--- title: 11 Sports Movies To Inspire Your Youth Teams description: Planning safe and fun programming during the year of quarantine can be tricky to manage. image: https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Inspiring%20Sports%20Movies%20for%20Kids.png --- For the best experience on our site, update your browser to [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/). - [![SquadLocker Logo](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/2018%20Marketing%20Site/sqd-logo-r1.png)](https://www.squadlocker.com) - [![Account](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/2018%20Marketing%20Site/account-icon.svg) My Account Sign up or login ](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/account/login) - [Build Your Store](https://www.squadlocker.com/getstarted) - [Solutions](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog/11-sports-movies-based-on-true-stories-to-inspire-your-youth-teams#) [Uniforms](https://www.squadlocker.com/uniforms/squadgear) [Schools](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/schools) [Sports Organizations](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/organizations) [Businesses](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/corporate) - [SquadStudio](https://squadstudio.squadlocker.com/) - [Find Your Store](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/teams/) - [Find Your Order](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/dashboard/find-order) - [Contact Us](https://www.squadlocker.com/contact) [> Blog](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog) / 11 Sports Movies To Inspire Your Youth Teams # 11 Sports Movies To Inspire Your Youth Teams September 24, 2020 Anum Hussain Tags: [League Leadership](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog/topic/league-leadership) Planning safe and fun programming during the year of quarantine can be tricky to manage. While movie nights can sound less engaging than other ideas, there’s multiple ways to make them interactive and exciting. You could consider: - Shipping treat boxes to each student athlete with popcorn, fruit snacks, or whatever you deem appropriate - Enable an interactive chat feature for students to discuss the film - whether on Zoom chat, Netflix Party, or elsewhere - Encourage everyone to dress up in theme and vote for best costumes Whether this is for a future in-person event or a virtual movie night `with` your youth teams, the following films are ones we recommend trying out with your squad. ## **The Classics** ![Inspiring Sports Movies for Kids](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Inspiring%20Sports%20Movies%20for%20Kids.png)   ### **1. The Sandlot** **Released**: 1993 **Rated: **PG **Where to Watch**: Hulu **Plot**: Set during the summer of 1962, this classic coming-of-age sports comedy is always a hit with audiences of all age groups. The movie tells the story of a group of young baseball players as they take on a new kid in town and their battle with the “beast” across the fence of their field. ### **2. Space Jam** **Released**: 1996 **Rated: **PG **Where to Watch**: Amazon Prime, YouTube TV **Plot**: For cartoon and sports fans alike, Space Jam features the looney story of what happens when The Looney Tunes enlist basketball star Michael Jordan to compete in a basketball game that will determine their freedom. P.S. Excited about the new Space Jam slated for 2021? Us too. We even wrote a post about the creative designs we’ve seen for their [Tune Squad basketball jerseys](https://www.google.com/search?q=squadlocker+space+jam&oq=squadlocker+space+jam&aqs=chrome..69i57.6125j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). ### **3. The Mighty Ducks** **Released**: 1992 **Rated: **PG **Where to Watch**: Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube TV **Plot**: This sports comedy spotlights a rag tag youth hockey team who get a self-centered lawyer assigned to coach them as a part of his community service. ## **Based on True Stories** ![Inspiring Sports Movies for Kids (1)](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Inspiring%20Sports%20Movies%20for%20Kids%20(1).png)   ### **4. McFarland USA** **Released**: 2015 **Rated: **PG **Where to Watch**: Hulu **Plot**: McFarland USA is an inspiring story of what happens when a former football coach spots some students worth starting a cross-country team. While these students resist and see no hope, we watch the makings of one of the best cross-country teams unfold in McFarland, California. ### **5. The Rookie** **Released**: 2002 **Rated: **G **Where to Watch**: Disney+, Amazon Prime, YouTube TV **Plot**: The Rookie is a true story of a Texas baseball coach who realizes it’s never too late for your dreams to come true. His high school teams strike a deal with him, saying that if they win the district championship he has to try out for the major leagues. ### **6. The Blind Side** **Released**: 2009 **Rated: **PG-13 **Where to Watch: **Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV **Plot**: Based off a book, The Blind Side is the true story of a homeless and traumatized boy who, with the help of a caring woman and her family, goes on to become an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick. ![Inspiring Sports Movies for Kids (2)](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Inspiring%20Sports%20Movies%20for%20Kids%20(2).png) ## **7. Coach Carter** **Released**: 2005 **Rated: **PG-13 **Where to Watch**: YouTube TV, Amazon Prime **Plot**: Coach Carter is a teen sports drama based on the true story of a high school basketball coach and what ensues after he benches his entire team for breaking academic rules, pushing them to prioritize school and sports. ### **8. Remember the Titans** **Released**: 2000 **Rated: **PG **Where to Watch**: Disney+, Amazon Prime **Plot**: A more biographical sports movie, Remember the Titans chronicles the true story of an African-American coach hired to coach the school’s football team and the racism they face as they compete with the less diverse teams around them. ## **Girls Empowerment** ![Inspiring Sports Movies for Kids (3)](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Inspiring%20Sports%20Movies%20for%20Kids%20(3).png)   ### **9. Bend It Like Beckham** **Released**: 2003 **Rated**: PG-13 **Where to Watch**: YouTube TV, Amazon Prime **Plot**: Bend it Like Beckham is the inspiring story of a young Sikh woman who rebels against her orthodox family and their traditional lifestyle to join a soccer team - well, football, since it’s set in Britain! ### **10. A League of Their Own** **Released**: 1992 **Rated**: PG **Where to Watch**: YouTube TV, Amazon Prime **Plot**: This American sports comedy tells the story of the first female professional baseball league and their struggles to make it. While not based on a story, it is a fictionalized telling of true events. ### **11. Double Teamed** **Released**: 2002 **Rated**: G **Where to Watch**: Disney+ **Plot**: Double Teamed is a Disney Channel Original sports and family movie about two twin sisters who become world-famous basketball players.   ## Subscribe to the Squad Blog Join our squad in getting weekly updates on the most helpful content for your youth teams, spirit clubs, and more. 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