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Framingham Recreation Dept
Framingham
🏃 Town sports & rec programs
📍 Where
Framingham
🌐 Site
framinghamma.gov/recreation
📞 Call
(508) 532-5570
🌐 Visit website ↗
MetroWest YMCA
Framingham
🏊 Sports · swim · sliding-scale rec camps
📍 Where
Framingham
🌐 Site
metrowestymca.org
📞 Call
(508) 879-4420
🌐 Visit website ↗
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest
Free / low-cost
🤝 After-school + sports · low-cost
📍 Where
Framingham · MetroWest
🌐 Site
bgcmetrowest.org
📞 Call
(508) 620-7145
🌐 Visit website ↗
Hoops and Homework
Free
🆓 Free after-school + basketball mentoring
📍 Where
Framingham
🌐 Site
hoopsandhomeworkinc.com
📞 Call
(774) 578-9847
🌐 Visit website ↗
Viking Sports Camps
Multi-town
⚽ Multi-sport day camps
📍 Where
MetroWest
🌐 Site
vikingcamps.com
🌐 Visit website ↗
Revere Recreation
Revere
🏃 Multi-sport programs for kids
📍 Where
Revere
🌐 Site
revererec.org
🌐 Visit website ↗
Salesian Boys & Girls Club
East Boston
🏀 Basketball · swimming · arts
📍 Where
East Boston
📞 Call
617-567-6626
📞 Call →
Jordan Boys & Girls Club
Chelsea
🏀 Basketball · swimming · gym
📍 Where
Chelsea
📞 Call
617-884-9435
📞 Call →
Soccer Without Borders
Free
⚽ Free soccer for kids
📍 Where
East Boston
📞 Call
857-264-0571
📞 Call →
Newton Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Archery, badminton, golf clinics, ice skating, martial arts, orienteering, swimming, ski/snowboard. Newton Athletes Unlimited partnership.
🌐 Site
newtonma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
newtonma.myrec.com ↗
📞 Phone
(617) 796-1500
⚽ Sports
Pickleball · Track & Running · Flag Football · Floor Hockey · Soccer (Hooligans) · Badminton…
💡 Notable
Summer 2026 camps · Viking Sports contracted (Pellegrini · Emerson · Soule Rec) · Cooper Center indoor
📝 Register now ↗
Wellesley Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Manages Morses Pond beach + swim. Limited 2026 summer camp spots, $25/week deposit.
🌐 Site
wellesleyma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
webtrac.wellesleyma.gov ↗
📞 Phone
(781) 235-2370
⚽ Sports
Swimming · Summer Day Camps · Teen Center · Soccer · Basketball · Multi-Sports
💡 Notable
Teen Center grades 6–8 · $100/yr · Viking Sports contracted
📝 Register now ↗
Brookline Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Strong youth-sports leagues. Financial aid + free equipment rentals via Boston Athletic Association grant.
🌐 Site
brooklinerec.com ↗
📝 Register
register.brooklinerec.com ↗
📞 Phone
(617) 730-2069
⚽ Sports
Soccer · Lacrosse · Rugby (K–8 co-ed) · Volleyball · Day Camp · Nature Camp
💡 Notable
Free tuition for eligible families · Viking Sports at Soule Rec + 143 Cypress St
📝 Register now ↗
Cambridge Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
War Memorial Rec Center at 1640 Cambridge St. Resident priority registration + income-based DHSP camp lottery.
🌐 Site
cambridgema.gov/Recreation ↗
📝 Register
cambridgema.gov/Recreation ↗
📞 Phone
(617) 349-6200
⚽ Sports
Flag Football · Youth Soccer · Lacrosse · Parkour · Rock Climbing · Taekwondo…
💡 Notable
DHSP Summer Camps · MIT All Sports Day Camp partnership
📝 Register now ↗
Lexington Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
In-town basketball + NFL Flag Football. Viking Sports at Center Rec Complex + Estabrook School.
🌐 Site
lexingtonma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
lexrecma.myrec.com ↗
⚽ Sports
NFL Flag Football · Basketball · Baseball · Soccer · Archery · Quickball…
💡 Notable
Sportszone Active Minds/Bodies camp · Minuteman Sports Clinics
📝 Register now ↗
Belmont Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Multi-sports for 5–10 · Elite Tennis Clinic with Director Nick Papas (former BB&N coach). Camp Roar S.K.I.P. day camp.
🌐 Site
belmont-ma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
belmontma.myrec.com ↗
📞 Phone
(617) 993-2760
⚽ Sports
Multi-Sports · Volleyball · Tennis · Synchronized Swimming · LEGO/Builders Club · Camp Roar (5–6)
💡 Notable
Belmont/Watertown S.P.O.R.T. adaptive programs
📝 Register now ↗
Arlington Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball for all skill levels. World Cup Celebration Soccer Camp 2026.
🌐 Site
arlingtonma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
arlingtonma.myrec.com ↗
⚽ Sports
Baseball · Basketball · Soccer · Softball · Volleyball · T-Ball
💡 Notable
AYBSA · Viking Sports contracted
📝 Register now ↗
Somerville Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Wide-ranging 2026 programs · strong adaptive sports calendar · multiple youth orgs.
🌐 Site
somervillema.gov/parks-and-recreation ↗
📝 Register
somervillema.myrec.com ↗
⚽ Sports
Soccer · Basketball · Lacrosse · Volleyball · Baseball/Softball · Golf…
💡 Notable
Somerville Youth Soccer · Hockey · Softball · Tennis Club · YMCA
📝 Register now ↗
Quincy Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
After-school fall/winter games · summer camps citywide · Lincoln Hancock Pool swim lessons.
🌐 Site
quincyma.gov/recreation ↗
📝 Register
quincyma.myrec.com ↗
⚽ Sports
Track · Winter Basketball · Swim Lessons · Soccer (Quincy Youth) · After-School Games
💡 Notable
Hale Family YMCA · free family activities
📝 Register now ↗
Winthrop Parks & Recreation
All ages
🏃 Sports · arts · cultural & physical activities for all ages
📍 Where
151 Pauline St, Winthrop
📞 Call
(617) 846-8243
📝 Register
winthroprec.com
🌐 Site
winthropma.gov/227
📝 Register online →
Needham Park & Recreation
$ · town rec
Rosemary Pool swim lessons · Leaders in Training (LIT 11+) · multi-sport summer programs.
🌐 Site
needhamma.gov/ParkandRecreation ↗
📝 Register
needhamma.gov/ParkandRecreation ↗
📞 Phone
(781) 455-7930
⚽ Sports
Swim Lessons · LIT (11+) · Multi-Sports · Soccer · Basketball · Baseball…
💡 Notable
Needham Soccer Club · Viking Sports contracted
📝 Register now ↗

