YMCA of Greater Dayton - South Branch

Fantastic experience: My young daughters have done a lot of programs at the Kettering Y. We have always had a wonderful experience and the staff there is so friendly. It is a very welcoming place and we were comfortable there the first time we entered the building! My daughters play basketball and volleyball. They have taken Tae Kwon Do and played soccer. I even rented a room for a birthday party there. I highly recommend this YMCA!

Fantastic experience: What a great YMCA! Professional staff, courteous employees, and a very clean, modern fitness center. The Health and Wellness team works long hours through exercise classes, personal training, and general instruction to make sure you get the most out of your workouts. The Health and Wellness Director (Molly, I think?) is really great too. She knows her stuff!

Fantastic experience: We love the South Y! The staff is very friendly and pleasant. There is so much to do... our whole family makes use of it. There are a great variety of challenging fitness classes. My kids love the soft play room, and my 6-year-old daughter LOVES gymnastics. Karen is fantastic with the kids in that program. We are there almost every day!

Fantastic experience: The sports department is run very well. As a parent with two kids who want to play sports, it was very convenient for the sports director to do their best to see practice and game times line up to minimize the number of trips to the Y way ferrying children. The sports are a fun, good sportsmanship atmosphere that I'm happy to see my children exposed to

Fantastic experience: Our kids love YMCA SPORTS. The staff, coaches, and volunteers are encouraging and supportive.

Fantastic experience: I've been going here for over a year and the staff is absolutely incredible! The gym, bathrooms and hallways are always clean.

Fantastic experience: Both my children have participated in multiple sporting programs at the south Dayton YMCA since they were old enough to kick a ball! The staff is friendly and helpful and they do their best to assist volunteers in preparing the children. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: My family has been part of the YMCA family for many years and South has been the most exceptional compared to others we visit. The Member Service team is so friendly and welcoming, my family always arrives to warm greetings and they know our names! South Y has been the best place to bring my little ones, they love the play room and especially the Family Gym (soft play room). Thanks to all the staff for making this a safe place for us to come!

Fantastic experience: This Y is as old as I am. They took good care of me and now they are taking good care of my family. Randy has the place in good shape and Eric W runs the best swim team in the area. (it may not be the biggest team, but he gets the most out of his swimmers and helps to make them great human beings)

Fantastic experience: Both our boys went to childcare and day camp at the South Y as well as played soccer, baseball and took swim lessons. Greatest part about this place is the staff and how well they know our family and make us feel welcome. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: We love going to our Y. It provides great group exercise classes and free child watch! Their swimming and gymnastics programs are excellent (our 4 year old already knows all four swimming styles!). The staff is very friendly and helpful and most know us by name.

Fantastic experience: Sports

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of the South Y for over 10 years. In the past few years, I mainly go to the fitness classes. The instructors are knowledgeable, friendly and fun! I love trying new classes and being challenged by the instructors to improve my workouts. The entire staff are professional and friendly. Thanks for helping me live a healthier, stronger life!

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of this YMCA since I moved to Ohio, 10/2010. I have been nothing but impressed with the leadership, programs, and employees with this YMCA. I have not only been a member, I have coached and LOVE the SPORTS program here!!! Zach Frazier is amazing and the program is so much better with him in charge!!

Fantastic experience: Amazing

Fantastic experience: We recently joined the Y at this location and we love it! We mainly only use the swimming pool which is always clean and warm. The lifeguards are the best, especially Jessica and Zoey. We have watched Chris give young children swimming lessons and we are impressed with his patience and how much the children trust him. We go at least three times a week and we have never had a bad experience. I highly recommend the swimming department at this YMCA location.

Positive experience: Need more pictures of the facilities including swimming area and amenities

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality Ms.Karen and her staff are so professional and my little 3 years old daughter loves going there and the way they communicate with the kids is great,Ms.Karen knows everyone’s name and they shows how good they are. I highly recommend people to give them a visit and they will not be disappointed. Kelati

Fantastic experience: Very clean and open facility. Everyone offers assistance if needed, there are a lot of knowledgeable people around. They have great respect for kiddos and elderly. Anytime we need to communicate they've made it very easy.

