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YOUTH SPORTS — SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA

140 programs · Santa Barbara · checked Sep 2026

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AYSO recreational soccer for Santa Barbara area youth, ages 4-19.

Santa Barbara area · $290 registration · Ages 4–19 · Soccer
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AYSO recreational soccer for Santa Ynez Valley youth, ages 4-18.

Santa Ynez Valley area · $75 registration · Ages 4–18 · Soccer
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AYSO recreational soccer program for Lompoc youth.

Lompoc area · Soccer
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Boys & Girls Club hosting youth basketball for grades 2-6.

Orcutt area · Basketball
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Runs the Santa Maria Railroad Clubhouse, hub for the Club's Santa Maria sports.

Santa Maria area · Multi-sport
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Runs the Ron Estabillo Clubhouse serving Guadalupe youth sports programming.

Guadalupe area · Multi-sport
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AYSO youth soccer region covering Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito and La Conchita.

Carpinteria area · $170 registration per season · U6 · U8 · U10 · U12 · Soccer
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All-volunteer K-8 girls fastpitch league for Carpinteria.

Carpinteria area · 6U · 8U · 10u · 12u · Softball
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Chartered Little League serving Carpinteria Valley.

Carpinteria area · Baseball
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City recreation department running youth programs and summer day camps.

Buellton area · Multi-sport
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Small-town rec department running youth sports leagues and aquatics programs.

Carpinteria · Multi-sport
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City department running Goleta's youth sports, camps and recreation programming.

Goleta area · Multi-sport
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City recreation department offering youth basketball leagues (winter K-8 co-ed, summer co-ed).

Guadalupe · Basketball
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City recreation division running youth sports registration and programs.

Lompoc area · Multi-sport
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City department running youth sports leagues and aquatics programs.

Santa Barbara · Ages 3–17 · Basketball · Soccer · Baseball · Tennis · Swimming
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City department running youth/adult sports, aquatics, and youth programs.

Santa Maria area · Basketball
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City department running the NFL-branded youth flag football league.

Santa Maria area · Football
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City parks and recreation department directing Solvang recreation programs.

Solvang area · Basketball
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Chartered Little League serving the Goleta area.

Goleta area · Baseball
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Countywide youth flag football program in its 20th season across five South Coast towns.

Santa Barbara area · Football
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Girls fastpitch softball serving multiple school districts.

Goleta area · $50 registration · 10U · 12U · 14U · Softball
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Largest Little League on the Central Coast, ages 9-14.

Goleta · Ages 9–14 · Baseball
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District running free after-school and Saturday programs for K-6th grade.

Isla Vista area · aid available · Multi-sport
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US Soccer-sanctioned futsal league running youth leagues, camps and clinics.

Santa Barbara area · Soccer
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Girls recreational fastpitch softball, ages 5-17.

Lompoc area · Ages 5–17 · Softball
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Chartered Little League for ages 4-12 in Lompoc.

Lompoc area · $100 registration · Ages 4–12 · Baseball
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Police Activities League chapter fostering youth-officer relationships via sports.

Lompoc area · Multi-sport
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YMCA branch offering youth sports camps and recreational programs.

Montecito · Multi-sport
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Chartered Little League serving Orcutt.

Orcutt area · Baseball

Chartered Little League serving Orcutt.

Orcutt area · Baseball
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Volunteer-run recreational youth soccer league serving Orcutt/Santa Maria families.

Orcutt area · Soccer
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Youth center running basketball and volleyball leagues for grades 1-8.

Santa Barbara · Ages 6–12 · Basketball · Volleyball
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Multi-sport Santa Ynez Valley rec org offering flag football, soccer, basketball, softball and cheer.

Santa Ynez Valley area · Ages 4–15 · tryouts September · Football · Soccer · Basketball · Softball · Cheer
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Nonprofit basketball organization with development, competitive, and elite AAU teams.

Santa Barbara area · Basketball
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US Soccer-sanctioned 5v5 futsal league for ages U5 and up.

