Next Gen Youth Fall Season
- When
- Where
- Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD
- Who
- Placed by skill · Green Ball and Yellow Ball
- Registration
- Next Gen — on this site
Youth leagues & seasons
Youth pickleball leagues. A season, not a one-off.
Your kid can join a Next Gen–coached league or season in Montgomery County or Frederick right now — each one below says who takes registration. Winter details and host arrangements are still being confirmed. Share your child’s age, level and availability to hear about future options. Joining the interest list does not reserve a spot, register your child or take a payment.
The planned league:Ages 6–16Dates and format to be confirmedGrowth-only — no leaderboards
Planned — interest list only
Get on the league list
No commitment — this tells us what works for your family. Dates, format, price and cancellation terms will be confirmed before registration opens.
Running now
Youth leagues and seasons on the calendar.
Each one is coached by Next Gen. Registration happens wherever the card says — some on this site, some with our partners.
Kid's Drill and Play
- When
- Where
- The Pickl Park (indoors), Frederick, MD
- Who
- Ages 8–13 · New to pickleball · Red & Orange Ball
- Registration
- The Pickl Park
MVF Youth Pickleball — Fall Session II — Red / Orange
- When
- Where
- North Creek Pickleball Courts, Montgomery Village, MD
- Who
- Ages 8–16 · Red / Orange
- Registration
- Montgomery Village Foundation
MVF Youth Pickleball — Fall Session II — Green / Yellow
- When
- Where
- North Creek Pickleball Courts, Montgomery Village, MD
- Who
- Ages 8–16 · Green / Yellow
- Registration
- Montgomery Village Foundation
The Next Gen league (planned)
Structured enough to grow. Fun enough to come back.
Our coaching follows these principles. The activities and group arrangements for a future league will be confirmed with its program details.
Confirm the program details
Dates, venue, host, session count and format for future programs are still being confirmed. We will share the details before registration opens.
Built on EASE
Every session runs on a single objective and a rotating Word of the Day from our values — Ethics, Attitude, Skills, Excellence. Kids compete hard and stay kind.
Maximize touches, minimize talk
Partner drilling for reps, then constraint games that teach strategy, then rotating-partner gameplay where every kid partners every other kid. More hits, more growth.
Your kid vs. yesterday
Every season tracks your own child's progress — touches, personal bests, skills unlocked, level-ups. No child-vs-child leaderboard, ever. Just better than yesterday, together.
Age and level interests
Tell us where your player is now.
These age bands are planning references for the interest list. Final groups and eligibility will be confirmed for each program. A child’s age does not automatically set their skill level; placement follows coach evaluation.
7URed
Ages 6–7
First touches, cooperative rallying, no win/lose — FUNdamentals on a short court with the slow red ball.
10UOrange
Ages 8–10
The golden skill-acquisition years — rally to modified competition, the soft game and third shot begin.
14UGreen
Ages 11–14
Competitive play, full court, real strategy — the dink battle, resets, speed-ups, moving as a unit.
16UYellow
Ages 15–16
Tournament-grade execution and the Yellow Ball feeder — composure under pressure, leadership, mentoring.
Interested in the invite-only Yellow Ball tournament track? learn about Yellow Ball. Invitations come from coach evaluation, never a public ranking.
Growth-only
Progress you can actually see.
Buy-in for kids doesn’t come from beating other kids — it comes from personal milestones. Every season builds a record of your own child’s growth: skills unlocked, personal bests, level-ups, and badges earned in the debrief.
Levels
Red → Orange → Green → Yellow. Coach-confirmed and values-gated — a kid can’t level up on skills alone.
Badges
Skill, habit, and values badges — from “Honest Call” to a lifetime-touch milestone. Young kids get a physical stamp passport.
Your kid only
The growth view shows your child’s own curve — never a ranking against other families. Their stakes are them vs. yesterday.
Before a future program opens
Review the confirmed details before committing.
Winter details and host arrangements are still being confirmed. This is an interest list; registration is not open. Dates, venue, format, price, equipment and waiver requirements, and cancellation terms will be confirmed before registration opens.
For new NGA-controlled offers using these terms, refund requests are reviewed case by case. A refund is not guaranteed.
Existing registrations and confirmed lessons retain the terms provided when you registered or confirmed and any later agreed changes. Partner-run programs follow the host's terms.
Read the program termsShare what works for your family.
Your interest helps us plan. We’ll share the dates, venue, format, price and registration owner when they are confirmed.
Get on the league listQuestions? Call or text Sam at 301-325-4731