Youth soccer, T-ball and basketball leagues around Indy that take kids under 6, from each league’s own page, including Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville. They’re sorted by what you can do right now: sign up, get ready for sign-ups, or see what’s already playing. Anything a league hasn’t posted says “Not posted”. We recheck every league twice a month. Youth soccer in Hamilton County on this page: i9 Sports Hamilton County and programs in Fishers, Carmel and Noblesville.
Find your kid’s league
Use your child’s age on the league’s cutoff date (it’s on each card when the league posts it). Filters apply to the whole page.
Registration open
Open for registration today, soonest deadline first. Full and waitlist-only leagues stay at the bottom in grey.
Brownsburg · 1800 N. Green St., Brownsburg
Registration: Open until Dec 16, 2026
What it’s like: Low-key skills program: every child keeps a ball in hand to dribble, pass and shoot.
Good to know: Includes a T-shirt with your child’s name and a basketball to keep.
Fishers · Fishers YMCA
Registration: Open until Jan 16, 2027
What it’s like: 45-minute weekly rec league: learn the basics and play.
Good to know: Pick a Saturday-morning or Wednesday-evening group.
South side, north side and northwest Indy · Baxter, Jordan and OrthoIndy Foundation YMCAs
Registration: Open until Jan 23, 2027
What it’s like: Weekly rec league: learn the basics and play.
Good to know: OrthoIndy Foundation YMCA takes 3-year-olds. Each branch has its own sign-up deadline.
Baxter (south side), OrthoIndy Foundation (northwest), Avon · Baxter, OrthoIndy Foundation and Hendricks Regional Health YMCAs
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Four-week skills clinic, not a league: ball-handling, shooting and simple defense. Evenings, 30 to 45 minutes.
Good to know: A cheaper, shorter first try before signing up for a full season.
Westfield · Ascension St. Vincent YMCA in Westfield
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: One hour on Saturday: 15 minutes of practice, then play.
Good to know: One of the few leagues that takes 2-year-olds. The fall 4–5 group has a waitlist; winter shows Register.
Also: Fall 2026: playing now through Nov 14
Lebanon · Witham YMCA
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Weekly rec league with a group just for 3-year-olds.
Also: Fall 2026: playing now through Dec 5
Lawrence · Benjamin Harrison YMCA
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: One-hour Saturday rec league: learn the basics and play.
Carmel · Carmel Clay school gyms (assigned)
Registration: Late registration since Oct. 16, until leagues fill or the season starts · Age rule: PreK players must be 4 by Nov. 1
What it’s like: One preseason practice, then 15 minutes of practice before each Saturday game. 8-foot goals, no playoffs.
Good to know: Bring your own size 27.5 ball. Practices usually start mid-November and games the first weekend of December.
Carmel · 1423 Chase Ct., Carmel
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: 50-minute indoor soccer classes by age group. The youngest group (18–24 months) plays with a parent.
Good to know: You can book a free trial class first.
Also: Fall 2026: playing now through Nov 22
Noblesville
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: 45-minute intro soccer classes in 6-week sessions, grouped by age within each class.
Also: Winter I: playing now through Dec 19
Carmel · The Play School at Legacy, 14454 Community Dr., Carmel
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Co-ed indoor league on a gym floor, one day a week.
Good to know: Buddy requests let your child play on a team with a friend.
Carmel · The Play School at Legacy, 14454 Community Dr., Carmel
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Indoor sampler: flag football, soccer, baseball and basketball.
Also: Spring 2027: see league page
Carmel · The Play School at Legacy, 14454 Community Dr., Carmel
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Co-ed flag football on a gym floor. Optional Wednesday training add-on ($90).
Also: Spring 2027: see league page
North side, Sahm Park · Sahm Park
Registration: Open now · Age rule: Soccer age as of Sept. 1
What it’s like: Volunteer-run co-ed rec league. U6 plays 4-on-4: one practice and one Saturday-morning game a week.
Good to know: $10 early-bird and $10 sibling discounts. The spring calendar isn’t posted yet.
Fishers · Indy Fuel Tank, 9022 E. 126th St., Fishers
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Group learn-to-play class. Sign up for one class or several each month. Full gear required (rentals available).
Good to know: Kids need to skate forward and backward, glide and stop first. If not, start with a learn-to-skate class.
Carmel · Carmel Ice Skadium
Registration: Open now
What it’s like: Four-level beginner skating track. It’s the step before learn-to-play hockey.
Good to know: Registration moved to a new system this season, so you’ll need a new account.
Nothing matches that age and sport right now. Try “Any age” or “All sports”.
Mark your calendar
Dates are from each league’s page. Spring T-ball and soccer usually post in winter; leagues that haven’t posted yet are at the end.
$105 a season, plus $50 yearly membership · Carmel
League page ↗$105 a season, plus $50 yearly membership · Carmel
League page ↗Season starts Mar 13 · Tee-ball $90; Junior Rookie $100 by Feb. 15, $130 after · Lawrence (Oaklandon)
League page ↗$170 (U5–U8) · Westfield (Grand Park)
Closes March 1, or sooner if the age group fills
League page ↗Season starts Apr 5 · $175 before March 1, $200 after, plus $30 field fee · Zionsville and Whitestown
League page ↗Season starts Jan 17 · $75 members, $145 non-members · Westfield
Sign-up is on the league’s registration site; it isn’t marked sold out
League page ↗Noblesville
Last year early-bird sign-up started Dec. 15 and the 5-year-old group had a waitlist by Feb. 1.
