Classes, camps, clubs and lessons for ages 0–18 in Somerville, MA — all in one place.
Somerville Youth Soccer is a volunteer organization founded in the fall of 1990 serving Somerville families, aiming to provide an enjoyable, affordable opportunity for young players to develop as players and people while maximizing fun. Programs are Tykes (toddler, ages 2-3), In-Town (Pre-K through grade 2), Travel (grades 3-8, playing half their games in nearby towns), and a high school program (grades 9-PG), with financial aid available to any family that requests it.
Little League of Somerville (Somerville Little League) is a community Little League baseball program in Somerville, MA, for boys and girls ages 4-12. Its four divisions are Tee Ball (ages 4-7, Saturdays at Conway Field), Farm (ages 6-8, coach-pitch), Minors (ages 8-10), and Majors (ages 10-12); the regular season generally runs from mid/late April through early/mid June, with a fall season also offered.
Somerville Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) provides affordable organized youth hockey to kids in Somerville and surrounding communities, teaching hockey skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork with a 'no child is turned away' policy. It fields teams from Mites through Midget plus Learn to Skate / Learn to Play programming (including LTP 8+/9+ and Women's Learn to Play), playing out of Veterans Memorial Rink in Somerville. Founded in 1964 per the Somerville Times.
Somerville Youth Softball, known as the Jr. Highlanders, is a nonprofit girls' youth softball organization in Somerville, MA (started by the Yellow Diamonds, a 501(c)(3) per its older league site). It fields spring, summer, and fall teams for girls ages 5-18, with spring divisions at 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U playing at Trum Field, Lincoln Park, and Dilboy Field. The organization received a Pitch In For Baseball & Softball equipment grant in fall 2025 and an ARPA grant in fall 2024 to subsidize registration and league expenses.
Somerville Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading (the SomerVILLENS) is a nonprofit youth football and cheer program in Somerville, MA, with a 50+ year presence in the community (its 54th season was 2017). It serves boys and girls ages 5-15, placing children on teams by age and weight, with all coaches heads-up certified through USA Football and CORI-checked and equipment and uniforms supplied; no child is turned away. The season runs from August 1 through November.
Cambridge Youth Soccer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1979 serving about 2,000 players ages 4-18 in Cambridge, MA. Its in-Cambridge City League runs developmental programs by age group - Kickstart (ages 4-5), Premier (1st-2nd grade), Champions (3rd-4th grade), and City League (5th-6th and 7th-8th grades) - while the CCFC program fields competitive travel teams in the New England Club Soccer League. The club provides roughly $100,000 per year in financial aid.
East Cambridge Little Baseball League is a volunteer-run nonprofit youth baseball league based in East Cambridge, MA, serving children ages 4-12 (per its 2017 bylaws). Its divisions are Rookies (ages 5-7, parent-run), Minors (ages 8+, coach-run), and Majors (ages 10+, select), with home games at Donnelly Field.
North Cambridge Little Baseball League has served North Cambridge since 1953 (Cambridge joined the Little League organization in 1952) and is run by roughly 40 volunteer coaches. Its divisions are Farm (ages 4-6, T-ball), Junior (coach-pitch), Minor (ages 7-11), and Major (ages 10-12), with home games at Comeau Field, 337 Rindge Ave.
West Cambridge Little Baseball League is a community Little League baseball program in West Cambridge, MA, running its main season April-June. It fields Minor and Major divisions, with a Majors assessment scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9 AM at Glacken Field (players must be 10 by May 1, 2027 for Majors).
Central Cambridge Youth Baseball is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-run youth baseball organization with 40+ years of history serving ages 5-12 in central Cambridge, MA. Its main season is spring, with smaller summer and fall programs; home fields are Glacken Field and Lindstrom Field.
Cambridge Girls Softball League is a girls' softball program in Cambridge, MA. Its programs include Tee-ball (ages 5-7, spring only) and Minor (ages 8-11, spring only) recreational divisions plus 10U, 12U, and 14U travel teams.
Cambridge Youth Lacrosse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by local parents, teachers, and coaches, serving boys and girls ages 6-15 in Cambridge, MA, with home field Danehy Park. Programs include Boys MYL Select (grades 5/6 and 7/8), Girls FGLL Select, and co-ed Future Falcons developmental teams.
