Buzzardball Youth Basketball (Winter League, Summer Camp & Summer League)
Sport Courts Fitness (primary Buzzardball site), 3727 Bradview Dr #100, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95827
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Buzzardball Youth Basketball (Winter League, Summer Camp & Summer League) includes a winter basketball league, a summer basketball camp, and a summer basketball league with basketball practices and games. The Winter League features an NBA-style format with weekly standings, write-ups, and high-quality jerseys, and 3rd–8th graders play their championship game at Golden One Center, home of the Sacramento Kings. The program also runs special events such as All-Star Thursday competitions, All-Star Friday playing for the Buzzardball headband, and previously held a Buzzardball Zoom camp.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Winter and summer options with practices and games offered on weekdays and weekends, including Sunday game days and playoff dates in January, February, and March
Buzzardball Youth Basketball focuses on basketball activities such as the five basic basketball skills at Summer Camp and organizes campers into four different teams for All-Star Thursday and All-Star Friday. In a recent summer, the camp ran a record 10 weeks with 911 kids, and the Winter League recently featured 93 teams and just over 950 kids, followed by a record year with 113 teams and 1,123 players during the 2023–24 season. The program includes recreation basketball for boys and girls of all levels and emphasizes life skills such as sportsmanship, gamesmanship, respect, being a good teammate, and being a leader.
Buzzardball’s mission statement is: “Be a GOOD sport, PLAY HARD, HAVE FUN, and always remember, IT'S JUST A GAME.” The director, Steve Buzzard, is a long-time coach and director who describes the Winter League, Summer Camp, and Summer League as a “BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE” and is intentional with every aspect of these programs. The Winter League began 17 years ago when the director was approached to take over a youth basketball league and is entering its 16th year as Buzzardball, while Summer Camp started in 1994, moved to Arden Church of the Nazarene in 1997, ran 24 straight summers until the pandemic, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021, and is now 27 years and running.
The leadership team also includes Ab Alvarez (Sport Courts Fitness contact), Don Roberson (keymaster for practices at the Church of God, in his fifth season of Buzzardball and coaching two teams this season), Sunny Ransom (Touch Shooting Facility contact), Pastor Jim Dorsey (Arden Church of the Nazarene contact), Tabytha Wampler (Legend Athletics contact), Gursh Bagri (Owner, Pick Up USA), and Jacob Peterson (Pick Up USA contact). Buzzardball has partnerships with the Sacramento Kings and Jesuit High School and includes kids from the Greater Sacramento area and outlying areas such as Folsom, Davis, Elk Grove, Roseville, and Rocklin.
One participant and coach shared, “For me, Buzzardball was and still is something I look forward to being a part of every year because of the friendly and welcoming environment as well as my love for basketball. My first time playing organized basketball was in Buzzardball and it was the perfect way to build fundamentals of the game while having the best time.”
Last updated March 12, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Winter and summer options with practices and games offered on weekdays and weekends, including Sunday game days and playoff dates in January, February, and March
Buzzardball Youth Basketball focuses on basketball activities such as the five basic basketball skills at Summer Camp and organizes campers into four different teams for All-Star Thursday and All-Star Friday. In a recent summer, the camp ran a record 10 weeks with 911 kids, and the Winter League recently featured 93 teams and just over 950 kids, followed by a record year with 113 teams and 1,123 players during the 2023–24 season. The program includes recreation basketball for boys and girls of all levels and emphasizes life skills such as sportsmanship, gamesmanship, respect, being a good teammate, and being a leader.
Buzzardball’s mission statement is: “Be a GOOD sport, PLAY HARD, HAVE FUN, and always remember, IT'S JUST A GAME.” The director, Steve Buzzard, is a long-time coach and director who describes the Winter League, Summer Camp, and Summer League as a “BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE” and is intentional with every aspect of these programs. The Winter League began 17 years ago when the director was approached to take over a youth basketball league and is entering its 16th year as Buzzardball, while Summer Camp started in 1994, moved to Arden Church of the Nazarene in 1997, ran 24 straight summers until the pandemic, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021, and is now 27 years and running.
The leadership team also includes Ab Alvarez (Sport Courts Fitness contact), Don Roberson (keymaster for practices at the Church of God, in his fifth season of Buzzardball and coaching two teams this season), Sunny Ransom (Touch Shooting Facility contact), Pastor Jim Dorsey (Arden Church of the Nazarene contact), Tabytha Wampler (Legend Athletics contact), Gursh Bagri (Owner, Pick Up USA), and Jacob Peterson (Pick Up USA contact). Buzzardball has partnerships with the Sacramento Kings and Jesuit High School and includes kids from the Greater Sacramento area and outlying areas such as Folsom, Davis, Elk Grove, Roseville, and Rocklin.
One participant and coach shared, “For me, Buzzardball was and still is something I look forward to being a part of every year because of the friendly and welcoming environment as well as my love for basketball. My first time playing organized basketball was in Buzzardball and it was the perfect way to build fundamentals of the game while having the best time.”
Last updated March 12, 2026.
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