Santa Barbara area · Soccer
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Nonprofit running boys lacrosse PE classes, camps, clinics and a K-8 spring league since 2010.

Santa Barbara area · Lacrosse
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PD-partnered nonprofit pairing athletics with mentoring at the free Twelve35 Teen Center.

Santa Barbara · Ages 11–18 · aid available · Multi-sport
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Soccer club running MLS NEXT and Girls Academy programs alongside recreational play out of Girsh Park.

Goleta · Soccer
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Youth tackle football league serving ages 6-14 across Santa Barbara area towns.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 6–14 · Football
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Parish-based CYO basketball for grades 2-8.

Santa Maria area · Basketball
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Girls recreational fastpitch softball, ages 4-17.

Santa Maria area · Ages 4–17 · Softball

Chartered Little League serving north Santa Maria.

Santa Maria area · Baseball

Chartered Little League serving south Santa Maria.

Santa Maria area · Baseball
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YMCA branch overseeing youth sports and youth development programming.

Santa Maria area · Multi-sport
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Recreational youth soccer association for Santa Maria, ages 4-19.

Santa Maria area · Ages 4–19 · Soccer
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Chartered Little League serving west Santa Maria.

Santa Maria area · Baseball

Independent recreational basketball league for Santa Maria youth.

Santa Maria area · Basketball

Youth sports organization running since the 1970s, fielding football and cheer teams.

Santa Ynez area · Football · Cheer
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PONY league serving Santa Ynez Valley youth baseball.

Santa Ynez area · Baseball
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501(c)(3) since 1955 supporting Santa Ynez Valley parks and youth sports.

Santa Ynez Valley area · Multi-sport
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Santa Ynez Valley YMCA branch leading youth development and sports programming.

Santa Ynez area · Multi-sport
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South Coast youth football program.

Santa Barbara area · Football
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County-wide nonprofit running Movement/sports programming across three clubhouses.

Santa Barbara · Ages 5–18 · Multi-sport
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Boys & Girls Club offering youth sports for kindergarten through 6th grade.

Goleta · $80 season · Multi-sport
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Runs the Lompoc clubhouse offering indoor soccer and sports programs.

Lompoc area · Soccer
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Youth volleyball league for ages 7-15 with fall season play at Maramonte Park.

Santa Maria area · Ages 7–15 · Volleyball
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Youth tackle football league serving unincorporated Lompoc Valley communities, ages 7-14.

Lompoc area · Ages 7–14 · Football
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Chartered Little League serving Vandenberg Village.

Vandenberg Village · Baseball
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Youth wrestling club founded 2021, sending wrestlers to state tournament with folkstyle champions.

Orcutt area · Wrestling
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Youth soccer club serving multiple Central Coast regions.

Santa Maria area · Soccer
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USATF member club since 1972 supporting competitive track and field from elementary school to masters.

Santa Barbara area · $300 registration fee (2017) · Track & XC
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Youth basketball academy offering travel and training programs.

Lompoc area · Basketball

Baseball and softball coaching, training and tournament organizing (Goodland Baseball Tournaments).

Goleta · Baseball · Softball
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Regional beach volleyball academy offering youth beach lite program and middle-school training.

Santa Barbara area · Volleyball
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Dance studio celebrating 13 years running named competition teams with certified instructors.

Lompoc · ages 3-6 · ages 4-7 · ages 5-12 · Ages 8-13 · tryouts May · Dance
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Year-round USA Swimming club practicing at the Lompoc Aquatic Center.

Lompoc area · Swimming

Competitive dance company founded 2014, serving ages 2-18.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 2–18 · Dance
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Competitive soccer club fielding boys and girls teams.

Orcutt area · Soccer
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Boys volleyball club focused on fundamentals-first development.

Santa Barbara area · Volleyball

Rowing club with junior racing team competing at USRowing nationals, plus summer camps.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 11–18 · Rowing & Crew
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Competitive youth swim team of Santa Barbara Family YMCA, part of multi-county Channel Islands YMCA.

