Basketball for kids in Oslo

5 options are listed under basketball for children in Oslo, across 5 districts, for ages 6 to 18. Below is the full overview with age, district and a link to sign-up.

Districts with an offering: Grorud, Grünerløkka, Stovner, Ullern, Vestre Aker.

Basketball is one of the cheapest team sports to take up: indoor shoes and training clothes are enough, and the rest is provided in the hall. Clubs in Oslo generally welcome children from around six, often with lower hoops and a smaller ball in the youngest groups.

The sport has a strong footing in several of Oslo's eastern districts, and the scenes are known for being open and undemanding at the start. It is played indoors all year, so the season is not broken up by winter the way outdoor sports are.

Worth knowing about basketball

Height means nothing in children's sport. It is a persistent myth that basketball is for the tall; in age-group play it is about ball handling and teamwork, and most children grow at different times anyway.

If there is a hoop nearby, half the training is free. Many schoolyards and parks in Oslo have hoops standing out all year, and that is where the skills actually get built between sessions.

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Ammerud Basket

Basket

Apalløkka Idrettshall, Tjernveien 12, Grorud

A basketball club in the Groruddalen valley with its home court in Apalløkka sports hall, and one of the strongest basketball communities in Oslo. The club has teams in all age groups, runs its own basketball camps and has a new outdoor court at Grorud - so you can play indoors in winter and outside in summer. Basketball is an affordable team sport with a low barrier to entry.

ages 6-18

Centrum Tigers

Basket

Grünerløkka, Grünerløkka

Central Oslo's own basketball club, with roots back to 1987 and over 440 players from more than 50 nations - most of them under 19. Diversity and inclusion are at its core, and it's easy to get started. Basketball is a fast team sport that suits children who like pace and teamwork.

ages 7-18

Høybråten Basketballklubb

Basket

Høybråten, Stovner

A local basketball club at Høybråten in the north-east of the city, with teams for children and youth. The club is one of several basketball communities in the Groruddalen valley, where basketball has been strong for many years - a sport that needs little equipment and where you get going quickly. A good entry point for children who want to play an indoor team sport.

ages 6-18

Persbråten Basketballklubb

Basket

Hovseterhallen, Vestre Aker

One of the oldest basketball clubs in Oslo and Akershus, founded in 1967, with its home court in Hovseterhallen. Most mini and junior players attend the schools around the hall - Hovseter, Huseby, Voksen and the Steiner school - so the team often becomes an extension of the school crowd. Mini-basket is the way in for the youngest.

ages 6-18

Ullern Basket

Basket

Ullern, Ullern

The basketball section of Ullern Idrettsforening, one of the large multi-sport clubs in the west of the city, which also covers football, handball, bandy and cheerleading. The basketball group has teams in the children's and youth classes, and the advantage of a multi-sport club is that children can easily try something else if basketball turns out not to be their thing.

ages 6-18