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Sports and Games: Programmes You Can Join (Page 2 of 2)

Sports programmes for ages 9–12 from public bodies and sports associations that families can join directly, with fees, ages and sources.

Prepared by The Editorial Team

Updated 5 October 2026

Details checked October 2026. Programmes change, so confirm with the school or provider.

Programmes at a glance

The line under each name says when you can join. Ages and fees are as each organiser’s page states them; the entry gives the date and any caveats. The cue key is below the table.

ProgrammeAges as statedFee as stated
Several sports
MOVE IT Active FamilyOpen nowopen to kids aged 7 to 12 years old and their parents/legal guardiansabsolutely free
ActiveSG Multi-Sport school holiday programmeRan in 2026children aged 5-12 years old$36 (ages 5 to 9) or $54 (ages 10 to 12)
Athletics
ActiveSG Athletics ClubComes round each yearKids & Youth: 7-16 y/o$130 for members and $185 for non-members
ActiveSG Athletics school holiday programmeComes round each year (see entry)5 - 12 y/o—
Basketball
ActiveSG Basketball AcademyOpen nowages 8 to 10 and 11 to 14The standard fee is $185 and the subsidised fee $130
Football
ActiveSG Football AcademyComes round each year (see entry)kids that are from 7-16 years old—
Gymnastics
GymFestOpen now (see entry)entrants must be at least 5Registration for Gymfest is free
Hockey
ActiveSG Hockey Academy, under 12Open now5 - 12 years old$130.00 for members and $185.00 for non-members
ActiveSG Hockey school holiday programmeComes round each year5 -16 years old$54 for members and $77 for non-members
Shooting
Laser shooting exposureComes round each year (see entry)AGE GROUP 7 – 12—
Squash
Squash For All try-outsOpen now (see entry)—Free open try-outs
Squash For All follow-up programmeOpen now (see entry)—costs only $150 i.e. $15 per session
Table tennis
ActiveSG Table Tennis AcademyOpen now9 - 12 y/oThe standard fee is $185 per season of 10 sessions, and the subsidised fee $130
Learn-To-PlayOpen nowMinimum age to learn to play: 5 years old.$350 + prevailing GST for 10 lessons
Tennis
ActiveSG Tennis AcademyComes round each year10 - 11 years old10 sessions for $130
Volleyball
ActiveSG Volleyball AcademyOpen now7 - 12 years old$130 for ActiveSG members and $185 for non-members
Water sports
Kid-in-a-KayakOpen nowBeginners 9 to 14 years oldThe standard fee is $185 per season and the subsidised fee $130
ActiveSG Water Polo AcademyOpen now (see entry)Beginner (U10) - Intermediate (U12) - Advance (U18)The standard fee is $185, or $130 for members
BraveSailsOpen nowMin. 9 years old and Max. 16 years old as of each year$50.00 per session
Singapore Canoe Marathon, under-12 categoryComes round each year (see entry)under-12 race—
Cycling
Gen Z Alpha SeriesRan in 2026Ages 4 – 12 (calendar year)Registration $30.00
Lacrosse
Singapore Lacrosse Association youth academyComes round each year (see entry)open to boys and girls aged 9 – 17Academy Youth (<18): $480
Junior competitions open to individuals
Singapore Junior Open (squash)Open nowUnder-11 and under-13 categoriesEntry fees for local participants: SGD 80
SwimFaster AwardsComes round each year9 years and underthe annual registration fee was S$43.60

When: entries below start with a cue. Open now means you can join or book now. Comes round each year means the organiser’s own page says it recurs or shows earlier rounds. Each entry gives the current round’s status. Ran in 2026 means we found no statement that it will return. Just younger and Just older mark programmes for children just outside ages 9 to 12. Where a page leaves something out, the entry says so. It uses phrases such as Age not stated on the organiser’s page, Fee not stated, Fee not yet set, Fee period not stated and Venue as listed on the organiser’s page.

Programmes you can join directly

These are run by public bodies, national sports associations or non-profits, and a family can sign up without going through a school. Fees are quoted as each page states them, with the page’s date where it shows one. ActiveSG is an initiative of Sport Singapore. Its pages give a “standard” and a “subsidised” fee, or a member and a non-member fee; check the page for which applies.

Several sports

Open now. MOVE IT Active Family (Health Promotion Board). Weekend activity sessions “open to kids aged 7 to 12 years old and their parents/legal guardians”. Activities include archery, inline skating, skateboarding and bowling. The page says the classes are “absolutely free” (no date shown) and run “every weekend” across the island. It gives no sign-up route; it says the schedule is in the Healthy 365 app.