Santa Barbara area · Swimming
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Travel baseball program running competitive teams ages 14U-18U.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 14–18 · Baseball
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Travel youth ice hockey club fielding teams from 8U through 16U.

Goleta · Ages 8–16 · Hockey
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Annual early-June youth soccer tournament drawing teams from across California.

Santa Barbara area · Soccer
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Year-round USA Swimming club launched in 1964 with Olympians and national champions.

Santa Barbara area · Swimming
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Travel basketball club fielding boys and girls teams with financial aid.

Santa Barbara area · aid available · Basketball
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Boys volleyball club fielding travel teams with UCLA/DePaul collegiate coaching background.

Santa Barbara · $25 tryout registration · 12U · 14U · 13U · Volleyball
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Pathway club formed from a 2026 merger, serving ages 3-18 with tiered competitive levels.

Santa Barbara area · $45 tiered registration (Bronze/Silver/Gold) · Ages 3–18 · Water Polo
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Co-ed youth rugby club fielding U10 through U18 teams with a history of college placements.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 10–18 · Rugby
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Founded in 1968; teaches sailing and sailboat racing to ages 6-18 via multiple fleet classes.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 6–18 · Sailing
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501(c)(3) year-round USA Swimming club on the Central Coast.

Santa Maria · Swimming
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Santa Maria youth volleyball club promoting player development.

Santa Maria area · Volleyball

Competitive soccer club for Santa Ynez Valley youth.

Buellton area · Soccer

Competitive youth soccer academy in Solvang with travel teams.

Solvang area · Soccer
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USPC-affiliated club founded 1976 serving riders ages 6-24 in dressage, jumping, eventing and games.

Santa Ynez area · Ages 6–24 · Horseback Riding
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Dance studio running performance company and competition team programs.

Santa Barbara · Dance
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All-star competitive cheer program based at KT's All-Star Gymnastics in Santa Maria.

Santa Maria area · Cheer
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Community-rooted competitive soccer club fielding boys and girls teams from U8 through U19.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 8–19 · Soccer
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Training, camps & lessons48

BJJ and kickboxing gym on Calle Real offering classes for kids and adults.

Goleta area · Martial Arts
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Beach volleyball program on East Cabrillo Boulevard partnered with the City parks department.

Santa Barbara area · Volleyball
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Karate dojo teaching Okinawan-rooted Koei-Kan style with emphasis on confidence and discipline.

Santa Barbara area · Martial Arts
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International FC Barcelona-branded soccer camp for ages 6-17 on the UCSB campus.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 6–17 · Soccer
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Youth boxing program providing mentorship and amateur/professional-track training.

Santa Maria area · Martial Arts
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Junior tennis program with group sessions and summer camps at Santa Maria Country Club.

Santa Maria · Tennis
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Private tennis coaching from a USPTA P-1 professional with 30+ years of experience.

Santa Barbara area · Tennis
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Beach volleyball training academy on East Cabrillo Boulevard with professional coaching.

Santa Barbara area · Volleyball
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Nonprofit public park with USA BMX-sanctioned raceway offering youth coaching and pump-track programs.

Santa Barbara · Ages 5–17 · Cycling & Mountain Biking
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MMA and kickboxing facility offering classes starting at age 5.

Santa Barbara area · Martial Arts
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First Tee chapter serving 2,000+ youth across thirteen Central Coast golf courses with coaching programs.

Santa Barbara area · Golf
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Community boxing club offering free youth boxing instruction alongside open gym.

Goleta area · Martial Arts
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Co-ed gymnastics program ages 1-18 with Mini Stars through Sapphire skill levels.

Goleta · Ages 1–18 · Gymnastics
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Tennis academy running on-site after-school classes at local schools.

Goleta · Tennis
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy at Paseo Nuevo, part of global Gracie Barra network.

