About WCSA
WCSA brings two of Chicago's most established youth sports brands under one roof — a single facility designed for development at every level, every age, every sport.
Our Mission
Windy City Sports Academy strives to positively impact children through sports. Two of Chicago's premier providers of youth sports training, Hot Shots Sports and Elite Baseball, have come together to ensure the players of Chicago have a safe, after-school space to train, grow, learn, and have fun. The front of our facility is dedicated to youth sports of every level, ensuring there's a place for every Chicago child to learn the joys of sport. The back boasts multiple batting and throwing cages where young baseball athletes train with Chicago's premier travel baseball club, Elite Baseball, to sharpen their skills and reach the next level.
— Hot Shots Sports + Elite Baseball, together as Windy City Sports Academy.
Our Core Partners
Every program at WCSA is run by one of our two core partners. Click through to learn how each shapes the experience for your athlete.
Operates from the front of the building with classes, camps, leagues, and birthday parties across every sport for ages 2–14 — the feeder into Elite's development path.
Learn about Hot Shots →
Chicago's premier travel baseball runs pitching, hitting, batting and throwing cage memberships, plus private instruction at WCSA.
Learn about Elite →
Instruction
Both partners pride themselves on hiring specialists — not generic coaches. Hot Shots Sports brings decades of experience training kids ages 2–14 across every sport, with staff who specialize in early athletic development, making sport fun, and building fundamentals that last. Elite Baseball brings the same standard to serious baseball development: motion analysis, mechanical refinement, and the same coaches behind Chicago's college commits and pro pipeline. Two specialized teams, each the best at what they do for the kids in front of them.
What We Run
With six regulation basketball hoops on a professional maplewood court, we run skills clinics, leagues, and seasonal camps for ages 2–18 — built around fundamentals like dribbling, passing, defense, and IQ, with games structured so every kid feels part of the team.
Register for basketball →Baseball
Chicago's premier travel baseball unit runs the full pitching and hitting department at WCSA. Elite delivers higher-end instruction for ages 10 and up, with private instruction and camps starting at age 7. Cage memberships are available through Elite for ongoing training.
Register for baseball →
Sports for All Players
Indoor soccer leagues, volleyball clinics, and rotating seasonal multi-sport days. Built for younger athletes still finding what they love.
Register Today →Who we serve
Serving families from Avondale, North Center, Roscoe Village, Irving Park, Lincoln Square, Lakeview, Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ravenswood, Albany Park, and Portage Park — and every neighborhood across Chicago.
Windy City Sports Academy welcomes kids and families from all 77 of Chicago’s community areas and the neighborhoods within them, including:
Visit
Book a tour to view the space for events or rentals, or contact us directly at info@windycitysportsacademy.com for help registering for a program or setting up a birthday party.