Ran in 2026. ActiveSG Multi-Sport school holiday programme. A three-day programme for “children aged 5-12 years old”, trying a different sport each day. The September 2026 round ran from 6 to 11 September. Fees “for Singapore Citizen/PR” were $36 (ages 5 to 9) or $54 (ages 10 to 12). Others paid $51 or $77 (page dated 3 August 2026). We found no statement on its pages that it will return.

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Athletics

Comes round each year. ActiveSG Athletics Club. Running, jumping and throwing for “Kids & Youth: 7-16 y/o” at several stadiums, in seasons. Fees are $130 for members and $185 for non-members, or $65 and $92.50 at Clementi (24 August 2026). The page says “2026 Season 3 Registration is closed” and lists no later season. Its school holiday programme, for “5 - 12 y/o”, “is held at every termly school break”; that page says nothing about cost. Fee not stated.

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Basketball

Open now. ActiveSG Basketball Academy. Up to 20 sessions a season, in groups for ages 8 to 10 and 11 to 14. There is also a girls-only programme for ages 8 to 14. Season 4 runs from October to December 2026, with a waitlist if a group is full. The standard fee is $185 and the subsidised fee $130 (18 September 2026).

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Football

Comes round each year. ActiveSG Football Academy. For “kids that are from 7-16 years old”, boys and girls, in weekend seasons of 10 weeks (20 sessions). Fee not stated, and the academy’s pages don’t give the current season’s dates.

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Gymnastics

Open now. GymFest (Singapore Gymnastics). A non-competitive festival held each year “since 2007”, where groups of at least 5 perform a routine of 1 to 5 minutes. “Registration for Gymfest is free” (no date shown), “regardless of membership”, and entrants must be at least 5. The festival’s page and its registration page give Saturday 7 November 2026, with registration closing on Friday 16 October. The federation’s carnival page lists “Sat, 7 Nov 2025” and a closing date of 17 October 2026. The registration page asks for a club contact person.

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Hockey

Open now. ActiveSG Hockey Academy, under 12. For “5 - 12 years old”, up to two sessions a week for 10 weeks. “2026 Season 4 registration is open!” (September to November), and the page says 2027 Season 1 starts in the first week of January. Fees are $130.00 for members and $185.00 for non-members (2 September 2026).

Comes round each year. ActiveSG Hockey school holiday programme. Three days in “the long school holidays in June and end November”, for “5 -16 years old”. The November 2026 rounds run between 23 and 29 November at four venues. Registration opens on 1 November 2026 at 12pm, and a round needs at least 5 registrations. Fees are $54 for members and $77 for non-members (17 August 2026).

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Shooting

Comes round each year. Laser shooting exposure (Singapore Shooting Association). Laser pistol and rifle for “AGE GROUP 7 – 12” at ActiveSG sport centres. The page says it is “usually available during school holidays”. No current round is listed. Fee not stated.

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Squash

Open now. Squash For All (Singapore Squash Rackets Association, a charity). Free open try-outs (no date shown) “every last Sunday of the month”, 9 to 10am and 10 to 11am, at Yio Chu Kang Squash Centre. Rackets are provided, and you arrive on the day. A follow-up programme of ten sessions, addressed to parents, “costs only $150 i.e. $15 per session” per term (no date shown). The current term runs from September to November 2026; the next term hasn’t been announced. Age not stated on the organiser’s page. The page says the scheme aims “to introduce squash to nearly 7000 children by 2028”. Our note: the page’s photos include children. That is not a stated minimum age; ask the association.

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Table tennis

Open now. ActiveSG Table Tennis Academy. Ten-week seasons at nine centres, with sessions for “9 - 12 y/o”. Season 4 runs from September to November 2026. The standard fee is $185 per season of 10 sessions, and the subsidised fee $130 (31 August 2026).

Open now. Learn-To-Play (Singapore Table Tennis Association). Ten beginner lessons on one evening a week, or Saturday afternoon, at six centres. “Minimum age to learn to play: 5 years old.” The fee is “$350 + prevailing GST for 10 lessons”, or $400.00 plus GST at Kallang (no date shown). Families check for a place with the centre’s coaches, then register.

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Tennis

Comes round each year. ActiveSG Tennis Academy. “Seasonal Programmes run for four 10-week terms over the year.” The Green Ball Programme is for “10 - 11 years old” and the Youth Tennis Programme for “10-18 years old”. “10 sessions for $130” (26 August 2026). The page doesn’t give the current term’s dates.

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Volleyball

Open now. ActiveSG Volleyball Academy. Sessions for “7 - 12 years old” at several venues, up to 10 a season. At Our Tampines Hub, Thursday sessions are for girls and Friday sessions for boys. Season 4 runs from 13 September to 22 November 2026. Fees are $130 for ActiveSG members and $185 for non-members (31 August 2026).

