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  COMMUNITY SERVICES
  Youth Sports

Menlo Park's Youth Sports programs offer educational, instructional and developmental sports opportunities for youth. Programs include girls' and boys' basketball leagues, girls' volleyball, boys' pee-wee basketball and boys' flag football. Instructional classes, clinics and/or camps are also offered for soccer, baseball, volleyball, and basketball.

Low-cost field and gym rentals for the public, schools and local organizations are coordinated through the youth sports service area.

Basketball

  • Hot Shots Class
    Basketball classes are 4 or 6-week sessions held in the spring, summer and fall. Classes meet once a week and teach the basic skills of the sport through both drills and short games. Age appropriate baskets and balls are used.

  • Burgess Youth Basketball League
    This league is for boys and girls, 3rd through 7th grades and operates daily from mid-January through the end of March. Games are held once a week. Teams are school based with tryouts done through the schools. Team entry fee required.
    Football

  • Pee Wee Football
    This program operates for 8 weeks at the Onetta Harris Community Center (Kelly Park) in the Fall. Games are played on Fridays. Other weekdays are used for practices.

Volleyball

  • Girls Volleyball League
    This league is for girls, 4th through 8th grade and operates weekly from mid-September through mid-November. Games are held once a week at the Burgess Gymnasium. Teams are school based with tryouts done through the schools. Team entry fee required.

Soccer Classes

  • Soccer
    Classes are held weekly for boys and girls 2 ½ years old through 12 years old. Classes operate throughout the year. Age appropriate drills and skills are taught. Classes are taught by Kidz Love Soccer staff.

Sports Camps

  • Baseball Camps
    Camps are held in the summer for children ages 5 to 10 years old. Basic skills are taught through repetitive drills and simulated game situations. Menlo Atherton baseball coach Tim Bowler and his staff teach the camps at the Burgess Park fields. Baseball gloves are required.

  • Basketball Camps
    Camps are held in the summer for 5 to 10 year olds. Basic skills are taught through repetitive drills with some game time each day. Camps are taught by Tim Bowler and his staff. Location: Burgess Gym. Tennis shoes required.

  • Volleyball Camps
    Camps are held in the summer for girls 9 to 12 years old. Basic skills taught will be serving, setting and passing. Location: Burgess Gym.
 

 

For information about youth sport classes, camps or leagues or field or gym rentals, please call 330-2220.

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