Cambridge Youth Hockey, home of the Falcons, is a youth hockey organization based in East Cambridge, MA, with home ice at Simoni Skating Rink. Programs include Learn to Skate, Learn to Play, Instructional, Hockey for Girls, hometown (in-house), and travel teams, with financial aid available. Ages and nonprofit status were not stated on the homepage.
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The Arlington Soccer Club (ASC) is a volunteer non-profit organization that provides organized soccer to over 2,000 boys and girls ages 4 through 19 in Arlington, Massachusetts, every spring and fall. Programs include Pre-K/Kindergarten/Grade 1 clinics, in-town recreational teams by grade (grades 2 through 8), high school teams (grades 9-12), and Select and Premier travel teams. The club is run by volunteers and offers financial assistance to families.
Arlington Babe Ruth Baseball (arlingtonbb.org) is Arlington's Babe Ruth baseball program for players league ages 12-14 (Intermediate and Seniors divisions), the next step after Arlington Youth Baseball and Softball (AYBSA). The spring season holds tryouts in March at Arlington High School's turf facility, and the fall season plays games on Saturdays and some Sundays at Arlington fields including Robillard, Spy Pond, Robbins Farm, North Union, and Arlington High School.
The Arlington Youth Baseball and Softball Association (AYBSA) is Arlington's community youth baseball and softball organization. Baseball programs include InTown recreational ball for ages 6-9, Middlesex League travel teams for ages 10-12, and Bay State League teams; softball offers InTown and travel programs from 8U through 14U. Spring, summer, and fall seasons are offered.
The Arlington Hockey Club (AHC) is Arlington's youth ice hockey organization. Programs progress from Instructional and Developmental hockey (ages 4-8, learn-to-play) to Intercity travel teams (Mite through Bantam) and Girls travel teams (U10 through U19), following USA Hockey's American Development Model. Practices are primarily at Ed Burns Arena in Arlington with travel games throughout the greater Boston area; the season runs September through April.
Arlington Youth Lacrosse (AYL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started in 2008 by Arlington parents, teachers, and coaches. It fields boys and girls travel teams at U9 (grades 1-2), U11 (grades 3-4), U13 (grades 5-6), and U15 (grades 7-8), with two practices per week and Sunday games, plus a spring introductory co-ed 'Learn to Lax' program for new players.
The Arlington Youth Football Club (AYFC) is a privately operated, nonprofit, all-volunteer youth tackle football program founded in 2024 by Arlington High School football coaches, alumni, and Arlington parents. It offers two teams — 5th-6th grade and 7th-8th grade — with no experience required, no tryouts, and every child guaranteed playing time. AYFC is a member of the NE Commonwealth Football and Cheer League (affiliated with American Youth Football); home games are at Pierce Field at Arlington High School.
Medford Soccer Club (Medford Youth Soccer) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) youth soccer organization in Medford, MA (EIN 04-2642618 per secondary tax records), affiliated with US Youth Soccer, Mass Youth Soccer, and Middlesex Youth Soccer. It offers Tiny Tykes (ages 2-5), Intracity programs (Pre-K through grade 2, coed with a girls-only Grade 2 division starting Fall 2026), and Travel teams (grades 3-8) in the Middlesex Youth Soccer League, plus year-round player development sessions. Its leagues serve children from age 2 through grade 12.
Medford Youth Baseball is a 100% volunteer-run youth baseball organization in Medford, MA, serving players from T-Ball to Babe Ruth, ages 4-18, as they develop their skills and love for the game. The organization runs on volunteers both on and off the field - coaches, team parents, organizers, field help, snack shack, and administrative contributors. Coaches and volunteers complete the Babe Ruth League National Athlete Safety Program background check and abuse prevention training.
Medford Youth Girls Softball (MYGS) is a girls' softball organization in Medford, MA, founded in 1994 by Doug Pierce. It runs spring, summer, and fall leagues for girls ages 5-18, with divisions including 10U, 12U, 14U, and 18U playing in the Middlesex-Essex City/Town softball league. Divisions follow the USA Softball age eligibility chart.
Medford Recreational Hockey Association (MRHA) is a youth hockey organization in Medford, MA, offering co-ed travel teams in the Valley Hockey League (Mites 8U through Midgets 18U, plus Girls U10/U12) and in-house Learn to Skate / Learn to Play Hockey and Development Clinic programs for beginners. All travel practices and home-ice activities take place at LoConte Rink, 97 Locust Street, Medford, with the travel season running September through late March/early April.
