Make the YMCA of Coastal Georgia branch near you the starting point for your child to learn about becoming and staying active, and developing healthy habits.

Whether it’s gaining the confidence that comes from learning a sport or building the positive relationships that lead to good sportsmanship and teamwork, participating in sports at the YMCA of Coastal Georgia is about building confidence, on and off the field.

Interested in registering your child for a team for a Fall 2019 youth sport? Registration now open for flag football, soccer & cheerleading. Learn more here. 

Fall 2019 Sports Schedule

Registration is open now
Practice begins: August

Nine YMCA of Coastal Georgia branches: 
Effingham YMCA
Golden Isles & McIntosh YMCA
Habersham YMCA
Islands YMCA
Liberty County/ Armed Services YMCA
Richmond Hill YMCA
Tybee Island YMCA
West Chatham YMCA

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Is there hope for someone with postpartum depression? How can I encourage a friend who is struggling with postpartum depression? Where should someone with postpartum depression go for help?

Find out how a Savannah mental health professional answers these questions by clicking here.

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Waters Edge Counseling in Savannah
912-319-5552
Email: christina@watersedgecounseling.com

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Have you wondered if you or a loved one may be experiencing postpartum depression?

What exactly are the symptoms?

One of the therapists @ Waters Edge Counseling in Savannah explains the ins and outs of postpartum depression as well as how you can get help. Click here to find out more.

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Waters Edge Counseling in Savannah
912-319-5552
Email: christina@watersedgecounseling.com

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Girls Golf of Savannah’s next event is Sat. June 22 2019 at Mary Calder Golf Course in Savannah, 3-4:30PM.

Open to girls ages 7-17.

Come learn the basics of golf, and be empowered, enriched, engaged, exercised and energized. Learn golf in a fun way with a variety of different activities and games.

Register online here. 

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Upcoming Girls Golf Savannah events

June 22 2019
July 22-25 2019 Summer Camp
July 27 2019
Aug. 24 2019
Sept. 21 2019
Oct. 19 2019
Nov. 16 2019
Dec. 14 2019

Each event will cost:
Member event pricing $15 per event
Non-member pricing $20 per event
Year membership fee $25 for 2019

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Starting in June, Mary Calder Golf Course in Savannah and the ASWING Junior Golf Academy will host a weekly 9-hole golf tournament for kids ages 5-18.

The events will be hosted every Wednesday afternoon/evening. The tournaments will utilize the US Kids Golf tour yardages used for age and gender. Juniors ages 5 to 18 years old will be eligible to participate.

Cost: $20 per event with hot dogs and sides afterwards. The tournament will be a shotgun start with limited number of players.

The first five events will be a shotgun start at 5:30PM. Registration deadline is 11:59PM the night before the event.

The event dates are below. Click on the link to register.

June 5 2019: Register for June 5

June 12 2019: Register for June 12

June 19 2019: Register for June 19

June 26 2019: Register for June 26

July 10 2019: Register for July 10

July 17 & 18 2019:  Register for the Mary Calder Junior Invitational on July 17 & 18

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HYPERFORMANCE YOUTH STRENGTH CAMP

Every school weight room is different. Sport coaches are great on the field or court, but in the weightroom that can be a different story.

Hyperformance Youth Strength Camp in Savannah is for rising 7th-9th boys and girls and will take place June 10-13 2019 at Hyperformance Athletics. Each day teens will learn and practice lifting techniques commonly found in most strength programs.

So no matter who is teaching them in the weight room, young athletes have the proper foundation to build from.

JUNE 10-13 2019
10-11:15AM
$75 for 4 day seminar
Register here.

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Girls Golf of Savannah’s next event is Sat. May 18 2019 at Mary Calder Golf Course in Savannah, 3-4:30PM.

May Activity: The girls will learn more about chipping and will create a “golf flower” for mom for Mother’s Day.

Open to girls ages 7-17.

Girls will play a 9-hole Putting Contest.

Find registration info here or email thegolfswingstudio@gmail.com or call 912-704-8902 & ask for Coach Paul.

Cost: $15 per girl member; $20 per girl non-member

Upcoming Girls Golf events

There will be a Girls Golf event each month plus an extra Girls Golf Summer Camp in July.
The next events are on the following dates:
May 18
June 22
July 22-25 Summer Camp
July 27

Each event will cost:
Member event pricing $15 per event
Non-member pricing $20 per event
Year membership fee $25 for 2019
Membership fee helps us with costs for running the program. Each membership is based on per family, not individual, so if you have three girls, just one membership fee. Membership fee will entitle the girl(s) a goodie bag with gifts from Girls Golf.

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Like adult triathlons, kids’ triathlons incorporate three different disciplines, swimming, biking, and running – with adjustments being made to the distances in each race to suit kids.

Here’s an upcoming 2019 kids’ triathlon for ages 4-14 near the Savannah area:

TD BANK Kids’ Triathlon Hilton Head Is., SC
Island Recreation Center, Hilton Head Island, SC

Sat. June 8 2019
Register online here. Race day registration available for no extra fee up until 7:30AM. No late fee. Details here.

Ages 4-6
Swim 25 Yds | Bike 0.5 Mi | Run 0.33 Mi
Ages 7-10
Swim 75 Yds | Bike 2 Mi | Run 1 Mi
Ages 11-14
Swim 125 Yds | Bike 3 Mi | Run 1.5 Mi

Learn more here.

Join Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah for a fun filled skills day when school is out on Fri. April 19 2019, 9AM-3PM.

Levels 1 – 5 skills camp, focused on perfection and progression. Tumbling, Stunting, Jumping and Flexibility. Become the best cheerleader you can be.

Bring a lunch.

