3STEP Sports Acquires First Scout Productions

3STEP Sports Acquires Hoop Group

August 29, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest youth sports club and event operator, has acquired Hoop Group, a long-established grassroots basketball camp and event operator founded in 1963. The acquisition brings Hoop Group’s camps, leagues and showcases into 3STEP’s national platform to expand its basketball programming and participant reach.

3STEP Sports Acquires D3 Lacrosse Showcase

January 12, 2023

Media & Entertainment

3STEP Sports, a national youth sports club and event operator, has acquired D3 Lacrosse Showcase, a New Jersey–based organizer of Division III college recruiting lacrosse events. The acquisition will integrate D3's year‑round boys' and girls' showcase programming into 3STEP's event platform to expand recruiting exposure and scale D3's events nationwide.

3STEP Sports Acquires Sports Made Personal

August 9, 2022

Real Estate

3STEP Sports has acquired Sports Made Personal (SMP), an Illinois-based youth sports organization that operates soccer and lacrosse clubs, leagues, events, travel and technology offerings. The deal brings SMP's clubs and technology into 3STEP's national platform while retaining SMP's leadership and staff to expand 3STEP's presence in the Midwest.

3STEP Sports Acquires BEST FC Soccer Club

November 28, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest youth sports club and event operator, has acquired BEST FC Soccer Club, a Massachusetts-based youth soccer organization founded by Maria and Paul Mumby. BEST FC — which grew from summer camps into a year-round club with roughly 30+ teams and community programs — will be integrated into 3STEP’s soccer division as the company expands its club network and youth development footprint.

3STEP Sports Acquires US Officials

June 21, 2023

Professional Services

3STEP Sports has acquired US Officials to add an in-house referee assignment and development capability to its expanding soccer division. US Officials, founded in 2008, operates a network of 6,000+ referees and partners with more than 50 event operators across New England and nationally; the acquisition will help 3STEP strengthen game-day operations and expand the referee business nationally.

3STEP Sports Acquires Aztec Soccer Club

May 10, 2023

Education

3STEP Sports has acquired Aztec Soccer Club, a New England–based youth soccer organization, adding the club to its growing soccer vertical. The acquisition expands 3STEP’s footprint in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and brings Aztec’s coaching, teams and player-development programs into 3STEP’s national youth-sports platform.