Sportball USA, Glendale

As any triumphant team of athletes can tell you, winning is exhilarating. At Sportball USA, though, instructors focus on the quieter joys of athletics: improving motor skills and life skills. Their noncompetitive instruction—aimed at babies all the way up through tweens—covers eight popular sports, ranging from soccer and volleyball to hockey and golf. With age-appropriate, child-sized equipment, they help youth develop balance, strength, and coordination. They also nurture the self-confidence that will one day be needed on the soccer field where each grown kid will take the bar exam. Classes include gross motor games designed to help develop agility, balance, and coordination.