YOUTH SPORTS — ESSEX COUNTY, NJ

Community youth sports club in Belleville with football, cheerleading and wrestling teams.

Little League baseball program in Belleville.

Municipal recreation department offering youth baseball, basketball, cheer, football, soccer and wrestling programs.

Bloomfield baseball association since 1968 with weeknight baseball for ages 13-17 and amateur travel squads.

Youth football program in Bloomfield with full-contact and non-contact divisions.

Bloomfield soccer club with Little Cleats for ages 3-5, a K-8 recreational league and a travel program.

Township parks and recreation offering basketball, football, softball, tennis, golf and bowling for ages 18 months and up.

Boys & Girls Club in Newark with after-school programs, summer camp, aquatics, a Teen Center and STEM programs.

Caldwell Borough parks and recreation department.

Youth football and cheerleading program in Caldwell with a cheer choreography camp.

Cedar Grove youth football and cheerleading league.

County parks department running 24 parks and five reservations, including synthetic-turf athletic fields and recreation programs.

Borough recreation department with youth fall soccer and winter basketball leagues.

Township recreation department offering youth and adult programs at a recreation center in Fairfield.

Volunteer-run athletic association in Glen Ridge that manages 12 sports for Glen Ridge residents and students.

Glen Ridge borough recreation department with youth programs, a community pool, tennis courts and a summer day camp.

Newark nonprofit using hockey to build life skills and academic success for under-resourced youth.

Spring baseball leagues for children and youth ages 4-15 in Newark's Ironbound area.

Recreation soccer league for ages 4 to 16 in Newark, with a spring season running April to June.

Boys lacrosse club in Montclair since 1962 with K-8 programs, 3rd-8th grade travel teams and need-based scholarships.

Livingston baseball and softball league with rec and travel teams and fall clinics for ages 4-7.

Soccer club in Livingston offering travel teams and a KinderKickers program for young players.

Township recreation department offering youth sports, a pool and fall youth programs in Livingston.

Youth football association in Livingston, NJ.

Non-profit girls lacrosse club in Maplewood and South Orange with Little Laxers for grades K-2 and teams for grades 3-8.

Boys lacrosse club in Maplewood with Little Laxers for grades K-2, teams for grades 3-8 and financial aid offered.

Township recreation division for Maplewood.

Non-profit youth softball league in Millburn, with registration for Millburn-Short Hills residents.

Non-profit youth baseball league in Millburn, with registration for Millburn-Short Hills residents.

Millburn soccer club with travel and recreational teams, development and goalkeeper programs, and school-break clinics.

Township recreation department offering league sports and pool, golf, tennis and pickleball programs.

Montclair baseball and softball club with T-ball, coach pitch and rookie softball plus travel softball for ages 8-14.

Non-contact flag rugby for boys and girls in grades K-9, practicing at The Meadows at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield.

Montclair youth hockey club with travel teams and in-house teams.

Summer swim team at the Montclair Pool in the CSRA Swim League for swimmers up to age 18; pool membership required.

Girls field hockey fall league run through the Montclair Recreation department.

Township recreation and cultural affairs department offering youth programs in Montclair.

Nonprofit youth ultimate program in Montclair for elementary, middle and high school boys and girls.

Montclair soccer club with recreation and travel teams, a TOPSoccer program and a fall recreation league.

West Orange youth league since 1959 with recreational and some travel programs in baseball, basketball, softball, hockey and soccer.

Recreational soccer for children ages 4 to 12 in West Orange, offered by Mountain Top League across spring, summer and fall.

Boys soccer program in Nutley.

Newark city recreation offering basketball, baseball, track, football, aquatics and In the Ring combat sports programs.

Soccer club in Newark.

Baseball and softball association in North Caldwell.

Newark nonprofit with a year-round youth program including Little League baseball and softball for ages 4-15.

Nutley Parks and Recreation Jr. Raider tackle football, flag football and cheer program for children.

