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Starting 5 Basketball offers Development Training, Club Teams, and Leagues, including The Shootout League, The Junior Shootout League, and The Girls Shootout League. The program also offers Single Day Pass options and Open Shooting sessions at the Starting 5 Basketball Training Facility, which has 4 baskets and 2 shooting machines.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Shooting is available Mondays through Thursdays from 8:20–9:20pm; The Shootout League begins April 24th; The Junior Shootout League begins February 27th; The Girls Shootout League begins February 27th.
Starting 5 Basketball is a youth basketball program established in 2016 and has been at a fixed location in the Santa Clarita community since 2016. The program offers development, training, club teams, and leagues for kids and teens in grades K through 12, including fun-focused leagues and a girls-only Shootout League. Its mission states that it aims to serve every child regardless of skill level or experience, and that kids are not equal in their talents or abilities, but are equal in their right and the program’s honor to be trained. Starting 5 Basketball is a fully incorporated company with a permanent gym and facilities and an elite staff of employed trainers, coaches, and instructors.
The staff is described as skilled, and employees have undergone thorough Federal and State background checks and employee conduct training. Starting 5 Basketball is registered, approved, and authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice for all of their background check investigations under ORI Code# CA0349400. The program is well established and well regarded in the Santa Clarita community.
One parent testimonial from Manuel and Michele Ponce describes Starting 5 as focusing on development, competition, and fun for their children in 4th and 9th grade. Another testimonial from Art Besina describes Starting 5 as a top notch youth basketball organization that has prepared and mentored his 8th grade daughter and supported his 4th grade son, and recommends the Shootout and travel ball training to other families.
Last updated March 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Shooting is available Mondays through Thursdays from 8:20–9:20pm; The Shootout League begins April 24th; The Junior Shootout League begins February 27th; The Girls Shootout League begins February 27th.
Starting 5 Basketball is a youth basketball program established in 2016 and has been at a fixed location in the Santa Clarita community since 2016. The program offers development, training, club teams, and leagues for kids and teens in grades K through 12, including fun-focused leagues and a girls-only Shootout League. Its mission states that it aims to serve every child regardless of skill level or experience, and that kids are not equal in their talents or abilities, but are equal in their right and the program’s honor to be trained. Starting 5 Basketball is a fully incorporated company with a permanent gym and facilities and an elite staff of employed trainers, coaches, and instructors.
The staff is described as skilled, and employees have undergone thorough Federal and State background checks and employee conduct training. Starting 5 Basketball is registered, approved, and authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice for all of their background check investigations under ORI Code# CA0349400. The program is well established and well regarded in the Santa Clarita community.
One parent testimonial from Manuel and Michele Ponce describes Starting 5 as focusing on development, competition, and fun for their children in 4th and 9th grade. Another testimonial from Art Besina describes Starting 5 as a top notch youth basketball organization that has prepared and mentored his 8th grade daughter and supported his 4th grade son, and recommends the Shootout and travel ball training to other families.
Last updated March 15, 2026.
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