SUMMER PROGRAMS
Girls in the Game provides sports, health and leadership programs in partnership with schools, parks and community centers in Chicago, Baltimore and Bloomington. Participants can try a variety of sports like soccer, lacrosse, yoga or volleyball in a friendly, non-competitive environment while also learning about important health and leadership topics like self-advocacy and positive body image. Our programs include after school programs, a summer camp, clinics, one-time programs and teen programs!
Sports & Leadership Summer Camp 2025!
"Through Girls in the Game, I learned that when you expose young girls to new ideas, it allows them the opportunity to think for themselves. In doing so, girls gain the courage to act on their own."
Registration is Live for Our Sports & Leadership Summer Camp 2025: July 7 - August 1, 2025.
The Girls in the Game Sports & Leadership Summer Camp provides a safe, exciting space for girls to get active and learn new leadership skills for four weeks each summer. Daily activities include sports like lacrosse, yoga, dance and basketball, fun guest coaches, learning about health and practicing leadership skills. Other activities include swimming, an end-of-camp talent show, time spent with teen leaders and more. Bus transportation is also included.
This year, camp will return to Moore Park (5085 W Adams St.), with Chicago Jesuit Academy (across the street) as our inclement weather location. Camp will run from Monday, July 7 - Friday, August 1, Monday-Friday, 9 am - 3 pm. Participants ages 7-13 are welcome! Please note we will not be able to offer overnight camp this year; read more in our FAQ.
Summer Squad
“Through Girls in the Game, I have gained experience. All the health, sports and leadership workshops, and interviews I have done have made me more comfortable in my ability to lead and trained me to become more confident, step out of my comfort zone and truly prepare for any future career.”
Girls in the Game’s Summer Squad program allows teens to take the lead over their summer break. Participants attend Leader to Leader interviews, enjoy workshops with fantastic guest coaches, go on field trips, learn to coach younger participants and so much more! All while earning a stipend for their participation.
Thank you to all those who participated in Summer Squad in 2024! Applications for 2025 will open in the spring of 2025. We also run a school-year program for teens called Teen Squad. Check it out!
Summer Camp
Counselors
“I'm glad to have been challenged and to even get my first job as a camp counselor this past summer with Girls in the Game. It was an experience I will never forget.”
Looking for a summer job? Every year we hire Summer Camp Counselors for our Sports & Leadership Summer Camp! Counselors must be 16 or older. Being a Summer Camp Counselor is a great way to get job and leadership experience to put on your resume! The application is now open through After School Matters! Apply to the After School Matters program and select Girls in the Game for your placement.
Applications for 2025 will open in the spring of 2025