Do you have an aspiring basketball player? Maybe a dedicated player who just wants a different or more rigorous team? Do you just need some skill workshops for your little Michel Jordan or Lisa Leslie? Look no further! We’ve gathered up 10 places for youth basketball in Birmingham that offer teams, camps, and work shops for kids of all ages and abilities.
1. Birmingham Blaze
This travel basketball team is year-round. The heaviest game schedule is usually February through August. Blaze teams compete in multiple sanctioned organizations, including AAU, USBA, YBOA, and USSSA. Tryouts are held in January and all practices are in the Fairfield area.
2. Birmingham Regional Independent Athletic Association BRIAA
BRIAA primarily partners with private schools. If interested, ask your kid’s school if they’re involved.
3. Elite Hoops Basketball
There are two Birmingham-area coaches for EHB. For information about their training programs and skills clinics, you can call or text 404-594-4970. For Nike basketball camps, call 1-800-NIKE-CAMP.
4. Hoover Competitive Basketball Club
The HCBC offers athletes aged 3rd-grade and up the opportunity to play on traveling teams throughout the Spring and Summer months. Teams participate in local tournaments and sometimes travel overnight to in-state or out-of-state tournaments. Practice is twice per week, and there are strength, conditioning, and skill development sessions. This is a try-out program. Seasonal Skill Academies are offered in the summer, fall, and winter.
5. Hunter Street Sports
This basketball league is for boys and girls in K4 through 6th grade. Practices begin in late November, and games are played in January through early February. All games are played on Saturdays at the Hunter Street Gym. There is a K4-K5 instructional league that practices and plays games on Saturdays, only. You can contact the recreation desk at 205-985-5300 with questions.
6. Iron City Hoops
ICH’s goal is to provide an avenue for kids to learn basic fundamentals skills sessions and spring teams. There are competitive seasonal teams for 5th through 11th graders that participate in YBOA and other local tournaments. All tournaments are located within an hour to 90 minutes of Birmingham. During the spring, summer, and fall, in-house programs are offered for elementary, middle, and high school players. Skills/pick-up games are also offered in the spring, summer and fall. These are offered to boys and girls going into the 3rd through 9th grades.
7. Lakeshore Foundation
From September-April, the Lakeshore Foundation offers both Prep Division wheelchair basketball for youth ages 6 to 13 with a lower limb physical disability and 10′ Varsity Division wheelchair basketball for youth ages 14 to 18 with a lower limb physical disability. Daily wheelchair use is not required. In addition to weekly practices, the team competes in home, regional and national tournaments throughout the season.
8. TOT: Teams of Tomorrow
The Teams of Tomorrow program was created for students aged 3-5. Every week a TOT instructor teaches athletics, academics, and agility. The classes are focused on improving physical and mental growth through a mixture of physical movement, hand eye coordination, and brain use to maximize the growth of preschoolers.
9. Upward Basketball
Upward Basketball is a recreational sports experience based out of local churches that focuses on both sports and community outreach. There are multiple churches in the Birmingham area that give kids the chance to participate in this league.
10. YMCA Youth Basketball
YMCA Youth Basketball Leagues are the perfect way for kids to stay active, build confidence, and develop key skills on and off the court. Players learn the fundamentals of the game while also practicing teamwork, sportsmanship, and healthy habits. These leagues are co-ed for ages 5-12 and the season runs from December through February. All games are played on Saturday mornings at the Greystone, Hoover, Shades Valley, Trussville, Northeast, or Youth Center YMCA locations.
