KINGSTON — The Kingston Youth Sports Association plays on borrowed space. But that may change.

Association leaders have met with Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe leadership over the possibility of leasing several acres of land in Little Boston for a sports complex. The Tribal Council has not officially approved the land use, but the Tribe and association have studied the idea.

“[The Tribal] Council basically said, ‘Yes, it’s possible, tell us what you’re thinking,’” said Kelly Sullivan, the Tribe’s executive director of Tribal Services.

Though sports complex is still in the planning stages, one possible location is land on Little Boston Road opposite the Shell gas station, according to the association.

If the Tribe did allow the association to lease the land, it would be about 14 acres, according to association President Matt Berger.

Once the association secures a lease, it envisions developing fields for football and baseball, and an indoor facility for sports such as basketball, wrestling and volleyball. The fields could potentially be multi-sport fields.

If everything goes perfectly and the association gets the investors it needs — along with a place to develop — the soonest Berger expects a field to be ready to play on is a year to 16 months.

“That’s really fast … If everything goes OK, no problems … It could theoretically not be this season, but perhaps the next.”

The association, which was formed in 2012, offers Pee Wee baseball, basketball, football, cheerleading, gymnastics, and wrestling. It wasn’t long ago when the association was admitted into the Kitsap Peninsula Adult Pee Wee Association, which organizes, promotes, and assists junior sport programs in Kitsap. Under the association, Pee Wee sports compete against other associations as far away as Port Townsend and North Mason. Because of its bylaws, the association is allowed to register youth from Hansville to Indianola; registration is determined by zip code.

The youth sports association’s programs utilize a variety of venues, from the Kingston Middle School football field to a building in the Kennedy Business Park for wrestling and gymnastics. The association practices baseball at the Port Gamble S’Klallam ball field. It has also used the Tribe’s gym for basketball and wrestling.

More than 500 families are involved with the association, according to spokesman Ross Taylor. He said the association sees between 80-100 sign ups for football alone.

The Tribe alone has about 200 members younger than 18, according to Sullivan.

“So, youth recreation is a big deal,” she said.

The Tribe just completed a new, outdoor basketball court and skatepark. Since the basketball court was completed, a lot of older teens have been showing up to play, Sullivan said.

A sports complex of some kind, then, would benefit both the Tribe and surrounding communities. Sullivan said the Tribe wants sports fields, if they are approved, to be safe and accessible to Tribe members. The Tribe would want to make sure anything that is developed is done with courtesy to neighbors and won’t congest traffic.

Sullivan said the association — relatively new — has done well, and helped a lot of youth from the Tribe become involved in sports.

The association has had help from former NFL and Seahawks tight end Charle Young. Young has connections that could help the association build relationships with potential investors, according to Berger.

Some of Kitsap’s elected officials have also shown an interest in the development of the sports association and the sports complex, Berger said.

A sports complex could also mean the creation of an umbrella organization, which could host more than Pee Wee sports.

For now, however, the focus is finding the land. And Taylor said as far as that goes, it’s in the hands of the Tribe.

Whether a sports complex is built relatively quickly or not, the association has developed fast. The association began accepting registration for Pee Wee football and cheerleading in July 2013. It has expanded to offer four more sports.

It’s an interesting situation, Taylor said. The association “started out as a snowball.” Now, it’s “going downhill pretty fast.” The snowball swallowed Berger up, Taylor quipped.