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Below is a list of programs regularly offered at the center.  If you would like more details about dates, times, fees and registration, please visit our online registration and select Hancock Recreation Center as the location and search.

Youth and Teen Programs

Participants attending Hancock Camp, After School, Teen Club and/or Tiny Tot programs are required to have a completed waiver on file. Please print, complete and return to Hancock Recreation Center on or before the first day of the program.

School Year Programs

• Afterschool Program
• Tiny Tots Program
• C-Day
• Thanksgiving Break Camp
• Winter Break Camp 
• Home School Chess Club
• Home School 4H Club
• Teen Club

Summer Programs

• Youth Summer Camp
• Teen Summer Camp
• Counselor in Training Program

Sports Programs

• Winter Basketball
• Karate
• Youth Co-Ed Soccer

Special Events

• Parent's Night Out
• Mother / Son Adventure
• Spring Carnival
• Fall Festival
• Candlelight Trail

Adult, Senior & All Age Programs

Fitness

• Nia
• Fit-N-Fun
• Mid-day Yoga
• Thursday After-Work Yoga

Dance

• Austin International Folk Dance
• Austin Ballroom Dance
• Austin Barn Dance
• Csardas (Hungarian) Dance
• Scandinavian Dance
• Round Dance
• Club / Techno Contra Dance
• Past Progressing English Country Dance

Culture and Arts

• Life Drawing
• Central Texas Wood Carvers
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Group
• Poetry Study Group
• Tuesday Ukes

Special Interests

• Hancock Neighborhood Association
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Staff

• Site Supervisor: Vacant
• Program Specialist: Eric Bowers
• Program Specialist:  Vacant
• Administrative Specialist:  Rachel Stewart
• Building and Grounds Assistant: Reynaldo Guerrero

Historical Information

The center was named after Lewis Hancock who brought golf to Austin in 1889. He along with 69 other Austinities formed the Austin Country Club. In 1946, the Austin Country Club found the need to move and sold the clubhouse and property to the City of Austin. The Country Club remained on site until 1951 while their new facility was being built. In 1951, the land was designated as dedicated park land and the building and golf course became open for use by the citizens of Austin.