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Looking for the original program that appeals to your youth's team spirit and interests?  The Youth Sports Program offers the best of both worlds.  This program is geared toward developing the overall well-being of young people, particularly the mind and body.  The program provides opportunity for recreational pleasure, physical development, and good sportsmanship.  Team sports compete on Fort Bliss and in El Paso youth leagues.  Teams are formed based on the number of participants and the age of the youth. Download the Sports Program Parent Handbook.  


Sports, Fitness, AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES

Fort Bliss Child & Youth Services goal is to emphasize fun and fundamentals of sports while de-emphasizing winning. Below you will find a rough outline of the programs we offer throughout the year. Some dates may vary. Coaches must be certified by NYSCA. Coaches who have children or youth participating in the sport they are coaching do not have to pay the participation fee for their first child/youth and all other children/youth are half price.   

First Tee Program

FREE youth golf lessons. First Tee Lessons! First Tee introduces the game of golf and Life Skills Experience, through a curriculum that teaches character education as it teaches specific life skills. The class helps participants learn to appreciate diversity, manage emotions, set step by step goals and plan for the future. Through the Life Skills Experience, young people discover how skills essential to success on a golf course can also help them flourish in life. These skills include self-management, interpersonal communication, goal setting, mentoring and effective conflict resolution. This course is free of charge and open to children 7 years of age and older.

The free classes will be conducted at the Underwood Golf Complex once a week, Monday from 4:00 - 5:30 (Depending on number of youth signed up.) Youth must be registered with CYSS. Please call Parent Central Services at 568-4374 to register or go to https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/blisscyms.html. Should you have any question call 569-7732.

Team Bliss Youth Cross Country

Team Bliss Youth Sports Cross Country registration is through September 30 for boys and girls ages 5 to 18. The season begins August 23. Cost is $40 for the first child and 20% off for each additional child.

Your child must be a Child, Youth and School Services member, if not please register at Parent Central (call 568-4374 to make an appointment). Children must also have a sports physical on file or in hand upon enrollment. Call WBAMC Central appointments for sports physicals at 569-2273. For more information on Youth Sports call 568-2617. Click here to view flyer

Teen Scuba Class

EDGE Scuba classes are back!! Discover Scuba is the pre-requisite for all other scuba classes and we are offering this 2-day class ON Sept 13 & 14 @ Replica Pool 4-6pm. Team Bliss Scuba Adventure Corps will be having 2 classes in Sept. with only eight slots available in each....1st class will be every Wednesday and the 2nd class will be held every Friday...both are at Replica Pool 4-6 pm and are FREE! Contact Susan @ 588-2858

All EDGE activities are offered free of charge but require that a minimum of eight youth are enrolled. For information, call Susan Goss, Milam YAC director/EDGE! program director, at 588-2858 or 744-2449, or e-mail Susan.Goss1@us.army.mil or Ft.BlissEDGE@gmail.com  or  Click here for flyer

High School Teen Dance

Milam YAC is hosting a High Schoolers Teen Dance on Saturday, September 18 9pm-11pm (or come early and learn some new dance steps from 8:00 - 9:00). DJ, tea/coffee drinks and snacks provided....only 30 tickets available $5.00 in advance, $8.00 @ the door. Contact Milam YAC 744-2449 or 588-2858

CYSS registration, sports physicals required

A child's enrollment with Child, Youth and School Services and sports physical must be current at the time of registration for CYSS Youth Sports and remain current throughout the season to ensure youth participation. For more information on CYSS enrollment, visit Central Enrollment and Registration in Bldg. 1743, Victory Avenue, or call 568-4374. For more information on sports physicals, call WBAMC Central Appointments at 569-2273.

  • CYS MEMBERSHIPS & SPORT PHYSICAL

    All youth must be a registered CYS member and have a current physical ON FILE BEFORE they participate in any CYS Sports.

     

    For more information on CYS Sports Program, please call 568-KIDS.

     

  • CYS SPORTS & FITNESS PROGRAM  

    Youth Center

    Bldg.195, Chaffee Rd.

    Fort Bliss, TX 79916

    915-568-KIDS/2908

     

    Hours of Operation:

    School Year

    Monday-Friday……… 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

    Saturday……………. 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

     

    ELIGIBILITY

    For children ages 3 through 18. Child participating in the program must be either a family member of active duty military personnel, retired military personnel, or DoD civilian employee. All youth must be a registered CYS member and have a current health assessment on file before they participate in any CYSS Sports.

    Interested in Volunteering as a Youth Sports Coach?

    Youth Sports is looking for volunteer coaches to help make our program a success. The first child of a volunteer coach plays for free and half price for each additional child. If you would like to give back to the youth what you received as a child, call the Teen Center at 568-KIDS.

    Triple Play

    A game plan for Mind, Body, and Soul is a dynamic new Boys & Girls Club initiative that demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle for Club members. You can teach youth how to understand nutrition and make better food choices. Healthy Habits is the “Mind” component of Triple Play, where eating smart and maintaining physical fitness are emphasized to improve the overall well-being of Club members.The Club is designed for age groups: 6 to 12 and 13 to 18 year olds.

