Youth Policies

Please note, PJCC facilities are for Members only. Public users are invited to use our facilities, such as the Fitness Center or pools, with the purchase of a guest pass. All Center Members (2 years and over) must present a valid membership card upon arrival and all guests must sign in. Refer to PJCC Byer Athletic Center rules and regulations for specific guidelines and age restrictions.

6 Years of Age and Under

• Must check in with a supervising adult or parent who will accompany them to and from all classes or programs.
• Must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times when using all PJCC facilities unless registered in a supervised activity.
• Are not permitted on the fitness floor or in the sauna or steam room.
• Must be accompanied by an adult in their gender-respective locker room. Children 36 months of age and older are not permitted in the opposite sex locker room and should use family changing rooms.
• Children 6 years of age and younger, and any age child not swim safe, requires a guardian in the water within arms’ reach at all times.
• Must be supervised when using the whirlpool during permissible hours and at the pools.
• Adult must stay at the pool area while child is in swim classes.

7–12 Years of Age

• Must check-in with a supervising adult or parent who will accompany them to and from all classes or programs.
• Must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times when using all PJCC facilities unless registered in a supervised activity.
• Center Members may swim by themselves, but a parent MUST be in the facility. Lifeguards may use discretion in the enforcement of this rule. It is the parent’s responsibility to remain with a child who is a poor swimmer, regardless of age.
• Center Members ages 11–12 may participate in open gym by themselves, but a parent MUST be in the facility. They may also use the Fitness Center with a parent after completing the Youth Fitness Certification program, otherwise they are not allowed on the fitness floor.
• Center Members are allowed to participate in age-appropriate youth fitness classes and must be checked in by an adult.
• Are not permitted to use the sauna, steam room, or whirlpool.

13–17 Years of Age

• Center Members 13–17 years of age are allowed to use the Fitness Center without a parent after completing a fitness orientation.
• Those 14 years and older may use the whirlpool.