Sports & Rec

Brand new to Pickleball? Join us Wednesdays from 12p - 2p for skills and drills as well as open play with other beginners.

YMCA Youth Leagues allow children to be part of a team with a goal of having fun and learning to enjoy the sport without the pressure to win. Scores are not kept and every player gets equal playing time. Call the front desk at the YMCA with any questions. Youth leagues run during the 9-month school calendar and are held on Saturday mornings.

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This fast growing cycling niche gets individuals and groups out onto some of the most scenic roads and beautiful areas in the Brainerd Lakes and is easy to get started.

YMCAs have played a significant role in the history of sports in America. YMCAs invented basketball, volleyball and racquetball. The Brainerd Y offers many year round adult sports and leagues including basketball league, volleyball league, pick-up basketball and pickleball.

Fat Tire Biking combines riding on surfaces such as snow, ice, gravel, asphalt, dirt, some single track trails and maintenance or B roads. The bikes have oversized tires, typically 4″ or larger and looks like a mountain bike.