Sports & Athletics in Los Angeles County
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.
18 programs · 3 Black-led or Black-serving · 5 free
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Compton Junior Equestrians (Compton Cowboys youth program)
Compton · ages 8-18
English Riding, Western Riding and Basic Equine programs; fall/winter/spring afterschool sessions and summer camps; sessions include homework support. Cost not posted.
Cost not listed
Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL)
Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles · youth 5-14 (chapter-based)
Multiple chapters across LA/IE; contact chapter president. Also see Snoop & Housh Flag Football League (K-8, snoopandhoushflagfootball.org).
Cost not listed
Snoop & Housh Flag Football League
Los Angeles · Pre-K/K-8
Open to Pre-K through 8th grade boys and girls of all skill levels; NFL Flag affiliated with LA Chargers.
Cost not listed
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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
WLCAC Youth Services (Watts Labor Community Action Committee)
Watts, Los Angeles · ages 10-18
GRYD Prevention ages 10-15; Outdoor Equity ages 10-18 (surf, skate, camping); Re-entry 14-21. Youth Services Director Ralph Flores (rflores@wlcac.org). Serves Watts and parts of South Central.
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
Inglewood Junior Sentinels Youth Football & Cheer
Inglewood · ages 5-14
Est. 2019; early-bird registration ends March 31 ($50 off). Ages 5-14 per Instagram bio.
Cost not listed
New Generation Boxing Academy (NGBA)
Lynwood · kids and adults
#1 Yelp 'Boxing for Kids' near Lynwood; Instagram reel advertises kids boxing class daily 4pm at 11333 Atlantic Ave (address differs by one digit from Yelp). No website found.
Cost not listed
Compton Boxing Gym
Compton · youth and adult
Opens 4pm weekdays per Google; kids class details not on homepage.
Cost not listed
Compton Little League (baseball & softball)
Compton · Little League ages (4-16 typical; divisions TBD)
Pre-registration Sat Sept 12 2026 at Smart & Final, 280 E Compton Blvd; contact Steve 'Coach Mo' Morrison; league still completing Little League International chartering; no payment collected yet.
Cost not listed
Los Angeles Jets Youth Track Club
Inglewood · ages 5-15
2026 season practice began Dec 13 2025, 9am at Edward Vincent Park. Club site lajetstrackclub.org has an expired SSL certificate (2026-09-12); LA Sentinel profile confirms ages 5-15 and 40+ year history. Hosts annual LA Jets Invitational.
Cost not listed
MLB Compton Youth Academy
Compton · youth (report card required)
Founded 2006; registration FREE (optional $25 donation); register via LeagueApps and upload recent report card; Compton College parking permit $3/day. Phone (310) 763-3479 per LeagueApps snippet.
Free
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
City of Inglewood Youth Sports – Inglewood Rams Flag Football
Inglewood · ages 9+
$34 residents / $39 non-residents; registration opens Aug 1.
Under $50/mo
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