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Water sports

Open now. Kid-in-a-Kayak (ActiveSG Canoe Academy). For “Beginners 9 to 14 years old”, once a week on weekends for 10 weeks. The page states a “Mandatory swimming requirement of minimum 200m unaided or SwimSafer Silver”. It also recommends a height of at least 1.35m and a weight of 30 to 55kg. The standard fee is $185 per season and the subsidised fee $130 (18 September 2026). Registration for Season 4 (October to December 2026) opened on 17 September.

Open now. ActiveSG Water Polo Academy. Levels “Beginner (U10) - Intermediate (U12) - Advance (U18)”, three sessions a week, and an all-girls programme. Age not stated on the organiser’s page for the all-girls programme. The standard fee is $185, or $130 for members (7 September 2026). Season 4 2026 is listed for registration.

Open now. BraveSails (Singapore Sailing Federation). Kids’ wingfoiling on weekday afternoons at the National Sailing Centre. The page says “For Singaporeans and Permanent Residents only” and “Min. 9 years old and Max. 16 years old as of each year”. It also says children “Must swim 50 meters wearing a Personal Flotation Device (PFD).” “$50.00 per session” (no date shown); newcomers can book a single trial class. October 2026 sessions are listed.

Comes round each year. Singapore Canoe Marathon, under-12 category (Singapore Canoe Federation, a non-profit). The 2027 race is on 16 and 17 January at Marina Reservoir, with an under-12 race; ages count as of 31 December 2027. An expression of interest is open. Fee not yet set. The page does not say whether entrants need a club. The federation’s site also shows the 2026 marathon, held on 17 and 18 January 2026.

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Cycling

Ran in 2026. Gen Z Alpha Series (Singapore Cycling Federation). Youth races for “Ages 4 – 12 (calendar year)”, in age bands, entered by a parent or guardian. “Registration $30.00” (no date shown). Series 4 was on 13 September 2026, and its registration has closed. The next dates haven’t been announced.

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Lacrosse

Comes round each year. Singapore Lacrosse Association youth academy. The association calls itself “a not-for-profit, volunteer run lacrosse club”, with two seasons a year: “Fall: August to December Spring: January to May”. Its academy page says it is “open to boys and girls aged 9 – 17”, but marks its practice times “(All Ages)”. Elsewhere on the site, Saturday practice is split into “Age 12 & below” and “Age 13 & above”. The fee is “Academy Youth (<18): $480” (no date shown). Fee period not stated. Two free trial practices are offered. Venue as listed on the organiser’s page: 10 Sims Close on the academy, fees and dates pages. The free-trial page lists 9 Ah Hood Road. Fall 2026 practices run from 29 August to 12 December.

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Junior competitions open to individuals

Open now. Singapore Junior Open (squash) (Singapore Squash Rackets Association). Under-11 and under-13 categories for boys and girls, among others, from 8 to 13 December 2026. “Entry fees for local participants: SGD 80” (no date shown); local means Singaporeans, PRs, and foreigners living in Singapore on certain passes. Registration closes on 20 October 2026.

Comes round each year. SwimFaster Awards (Singapore Aquatics). Timed swimming assessments with events for “9 years and under”, “7 – 12 years old” and “10 years to 12 years”. “Swimmers who do not have a club that is affiliated with Singapore Aquatics can register under the club ‘SAQSFA’.” In 2026 the annual registration fee was S$43.60, and each event cost $16.35 (July 2026). Three rounds ran in 2026, the third on 4 and 5 September; the next dates haven’t been announced.

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By invitation or trial

Some programmes take children only by invitation or trial, so they aren’t listed above. ActiveSG’s intermediate volleyball programmes are “By Invitation Only” (31 August 2026). Its tennis selective pathway “is strictly by invitation only. Trials are required.” (26 August 2026). Its canoe academy’s next level, Upsized, is “By invitation only” (18 September 2026). Squash For All says talented children “can be identified and selected” for the national training programme (no date shown).

Just younger, just older

The guide covers ages 9 to 12. These are for children just outside that range, with the ages each organiser states.

Not covered here

Programmes run by commercial providers aren’t listed, including holiday camps by private coaches and companies on ActiveSG’s booking site, and community club courses taught by outside trainers. Neither are squads that take children only by invitation or trial, beyond the examples named. School CCAs, the Junior Sports Academy, federation pathways and private lessons are in Sports and Games: The Main Options (Page 1 of 2).

This page doesn’t say whether any activity is offered as a Direct School Admission talent area. Each secondary school sets its own talent areas for each year’s exercise, so check the school’s own DSA page and MOE’s DSA-Sec information.

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