Santa Barbara area · Martial Arts
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Gymnastics school serving North County families with iClassPro scheduling.

Lompoc area · Gymnastics
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Administers Santa Barbara Lacrosse Association boys programs including box lacrosse and spring games.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 3–8 · Lacrosse
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Twin-rink nonprofit facility running a learn-to-play program, all-girls hockey program, and travel club.

Goleta · Hockey
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Gymnastics facility offering Mommy & Me, tumble tots, cheer, Ninja Warrior and team gymnastics.

Santa Maria area · Gymnastics
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Dance studio running four dance teams with locations in Santa Barbara and Ventura.

Santa Barbara area · Dance
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Elite sports performance coaching for high school and college athletes in strength, conditioning and agility.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 14–22 · Multi-sport
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Basketball camp serving Pioneer Valley-area youth.

Orcutt area · Basketball

Gymnastics, tumbling and ninja training center in Solvang.

Santa Maria area · Gymnastics
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Family-owned paddling center running Ocean Explorers youth SUP and kayak summer camps.

Santa Barbara · Paddling & Outrigger
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing facility offering kids and teen classes plus wrestling.

Santa Barbara · Martial Arts
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Olympic-style fencing instruction and summer camps for ages 8+, running the Central Coast Fencing Youth Circuit.

Goleta · Fencing
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Indoor baseball training facility with gym and travel team program.

Buellton area · $60 monthly gym membership · Baseball
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Taekwondo academy founded 1991, serving Santa Maria, Guadalupe and Lompoc areas.

Santa Maria · Martial Arts
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Public golf course with Junior Golf Academy offering weekly clinics and private instruction.

Goleta · Golf
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Swim school teaching parent-and-tot classes through kids lessons plus scuba club.

Goleta · Swimming
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Martial arts dojo teaching Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and kickboxing.

Santa Barbara · Martial Arts
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Golf club with junior camps and after-school programs run by head professional.

Santa Barbara · Golf
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Gymnastics facility founded 1975 with full equipment including vault, bars, beams and aerial silks.

Santa Barbara area · Gymnastics
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Kids summer sailing camp (ages 7-15) on Capri 22 keelboats at a 5:1 student-instructor ratio.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 7–15 · Sailing
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Private surf lesson operator at Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Rincon-area beaches.

Santa Barbara · $125 per-person private lesson · Surfing
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High-performance junior tennis training academy combining tennis and strength conditioning.

Santa Barbara area · Tennis
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English-style riding school offering dressage, eventing instruction and hosting a Pony Club chapter.

Solvang area · Horseback Riding
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Informal sandlot-style baseball program at Santa Ynez Elementary.

Santa Ynez area · Baseball
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Small-group boys volleyball training including serving, passing, setting, hitting, and blocking.

Santa Ynez area · $30 clinic registration · Grades 2–8 · Volleyball
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Skateboard academy offering private and group lessons, camps and after-school programs.

Santa Barbara area · Skateboarding
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TRAINING

After-school and summer ocean-sports program in Santa Barbara and Goleta.

Santa Barbara area · Ages 7–11 · Surfing
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Karate studio serving Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta, Buellton and Lompoc areas.

Santa Barbara area · Martial Arts
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Youth wrestling club teaching freestyle, Greco, folkstyle, and grappling.

Santa Barbara · $225 full season registration · Wrestling
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Surf lessons and after-school programs at multiple locations, plus the annual Rincon Classic tournament.

Carpinteria · Surfing
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Western riding school for children 6+ teaching grooming, tacking, trail riding and horsemanship.

Santa Ynez area · Horseback Riding
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Climbing gym with youth after-school teams and field-trip offerings.

Goleta area · Climbing
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Former professional skateboarder teaching lessons for all ages and skill levels.

Santa Barbara area · Skateboarding
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Franchise obstacle-course training gym offering classes ages 2.5-17.

Santa Maria area · Ages 2.5–17 · Multi-sport
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PRACTICE PLAN

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