Any golfer can tell you that hitting a ball off a tee is not as easy as it looks. Four-year-old Riley Darmody of Swansea gets in a few swings during T-ball practice at Swansea Park as his father, Jack, waits patiently.

The Providence Journal / Frieda Squires

Cheerleader registration: Children age 9 to 14, as of Dec. 31, may register to be cheerleaders for Westerly’s “Pee Wee” football league, at the football complex, on Old Hopkinton Road, Westerly, Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Practice will be conducted the week of June 2, when coaches will teach the cheers, chants and jumps required at the actual try-outs. For information, call Mary Lou Canty at 596-7058.

In addition, a new “mini” squad for 7- and 8-year-olds is open to the first 20 girls who sign up Saturday morning between 10 and noon.

Junior Olympic competition: The South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department is conducting a Junior Olympic Skills Competition Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Curtis Corner Middle School, 301 Curtis Corner Rd., Peace Dale.

Boys and girls age 8 to 13 (as of Aug. 31) may compete in basketball, Rapid Rally tennis, track and field events, and soccer. Winners will advance to a regional competition in West Warwick June 21; the national finals will be in Colorado Springs, Colo.

For information, call 789-9301.

Working with animals: The Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, will host a program by the Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island on “Careers with Animals,” for students in grades 4 through 12, Wednesday at 4 p.m. Registration is recommended, and may be made by calling 789-1555, ext. 114.

T-ball: The South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring T-ball games for children age 3 to 5, with their parents, meeting Tuesdays, May 6 through 27.

Sessions will meet from 11 to 11:45 a.m., and 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Fees are $27 for South Kingstown residents, and $32 for others; to register, call 789-9301.

Game night: Children age 9 to 12 are invited to play board games at the Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, next Monday night at 6.

Indoor gym: The South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department sponsors indoor gym sessions for children age 4 and under, with parents, at the Neighborhood Guild, 325 Columbia St., Peace Dale, each Monday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Fees are $1 for adults, 50 cents for children, free to those under 1. For information, call 789-9301.

Open story times: The Watch Hill Improvement Society Library hosts story times for all ages each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., and Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

Westerly High School students lead story times for children age 3 and up, each Monday at 1:15 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m., at the Westerly Public Library, 44 Broad St., Westerly.

Children may bring their teddy bears and “drop in” to half-hour story times each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., except school vacation week, at Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina.

The Willett Free Library, on Ferry Road in Saunderstown, conducts preschool story hours each Thursday afternoon at 5. For information, call 294-2081.

Storytime for children is conducted Monday and Friday at 10:15 a.m. at the Davisville Free Library, 481 Davisville Rd., North Kingstown, with stories and crafts are appropriate for ages 2 to 5.

An evening session is scheduled for March 12 at 6 p.m. For information, call Sarah Ornstein at 884-5524.

The Jamestown Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown, conducts story hours each Wednesday morning, from 10:15 to 11 for two-year-olds, and 11:15 to noon for ages 3 to 5; Monday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for children age 2 and under; and Friday from 10:15 to 11 a.m., through March, for ages 2 to 4. All children must be accompanied.

Hope Valley’s Langworthy Library, 24 Spring St., conducts story hours each Wednesday and Friday, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Church story hour: The West Kingston Baptist Church, 263 Waites Corner Rd., West Kingston, is conducting weekly story hours for preschool-age children and younger, with their mothers, led by Ruth Mlyniec and meeting Thursday morning from 9:30 to 10:30.

Each session of “Amma’s Story Time,” so named because “Amma” is a term for grandmother in several languages, will have a theme, and will feature a children’s book, a Bible story, an activity and snack. For information, call 789-0523.

Book groups: The Peace Dale Library conducts a book discussion group for students in grades 6 through 8 the first Thursday of the month from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. A group for children in grades 4 through 6 meets the last Thursday of the month at 4 p.m.

Children in grades 4 through 6 may join a book club at the Robert Beverly Hale Library. For information, call 783-5386.

The Cross’ Mills Public Library hosts “Reading Explorers,” which meets the fourth Thursday of the month, from 6 to 7 p.m., for children age 9 to 12. The May 15 topic will be Finding Stinko, by Michael de Guzman. To register, call 364-6211.

The Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown, hosts a book discussion group for children in grades 4 through 6, and their parents. This Tuesday’s meeting,, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., will feature The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick. To register, call 423-7280.

Sing-alongs: The Hopkinton Recreation Department sponsors sing-alongs for toddlers, accompanied by an adult, each Wednesday morning at 10 at its activities center in Crandall Field, Ashaway.

Anime club: The Jamestown Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown, hosts an Anime club for teenagers to view and discuss animated Japanese films, meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.