Sports Connection - Northlake

Think Dave and Buster's for the 13 and under set. This place is tucked away behind the Waffle House that's off of WT Harris. I was babysitting/"hanging out" with my 7-year-old nephew for the day and needed to find somewhere that would excite yet tire him out for a few hours. The place looks very unassuming upon pulling into the parking lot but once you enter, it's bright lights, colors, and games for days. In order to play the games, you have to buy cards, wristbands, etc at the front desk beforehand. Thankfully, we arrived right when it opened, so we walked right up and purchased the card for "bowling" and wristband for the bounce houses.The bowling (1 game = $3) set up does not include your typical bowling balls. They're smaller and much heavier. He was not the biggest fan of it but he L-O-V-E-D the bounce houses. There's four or five inflatable houses with various levels of difficulty and he went through all of them multiple times. The price for the bounce houses was $9.95 and allows your child to play ALL day. Best $10 I spent the entire day.The staff I encountered was very friendly and the facilities appeared very clean and well taken care of. Whenever I have children under my watch, I will be taking them here!

No masks while playing in games during a basketball tourney. Tried to address with manager and tournament director. Little response.

My 2 year old son loves this place! He could spend hours running around inside the bouncy houses! Keeping up with him is a workout! He also loves the mini bowling! Then there are all the games to keep him occupied for hours! Great! The only thing I don't like is that when you order food it takes an hour or longer before it is served. This branch of sports connection has to order pizza from an outside pizza place. This pizza joint must be in the next county which would explain the lengthy wait. Even the chicken fingers we ordered took forever and they were not edible. Huge chunks of soggy clumpy bread crumbs over tiny pieces of chicken.So if you're gonna spend a few hrs here with your kids make sure you pack a snack for them or order the pizza as soon as you arrive.

Had a great time with the family doing many different activities such as laser tag, bowling, rock climbing and bumper cars. This is a great place for birthday parties as well. Enjoy.

Played volleyball here a couple of times where we rented the courts out for a few hours. The staff is pretty relaxed and doesn't bother us much. Didn't really get to try the other cool things - bumper cars, laser tag, etc. but it seems pretty easy and not a lot of people while we were there (Sunday morning - early afternoon).I'd recommend for any kids parties or for family friendly activities. I did hear the prices are expensive for the games though.

We had a birthday party here for my 12 year old and the staff was fantastic from the planning to the end! There a few small things that could have made the process slightly easier but overall I would not hesitate to come back for another event!

This is a great place for a birtdhay party or to spend an afternoon with the kids. My kids love the rope course, it's always their first activity. I like the bouncy houses because it really tires the kids out. They're going to try the bumber cars for the first time, we'll see how that goes. They have a foodbar with beer for the parents and plenty of seating. The facility is fairly new and very clean. Prices are reasonable in my opinion, you can get 3 activities plus $10 game tokens for $25, which is better than Northcross lanes / Sparetime Bowling.

Literal ROACHES Disgusting and terrible service from the "manager" Kaitlyn. System is whack along with the customer service hoping to hear back from the directors who apparently come in 10-3 but not on set days and only when they "feel like it" .

Wish I could give 0 stars. Drove 35 minutes out to play pickup vb to be told they changed to online sign ups and that they were full. I had just played the week before and nobody said a word about changing the sign ups to me, disrespectful of my time and turned away 20+ people at the door who showed up on time bc they can't communicate. Worst facility in NC

We came from out of town to visit with two 15 year olds. Place was clean and staff was friendly. The place had enough to do for all ages from bounce houses to arcade games to a rope course. I do wish they allowed outside drinks for I had just purchased a coffee but understood the policy. They do have a small concession stand inside for snacks or drinks. The place was not over crowded for a spring break week which was nice but can imagine the weekend would be busy. Spent about 2 hours there and it costs about $60 dollars but the boys did the rope course, bumper cars, bowling, laser tag and arcade games.