Learn more about programs that we offer, please visit our online registration page. Select Hancock Recreation Center as the location and search. 

If you are interested in renting our facility for your next event, please download the rental agreement. Call (512)-978-2335 for availability.

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Participants attending Youth Programs are required to have a completed Registration Form on file. Please email the completed form to a staff member listed below or return a completed copy to Hancock Recreation Center 1 month before the first day of the program. For more information on youth programs, please view our Parent Handbook.

Youth and Teen Programs

• After School Program
• School Year Camp Days
• Youth Summer Camp
• Teen Summer Camp English/Spanish
• Teen Club
• Tiny Tots Program
• Parents' Night Out

Youth Sports

• Fall Soccer
• Spring Soccer
• Toddler Sports FUNdamentals

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

• Youth Karate
• Hancock Neighborhood Association
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Staff

• Site Supervisor: Rick Kocian
• Program Specialist: Eric Bowers
• Program Specialist:  Joanna Wheeler
• Administrative Associate: Vacant
• 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.