How much is a winter break basketball camp?

It depends a lot on the city. In Chicago, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $40 to $225. In New York, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $225 to $699. The side by side list below shows the range for winter break camps in our listings in your city, so you can see where your family lands.

Winter break basketball camp ranges, city by city

Pick your city to open its winter page, where you can see the camps behind the numbers, their dates and the organizer pages they came from.

New York. In New York, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $225 to $699.
Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $125 to $290.
Chicago. In Chicago, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $40 to $225.
Houston. In Houston, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $85 to $249.
Phoenix. Open the Phoenix winter page to see the camps there.
Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, the verified December starting price in our listings is $225.
San Antonio. In San Antonio, the verified December starting price in our listings is $175.
San Diego. In San Diego, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $30 to $175.
Dallas. In Dallas, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $95 to $240.
Atlanta. In Atlanta, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $65 to $225.
Seattle. In Seattle, verified December starting prices in our listings run from $150 to $225.

For San Antonio, the link above goes to the city page, which lists the winter sessions along with the rest of the camps there. The winter break basketball camps hub groups the break sessions for the other cities together.

How to read the side by side list

The amount you end up with can be higher than the number in the list after you pick a session, a group or extra days. Listings where we could not check the number are left out of the ranges.

The ranges also mix very different kinds of sessions. A short skills clinic of a few hours is a long way from a camp that runs several full days over the break. When cities look far apart, open their winter pages and look at what kind of sessions sit at the top and bottom of the range.

Winter break camps compared with the rest of the year

A camp you find over winter break can differ from the same organizer's summer camp in hours and length. So a city range for winter break can sit inside the range for the whole year, or near the top or bottom of it.

If you want to see the year round picture, our guide How much is basketball camp? lists the range for camps in our listings in your city across the seasons. Reading the guides side by side shows how a winter break session compares with what the same city offers in summer.

What the number on the page leaves out

The number on a listing is where the conversation starts. Before you register, open the organizer's own page from the winter page and read the fine print. Look for what happens if your child misses a day, what changes if you sign up late, and whether you can sign up for part of the session.

Holiday sessions bring their own questions. Ask what time drop off and pickup are, and whether the hours differ from the organizer's summer camp. Ask whether the gym is open on the days around the holiday itself, and what happens if the weather closes roads. If you are travelling for part of the break, check whether you can switch sessions or join late.

If anything on the page is unclear, email or call the organizer and ask what the total will be for your child and your dates. Keep that answer in writing so you can find it again later.

How to pick a winter break camp that fits

Start with your city's winter page and narrow it to camps that match your child's age and your family's plans for the break. Then compare the sessions that are left on hours, length and distance from home.

A few habits help:

Try a short clinic if your child is new to camp, before you sign up for a longer session.
Look at park and recreation programs near you.
Ask the organizer about siblings or signing up for several sessions.
Talk to other parents on your child's team about winter camps their kids enjoyed.
Plan around your own work days over the break, since a camp that ends at noon may mean finding care for the afternoon.

Run a winter camp? Get it listed

If you organize a youth basketball camp or clinic over winter break in a city on our site and it is not on our list, submit your camp.

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