Sports & Athletics in South LA
Youth leagues, track clubs, team training and conditioning. The City of LA runs youth sports at $10 a season through PlayLA, with fee waivers for households under about $91,000.
7 in South LA · 18 across LA County →
Brotherhood Crusade Youth Sports (Soccer for Success; Books & Basketball Camp; Golf Mentoring)
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 5-18
Soccer for Success afterschool ages 5-18; Jim Cleamons Books and Basketball week-long summer camp; Golf Mentoring; Scholastic Sports Experience. Costs not listed (211LA lists org services as no-fee).
Free
Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 5-18
USTA listing: free weekly supervised on-court coaching for ages 5-18 at all levels, equipment provided. 50+ active members.
Free
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA – Challengers Club
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 6-18
Also Watts/Willowbrook Club, Bell Gardens, Venice and school sites. Free Notes for Notes recording studio program. Membership fee not posted.
Under $50/mo
SCGA Junior Golf at Maggie Hathaway Golf Course
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 5-17
Spark (5-7) $40 per 8-week session; older groups $60 per 8 weeks. Course reopened March 2026 after full renovation; named for civil-rights golf activist Maggie Hathaway.
Under $50/mo
Broadway Boxing Gym
South LA, Los Angeles · youth and adult
Open Mon-Sat 8am-8pm per Yelp. Historic South LA gym; pricing not published; walk in.
Cost not listed
LA City Recreation & Parks – Free Tennis (South LA rec centers)
South LA, Los Angeles · youth
Free tennis instruction at listed LA City recreation centers incl. 109th Street RC (Watts) and Algin Sutton RC (Vermont Vista). Check page for current sites/times.
Free
TG Boxing Gym (Team Garcia youth boxing)
South LA, Los Angeles · ages 7-17 (youth); adults
Youth membership $65/month. Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 3-8pm.
$50–200/mo
How afterschool funding works in South LA
- School district
- LAUSD
- Free afterschool
- Beyond the Bell · (213) 241-7900
How to apply → - Parks & recreation
- City of LA Recreation & Parks. Youth sports run about $10 a season through PlayLA, with fee waivers for households under roughly $91,000. Details →
- Money for private lessons
- Homeschool charters allocate roughly $2,500–$4,300 a year per student, spendable at approved vendors. How it works →