Positive experience: I love this place! The staff is friendly and helpful and their childwatch is great. They could however invest in more cardio equipment - it’s hard to get a treadmill during peak times in the winter. It could use an overall renovation as you can tell it is out of date but it is always clean!

Fantastic experience: This evening my 11 year old daughter and I are very pleased with our workout and swim! We are so grateful for our helping hands membership ❤️ ty all-

Fantastic experience: The things that make this place great are the equipment, the community, the customer service, and the child watch.

Fantastic experience: Love this location! It’s the only one We go to. Very friendly atmosphere.

Positive experience: My son attended the after school program here for just if the school year out of necessity. However from the rest day we had issues. He was being bullied by fellow school agers and had staff that although they claimed to have an understand of his needs (he has ADD/ADHD, seizures, and a slight developmental delay in reading and understanding social cues), all of which was explained prior to him starting, they did not. After several conversations with the director he was moved to a younger age group room but when ever the rooms were combined (as they often were ) he would continue to be bullied. Though I had many conversations with the staff on how to redirect him and handle his break downs they continued to not handle him well. The only reason I have given them three stars is that I was almost always and to reach the director, and his teacher miss Teirea (so?) was amazing. However in my final conversation with the director she still refused to accept that my son was bullied even though the teachers have backed this up. If you have a child that has any form of special needs I would NOT send them there.

Fantastic experience: Place is very cool

Fantastic experience: My girls have participated in gymnastics at South YMCA for over 10 years. Coach Karen is one of a kind! She has a unique patience for both a 3 year old and a high schoolers as well as everyone in between. I really appreciate how she interacts with all of the gymnasts. The gymnastics instruction is a well balanced program for gymnasts of every level, but it is truly the coaches that make this program better than the rest!

Fantastic experience: We're newbies here but have had positive experiences so far. One of my husband's coworkers recommended we joined. We're still getting settled here in Dayton and I have definitely needed a place to work out that provides childcare. This week we registered for a family plan. After taxes it's about $61/month which allows us to take advantage of all of their offerings. I think this daycare is a good experience for my little boy as he's an only child and I'm a stay at home mom - yay for socializing and making friends! We are actually closer to the downtown location, but we specifically chose to come here for a couple important reasons. 1. Good childcare hours. The downtown location only provides childcare from 5p-8p. This location closes at lunchtime, but is open for the full day. 2. Free parking! The downtown location charges for parking. If you use childcare, lookout for Nina - she's a sweetheart! The gym recommends an app to track your workout and suggest future exercises, machines and weights.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of the Greater Dayton YMCA for over 5 years and love that I can use all the different locations in the area BUT South YMCA is by far my favorite! The size of the facility isn't too big, the equipment is exactly what I need (they also just received all new equipment!) and the staff is very friendly. I never have to wait to use equipment and it is very clean! My kids also love going into the childcare and playing in the block room. The staff is great and interacts with them. They are very caring. This Y offers everything: fitness, sports, activities, smiling faces and friendship!

Fantastic experience: We love the south YMCA. The gymnastics program that Karen coaches is just what we need. She runs a great program that my daughter has grown so much from in the 7 plus years she has been doing gymnastics.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of this Y for many years as my daughter is a member of the gymnastics team and has taken classes since she was 3 years old (she is almost 11 now). I absolutely love the gymnastics program and the coach Ms. Karen. They have been very supportive of her (and my 2 other daughters') growth and potential over the years. The Y itself is a family and child friendly environment with many warm and engaging personalities. My children have also taken part in the soccer program and they choose the most dedicated people to be coaches. I am attached to this place and have nothing negative to say about it. You won't regret choosing this one.

Fantastic experience: The gymnastics program is fantastic.

Fantastic experience: The gymnastics program at this location has been a great experience over the past years and has been priceless for my family. Thank God we found it.

Positive experience: Unorganized