     

    Start Smart

    What is the Start Smart Sports Development Program? Start Smart, a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, teaches children (ages 3-5) the basic motor skills necessary to play organized sports while they work one-on-one with a member of your staff. The program focuses on teaching children basic sports mechanics without the threat of competition or the fear of getting hurt. Start Smart sessions are held throughout the week, and each exercises become increasingly more difficult as the class progresses and the children show improvement.

     

    Sports Club

    Sports Clubs are teen leadership group in Boys & Girls Clubs that promote physical fitness, self-esteem, volunteer opportunities, and improved ability to interact positively with peers. Sports Clubs consist of both male and female ages 13 and older. Members meet on a regular basis to learn about issues related to sports, fitness, social recreation and nutrition.

     

     

     Learn to Ice Skate Program

    • A one hour learn to skate class

    • Class covers all the basics of skating, stride, edges, turning, crossovers etc

    • Class also shows skaters the proper way to pick the correct size of skate and how to properly put ice skates on

    • For more information please call Tom Herman at 915-479-7825 or email him at therman@elpasohockey.org

    • Cost for program:  FREE!!

    • Skate Rental:  FREE!!

    • Program Sponsored by the El Paso Rhinos and the El Paso Hockey Association

    Fill out this form to register now!

     

     

    View the eligibility chart.

    Army Family Covenant Discounts in CYS
    Effective 19 Apr 10

    For family members of deployed sponsors (considered Mission Level 1), you can receive the following discounts (IMCOM EXORD 08-002 – 15 NOV 07, Subject:  Operationalizing the Army Family Covenant), benefits available 30 days prior to deployment and up to 90 days after deployment:

    • 16 hours a month of free child care per child.
    • Free child care for mandatory deployment functions, this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Free child care during FRG meetings this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Cost of hourly care will be $2.00 per hour per child.
    • 20% reduction in the cost of full/part time care and camps.
    • Up to $300.00 for SKIESUnlimited instructional classes per deployment.
    • Up to $100.00 sports enrollments per deployment.

     

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    For family members of sponsors who are on an unaccompanied PCS, a TCS or a TDY for 90-179 days (considered Mission Level 2), you can receive the following discounts (IMCOM EXORD 08-002 – 15 NOV 07, Subject:  Operationalizing the Army Family Covenant):

    • 16 hours a month of free child care during designated eligible period (length of time sponsor is PCS, TCS or TDY)
    • Free child care for mandatory deployment functions, this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Free child care during FRG meetings this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Cost of hourly care will be $2.00 per hour per child.
    • Up to $150.00 for SKIESUnlimited instructional classes during .
    • Up to 50.00 for sports enrollment.

     

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    For family members of sponsors who are part of the Rear Detachment and Warriors in Transition Cadre (as identified on Rear D/Personnel Availability Report) (considered Mission Level 3), you can receive the following discounts (IMCOM EXORD 08-002 – 15 NOV 07, Subject:  Operationalizing the Army Family Covenant):

    • Free child care for mandatory deployment briefing and special openings related to GWOT this does not count against 5 hours of free child care.
    • Free child care during FRG meetings this does not count against 5 hours of free child care.
    • 5 hours a month of free child care during support of designated mission
    • Cost of hourly care will be $2.00 per hour per child.
    • Up to $150.00 for SKIESUnlimited instructional classes per child.
    • Up to $50.00 for sports enrollments per child.

     

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    Copy of soldier’s orders for Mission Level 1, 2 and 3 must be given to Parent Central (PC) Services, Bldg 1743, to establish eligibility. 

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    Family members of Wounded Warriors/Warriors in Transition will receive the following (IMCOM EXORD 08-002 – 15 NOV 07, Subject:  Operationalizing the Army Family Covenant):

    • 16 hours a month of free child care during designated eligible period (length of time sponsor is AW2 or WT)
    • Free child care for mandatory deployment functions this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Free child care during FRG meetings this does not count against 16 hours of free child care.
    • Hourly care fees reduced to $2.00.
    • Unlimited free hourly care for medical appointments.
    • Category 1 fees for children/youth enrolled in regularly scheduled full/part day programs.
    • Up to $300.00 for SKIESUnlimited instructional classes per child per fiscal year.
    • Up to $150.00 for team sports per child per fiscal year.

     

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    Family members of Fallen Warriors will receive the following (IMCOM EXORD 08-002 – 15 NOV 07, Subject:  Operationalizing the Army Family Covenant):

    • 16 hours a month of free child care.
    • Hourly care fees reduced to $2.00.
    • 40 hours for bereavement respite child care from the time of notification continuing for 4 weeks after burial.
    • Category 1 fees for children/youth enrolled in regularly scheduled full/part day programs.
    • Up to $300.00 for SKIESUnlimited instructional classes per child per fiscal year.
    • Up to $150.00 for team sports per child per fiscal year.

     

    Provide appropriate supporting documentation to PC Services in Bldg 1743. 

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    All patrons eligible to use Army Child, Youth and School Services (CYSS) will receive registration and re-registration at no cost.  All CYSS patrons will receive free hourly care to attend Memorial Services for Fallen Warriors.

     

    Revised  19 Jul 10

     

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