OUR YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMS

Many basketball programs change coaches or directors frequently, leaving kids feeling like they’re starting from scratch. Chai Athletics was founded to offer a consistent presence, while focusing on overcoming challenges, improving athletic talent and above all, creating a community within a community.

Spring Travel Basketball

  • Date April 16 - June 4
  • Grades 3rd Grade through High School teams
  • Practice Location Bernard Horwich JCC 3003 W Touhy Ave, Chicago
  • Practice Days Monday and Wednesdays
  • Times TBD
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $725

Join our competitive basketball team as you work on your skills and team strategy to win tournaments around the state of Illinois.

Baseball House League

  • Dates April 16 - June 11 (No Baseball May 28)
  • Ages 1st Grade - 8th Grade (Divisions will be divided by age and talent level)
  • Dates Most Games will be on Sundays no Earlier than 1:45 PM. We will have games during the week depending on amount that register
  • Location Bernard Horwich JCC 3003 Touhy Ave, Chicago
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $200

Join us every Sunday for our house baseball league. Compete against other teams within the league every Sunday and learn from our experienced coaches. Kids will play games with our coaches on the field to help teach them as they play.

Tee-Ball 12:00 – 12:45 PM

  • Dates April 16 - June 11 (No Baseball May 28)
  • Ages 3 Years Old - 6 Years Old
  • Times Sundays 12:00 - 12:45 PM
  • Location Bernard Horwich JCC 3003 Touhy Ave, Chicago
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $165

Join us for this introductory class to baseball. Kids will learn the basics from running the bases, fielding position, and batting.

Tee-Ball 12:45 – 1:30 PM

  • Dates April 16 - June 11 (No Baseball May 28)
  • Ages 3 Years Old - 6 Years Old
  • Time Sundays 12:45 - 1:30 PM
  • Location Bernard Horwich JCC 3003 Touhy Ave, Chicago
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $165

Join us for this introductory class to baseball. Kids will learn the basics from running the bases, fielding position, and batting.

Akiba Schechter After School Sports 1st – 4th Grade

  • Dates Mondays April 17 - May 22
  • Grade 1st - 4th
  • Time 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location Rodfei Gym
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $125

Join Coach Wusu for fun after-school sports activities. In each session, the kids will get to choose their favorite games we have played in class this year and play them again together after school.

Akiba Schechter After-School Sports 5th – 8th Grade

  • Dates Thursdays April 20 - May 25
  • Grade 5th - 8th
  • Time 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location Rodfei Gym
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $125

Join Coach Wusu staff for fun after-school sports activities. In each session, the kids will get to choose their favorite games we have played in class this year and play them again together after school.

CJDS Middle School Volleyball Club

  • Dates Mondays April 17 - May 22
  • Grades 5th - 8th Grade
  • Time 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
  • Location CJDS Gym
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $100

Come join our coaches and play a fun game of volleyball with your friends after school. There are no games against other schools for this club sport.

CJDS Lower School Basketball Clinic

  • Dates Wednesdays April 19 - May 24
  • Grades 1st - 4th Grade
  • Time 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
  • Location CJDS Gym
  • Season: Spring
  • Price: $100

Join our coaches for an hour of fun-filled skill work and games as we practice our basketball skills.

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Introductory Level

Learn fundamental movement skills and build overall motor skills. Participation once or twice per week in basketball but daily participation in other sport activity is essential for further excellence.

Group skill competitions recommended throughout the level. Introduction to team principles/concepts ONLY, avoid actual 5×5 competition until fundamentals are further developed.

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Foundational Level

Learn all fundamental and basic basketball-specific skills, establish building blocks for overall basketball skills. 70% of time is spent on individual fundamental training and only 30% of the time is spent on actual game competition.

Teach position concepts, but DO NOT assign player positions at any point in the level. Divide actual competition between special games (1×1, 2×2, 3×3, skill games) and 5×5 play, trying not to focus on actual 5×5 competition until later in the level.

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Advanced Level

Build the aerobic base, build strength towards the end of the level and further develop overall basketball skills. Build the “engine” and consolidate basketball skills.

Early in the level, 60% of the time is spent on individual training and 40% is spent on competition including 5×5 play, special games (1×1, 2×2, 3×3, skill games) as well as team-oriented practices. Later in the level, depending on mastery of skills, the switch can be made to a 50:50 training to competition ratio and positions can be assigned.

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Performance Level

Maximize fitness and competition preparation as well as individual and position-specific skills. Optimize the “engine” of skills and performance.

Training to competition ratio in this phase shifts to 25:75, understanding that the competition percentage includes team-oriented practices and other competition-specific preparations.