HoopSphere

HoopSphere offers basketball skills training that includes skills training classes covering the fundamentals, an academy league with in-house league and instructional gameplay, AAU competitive travel teams, holiday camps, summer camps, specialty clinics, and skill-specific specialty workshops. The program runs year-round basketball programs that are designed for all skill levels and trains both boys and girls. Classes are described as high-energy and focus on real skill development, and the program states that it helps young athletes grow in confidence, character, and game-time performance on and off the court.

• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Skills training available all week; academy league available on weekends; week-long and single day camps

HoopSphere was founded by Alex Hariz and Venkat Narasimhan. Its mission states that basketball is viewed as a mirror and metaphor for life, highlighting lessons such as winning with grace, handling difficult losses and bouncing back, supporting a struggling teammate, leading boldly and bravely, never giving up in the face of adversity, relying on a team to win, and staying mentally and physically fit to persevere. The program’s vision is to inspire many forthcoming generations to be the best they can be in all aspects of life through lessons learned on the basketball court. HoopSphere is described as a family and a community.

Last updated June 19, 2026.