League page ↗Westfield
Last year sign-up closed Feb. 28 and practice started in late March.
League page ↗Nothing matches that age and sport right now. Try “Any age” or “All sports”.
Already on the field
Seasons underway this week. Most don’t take new players mid-season, but some class-style programs let you join late. The league page says.
Saturdays · Ascension St. Vincent YMCA in Westfield
Next season: sign-up open ↑Weekly classes · 1423 Chase Ct., Carmel
Next season: sign-up open ↑Co-ed Saturdays 9 a.m.; all-girls Thursdays 6 p.m. · Hendricks Regional Health YMCA
League page ↗Saturdays 9 a.m. · Witham YMCA
Next season: sign-up open ↑Tuesdays from Nov. 10 or Saturdays from Nov. 14, 6 weeks · Carmel Ice Skadium
Still taking sign-ups ↑Saturdays: Nov. 7, 14, 21, Dec. 5, 12, 19 · Washington Business Park Indoor Facility, 9741 E. 153rd St., Noblesville
League page ↗Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. · Hamilton Southeastern school gyms
League page ↗Baxter Wednesdays 6 p.m.; OrthoIndy Thursdays 6 p.m.; Avon Mondays or Wednesdays 7 p.m. · Baxter, OrthoIndy Foundation and Hendricks Regional Health YMCAs
Still taking sign-ups ↑Nothing matches that age and sport right now. Try “Any age” or “All sports”.
By sport
Every league on this page, grouped by sport. Tap one for its card with ages, dates and price.
Before you go
AgesThe cutoff dateLeagues place kids by age on a set date, not on sign-up day. When a league posts it, it’s on the card.
Grown-upsOn the field or on the sidelineSome programs for the youngest kids need a parent playing along. The card says “With a grown-up” when the league does.
DeadlinesSign-ups close earlyPopular time slots fill before the posted deadline. We mark “Waitlist” or “Full” when a league’s page says so.Keep planning
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Lil' Kickers Carmel (ages 18 months–9 years, grouped by age; sign-up open); Indy Premier Soccer Club (ages 18 months–5 years; sign-up open); i9 Sports Hamilton County (ages 3–4 and 5–6 (co-ed); sign-up open); Northside Soccer (ages 4–5 (U6); sign-up open); Indy Premier Soccer Club (ages PreK and K (4 and up); playing now); Mudsock Youth Athletics (ages PreK and kindergarten (4 and up); sign-up opens jan 1); plus two more. See youth soccer in Indy.
Zionsville Little League: opens Jan 1; Carmel Dads' Club: opens Jan 1; Carmel Dads' Club: opens Jan 1; Oaklandon Youth Organization: opens in January; Noblesville Youth Baseball: not posted yet; Westfield Youth Sports: not posted yet.
Yes: Hendricks Regional Health YMCA (ages 4–5 (co-ed and all-girls)); YMCA of Greater Indianapolis (ages 2–5 at Baxter; 3–5 at OrthoIndy Foundation; 4–5 in Avon); Ascension St. Vincent YMCA, Westfield (ages 2–3 and 4–5 (co-ed)); YMCA Baxter, Jordan and OrthoIndy (ages 4–5 at Baxter and Jordan; 3–5 at OrthoIndy Foundation; all-girls 4–5 at Baxter); Fishers YMCA (ages 4–5 (co-ed)); Witham YMCA (ages 3, and 4–5 (co-ed and all-girls)); plus five more. See youth basketball in Indy.
i9 Sports Hamilton County (ages 4–5 and 6–7 (co-ed); sign-up open).
Indianapolis Youth Hockey Association: Jr Fuel Learn to Play Hockey (ages 4–17); Carmel Ice Skadium: Learn to Skate: Snowplow Sam (ages 3–6, new to skating).
Lil' Kickers Carmel: Soccer classes at Off The Wall Sports (18 months–9 years, grouped by age; sign-up open; Carmel); Indy Premier Soccer Club: SuperKicks (18 months–5 years; sign-up open; Noblesville); i9 Sports Hamilton County: Indoor Soccer League (3–4 and 5–6 (co-ed); sign-up open; Carmel); Indy Premier Soccer Club: Winter Indoor League, PreK/K (PreK and K (4 and up); playing now; Noblesville); Mudsock Youth Athletics: Youth Soccer, PreK and K (PreK and kindergarten (4 and up); sign-up opens Jan 1; Fishers). Those are the soccer programs on this page in Fishers, Carmel or Noblesville, or run by an organizer that names Hamilton County.
Yes. Lil' Kickers Carmel: Soccer classes at Off The Wall Sports (18 months–9 years, grouped by age; sign-up open); Indy Premier Soccer Club: SuperKicks (18 months–5 years; sign-up open). Each of those soccer programs posts a starting age under 3.
16, including Connection Pointe Christian Church, Fishers YMCA, YMCA Baxter, Jordan and OrthoIndy, YMCA of Greater Indianapolis. Soonest deadlines are at the top of Sign up now.
Yes: Lil' Kickers Carmel (18 months–9 years, grouped by age), Indy Premier Soccer Club (18 months–5 years).
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Nov 5, 2026, and we recheck them twice a month. How we choose and check.
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