DRC (Derby Rec Center) — Local services in Derby

My friends & I used to go to the drc to hang out after school, but ever since I became a sixth grader the employees treat my friends & I like we’re just trouble. Definitely not a minor friendly place. They wouldn’t even let us sit by the vending machine & eat snacks, if we couldn't eat at the vending machines why are there tables? My friends and I would always pick up after ourselves. I could understand not being allowed over there if we weren’t picking up after ourselves, but we were. They wouldn’t let me use the track either. The track says kids 10 and older can run the track, I don’t see the issue. the lifeguards would scream at us if we were in the locker room for “too long” as well (using the rr or changing). No matter how much respect we show the employees they treat us like nuisances. We paid to be there just like everyone else. I also got screamed at by this bigger brunette lady who works the desk for using the elevator one time ever because I didn’t know they had an elevator & wanted to check it out. The elevator has no restrictions, if we aren’t allowed to use it put up a sign. I would have understood if it was handicap only but there wasn’t anything that said I couldn’t use it. There’s no need to cause a huge scene. Embarrassing. I used to have fun at the DRC, you see all the reviews by adults but I am one of the only kids standing up to how un-equal they treat kids. Which is wild to me since we’re literally over 50% of the money they get. Once we came to the DRC and the vending machine was broken and they blamed us, made me regret even going up to the desk to let them know that it wasn’t working. Check the cameras if you really think that we rigged it, like what? How could that have been us if we had just got there? They treat kids like pests. I could understand if there were kids that were actually causing trouble but not all of us are like that. Teach your employees respect instead of making kids cry. Also since rrr is connected to the drc they never let me pass level 4 swimming lessons & I had to retake it like 3 times? I’m an adult now & still don’t know why, I missed a class the first time I had to retake it so I understand that but the other times? I wanted to be a lifeguard so bad when I was younger & never got to for that reason. As an adult now, I wrote this review when I was like 12, I’ve only been to the drc twice since then because of how badly they offended me. as a child who went to school right by the drc & would hang out there after school I will still vouch that I didn’t deserve any of the unfair restrictions/behavior I got from the staff & was really well behaved when I used to go there. I started going to the library instead & they never had an issue with me. I’m having my first kid soon and I hope and pray they don’t treat him like I was treated there when I was younger. Hopefully the staff...

I've gone to the DRC for the last 4 years.. The price of membership is pretty reasonable even more so if you have a family or get a reduced price based on income. I mostly use the gym which I find very well laid out and plenty of cardio machines as well as free weights for those weight lighters. The locker rooms are very clean and attach to the indoor pool which is big enough for lap swimming to classes to a shallow end for kids to play. The also have three basketball courts..2 racketball courts.. spin room.. And several class rooms.. Whatever activity you want to do I'm sure they have it. Also the attached kids club is nice and only costs $20/month for unlimited kids 2 hrs a day.. The staff of the entire DRC are very friendly and will help you with anything you need help with.

Update: I have been going to the DRC for 10 years now. Everything above in my previous review is still the same. To expand I will say that during the COVID-19 pandemic they did do an excellent job keeping everyone safe, from extra cleaning supplies for equipment to extra sanitizer to extra precautions such as masks and barriers. They also spread out the equipment and moved other equipment into the gymnasium so it could be even more spread out. After the restrictions subsided they still are doing a great job keeping things extra clean, even the kids club fogs their room with sanitizer and cleans toys between different kids playing with them. On a different note they also do a great job updating equipment and keeping benches tear free which is nice. Thanks...

My husband and I bought the membership so we could use the pool, and regular admission for an adult is $8 per, so we are definitely getting our money's worth!

One of the only 2 locations in town that allow mermaid tails, the lifeguards are AMAZING, and make us merfolk feel so welcome! (Merfolk; please make sure to ALWAYS swim with a partner, and swim respectively and responsibly. Two-legged swimmers; please always ask before touching our tails, they are an exstention of us, so we ask to recieve our consent first. Our tails are also not toys, they can cost at the lowest $100 and up to $5K depending! These are not made to be floatation devices, meant for anyone under 8 years of age, or are not...