3STEP Sports Acquires D3 Lacrosse Showcase

3STEP Sports Acquires Patriot Lacrosse Club

October 5, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest youth sports club and event operator, has acquired Patriot Lacrosse Club, a New Jersey–based elite youth lacrosse organization founded in 1998. The acquisition expands 3STEP’s lacrosse division and brings Patriot’s team, clinic and camp programming into 3STEP’s national platform.

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 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 EDP Soccer, International Sporting Events and New York Club Soccer

December 13, 2023

Education

3STEP Sports has acquired EDP Soccer, International Sporting Events and New York Club Soccer, adding league and event management capabilities to its expanding soccer division. The deal expands 3STEP's youth soccer footprint across New England, the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio, Florida and Eastern Canada and positions the company as the largest owner-operator of youth soccer leagues in the United States.

3STEP Sports Acquires Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy

January 9, 2023

Education

3STEP Sports, the national youth-sports club and event operator, has acquired Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy, adding the Michigan-based club to its growing volleyball vertical. The deal brings Michigan Elite's 150 teams and multi-venue tournament operations under 3STEP's platform to expand the company's regional footprint and event/tournament offerings.

3STEP Sports Acquires North Bay Basketball Academy

November 10, 2022

Education

3STEP Sports, the U.S. youth sports club and event operator, has acquired North Bay Basketball Academy (NBBA), a Northern California youth basketball club founded in 2010 by coach Rick Winter. The acquisition provides 3STEP a foundation to expand its basketball footprint across California and the Pacific Northwest by integrating NBBA's teams, camps, clinics and community programs.