Safe Children Coalition - Manatee

Shelly Goldman

I enjoy using the Potters Park Ymca, for the most part.  I used to Asst manage  a gym up north, so I have just a little critique . As much as I enjoy the members and cleanliness of your facility , I don't understand why its so difficult to …

K C

Unfortunately the Sarasota Y is poorly managed anymore. Management justifies their poor decisions and evades the problems. Repairs take forever. Pool hours are extremely limited. They now close down the pool to members for children's swim lessons, expecting members to rearrange their schedules. Many of the staff are clueless or they give you a hard time. Sickened by how much this place has changed. They don't care how badly they impact members with all the recent changes and how they treat members. Upper management needs to drastically cut back their salaries as a non profit organization, instead of all the devastating cut backs that grossly affect members.

Ashley Weaver

Today was my first time using the ymca and I went to a HIIT class. The staff and instructors here are so pleasant and helpful! They are so devoted to making sure you succeed in your health goals! The gym its self is extremely clean and …

Hannah Gaunt

We have been coming here for swim lessons. We wanted a specific swim instructor who teaches here and that is the reason we drove across town for this place. While we like the teacher, the rest of the ymca is unimpressive. It’s very disorganized (why do we sign in on a completely hand written sheet of notebook paper every class? Do they not have a printed roster? They didn’t seem to know who was in what class either. It’s indoors, but we constantly have to get out of the pool or reschedule for lightning within so many miles. And if you can’t make the make up time, well too bad. They do not have enough seating for parents. Two small benches to accommodate two classes worth of kids or you have to sit back where you can’t see anything at all or on the floor. The staff is so so. I’ve had both great and just barely passible experiences with them. I guess I expected a little more professional organization that’s nationally recognized.