YOUTH SPORTS — JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC

Town youth and adult sports registration and programs operated in partnership with Johnston County Little League.

Municipal recreation department offering youth sports leagues.

Youth club serving ages 6–14 with after-school programs and activities.

Youth wrestling and baseball program for ages 5-14 running competitive and beginner wrestling plus baseball.

Service club operating youth baseball, football and cheerleading.

Little League International-sanctioned baseball league for ages 5-16 in Clayton serving Johnston County.

Municipal recreation department running youth athletic programs.

Youth rugby club running flag rugby for ages 4-10 alongside competitive youth and high-school sides.

Member-owned neighborhood pool offering swim lessons.

Non-profit youth softball program in Cleveland township of western Johnston County.

Pop Warner youth football and cheer with a no-tryouts policy where every child makes the team.

Membership-controlled community recreation association running baseball, softball, football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and cheer.

YMCA branch operating youth sports, camps and aquatics programs.

Service club operating youth baseball, softball and soccer.

Municipal recreation department running football and cheerleading programs.

Community recreation association in Glendale Chapel area offering baseball, softball, basketball and soccer.

All-volunteer multi-sport association serving roughly 2,500 youth across baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and basketball plus NCYSA-registered travel soccer.

Youth tackle football and NFL Flag organization with published coaching format and Heads Up Football certification.

Youth athletic association in Four Oaks offering football, cheerleading and rugby.

Little League International-chartered baseball and softball league at Archer Lodge athletic complex.

USA Wrestling chartered youth wrestling club.

Municipal recreation department offering baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball.

Volunteer athletic association in southwest Johnston County running baseball, softball, soccer, basketball and cheer.

Long-standing volunteer athletic association near Benson running baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and volleyball.

Volunteer athletic association for Micro serving baseball, softball, basketball, football and soccer.

Adaptive baseball league for children ages 5-19 with any disability at The Community Park in Smithfield.

Municipal recreation department offering youth sports year-round.

All-volunteer community league for Princeton area serving baseball, softball, basketball, football, volleyball and cheer.

Summer swim team for Riverwood Athletic Club member families ages 4–18.

Municipal recreation department offering sports, camps and gym programs.

County-seat recreation department running youth and adult athletic leagues, summer camps and the Smithfield Recreation & Aquatics Center.

Special Olympics Johnston County providing sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Town Manager overseeing youth soccer for Wilson's Mills with a community park at Railroad Street.

Travel baseball and softball club playing Perfect Game, USSSA and Top Gun circuits with teams from 8U up.

Travel baseball club for ages 8-14 with own field and practice facilities in Cleveland community.

Johnston County's premier girls volleyball club training ages 13-17 in school gyms across the county.

Competitive youth soccer club formed by merging two county associations into one competitive pathway.

Adaptive tennis clinics at Vinson Ridge teaching fundamentals through games for ages 8 and up.

Smithfield performing arts center offering dance styles from creative dance through ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, clogging and hip hop.

Clayton dance studio in its 23rd season offering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and other styles with recreational and competitive tracks.

All-star cheer and tumbling gym running competitive teams alongside recreational tumbling, camps and parties.

Clayton gym with Youth Athletic Performance track training young athletes in agility, strength and speed.

Long-operating taekwondo school.

Country club with Ellis Maples-designed golf course, driving range, swimming pool and tennis courts offering youth programming and summer camps.

Indoor baseball and softball training facility in Benson offering lessons and practice sessions by appointment.

Christian-based gymnastics and sports center offering competitive and recreational gymnastics, cheerleading, ninja warrior and summer camps.

Sports performance and strength facility training young athletes in speed, agility and power.

Regional Girls on the Run council with school-based sites teaching confidence and running to girls in grades 3-8.

Swim school at Riverwood Athletic Club teaching group, private and semi-private lessons from tots through masters.

Basketball training center with skills coaching and recreational leagues.

Long-established dance academy offering classes and competition.

18,000 sq ft gymnastics facility serving ages 15 months through 18 years across preschool, recreational, competitive and camps.

Certified Kukkiwon Taekwondo school with competition and camp programs.

Dance studio offering recreational and competitive programs.

Martial arts school emphasizing character development and resilience.

Martial arts school with a Clayton location offering youth programs in self-defense and discipline training.

Self-defense studio emphasizing character development.

Martial arts dojo teaching Little Ninja program and Children's Kobushi-Do with dedicated youth ladder through 18 years old.

Independent dance studio in downtown Clayton offering youth dance classes and movement instruction.

Selma dance studio teaching children and adults across ballet, clogging and hip hop on an August-to-May season.

Clayton martial arts academy teaching kids Jiu-Jitsu alongside adult BJJ, kickboxing and MMA.

Golf course and TYGA sponsor club running junior golf camps with discounted youth rates.

Swim provider at Smithfield Recreation & Aquatics Center running parent-child classes through competitive stroke clinics and summer team for ages 5-18.

Independent tumbling and competitive gymnastics gym.