Play Hard Hoops Winter Leagues, Since 2010!
Play hard Hoops started its first winter league at Windy City Fieldhouse in 2010 and has served multiple communities from the North suburbs to the City of Chicago. We thank Windy City Fieldhouse for being our city home since 2009 and helping us to grow the best league in Chicago where over 300 kids participated in 2022-23.
With the closing of Windy City Fieldhouse, Play Hard Hoops has found new locations to run our Play Hard Hoops Instructional Leagues where we will teach the fundamentals of the game in an encouraging environment, where kids of all ages and abilities can learn and have fun. Below is the information for the 2023-24 Winter League & we are excited to have you join us as the PHH League will continue to be the best weekly gameplay developmental experience in Chicago!
PHH Winter League PRESEASON SkillS/Evaluations
The month of December will be the skills and evaluations period of the program where PHH coaches will teach fundamental skills with some added controlled game play that will help players develop better skills in dribbling, passing, shooting, footwork & finishing. The controlled game play will help PHH to evaluate players for the winter league beginning in January and set the tone for quality team basketball that is a staple of PHH programming.
Pre-Season Dates: December 3
K-1st Grade co-ed: 8-9:10 AM
2nd-3rd Grade co-ed: 9:10-10:20 AM
4th-6th Grade co-ed: 10:20-11:30 AM
December 10, 17
K-1st Grade co-ed: 2:00-3:30 PM
2nd-3rd Grade co-ed: 3:30-5:00 PM
4th-6th Grade co-ed: 5:00-6:30PM
Location: Chicago Elite Volleyball -3800 N. Milwaukee Ave
Cost: $99
PHH Winter League K-2nd Grade Rookie League
Play Hard Hoops is excited to work with rookie boys and girls basketball players this season teaching the fundamentals and introducing them to competitive game play. Developmental leagues will focus on players learning the concepts of offense and defense while executing the fundamentals of the game to avoid turnovers and learn the value of team play. Competitive game leagues will have 2 weeks of preseason games for coaches to evaluate for balanced teams where players are rotated on an equal number system. Final 7 weeks will have a regular season with playoffs.
Games will be 4 vs 4 for more spacing concepts teaching and opportunity with the ball.
Sessions are 85 minutes each week with a 25-35 minute practice focusing on fundamentals, offensive and defensive concepts before playing a 40 minute game.
Season Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 3, 10
K-1st Grade Boys & Girls Developmental: 9:00-10:25AM
2nd Grade Boys & Girls Competitive League (may add 1st grade): 10:30-11:55AM
Location: Chicago Elite Volleyball -3800 N. Milwaukee Ave
Cost: $345 ($30 early bird discount off through Dec 3)
PHH Winter League With Intentional Sports
Play Hard Hoops is excited to bring its 2024 weekly winter gameplay to Intentional Sports, whose mission is to serve Chicago through youth+adult programming in the city. IS and Play Hard Hoops will partner in Winter 2024 to provide the best facility possible for the Play Hard League to continue its high quality winter basketball instruction and competition.
This new state of the Art Facility is the best/newest courts in Chicago and will provide our league the best environment for our coaches to teach and players to learn. Competitive game leagues will have 1 week of preseason games for coaches to evaluate for balanced teams where players are rotated on an equal number system. Final 7 weeks will have a regular season with playoffs.
All leagues will have a 20-35 minute skills and game concepts portion to further enhance our players' development and understanding of the game. This will be followed by two 20 minute halves with our PHH coaches assigned to teach+direct gameplay for the team with officials.
Season Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 3, 10
3rd-4th Grade Boys League: 1:30-3PM
5th-6th Grade Boys League: 3-4:30PM
7th-8th Grade Boys League: 4:45-6PM
Location: Intentional Sports 1841 N. Laramie Ave
Cost: $345 ($30 early bird discount off through December 3rd)