💡 Notable across all towns

Viking Sports partners with Newton, Wellesley, Brookline, Arlington, Lexington, Needham, Somerville, Medford, Watertown, Quincy and more — offering multi-sports camps, soccer, basketball, T-ball, Ninja Warrior, school vacation camps. vikingcamps.com ↗

Resident discounts apply at every rec department — non-residents pay slightly more but can register for most programs.

Financial aid: Cambridge (income-based DHSP lottery) · Brookline (free youth sports + equipment grants) · Somerville (fee waiver form). Ask each dept.

Smart Light Sports
⭐ Skills
🏒 Top-rated skills training · synthetic ice · light-up tech · ages mite–HS
📍 Where
24 Academy St, Arlington
📞 Call
(781) 859-9610
🌐 Site
smartlightsports.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Boston Hockey Skills
Skills
🏒 Off-ice training · affordable · clinics · break camps · parties · ages 4+
📍 Where
55 Concord St, North Reading
📞 Call
(978) 447-0484
🌐 Site
bostonhockeyskills.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Dream Big Hockey Factory
Skills
🏒 Private 1-on-1 technical training · shooting · puck handling · on/off-ice
📍 Where
10 Micro Dr, Woburn
📞 Call
(617) 388-5015
🌐 Site
dreambighockeyfactory.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Hat Trick Training Center
Goalie
🏒 Goalie-specialist training + skater skills · on-ice development
📍 Where
2 Debush Ave, Middleton
📞 Call
(978) 697-8949
🌐 Site
hattricktc.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
RB Hockey School
Learn to Play
🏒 Learn to Skate & Learn to Play · beginner–bantam · ages 3+
📍 Where
2130 Providence Hwy, Walpole
📞 Call
(617) 640-9645
🌐 Site
rbhockeyschool.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Boston Hockey Academy
Elite
🏒 Elite-track AAA-caliber player development · Breakaway Ice Center
📍 Where
20 Carter St, Tewksbury
📞 Call
(978) 954-5777
🌐 Site
bostonhockeyacademy.net
🏒 Visit website ↗
North American Hockey Academy · CATS
Academy
🏒 Elite 16U/18U boarding academy · academics + hockey · residential
📍 Where
900 Worcester St, Wellesley (BSI) · Canton
📞 Call
(347) 282-3030
🌐 Site
catsacademy.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
South Boston Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate · house · travel (Mite–Bantam) · girls 8U–14U
📍 Where
South Boston
🌐 Site
sbyhl.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Cambridge Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate → Bantam · girls & boys · Simoni Rink · welcoming
📍 Where
155 Gore St, Cambridge
🌐 Site
cambridgeyouthhockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Waltham Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate → travel · Veterans Memorial Rink · community
📍 Where
295 Totten Pond Rd, Waltham
🌐 Site
walthammahockey.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Parkway Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 West Roxbury/JP · Mite–Bantam + girls · tryouts spring
📍 Where
West Roxbury / Jamaica Plain
🌐 Site
parkwayyouthhockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Newton Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate · house · travel · Daly Rink · well organized
📍 Where
Daly Rink, Newton
🌐 Site
newtonyouthhockey.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Natick Youth Hockey (Comets)
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate → travel · Chase Arena · all levels
📍 Where
35 Windsor Ave, Natick
🌐 Site
natickcomets.com
🏒 Visit website ↗
Lexington Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate · house · travel · J.W. Hayden (residents)
📍 Where
24 Lincoln St, Lexington
🌐 Site
lexingtonhockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Wellesley Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate → travel · Babson · MetroWest leagues
📍 Where
150 Great Plain Ave, Wellesley
🌐 Site
wellesleyyouthhockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Needham Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Skate · learn to play · house & travel
📍 Where
Needham
🌐 Site
needhamyouthhockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
North Andover Youth Hockey (Knight)
North Shore
🏒 Learn to Skate → travel + girls · 10-week summer skills
📍 Where
North Andover
🌐 Site
knighthockey.org
🏒 Visit website ↗
Quincy Youth Hockey
Youth league
🏒 Learn to Play → competitive · Quincy Youth Arena · warm viewing
📍 Where
60 Murphy Memorial Dr, Quincy
📞 Call
(617) 479-8371
🌐 Site
quincyyouthhockey.net
🏒 Visit website ↗
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🟦 Greater Boston — core suburbs