Borough recreation department offering youth fall soccer and winter basketball.

Soccer and lacrosse academy in Fairfield with Futures, EDP and Summer Select teams, clinics for ages 3 to 13, and a youth indoor league.

Non-competitive recreational youth basketball league for South Orange and Maplewood, started in 2023.

Town-sponsored soccer for South Orange and Maplewood children in grades 3 to 8, with weekly training and a weekend game.

Summer swim team in South Orange for swimmers ages 6 to 18; requires a South Orange resident pool membership.

South Orange and Maplewood baseball with T-ball, minors, majors, Babe Ruth games and travel teams.

Local adaptive sports programs in Essex County run through Special Olympics New Jersey.

Township recreation department offering youth recreation and traveling soccer, football, basketball, wrestling and more.

Verona baseball and softball league offering K-Ball, Rookie, Minor, Major and Pony baseball and Rookie, Farm and Junior softball.

Youth football and cheerleading program in Verona, playing in the West Essex Junior Football League.

Verona lacrosse league for boys and girls in grades K-8, feeding into Verona High School lacrosse, with a summer camp.

Township recreation department running seasonal children's programs in Verona.

Township summer swim program at the Verona Community Pool with a competitive Waves travel team and a Mini-Waves team.

Swim team at the North Caldwell Community Pool, open to non-members as well as pool members.

Parks and recreation department with K-8 basketball, winter flag football, and travel baseball and softball.

Township pool swim team in West Caldwell with tryouts for residents from elementary through high school.

Youth football and cheerleading program in Roseland.

Youth field hockey league for grades 3-6 in West Essex, plus a fall clinic for grades K-4.

Girls softball club in West Orange with recreational-league teams for ages 5-17.

West Orange police athletic league with football, baseball, cheerleading and girls flag football programs.

Township recreation department with baseball, basketball and cheerleading programs and a travel baseball team.

Summer swim team in West Orange for local youth swimmers.

Newark youth football and cheer program with Pee Wee through 14U divisions.

Travel soccer program serving Caldwell and West Caldwell youth players.

Newark branch of Cedar Stars Academy, a soccer travel club with Elite Development Program and boys MLS NEXT teams.

Soccer club in Maplewood with 20 travel teams and an Academy serving Maplewood and South Orange players.

Year-round competitive swim team in Newark that welcomes swimmers of all ages and abilities.

Non-profit youth soccer club in Newark's Ironbound offering travel teams for players ages 4 to 19.

Co-ed NICA mountain biking team for Essex County students in grades 6-12.

Non-profit figure skating club in West Orange with programs for all ages and abilities.

Girls lacrosse club in Montclair with youth club teams.

Free amateur boxing program for Newark youth with coaching for competitive boxers.

Youth soccer club in Newark that holds tryouts and offers a scholarship fund.

Travel baseball for players aged 7-12 in Livingston, with winter training and spring, summer and fall teams.

Summer competition diving team in Maplewood.

Lacrosse club for boys and girls in grades K-8 in Millburn, with travel teams and fall clinics.

Track and field team based in Glen Ridge.

Non-profit fencing club in Maplewood with beginner through advanced classes for young fencers and teens.

Basketball organization running Elite Athletic Programs on the Nike EYBL circuit and Middle School Programs.

Youth hockey club in West Orange with about 30 teams for ages 6-19, plus Learn to Play and sled hockey.

Travel and developmental youth hockey program in Nutley with teams in the NJYHL.

Soccer club in Nutley.

Soccer club in Roseland with Future Stars, travel, club and elite teams, plus training, camps and clinics.

Soccer academy in Newark.

Lacrosse and soccer club in Roseland.

Competitive girls and boys travel volleyball club in Livingston with six travel teams and a college-recruiting focus.

Verona soccer club fielding boys and girls teams from U7 through U15.

Fairfield youth soccer club with Futures, Pre-Academy and Elite Development programs.

