Youth sports programs are beneficial to childhood development. Youth sports promote healthy habits, interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, and positive mental health. The benefits of participation in youth sports continue through adulthood. Wintrust Sports Complex understands the importance of finding a safe, supportive environment for your child to participate in a team sport. Our facility provides plenty of youth sports opportunities, from youth basketball and youth volleyball to the growing sport of pickleball.
Youth Sports Programs at Wintrust Sports Complex
Wintrust Sports Complex is a 116,000-square-foot facility in the Village of Bedford Park near Chicago. Our gym can be configured for eight basketball courts, 16 volleyball courts, 24 pickleball courts, or a combination. Our team, combined with our local partnerships, offers a variety of youth sports programs: classes, clinics, summer camps, and facilities for leagues and teams.
Youth Basketball at Wintrust
Basketball is one of the most popular youth sports. There are plenty of opportunities across the country, almost no barrier to entry, and minimal necessary equipment. Plus, it’s easy to learn.
Basketball Classes and Clinics
Wintrust Sports Complex is proud to partner with Lawler Park of the Chicago Parks District to offer different indoor youth sports classes. Our youth basketball program with Lawler Park includes twice-a-week classes for ages 8-14. Participants work on drills and passing exercises to improve their level of play and understanding of the game.
Basketball Camps
Each summer, Wintrust Sports Complex is the place to be for action-packed youth basketball camps for all skill levels. Our own 2024 EPIC Summer Youth Sports Camps include a week of basketball camp for ages 6-14. Our camps are open to everyone from beginners to advanced players who want to enhance their skills through structured training sessions and friendly competitions.
Wintrust Sports Complex often hosts youth basketball camps in partnership with other organizations. In 2024 these programs include ProCamps Coby White Youth Basketball Camp and Nike Basketball Camp with Chicago Sky. The ProCamps program at Wintrust is for kids of all skill levels to learn from Chicago Bulls player Coby White and a team of coaches. Nike Basketball Camp with Chicago Sky at Wintrust Sports Complex offers youth the chance to enhance their skills under professional NBA coaches and attend a Chicago Sky game.
Youth Basketball Team Affiliations
Wintrust Sports Complex is the ideal place for local youth basketball teams and leagues to practice and play.
Wintrust is the home court for The Chicago Swarm League. The league includes basketball teams for boys and girls in grades three through twelve.
The Chicago Demons also use Wintrust’s facilities. The Demons are operated by Project Education Plus. The Chicago Demons is a traveling basketball program for students in first through twelfth grade.
Youth Volleyball at Wintrust
Volleyball continues to drastically grow in popularity, especially among girls. There have been historical attempts at professional volleyball leagues with limited success; however, three new professional women’s volleyball leagues have been launched over the last handful of years. There may be fewer opportunities nationwide for boys’ volleyball, but the youth volleyball programs at Wintrust Sports Complex are coed.
Volleyball Camp with Wintrust
A week of volleyball is an option for campers at Wintrusts’ 2024 EPIC Summer Youth Sports Camps. Our all sport week also includes some volleyball skills. Our camp is designed to enhance young athletes’ skills whether they join as a beginner or already have Olympic dreams.
Youth Volleyball Teams
Youth volleyball teams in Chicago practice and play at Wintrust. The Chicago Elite Volleyball Club, a coed travel club with 60 teams and a year-round Youth Academy with over 500 kids, uses the facilities at Wintrust.
Windy City Premier volleyball club teams for boys and girls practice at Wintrust twice a week, plus they attend tournaments on weekends.
Youth Soccer at Wintrust
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. After a drop in participation in 2020, youth soccer is back up. Nearly three million Americans between the ages of 6 and 17 play soccer. Soccer is the third most popular youth sports program, behind basketball and baseball. Similar to basketball, soccer is easy to learn and doesn’t require a lot of gear. Youth soccer opportunities include classes and clinics, camps, and youth leagues.
Classes and Clinics
Our program with Lawler Park also offers soccer classes twice a week. Participants ages 6-14 learn the basic skills, rules, and fundamentals of soccer. Coaches lead kids through ball handling, other drills, and provide close instruction.
Youth Soccer Camp
Wintrust Sports Complex EPIC summer camp programs are open to all levels of athletes and focus on the fundamentals of each game. Our soccer program and all sport week offer young athletes the basics of the sport and a chance to enhance their skills.
Chicago City Soccer Camp at Wintrust aims to elevate skills to the next level through drills, competitive scrimmages, and strategy sessions. The Chicago City program is open for ages 5-14.
Youth Soccer Leagues at Wintrust
Wintrust Sports Complex works with the Midway Soccer Club, a competitive coed travel soccer club, and the Academia de Fútbol Atlas F.C. Chicago. Atlas F.C. Chicago is a travel soccer academy and selective traveling club that focuses on intense competition in-state, out-of-state, and even internationally.
Sports Parties at Wintrust Sports Complex
One of the goals at Wintrust is to make youth sports more accessible. However, we know that competitive sports are not for everyone. While our summer camps offer more friendly competition, there is another way to enjoy the benefits of sports without the commitment: sports birthday parties! Our sports party package includes an open court for guests to shoot hoops, test out their volleyball skills, and a variety of other activities. Sports parties are perfect for children of any age, and even adults.
