMCA Santa Barbara has a program called “Itty Bitty Sports” for ages 3.5-5. More information can be found on the YMCA website.

Did I miss anything? Comment below if I did!