Spring Fling One-Day Camp
9AM-3PM Fri. April 19 2019
Open to the public. Ages 5 & older.

$55 ONLINE REGISTRATION / $65 AT DOOR

Register online here or call (912) 308-5719.

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SouthCoast Health Physical Therapist Chris Curry

Name one of the most common reasons for a person to visit the doctor’s office?

Answer: back pain.

Around 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives.

“In your spine, there are 26 bones stacked together and connected by ligaments, muscles, and shock-absorbing discs,” SouthCoast Health Physical Therapist Chris Curry said. “Countless things can cause any of those components to be harmed and have people in desperate need to see a doctor.”

Find out more about what your back pain means, reasons for your back pain and what you can do about it on the SouthCoast Health Web site here.

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Girls Golf of Savannah’s next event is Sat. April 20 2019 at Mary Calder Golf Course in Savannah, 3-4:30PM.

Open to girls ages 7-17.

Girls will play a 9-hole Putting Contest.

To register: email: thegolfswingstudio@gmail.com

Cost: $15 per girl member; $20 per girl non-member

April Special

For every girl that registers with the membership fee (cost of $25), the event charge of $15 is waived for April’s event.

Upcoming Girls Golf events

There will be a Girls Golf event each month plus an extra Girls Golf Summer Camp in July.
The next four events are on the following dates:
April 20
May 18
June 22
July 22-25 Summer Camp
July 27

Each event will cost:
Member event pricing $15 per event
Non-member pricing $20 per event
Year membership fee $25 for 2019
Membership fee helps us with costs for running the program. Each membership is based on per family, not individual, so if you have three girls, just one membership fee. Membership fee will entitle the girl(s) a goodie bag with gifts from Girls Golf.

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Hyperformance Youth is a sports readiness program that pairs fitness with fun @ Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah 

Young athletes may not have found their sport of choice yet, but through Hyperformance Youth they are laying the foundation to be faster, quicker, and more aware of how their bodies are moving through space.

Hyperformance Athletics’ youth program begins with student in or entering 1st grade or older. In class, they learn how to perform basic movements like squats, pushups, and hanging. Then they challenge themselves with obstacle courses, rope climbs, relay races, and workouts. At the end of class they play a game to utilize new skills and remind them that fitness is fun.

Join Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah  this Saturday April 6 2019 at 10:15AM for a free trial class and see what all the Hype is about.

Learn more here. 

Hyperformance Athletics, 904 E. 70th St.Savannah, 31405
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Below is a guest post from Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah 

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you always did healthy things all the time without even thinking about it?

That’s the beauty of a habit. It just happens without a whole lot of resistance.

We’ll got habits – the routine things we do from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep (even the way we sleep is a routine).

Our kids have habits too. Some are great, and some we wish as parents we could break before it gets harder later in life.

Here are few tips for making some of those things we KNOW we should be doing more of a habit. (These are good for grownups and well as kids.)

One thing at time. Don’t try to pile on multiple new habits at once. That’s a recipe for failure.

Pair the habit with something you already do routinely. For instance, if you’ve decided that you should drink more water, connect it with something you already do. Perhaps when you turn the water on to take a shower in the morning, it triggers you to go snag a quick drink as you wait for the shower to warm up.

Chunk it down. Reduce resistance to getting started by setting a goal in the smallest increment possible. If getting more activity during the day is a goal, you’re not likely to stop your other habits to work in 30 minutes. But if you can work in 1 minute a couple of times a day you’ll find you are getting in much more than that one minute. Getting started is the hardest part.

Reward yourself (with something healthy of course, but enjoyable). My kids don’t love to read, but they like their time with me. So we read for a bit and then they get some bonus attention that is just theirs.

Take notice. You want your kids to pick up after themselves? Verbally applaud them for doing the task as soon as notice it getting even a tiny bit better.

Progress is better than perfection. Our habits are always a work in progress. Keep looking for news ways to make doing the good stuff easier.

Want more ideas? Check out the the Junior League of Savannah’s FREE Fit Kids Fest on Sat. March 2 2019, 1-4PM @ Savannah State University. There will all sorts of activities and local vendors that love to make Savannah families healthier. Stop by the Hyperformance Athletics Obstacle Course and say hello.

The above is a guest post from Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah 

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Heavenly Spa @ The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah offers discounted treatments on special Guest Spa Nights on the second Thursday of each month.

For your convenience, Heavenly Spa is open late and offers discounted treatments every second Thursday of the month for Spa Nights. These appointment times are highly sought-after; so it’s strongly recommend that you book in advance to be assured your desired time.

4-8PM on the second Thursday of each month (June 13, July 11, Aug. 8)
$99 spa treatments
Complimentary use of amenities
Call to book (912) 201-2250

Learn more about spa services here. 

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2019 15th Annual Tybee Turtle Trot 5k Beach Run
Presented by Tybee Marine Science Center

Sat. April 27 2019 on Tybee Is.
1509 Strand Ave

Come to Tybee Island and run to support our nesting sea turtle monitoring program. Starting and finishing at the Tybee pier and pavilion, the run includes a sea turtle release, music, finish line food, shirt, awards for the top finishers, free parking passes for the first 50 runners to sign up.

NO SEA TURTLE RELEASE THIS YEAR.

Register for the race online here.

Ready to tumble?

Check out one of  Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah‘s  tumbling classes today.

Crowned Elite Athletics has Savannah tumbling classes for all ages and skill levels with new intermediate and advanced classes beginning on Thursdays.

Combine a tumbling class with one of Crowned Elite’s stunting or flexibility classes for a winning combo.

Cost: $55 monthly or $95 for any two.

Register online here. 

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