Boston(617) 635-4505Cambridge(617) 349-6200Newton(617) 796-1500Wellesley(781) 235-2370Brookline(617) 730-2069Needham(781) 455-7930Natick(508) 647-6540Framingham(508) 532-5960LexingtonBelmont(617) 993-2760ArlingtonSomervilleWatertown(617) 972-6494Waltham(781) 314-3474Medford(781) 393-2486Quincy(617) 376-1326Malden(781) 397-7090Everett(617) 394-2330Revere(781) 286-8182Winthrop(617) 846-1995Chelsea(617) 466-4020

🟦 Inner suburbs

Dedham(781) 751-9270Westwood(781) 320-1060Norwood(781) 762-1240Canton(781) 821-5060Sharon(781) 784-1524Stoughton(781) 344-2539Braintree(781) 794-8960Milton(617) 898-4840Weston(781) 786-5089Dover(508) 785-0032Sherborn(508) 651-7850Medfield(508) 359-8505Millis(508) 376-7040Norfolk(508) 528-4430Wrentham(508) 384-5400Franklin(508) 520-4947Walpole(508) 660-7340

🟦 MetroWest

Ashland(508) 881-0140Holliston(508) 429-0654Hopkinton(508) 497-9730Milford(508) 634-2302Northborough(508) 393-5015Southborough(508) 485-0710Westborough(508) 366-3045Shrewsbury(508) 842-0587Marlborough(508) 460-3760Hudson(978) 568-9610Wayland(508) 358-3642Sudbury(978) 639-3387Acton(978) 264-9614Maynard(978) 897-1010Concord(978) 318-3200Lincoln(781) 259-2613Stow(978) 897-4514

🟦 Lexington / Bedford / Burlington area

Bedford(781) 275-1392Burlington(781) 270-1660Billerica(978) 671-0942Woburn(781) 937-8230Winchester(781) 721-7130Stoneham(781) 438-8946Reading(781) 942-9075Wakefield(781) 246-6380Wilmington(978) 658-4905

🟦 North Shore

Lynn(781) 598-4000Salem(978) 745-9595Peabody(978) 538-5800Beverly(978) 921-6068Gloucester(978) 281-9784Marblehead(781) 631-3350Swampscott(781) 596-8870Saugus(781) 231-4001Danvers(978) 777-0001Middleton(978) 777-7547Topsfield(978) 887-1524Georgetown(978) 352-5710Amesbury(978) 388-8100Newburyport(978) 465-4413Ipswich(978) 356-6614Hamilton(978) 468-5576

🟦 North / Merrimack Valley

Lowell(978) 674-4173Lawrence(978) 620-3400Haverhill(978) 374-2370Methuen(978) 983-8545North Andover(978) 688-9530Andover(978) 623-8650Tewksbury(978) 640-4460Chelmsford(978) 250-5257Dracut(978) 452-5964Westford(978) 692-5515Groton(978) 448-1108Littleton(978) 540-2400Boxborough(978) 263-1116Harvard(978) 456-4100

🟦 South Shore

Weymouth(781) 682-6520Hingham(781) 741-1435Cohasset(781) 383-9112Scituate(781) 545-8739Marshfield(781) 834-5545Duxbury(781) 934-1100Plymouth(508) 747-1620Hanover(781) 826-2261Pembroke(781) 829-5580Rockland(781) 871-1874Bridgewater(508) 697-0929Easton(508) 230-0600Taunton(508) 821-1060Mansfield(508) 261-7370Norton(508) 285-0222Foxborough(508) 543-1200

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