Sports activities for children in Santa Cruz, CA

Valley Sports Camp offers Summer Sports Camps, After School Enrichment Programs, Basketball Classes, Basketball Leagues, and Holiday Camps where kids play a wide variety of games and sports. Daily activities can include Capture the Flag, Star Wars,...

Mid County Basketball League offers basketball clinics, basketball practices, and basketball games. The program includes 2 clinics and 7 combined game and practice days. Each week there is a 20-minute practice before each game, for a total of 60...

Cougar Swim School offers swim lessons, water polo lessons, and junior lifeguard lessons. The program also runs aqua day camps, water polo camps, a Middle School Swim Team, Middle School Water Polo Programs, and Public Swim. Cougar Swim School...

InterEurope Soccer Programs offers youth soccer trips to Europe that include elite training programs with some of the best academies in Europe. Participants take part in activities such as the Summer 2025 Benfica Experience: Living Like an Academy...

Little Kickers Soccer Program introduces young children to soccer through weekly 45 minute sessions. The program includes both indoor winter soccer and outdoor spring soccer, with parents participating on the field with their child and a...

Aptos Soccer Club offers recreational soccer and competitive soccer for youth players. The program includes fall and spring recreational soccer leagues and a competitive soccer program that joined with the Santa Cruz County Breakers in 2024 to form...

SC Premier is a non-profit AAU basketball program that focuses on competitive basketball. The program also runs the Battle at the Beach tournament, which features tournament gear such as t-shirts and hoodies with exclusive designs. • Schedule:...

Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Open Championship features beach soccer and Micro Soccer games in a tournament format. All games are part of the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Open Championship by Pro-Am Beach Soccer, which includes both standard beach soccer and...

The Junior Tennis Program includes tennis, swimming, and arts & crafts as part of its activities. During sports camps, juniors in the program take part in tennis, swimming, arts & crafts, and other fun activities. La Madrona's tennis professionals...

Private Junior Golf Lessons offers a Private Junior Lesson as the core activity. Each lesson is taught one-on-one with a golf professional and is scheduled individually with the golf professional of the parent’s choice. Pasatiempo Golf Club...

HDMD AAU Basketball is a competitive travel basketball program that focuses on AAU basketball. The program is described as “More than a Team... We are Family.” • Schedule: 2026 Season March-August HDMD AAU Basketball is a small 501c3 non-profit AAU...

Kinnect Volleyball Club offers boys club volleyball tryouts, including Boys Club Tryouts Summer 2026 and Boys Club Tryouts Fall 2025. The program focuses on player development, character growth, and community support, with core values of grit,...

Sand Santa Cruz Volleyball focuses on volleyball through structured practices that include Skills and Drills sessions. The program also includes team bonding and building events, as well as weekly volleyball-specific strength and conditioning that...

Santa Cruz Little League includes activities such as Hit-A-Thon, Opening Day, Field Work Day, and participation in the Downtown Holiday Parade. The program also runs District 39 All Stars Championship weekend, a Majors All-Stars Tournament, and...

Live Oak Little League organizes baseball play on several dedicated fields. The program uses a Majors field for the AAA and Majors divisions, a Minors field for the Farm, AA, and Tee Ball divisions, and a track that is sometimes used for the Tee...

Santa Cruz Waves Baseball Club is a travel ball team focused on baseball. The program offers 2026 tryout registration for players who want to join the club. The team operates as a 9U to 18U travel ball program. • Ages: 9–18 years old Santa Cruz...

Santa Cruz United FC offers competitive soccer for boys and girls, with a pathway that includes grassroots development, elite NorCal competition, National Premier League (NPL) competition, NorCal Regional play, and NPL, ECNL-RL, and State Premier...

Santa Cruz Mid-County Youth Soccer Club offers youth recreational soccer, youth competitive soccer, and player training and workshops. The program also runs coaching training and workshops and referee development training and workshops. • Ages: 4–18...

Sand Youth Beach Training offers focused beach volleyball training. Participants spend each session on structured volleyball drills and play on the sand courts. • Ages: 11–14 years old • Schedule: Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM...

SC Parkour offers movement-arts training that includes parkour, capoeira, strength and agility training, and creative movement. Kids take part in beach adventures, movement games, games, and exploration-based learning, including an outdoor parkour...