Hi-Five Sports - Naperville

Hi-Five Sports - Naperville offers school break camps, a summer camp, flag football, a hoops clinic, a team sports skill academy, sports leagues, and birthday parties. 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 runs programs at HI-FIVE SPORTS ZONES, local schools, parks, and community centers. The camps and all 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 states that it uses sports as a tool to promote positive character in youth through coaching, with coaches focusing on behavior first and using positive reinforcement. The organization describes itself as a low pressure sports environment without yelling and screaming, and it states that it keeps kids active, moving, involved, and engaged. Its personal growth principles include teamwork, respect, leadership, sportsmanship, friendship, loyalty, and family.

Hi-Five Sports notes a history that includes its founding in 1990 in Northfield, Illinois, expansion to Chicago in 2000, year-round sports programming starting in 2006, launches in Scottsdale and Menlo Park in 2011, its first Hi-Five Sports Zone location in San Francisco in 2014, a franchise system launch in 2015, its 30th anniversary in 2020, and 15 locations in 7 states by 2022. It states that its innovative programs and custom built facilities focus on building confidence and inspiring personal growth, and that its SPORT ZONES are designed specifically for children from preschool to 8th grade, with field sizes, hoop heights, and a mascot named Hi-Five Murphy tailored to kids. The program welcomes campers of all abilities, emphasizes inclusive training, games, teamwork, and entertainment, and states that it provides high quality youth sports experiences in a safe, well-equipped, and positive environment while giving kids a break from technology and social media.

One parent testimonial states that Hi-Five is an integral part of the community. Another parent reports being impressed by the camps and staff, describing everyone as extremely friendly, organized, and energetic, and says that their kids love coming. A third parent says their two boys love Hi-Five Sports and again highlights that the director, Ian Thomas, makes sure the kids are happy, safe, and have fun. The organization also references being named “The Nation’s #1 Youth Sports Entertainment Franchise.”

Last updated May 26, 2026.