YOUTH SPORTS — NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE

YMCA branch in the Bear-Glasgow area running youth sports and camps.

62-lane bowling center in New Castle hosting youth league play.

Statewide Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware network whose clubs offer sports and games, Power Hour and STEM.

Youth football and cheer program based at Concord High School since 1963, with 7U to 13U contact teams.

City-run co-ed 7-on-7 flag football developmental league for youth, operated by Wilmington Parks & Recreation.

Nonprofit North Wilmington youth soccer club since 1979, with recreational and representative teams for ages 4-19.

Hockessin soccer club with ECNL Boys and EDP travel teams plus a recreational program across statewide divisions.

Public indoor climbing gym in Bear open to all ages, with birthday parties and group climbing events.

Year-round field hockey club offering K-8 recreational play through competitive travel teams.

Diocese of Wilmington CYO athletics for parish and parochial school teams in football, soccer, volleyball, basketball and cross country.

Gymnastics gym in Newark and Middletown for ages 18 months to 18, with a competitive team and Ninja Warrior courses.

NFL Flag football league for grades K-6 at the Hockessin Athletic Club's HAC Bowl field, played on Saturdays.

Non-profit youth football and cheer league for ages 4-13 in the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend area, based at Silver Lake Park.

Middletown YMCA branch running its own youth basketball, volleyball, and pickleball skills programs.

Middletown-area Little League with baseball, softball, tee-ball, and a Challenger division for special-needs players.

Boys youth lacrosse club for grades K-8 in the Middletown area, playing a spring season.

Wilmington Little League baseball for ages 4-16 across eight divisions on its own five-field complex.

Baseball and softball program for the City of New Castle, with Little Ballers and Mini Mitts programs for younger players.

County-run youth football at Delcastle Recreation Park, with NFL Flag and tackle divisions from 6U through 14U.

Hockessin PAL Center offering supervised athletic, educational, and social programs for ages 6 to 18.

Little League baseball and softball for the City of New Castle, Delaware, running since 1966.

Newark, Delaware Little League with baseball, a softball league, and a Wee Ball program for the youngest players.

Newark, Delaware Little League from T-ball through Junior/Senior baseball, with a softball program.

Saturday Elementary Soccer League run by Newark's municipal recreation department.

Gymnastics school in Wilmington with a Newark satellite, offering recreational and competitive tracks for ages 3 to 17.

Police Athletic League seasonal flag football for ages 7-18 at three New Castle County sites.

Church-based Upward Sports chapter in Bear with basketball, flag football, soccer and cheer.

Jewish community center campus in North Wilmington with youth rec sports, a swim team, karate and camp.

Girls lacrosse club based at Tower Hill School, offering recreational and premier teams for elementary through high school players.

Neighborhood house in Wilmington running youth basketball, track and field, and cheerleading programs from its Lincoln Street campus.

Wilmington Police Athletic League offering after-school, summer and athletics programs for city youth.

Statewide YMCA whose New Castle County branches run youth sports leagues and sports and swim camps.

Brandywine branch of the YMCA of Delaware in north Wilmington.

EDP-affiliated youth soccer club serving the Smyrna, Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend area.

Competitive USA Swimming club in Newark and a member club of Middle Atlantic Swimming.

Travel volleyball club in Wilmington with teams from 15U through 18U.

Competitive swim team run by YMCA of Delaware in the Brandywine Hundred area of New Castle County.

Competitive all-star cheerleading gym in Newark for kids.

Cheerleading program in the Pike Creek Valley area of Wilmington, based at a combined performing arts and sports facility.

Tier II competitive youth hockey program based at Patriot Ice Center in Newark, with teams in 10U through 16U divisions.

Youth ice hockey club in Newark teaching fundamentals and competitive play for players in U8 through U18 divisions.

Year-round competitive swim team and swim school with six pool locations across New Castle County, for ages 1 to 18.

Year-round swim team and swim school founded in 2021, based at the DuPont Country Club pool in Wilmington.

Competitive swim team with more than 200 swimmers at the Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club.

Nonprofit New Castle youth soccer club for ages 4-18, with foundational field hockey through a partner club.

Dual-rink ice facility in Newark offering Learn to Skate, Learn to Play Hockey, youth and travel hockey, and figure skating camps.

Competitive swim team based at the Siegel JCC in Wilmington, with youth and winter team programs.

Girls Academy-affiliated soccer club headquartered at The Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, also fielding MLS NEXT teams.

Competitive all-star cheer program based in Middletown, serving New Castle County athletes.

Cheer and gymnastics program at a combined facility in New Castle.

Competitive swim team run by YMCA of Delaware in Newark.

USA Swimming competitive club in New Castle and a member club of Middle Atlantic Swimming.

Youth track and field club in Wilmington, founded in 1975, that competes at state, regional, and national levels.

Coed youth lacrosse program for K-8 players in New Castle County, active since 1990.

Youth rowing program on the Christina River for ages 10 to 18 that has taught rowing since 1989 and uses pay-what-you-can pricing.

Athlete-performance training gym in Wilmington that works with teen and adult athletes.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Middletown with a kids program.

Kids kung fu and Lil' Dragons martial arts programs for ages 4 to 18 in Newark.

County-run equestrian center offering riding lessons, therapeutic riding, and summer camps for ages 8 to 14.

Claymont community center running youth programs, including an Empowered Youth Program summer camp.

Indoor batting cages with private lessons, memberships, and camps for baseball and softball in Newark.

Youth basketball clinics and the Jr. 76ers Tournament Series for grades 3-12, based at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington.

Junior golf instruction at a Wilmington golf club, partnered with First Tee Delaware.

Karate, kickboxing and self-defense school in Middletown with a dedicated kids martial arts class.

Professional ballet company with a youth school, conservatory track, and summer day camps, based in Wilmington with a Middletown campus.

Youth golf and character-education program for ages 4 to 18, based at a Wilmington golf club.

Individual and small-group basketball skills training, capped at six athletes, at a youth training center in Wilmington.

Private baseball instruction facility in Newark focused on pitching development.

USA Archery-sanctioned JOAD youth archery program at a 13-acre club facility in Newark.

Kenpo karate school in Newark offering youth classes and private lessons.

Hockessin basketball academy with an AAU travel program, a youth summer league, and a training area.

Privately run girls basketball camp for grades 6-12 at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark.

Youth soccer clinics run as the New Castle County Soccer Shots franchise in Hockessin.

Delaware statewide adaptive sports organization offering youth training and competition programs.

Baseball and softball training facility in New Castle with automated batting cages and training tunnels.

Olympic-style taekwondo school on Limestone Road for kids ages 4 and up, serving Wilmington and nearby areas.

Year-round junior tennis programming for players ages 3 and up, based mainly at Delcastle Tennis Center.

Dance school in Wilmington offering community classes alongside a conservatory company and a legacy ensemble.