The Courthouse Athletic Center of Grand Rapids in Byron Center
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Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan, US
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Site: http://www.thecourthouseac.com/
- Monday:3–9PM
- Tuesday:3–9PM
- Wednesday:3–9PM
- Thursday:3–9PM
- Friday:3–9PM
- Saturday:Closed
- Sunday:Closed
This is an excellent new facility. My daughter had an all day tournament here. I appreciated the TV they had tuned to cartoons for little ones. My only complaint would be a lack of changing tables in the bathrooms. They advertised them on the doors, but there wasnt one anywhere in the womens or mens bathrooms. My husband and I checked both. We talked to other parents with little ones too thinking we had missed it. They didnt find any either.
Admissions are $2 usually. Plenty of room to stand and watch and there are even some bleachers. The basketball camps are excellent and competitive, pushing kids and high schoolers to excellence. Very nice staff! I highly recommend checking the Courthouse out! Ive been going there for 6 years and I still love it.
Unfortunately they care more about their refs than the safety of the kids that play basketball there. It is kind of sad! They also have really horrible rules like a point for every foul. They refuse to change the rule even though every coach, player and parent has expressed displeasure with it. Doesnt make any sense! Very bull headed! Also they took my sons Gatorade from him before his game because they dont allow it in the building..... mainly because they sell it themselves. So again they made my son play with no means of hydration. Unbelievable! I wouldnt let my kids go back there. To bad because we used to have them do training there on a regular basis not to mention leagues. New building.... horrible service. I would be concerned for your childs well being!
Total reviews rating 4.4
75 Reviews for The Courthouse Athletic Center of Grand Rapids 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-16Nice courts refs do a good job calling games and little the kids play. Good sportsmanship during and after games. Parents are pretty chill and dont lose their minds. Food and drinks are priced fairly.
Review №2
2021-11-16Great basketball facility! Several courts that are well maintained and the facility is always clean. They offer several leagues and age ranges.
Review №3
2022-04-30SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!Apparently the owner thinks he is “The Judge”. No outside food allowed. Your athlete must fuel their body, for all day athletic competition from their concession candy and soda.Not kids first, it’s profits first and greed!
Review №4
2022-03-16Great Place for Basketball enthusiasts to go. They have 8 Basketball courts set up back to back. Concession setup with food, snacks and drinks (no liquor). Plenty of parking and clean restrooms.
Review №5
2022-01-09The facility is aesthetically great compared to many. However, as seen by other reviews, parents should be concerned for player safety. Our player has been in tears and much pain over an arm injury(muscle pull) after an opposing player consistently grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let go (away from the ball) and caused her arm to twist in a way it should not bend. When asked why he wasn’t calling a foul, the referee stated that he would not call it because our coach had not yet called off a full court press when we were 15 points ahead (tourney results were also based on first half points, most teams call off the press at a 20 point lead). This was happening while we were playing defense. I understand that referees are under appreciated and that basketball is a physical sport; however, this was an acknowledged and willful decision by an official to allow injury producing behavior on the court.
Review №6
2022-02-15My son did a camp here with school, and was very organized and clean. Such a blessing during these cold winter months to get my sons energy out.
Review №7
2022-04-24Great set of coaches and staff. They really care for the kids here.
Review №8
2021-04-24Very nice, clean facility. beautiful floors!
Review №9
2021-12-02Great place to play ball. My only concern is when kids get hurt, where and who is in charge of first aid. Ive witnessed this twice where kids have been hurt and no one is there to help.Very few people where Covid 😷 mask.
Review №10
2021-05-03My daughter played at a tournament and it was set up very nicely. Nice facility, found parking despite the large number of teams there (and there is street parking if the lot is full). Had concessions as well, which is nice.