Hi-Five Sports - Naperville, IL

Hi-Five Sports - Naperville, IL offers activities that include Spring Flag Football, 2025 Winter 2 Flag Football, Hi-Five Flag Football, Hi-Five Hoops Clinic, Hi-Five Team Sports Skill Academy, sports leagues, school break camps, summer sports camp, birthday parties, and other parties and camps. These eight-week sports extravaganzas are described as the highlight of kids’ summers.

• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Eight-week sessions

Hi-Five Sports - Naperville, IL runs programs at HI-FIVE SPORTS ZONES and at local schools, parks, and community centers. The programs are led by experienced professionals who love working with kids. The director, Ian Thomas, is described as going out of his way to make sure the kids are happy, safe, and have fun.

Hi-Five Sports was founded in 1990 as Hi-Five Sports Camp in Northfield, Illinois, added a second location in Chicago in 2000, expanded to year-round sports programming in 2006, and launched in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Menlo Park, California, in 2011. The first Hi-Five Sports Zone brick and mortar location opened in San Francisco in 2014, the franchise system launched in 2015, the organization marked its 30th anniversary in 2020, and by 2022 it had 15 locations in 7 states. The program states that it uses sports as a tool to promote positive character in youth through coaching, with coaches creating a safe and fun environment, using positive reinforcement, and coaching behavior first with clear expectations in all programs. It describes itself as a low pressure sports environment without yelling and screaming, aiming to keep kids active, moving, involved, and engaged, and to give kids a break from technology and social media.

The program highlights innovative programs and custom-built facilities that focus on building confidence and inspiring personal growth, with multi-sport offerings in leagues, camps, and parties. It emphasizes inclusive training, games, teamwork, and entertainment, and notes that its SPORT ZONES are designed specifically for children from preschool to 8th grade, with details such as field sizes, hoop heights, and a mascot named Hi-Five Murphy. It states that it provides high quality youth sports experiences in a safe, well-equipped, and positive environment, with a deep passion and excitement built on helping kids develop into confident teens and young adults through affirmative coaching, player encouragement, and a sense of humor. The program lists personal growth principles that include teamwork, respect, leadership, sportsmanship, friendship, loyalty, and family, and notes that it has been named the nation’s #1 youth sports entertainment franchise.

One parent, Nancy, says that the skills her children have learned on and off the court are things she could never teach them and calls Hi-Five an integral part of the community. Another parent, Stephanie, says she has been blown away by the camps and every staff member she has seen and met, describing everyone as extremely friendly, organized, and energetic, and says her kids love coming and will continue for many years. A third parent, Vicki, says her two boys love Hi-Five Sports and describes the director, Ian Thomas, as wonderful and focused on making sure the kids are happy, safe, and have fun.

Last updated February 5, 2026.