Willis Bradford Branch YMCA

Considered the new YMCA after being built a few years back making YMCA #2 for the Prattville community. The Willis Bradford branch is ran by Keith Cantrell who at the old YMCA was over athletics and organized sports for young kids. He's a stand-up guy and family man,but even more so he's a Christian,a church elder and great friend. He loves the kids and maintains 2 nice swimming pools and mini water park,2 full length basketball courts,ping-pong area,enclosed playpen for the little ones. Organized sports like football,basketball,swimming,swim lessons,life guard training and fully staffed life guards every summer. Lock-ins,multiple sports clinics,gymnastics,etc... Never a bring day,week,or month at this very nice YMCA facility.

Family and I have been coming here for a long time now. It's definitely a good, active, clean and fun place the year round staff are kind and helpful as well. However the temporary staff (as in the young life guards) can be quite rude with a unpleasant attitude.

Very nice people, but unfortunately one of the less-nice YMCA facilities I've seen, at least for my purposes. I like to use the AWAY program at YMCAs when I'm traveling. The gentleman at the counter looked up my account without having to call my home YMCA and verify my membership as some locations insist on doing. The men's locker room was on the small side and the showers were tiny, dark, and had no hooks to hang a towel. Also they were right next to the sinks which was odd. So you''re stripping down for a shower right next to some guy who comes in to wash his hands. The cardio room was decent and while there were many machines, there wasn't much variety of machines - not a single rower, for example. There is no weight room. I saw 2 or 3 basketball courts and it looked like there was a lot of childcare activities going on, which are good things, just not particularly appealing to me. I'm sure this YMCA is exactly what some people are looking for. Unfortunately, it left me wanting more.