Competitive travel lacrosse club for boys in grades 2-8 from Roseland, Essex Fells, North Caldwell and Fairfield.

Competitive YMCA swim team in Livingston that competes in invitational, dual and championship meets.

Travel soccer program in West Orange with tryouts at the end of each fall and spring season.

Cedar Grove club with youth soccer, tryouts, camps and the Phoenix Cup.

Year-round competitive YMCA swim team in Montclair for ages 6 through high school, with seasonal clinics.

Cheer, dance and tumbling studio in Fairfield with recreational programs and a competitive team.

Newark youth nonprofit offering a summer basketball and enrichment camp and year-round mentoring for ages 7 to 17.

Non-competitive recreational dance studio in Cedar Grove for ages 2 and up in tap, ballet, jazz and hip-hop.

Basketball program and basketball camp run at the JCC MetroWest in West Orange.

Karate school in Maplewood with kids classes and a one-week, two-class trial.

Indoor turf facility in Montclair with youth girls lacrosse, softball, baseball, flag football, field hockey and soccer programs.

Martial arts gym in Cedar Grove with a kids Brazilian jiu-jitsu program alongside boxing, judo, muay thai and wrestling.

Dance studio in Montclair teaching ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop for ages 3 through teens.

Free tennis and education nonprofit for youth from under-resourced families in Newark, East Orange and Irvington.

Fall Mini Kickers soccer program for pre-K through 5th grade, held Saturdays at Montclair Kimberley Academy's primary campus.

Tumbling and gymnastics gym in Nutley with Pee Wee classes for young children and tumbling for ages 6 and up.

Taekwon-do school with Mighty Lions classes for ages 4-6, Juniors for ages 7-14 and adult classes.

Franchise kids' swim school in Livingston offering a Swim Force program for ages 5-12.

Bouldering gym in Montclair with youth classes, a youth team and camps for ages 7 and up.

Hip-hop and tap dance studio for kids ages 3 to 17, with pre-professional resident dance teams.

Dance studio in Maplewood with classes for ages 3 and up in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary, plus a competition team.

Taekwondo school in Belleville with classes for ages 3 and up, teen and adult classes and a summer camp.

Taekwondo school in Nutley with classes for ages 3 and up, teen and adult classes and a summer camp.

Dance and music academy in Maplewood offering ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz and acro and gymnastics classes plus a summer enrichment program.

Olympic-style boxing club in Belleville offering kids boxing classes alongside adult boxing training.

Instructional baseball organization with camps, clinics, private lessons and travel teams for ages 5 and up.

Fencing academy in Cedar Grove offering group and private lessons, bouts, tournaments and camps for ages 7 and up.

Nonprofit dance school in Maplewood with classes for young dancers, a student performance company and scholarships.

Verona basketball academy offering camps, clinics, classes, private lessons and travel teams for youth.

Soccer academy in Montclair with weekly classes for ages 2 to 7, private training and school enrichment programs.

Soccer school in Newark.

Youth basketball program in Montclair selling week-long summer camp sessions.

Dance school in Montclair offering training from beginner to advanced levels for children, teens and adults.

Gymnastics gym in Newark offering classes for children from 12 months through age 12.

Dance studio in Bloomfield.

Montclair sports academy with youth soccer and multi-sport classes, rec and travel training, and summer camps.

Nutley dance studio with kids and teen classes from age 3 up, plus adult ballroom and Latin.

Youth development golf program for ages 7 to 17 at golf courses in Newark and Belleville.

Franchise gym in Montclair with gymnastics and parent-child classes for children from infancy to age 12.

Martial arts school in West Orange with kids martial arts classes, plus adult kickboxing and jiu jitsu.

Community youth soccer school in Newark's Upper Roseville with evening classes and a summer camp for ages 5 to 14.

Year-round soccer classes and camps in the Newark area for children from 18 months to 18 years old.

Gymnastics studio in West Caldwell with recreational classes, competitive teams, private lessons and day camps.