fall teams
2026
Fall Season
DATES
August 23 - October 25
GRADES
4th - 12th Girls
3rd - 12th Boys
LOCATION
Arlington Heights Area & Surrounding Suburbs
2x per week
PRACTICES
GAMES
Navy - Team Dependent
City - 10-12
Train to Compete - 8
COST
Navy - Team Dependent
City - $1,075
Train to Compete - $975
Players requiring a jersey package (+$160)
Starts the week of July 26
Why Ignite?
We’re a small program, on purpose.
Our goal at Ignite is to provide an enjoyable, high-quality experience for our players and families. Season after season, for many years to come. We don’t want to be the biggest program, with the most teams and coaches. We love that our community is small enough that our players and families can build long-term relationships as we grow together.
We do a few things to keep our quality promise:
· Every team has a set roster for the season
· Every team has a head coach who will run practices & coach games with support from Ignite’s leadership team
· Coach to athlete ratio is measured carefully, and each team has plenty of space in their practice gym slot
· We form only the quantity of teams that we have a balanced roster and an excellent coach waiting to support
· Our coaches & directors are accessible and can be easily reached to support an ongoing positive experience
We’re a small but mighty team.
Plain and simple. We work with great people who love teaching the game. Ignite coaches don’t cycle through, our staff returns season after season to continue building up athletes as they grow through the program.
Coach Jason
Coach Kristina
Coach Krystal
We develop players, for the long run.
This is Jared Ryg. He’s a junior guard at Hope College. He played for Ignite from 3rd grade all the way through high school. He worked his butt off in practice. He put up shots on his own time. He was loved by his coaches because his response to being pushed was always “thank you coach”. He is an excellent player but more importantly, an outstanding teammate and person. There were no shortcuts for Jared. He stuck with it. For a long time.
This is what it is about for us.
We believe our job is to help grow athletes for their long-term careers, not for a weekend championship medal. We build our teaching curriculum around the skills and characteristics we’ve seen firsthand be valuable at the high school level and beyond. Each grade level features a set of growth milestones to be sure players don’t skip any steps and advance into their next year with the strongest set of skills and knowledge possible.
Team Types
Our top, regional & national level of competition for players highly competitive for their age.
Learn more here.
A competitive travel basketball season for players ready to play against top local competition.
Learn more here.
Our fundamentals first, practice more than you play approach to prepare players for competitive travel basketball.
Learn more here.
TESTIMONIALS
Frequently Asked Questions
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Jana - jbalis@ignitehoops.com
Tyler - tyler@ignitehoops.com
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When your athlete tries out, you’ll receive a placement recommendation for where we see them as best fit, whether that be on a Navy, City or Train to Compete team.
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We have a small team of outstanding coaches. At larger programs that staff 50+ teams a season, you are right to question the depth of that programs personal & training relationship with their coach and how that may impact your athlete’s experience. Our personable staff is highly trained, loves coaching & cares about developing character. Read more about our staff on our Meet Our Team page.
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We classify Navy teams as our highest level of competitive play. This often involves some travel, as we seek out national level competition.
Pricing & season details varies across competitive levels of Ignite teams. See below to read more about the 3 types of Ignite teams. Any player interested in participating on a NAVY level team should reach out to Jana at jbalis@ignitehoops.com for girls, Tyler at tyler@ignitehoops.com for boys.
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Yes, we do make cuts on occasion. We try our best to place athletes, but only if we have a good team fit & a great coach to support them. We are always willing to provide feedback after a tryout, if we aren’t the right fit for the time being.
