Celebrating 10 Years · 2016–2026

A decade in motion

For ten years, Royal Athletes has brought movement, coaching, and community to families and schools, through PE classes, enrichment, training, and camps. This is the next chapter.

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Our Story

A decade
in motion

Ten years of showing up for the kids, families, and schools we serve. Every milestone here was built by this community.

2016

Royal Athletes is born

Founded in the D.C. area with one mission: make movement joyful and easy to reach for everyone.

2018–19

Into the schools

PE classes and after-school enrichment launch, bringing quality coaching to local students.

2020–21

Community first

Community walks and the annual Thanksgiving "Feed the Community" tradition grow.

2022–23

Giving back

HBCU scholarships and back-to-school drives expand who we reach and how we serve.

2024–25

Going regional

School partnerships grow into Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut & Delaware as the team expands.

2026

Ten years — and Layor Fit

A decade strong, and the launch of Layor Fit, the new home for Royal Athletes apparel.

What Drives Us

Our mission

Royal Athletes empowers people to move through the world with purpose, integrity, respect, and a responsibility to themselves and others.

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What We Do

Our Services

Eight ways Royal Athletes keeps schools, families, and adults of every age moving.

Early Movement

From age 3, the building blocks of running, jumping, and catching, taught through play.

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Movement starts early. From age 3, we teach the building blocks of running, jumping, and catching through play that builds stronger, more confident kids.

  • Fundamental motor-skill development
  • Learning through play and laughter
  • A confident, joyful foundation for growth
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GYM & PE Classes

Standards-aligned physical education that makes gym the best part of the school day.

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Standards-aligned physical education delivered by energetic coaches who make gym class the best part of the school day, plus full-scale school Field Days.

  • Age-appropriate, skill-building lesson plans
  • Movement, games, fitness, and sportsmanship
  • Field Days and special school events
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After-School Enrichment

Schools bring our enrichment classes on-site, choosing from a full catalog of sports and activities.

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Schools bring Royal Athletes enrichment on-site for their students. Your school chooses the classes from our catalog, and families enroll their children directly through the school.

  • A full catalog of sports and activities
  • Delivered on-site by Royal Athletes coaches
  • Social-emotional growth with physical health
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Summer Youth Camps

Multi-sport summer clinics that keep kids active, skilled, and connected all season long.

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Keep kids active, skilled, and smiling all summer. The Ultimate Summer Camp blends multi-sport coaching, games, and friendship into the highlight of the season.

  • Football, basketball, soccer, step, and more
  • Active, screen-free summer days
  • New friends and lasting memories
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Wellness Classes

Movement, mindfulness, and healthy habits for the whole community, all year round.

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Movement, mindfulness, and healthy habits for the whole community, because wellness is about showing up for yourself and each other, all year round.

  • Group fitness for every level
  • Mindfulness and healthy-living guidance
  • Welcoming, never intimidating
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Personal Training

One-on-one and small-group coaching built around your goals and your pace.

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Your goals, your pace, your plan. Personal training pairs you with a coach who builds a program around where you are now and where you want to be.

  • One-on-one or small-group sessions
  • Custom plans for strength, weight, or sport
  • Encouraging, judgment-free coaching
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Low Impact Movement

Gentle, joyful movement for anyone who benefits from a low-impact pace — older adults, those recovering, or living with disability.

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Movement Mentors for every stage of life. We partner with assisted living and senior communities, and serve anyone who benefits from gentle movement: older adults, people living with disability, and those recovering from injury. We meet each person where they are.

  • Chair yoga, stretching & gentle mobility
  • Welcoming to every ability and stage
  • Partnered with assisted-living communities
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Military Families

Sports camps and movement clinics for military families and their kids, on base or off.

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Royal Athletes brings sports camps and movement clinics to military families, giving their kids the same energy, coaching, and fun we bring to every community we serve.

  • Multi-sport camps and movement clinics for kids
  • For military families, on base or off
  • The same coaching and energy we bring everywhere
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Introducing — 2026
Layor Fit

After 10 years, Royal Athletes apparel has a new home. Layor is "Royal" spelled backwards, because you've always been Royal on the inside. Turn it inside out and it still reflects who you are.

Royal Layor
Layor Fit — parent and child in matching cream hoodies
Layor Fit — Decade Hoodie on the blacktop
Layor Fit — friends in mixed earth tones on a stoop
Layor Fit — Rust hoodie at the gas station
Layor Fit — Decade Hoodie sun-bathed
Layor Fit — Pullover in the rain
Layor Fit — Backpack through the tunnel
Layor Fit — kids' hoodies on the stoop
Wear it easy. Or push yourself in it.
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Where do you fit in?

However you found us, there's a place for you in the Royal Athletes community.

Families & Athletes

Find a program for your child or yourself and get moving with us.

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Schools & Partners

Bring Royal Athletes programs to your school or organization.

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Supporters

Fund scholarships, equipment, and programs for kids who need them.

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Trusted in the communities we serve

Albany Academy Bancroft School Brimmer and May School Burgundy Farms Country Day School Edlin School Indian Mountain School Norwood School Pinecrest School Shady Hill School Sheridan School Sidwell School
Here's to the next 10

Be part of what's next

Enroll in a service, support the mission, or shop Layor Fit. Every step keeps communities moving.