Hays Communities YMCA

Make a Difference in Your Community – Join Our YMCA Board! 

Are you passionate about strengthening our community and making a lasting impact? The YMCA is looking for dedicated community leaders to serve on our Community Advancement Board of Volunteers. 

As a board member, you’ll help support the YMCA’s mission by serving as an ambassador in the community, building meaningful relationships, advocating for our programs, and helping ensure everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive. Board members meet once a month

Explore our Adult Fitness Programs!

This July, take advantage of our Beginner Pickleball Lessons and trainer-led small group classes, all led by certified trainers who are here to support you every step of the way.

Beginner Pickleball Lessons 

• Wednesdays, July 8–29 (4 sessions)
• Morning: 8:00–9:00 AM
• Afternoon: 1:00–2:00 PM 

Register here! 

TRX Classes: Build strength, balance, and core stability with this full-body suspension training workout.

• Weekday Options:

🤿 Dive into Summer with YMCA Aquatics! 

Whether you’re just getting comfortable in the water or training for competition, we have a swim program for every age and skill level! Our swim lessons start as young as 6 months old and continue all the way through adult lessons, helping swimmers build confidence, safety skills, and a lifelong love of the water. Register for Swim Lessons!

Looking for the next step after lessons? Join our Summer

⛹️‍♂️ Youth and Family Programming

Big fun, new options! You asked, we listened—now enjoy Kids Night Out and additional  gymnastics and tumbling classes, with more youth programs coming each month.  

• Monday Tae Kwon Do is back starting May 4!  We have an all-belt class for ages 6+ that starts at 5:20pm.  Registration here. 

• We have also added a Level 2 gymnastics class on Wednesday nights at 6:20pm; Talk to your coach to see if your athlete is ready to level up
  

Staff Announcement: Welcome Matthew Oleson! 

We’re excited to share that Matthew Oleson will be joining us as our new Health and Wellness Director at the Hays Communities YMCA, starting Monday, March 30, 2026. 

Here’s a little about Matt: 

“I’m excited to be back in the Buda and Hays County area—the community that raised me—and where I attended Jack C. Hays High School. The Hays Community YMCA was a big part of my upbringing and

Welcome Krystal Phillips, new Youth and Family Director with the Hays Communities YMCA!  

Greater Austin has been home to me for 24 years! I started at UT in Fall of 2002, then moved to Kyle in 2008 with my husband to welcome our beautiful daughter. She is now 18 years old and a senior at Johnson High School!I have 2 dogs that I am absolutely obsessed with: an English Bulldog named Buddy, and