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Youth Sports

Classes

Classes

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City of Antioch Youth Sports

The City of Antioch Youth Sports classes are designed to get local youth introduced to exercise and healthy lifestyles through sports play. Each class includes drills and structured play to teach fundamentals of each sport to young athletes with a focus on getting active while having fun.

Classes feature progressive levels for athletes to learn and grow their skills in each sport. All classes are instructed by Antioch Youth Sports Staff. Basketball classes include Little Dribblers (ages 4-6), Jumpshooters (ages 7-9) and Dunkers (ages 10-12). Soccer classes include Little Kickers (ages 4-6), Sweepers (ages 7-9) and Strikers (ages 10-12).

 

Contract Classes

The City of Antioch partners with several organizations to offer recreational and specialized training courses and camps.

Tennis

 

Zonia Alston leads tennis classes and camps for ages 6 through adult. Family Tennis classes are designed as a recreational program to introduce the game of tennis to young players while they learn and have fun with family members.

Classes can include children with their parents or relatives. Learn and develop strokes, skills, movement, eye-hand coordination, racket control and play games. Adults and seniors welcome.

Tennis Mixer classes are designed for more experienced players and feature skill and technique instruction along with live play.

Camps

Camps

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Coyote Hills Sports Camp

Join us for the new Coyote Hills Sports Camp from Antioch Youth Sports, a fun filled program designed to introduce young athletes to the fundamentals of a wide variety of sports while learning about teamwork, health and wellness. Each week will consist of fun team building games, nature hikes, disc golf, swimming and water play at the Antioch Water Park, as well as drills and games (modified for proper social distancing based on current health orders) to introduce campers to basketball, baseball, soccer, track and field, volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee and more. Camps take place over the Antioch Unified School District’s summer, winter and spring breaks.

Leagues

Leagues

Junior Warriors Basketball League

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The Junior Warriors Basketball Program is a recreational league focused on skill development, fitness, and fun. The league features a weekly practice on weekdays followed by gameplay each Saturday. Divisions are based on grade, with offerings for boys and girls grades K-8th. Each participant receives an official Golden State Warriors Reversible jersey.

Two leagues are offered, one for the winter season running December-February and one for the spring season running April-May. More information can be found by clicking here.

Jr. Giants Baseball League

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The Jr. Giants is a free summer baseball program co-sponsored by the City of Antioch Recreation Department, The Antioch Police Activities League and the San Francisco Giants. The focus of the program is to get local youth active while focusing on character development, health, education and bullying prevention. This league is free for children ages 5-13.

Sign-ups begin in April of each year, the league runs June-August with one weekday practice and a one-hour game on Saturdays. More information can be found by clicking here.

Flag Football

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Experience the speed, skill, agility, and action of the gridiron without the contact associated with tackle football. This co-ed program will feature one 45-minute practice during the week followed by one 45-minute game on Saturday mornings. The goal of this program is to develop the skill of our young athletes while also exposing them to sportsmanship, teamwork, and healthy lifestyles that so important to local youth; all while having fun. Each child receives their own Antioch Youth Sports Flag Football Jersey. Volunteer coaches receive a 50% discount from their child’s registration fee. If interested in coaching, please contact sports@antiochca.gov.

Dates (Please be aware that the Recreation Guide has different dates due to error, the listed dates below are correct for this season):

  • Deadline to register 7/29
  • Mandatory Evaluations 8/10
  • Practice/scrimmage day 8/17
  • Games take place 8/24 – 10/12 (NO program on 9/2, NO games on Labor Day Weekend)
  • Mandatory Evaluation schedule on Saturday 8/10 at the Antioch Community Park:
    • 3rd/4th grade 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
    • 5th/6th grade 10:00 AM-11:15 AM
    • 7th/8th grade 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
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