{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "name": "Elevate Youth Sports — sports catalog",
  "generated": "2026-10-25",
  "source": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports",
  "ageBands": [
    {
      "key": "foundations",
      "name": "Foundations",
      "ages": "5–8",
      "sessionHours": 2,
      "maxAthletesPerCoach": 6
    },
    {
      "key": "builders",
      "name": "Builders",
      "ages": "9–11",
      "sessionHours": 3,
      "maxAthletesPerCoach": 8
    },
    {
      "key": "preTryout",
      "name": "Pre-Tryout",
      "ages": "12–14",
      "sessionHours": 3,
      "maxAthletesPerCoach": 10
    },
    {
      "key": "varsityPrep",
      "name": "Varsity Prep",
      "ages": "15–18",
      "sessionHours": 3,
      "maxAthletesPerCoach": 10
    }
  ],
  "formats": [
    {
      "slug": "weekend-clinic",
      "name": "Weekend Clinic",
      "days": 2,
      "summary": "Two focused days on the fundamentals of one sport, grouped by age band. The core Elevate format."
    },
    {
      "slug": "tryout-intensive",
      "name": "Tryout Intensive",
      "days": 3,
      "summary": "The weekend clinic plus a third day of tryout simulation: the drills, evaluations, and game situations athletes are likely to see at junior high and high school tryouts."
    },
    {
      "slug": "break-clinic",
      "name": "School-Break Clinic",
      "days": 3,
      "summary": "Three days during winter, spring, or summer break. A useful reset between seasons and a natural point to learn a new sport."
    }
  ],
  "counties": [
    {
      "slug": "orange-county",
      "name": "Orange County",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/locations/orange-county"
    },
    {
      "slug": "los-angeles-county",
      "name": "Los Angeles County",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/locations/los-angeles-county"
    },
    {
      "slug": "riverside-county",
      "name": "Riverside County",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/locations/riverside-county"
    }
  ],
  "sports": [
    {
      "slug": "volleyball",
      "name": "Volleyball",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/volleyball",
      "tagline": "Passing, serving, setting, and footwork, taught with clear cues and lots of reps.",
      "skills": [
        "Passing",
        "Setting",
        "Serving",
        "Attacking",
        "Defense",
        "Footwork and communication"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Fall (girls) · Spring (boys)",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Girls: typically late July – mid-August (some programs hold summer evaluations earlier) · Boys: typically January – February"
    },
    {
      "slug": "soccer",
      "name": "Soccer",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/soccer",
      "tagline": "First touch, clean passing, and better decisions with the ball at your feet.",
      "skills": [
        "Passing",
        "First touch",
        "Scanning",
        "Dribbling and ball control",
        "Finishing",
        "1v1 defending"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Winter",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Typically November, with some programs starting in late October"
    },
    {
      "slug": "basketball",
      "name": "Basketball",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/basketball",
      "tagline": "Shooting form, ball handling, footwork, and defense, built on repeatable cues.",
      "skills": [
        "Shooting form",
        "Ball handling",
        "Footwork",
        "Finishing",
        "Passing and catching",
        "Defense and rebounding"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Winter",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Typically late October – November"
    },
    {
      "slug": "softball",
      "name": "Softball",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/softball",
      "tagline": "Fielding, throwing, hitting, and windmill pitching basics, taught step by step.",
      "skills": [
        "Throwing",
        "Fielding ground balls",
        "Catching fly balls",
        "Hitting",
        "Windmill pitching basics",
        "Baserunning"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Spring",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Typically January – February"
    },
    {
      "slug": "baseball",
      "name": "Baseball",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/baseball",
      "tagline": "Throwing, fielding, hitting, and baserunning, taught with arm care in mind.",
      "skills": [
        "Throwing and arm care",
        "Infield fielding",
        "Outfield play",
        "Hitting",
        "Baserunning"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Spring",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Typically January – February"
    },
    {
      "slug": "flag-football",
      "name": "Flag Football",
      "url": "https://elevateyouthsports.club/sports/flag-football",
      "tagline": "Flag pulling, route running, and quarterback basics in a fast, non-contact game.",
      "skills": [
        "Flag pulling",
        "Route running",
        "Catching",
        "Quarterback mechanics",
        "Center snap",
        "Ball carrying and the rules"
      ],
      "highSchoolSeason": "Fall (girls)",
      "typicalTryoutWindow": "Typically late July – mid-August, though timing for this newer sport is still settling and varies by school"
    }
  ]
}