I coached soccer for my son at the YMCA in Oakland in 2010. The team split with two ladies not liking me because I asked them to organize bringing snacks to each game. They didn't like my tone. The other parents liked me aok. The next day Brent Clack (YMCA) removed me from coaching, and at the first game (my 4 year old was on my team), had the Oakland Police remove me from the field in front of my entire family. This could have been solved with a ten minute team meeting. But instead the YMCA threw me under the bus so they could keep the ladies from pulling their 3 kids and $225.
The churches could better handle soccer as they do at Leahwood Baptist micro-soccer which runs at the same time and Upward Basketball.
Update: Brent Clack was fired from the YMCA in 2011. Thank you YMCA.
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Outdoor pool is very large. Indoor pool is OK but often booked for activities like water aerobics; also has a hot tub. Basketball gym is only one full court and also often booked.
The gym is good but not great - less equipment than at Lifetime or ATC. Very friendly staff. Also has racquetball, yoga, and a few other things. Overall a solid gym that is cheaper than Lifetime, and has a pool and basketball court which ATC does not.
More equipment than most gyms. Year-round swimming. Take all kinds of classes for free from fully certified trainers. All of this and much more for probably less than you would spend elsewhere. They aren't a business. Their vision is entirely community service.
Don t come to this location!!!! Join Lifetime Fitness if you need a membership with childcare! I have been a member for over a year now, but due to recent changes will be canceling my membership and joining Lifetime in August! I am very disappointed as I loved the gym until recently. They have started closing the childcare early on a regular basis to clean up . I checked with the Cordova location and they clean up without requiring you to come pick your child up early. I have looked on their website and there is nothing about this so I believe this is just laziness on the part of employees and not YMCA policies. I doubt the manager knows they are doing this. If they are going to start closing up early, the times need to be changed on their sign and on their website. Closing early screws up my workouts as I need to get a certain amount of exercise to stay on track. I am always on time to pick my kids up. Now I have to be early so the employees can clean up just to stand around in the rest of the gym that is still open? If childcare is 8 to 1, then it needs to be open 8 to 1. That means don t chase me down while I am working out still within the time frame when your sign clearly states you offer childcare because you are bored of watching kids! I plan on contacting the manager to see if they can go back to the regular policies of being open at regular time like they are at every other YMCA. If they still plan to close up early, they will be losing my family membership as well as two others families at least- my dad joined with me and my sister had planned to join as well. I regularly refer others as well, which I will now be referring to another gym! YMCA, do better! Stick to the time clearly stated on your sign for childcare or change your sign- otherwise that is false advertising!
The front foyer area of facility is nice enough. The money spent on the front foyer could have been used in a number of helpful ways. The ventilation system in the indoor pool could use a big upgrade. The eye stinging thick chlorine air in there is stifling. A parent dutifully watching their young kid in swimteam practice of splashball will leave with red eyes and burning skin. I don t know if it s overchlorination due to dirty water conditions but it is overbearing in there. In a clean pool the chlorine fumes should not be that thick, the chlorine is reacting with dirty water. Don t even think about standing by the outside door halfway open to grab some fresh air. You ll be given an excuse that doesn t exist and told to close it.
Everyone not on 1 accord.. You pay for a membership to swim with kids but are told to move several times or to use the outside pool.. I have a baby & I refuse to expose her to that much sun.. All members should respect that people work when they can.. THAT'S what I pay for..
Always clean, always friendly. Plenty of classes to find your fit and get fit in, most of which are at no additional cost! It's like a home away from home for me.
It's exactly what you'd expect from a YMCA. Friendly and helpful staff, nice facilities, decent amenities. Nothing over the top. The things that make the Y such a great place are the same things keeping it at four rather than five stars. It's so darn reasonable.
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