Medford Youth Lacrosse (MYL) is a member of Massachusetts Youth Lacrosse welcoming children from Medford, MA, as well as kids from surrounding communities that do not have a youth lacrosse program; it is currently working on building a girls' program. Its mission is to teach lacrosse fundamentals early through competitive, play-centered practices so players are ready for high school, college, intramural, or pickup play. The site emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Medford Pop Warner Colts is a nonprofit youth football and cheer program in Medford, MA (EIN 04-3527198, DBA Medford Pop Warner Colts per secondary tax records), competing in the Greater Boston League of the Pop Warner Football Conference of Eastern Mass. Pop Warner's national mission emphasizes academics alongside athletics, requiring participants to perform adequately in the classroom.
The Charlestown Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) is a Charlestown-based youth soccer organization. It offers In-House recreational soccer (K2-2nd grade, one practice and one game per week), competitive Travel soccer (grades 3-12, two practices per week with evaluations), winter Indoor sessions (ages 7-18), goalie clinics, and tournaments including the Mayor's Cup. Players aged 14 and up can train as referees.
The Boston Neighborhood Basketball League (BNBL), run by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, is the oldest municipal youth basketball league in the United States, established in 1969. It is a city-run summer league for Boston youth ages 6-18, with boys' and girls' divisions at 18U, 15U, 13U, and 11U; teams compete weekly from early July through mid-August with a championship series. A free Pee Wee Developmental program (ages 6-11) runs at BCYF community centers. Note: this is a municipal program, not a volunteer-run club.
South Boston Little League (PO Box 212, Boston, MA 02127) is a volunteer-run Little League baseball organization in South Boston, established in 1952. Its primary spring season serves players ages 4-12 in four divisions (Tee Ball, Farm, Minors, Majors), with summer travel ball for selected players and a fall ball program of weekend sessions from September through October. Spring training begins in late March and the season concludes in mid-June.
South End Baseball is a non-profit youth baseball organization serving the South End community as well as Roxbury, Dorchester, and Chinatown. It offers free baseball - there is never a fee to play and no child is ever cut - for ages 4 to 18, from instructional Rookie Ball (ages 3-7) through competitive Minor and Major leagues (12-game seasons plus playoffs). The program recruits and trains volunteers and stresses teamwork, commitment, and fair play.
The Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA, PO Box 712, Charlestown, MA 02129), home of the 'Townies,' runs a youth hockey program open to all interested youth in the Charlestown area. It fields co-ed travel teams from 8U Mite through 18U Midget plus girls travel teams (10U-19U), and introductory CYHA Micro Learn to Play and Learn to Skate programs. The program emphasizes skating and hockey skill development, sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork, and responsibility.
Dorchester Youth Hockey (38 Whitridge St, Dorchester, MA 02124) is a volunteer-run community youth hockey organization open to youth regardless of race, creed, or national origin. It offers co-ed travel hockey (Mite Development through Midget), girls travel teams, and Learn to Skate / Learn to Play introductory programs, with a focus on sportsmanship and fair play.
Parkway Youth Hockey (PYH, PO Box 320024, West Roxbury, MA 02132) describes itself as the largest youth hockey organization in the city of Boston, open to all interested youth of the Parkway area - West Roxbury, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain. It offers co-ed travel teams (Mite through Bantam, VHL), girls travel teams (U10-U18), a Town Line League, Learn to Play/Instructional, Mite development, goalie skills, and middle school programs, emphasizing sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork, and fun.
Hyde Park Youth Hockey (HPYH, PO Box 365897, Hyde Park, MA 02136) - the Hyde Park Eagles - is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving children and teens ages 18 and under in Hyde Park and neighboring communities. Programs span first-time skaters (Learn to Skate, Learn to Play Hockey, U6) through competitive VHL travel teams (Mite-Bantam), Lady Eagles girls teams, and Midgets, with financial assistance and scholarship opportunities available.
After-school classes, holiday and summer camps (1:5 student-teacher ratio)
Archery (ages 9–14), T-ball, TinyTykes Soccer, Club Rec camp, Kid Care
Multiple full productions with child casts each season, plus workshops and holiday camps
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