EASTBAY BULLDOGS BASKETBALL

Bulldogs Spring basketball has just begun and we still have very limited space available in every grade 1st to HS.  Note, we take registrations on a first come/first serve basis so when we reach capacity, we will have to close registration.  That said, if you are interested in joining us, I invite you to please read on... 

The Bulldogs are the longest running, largest, most successful club basketball team here in the Tri Valley.  We have been teaching basketball & touching young kids lives here for 28 years.  Over that time, we have had over 6000 kids come through the program with over 160 going on to play in College and over 1000 making their High School teams.  With that in mind, the 2023 season of Bulldogs Basketball was one of our most successful years to date.  We had Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter sessions.  Plus for the first time, we ran 3 weeks of Summer Day Camp plus one week of Winter Day Camp.  Through it all, we had over 450 kids come through the program in 2023.  For 2024, we hope to hope to be lucky enough to touch the lives of 500 kids.    

That brings us to now.  Every year, Spring is our biggest session of the year.   Last year, we had 217 kids, boys and girls, 2nd grade to HS.  This year, we expect to pass that but will cut it off at 240 kids including our Elite Alpha Program.  So, if your interested, here are the details. 

Bulldogs Basketball is open to Boys and Girls, 1st grade to HS Varsity.  Spring registration has begun and we have limited space available in every grade.  That said, we will fill up fast.  Our annual Spring Kickoff Workouts and Registration days have come and gone but limited space is still available.  For spring, we are practicing mainly at Pleasanton MS (PMS) on Tuesdays and Thursdays and have optional Skills and ALPHA Elite workouts on Wednesdays or Fridays at Hart MS, both in Pleasanton (full prac sched on calendar).  For the most part, we stay on the Tues / Thurs sched to the end of May.  Then Summer goes beginning of June to the end of Aug, hopefully also Tues / Thurs.  With that in mind, registration is still open and you can sign up online today.  I would recommend, if you want a spot, contact coach LeClaire today about online registration to secure your spot because as I said above, once we reach 240 kids, we will have to close registration.

The Bulldogs are a program with something for all levels of player.  On that note, here is what we will be offering this Spring:

• Bulldogs Seasonal Club Teams - We expect to have about 13 competitive club teams for Spring, 2nd to 8th Grade this spring all separated by skill level.  Our Club teams all practice twice a week during the week and play league games on the weekend.  They are a great way to get into Bulldogs because the year is broken up into 4 sessions (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) allowing you to try it out for a session and see if Bulldogs is for you.
• ALPHA Elite - We believe ALPHA is the best and only truely Elite program, 3rd to 8th grade, based in the Tri Valley.  For the year round player looking for an elite team in the valley to play for, our ALPHA program is for you.  ALPHA is for the more skilled player that is looking for more of the year round, tourney team experience.  To play ALPHA, players need to be the CYO A to High level B player (if on a B team, probably the best player on your team.)  Our ALPHA teams are an 8 to 11 month commitment but in that, players get the Spring, Summer and Fall sessions as well as 4 local tournaments over the spring and summer plus Reno over Memorial Day weekend.  ALPHA also gets about 20 extra "ALPHA Only" practices over and above the standard 2 practices a week our club teams get during the spring and summer.  Lastly, if there is interest, they can play on our Winter Tourney teams to make it the year round experience and, if there is interest, we may take them to Vegas for the End of Summer Classic (July 25, 26, 27).  And for making that 8 to 11 month commitment to us, ALPHA also gets up to $600 in Discounts.
• Boys HS Teams - We hope to have a blended grade HS team.  We don't have an ALPHA group in HS because our HS players go back to their HS teams over the summer.  So, for our HS Guys, we will practice twice a week and play Spring League.  And if there is interest, we can wrap up spring by taking our top HS team to Reno for the Memorial Day AAU Event.
• Bulldogs Spring Skills Clinic - For the 18th year in a row, we will have our Spring and Summer Skills Clinics.  The clinics meet 10 times over the session, once per week, usually Wednesday nights, to focus on the fundamental skills all players need to Master to become skillful at this game.  Our spring clinic is already scheduled and on the calendar.
• Bulldogs Summer and X-Mas Break Day Camp - We will run 4 weeks of Summer day camp in Pleasanton plus one week over Winter break.  All 5 weeks of camp will be 5 days long, Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 2 PM.  Exact dates arent finalized yet as we are still negociating gym time.  And for families that bundle multiple weeks of camp together, we offer discuonted pricing.  

So, if your interested in joining any of these great programs, shoot me an email at PGLeClaire@Comcast.net and I will get you all the details including pricing and how to get signed up online today or come to practice this Wed or Thurs and sign up on site.  Also, you can check back to his site for updated information about available space in each grade as well as practice times and upcoming skills clinics as that info becomes available. Thanks again and hope to see you all on the hardwood this spring,

Coach LeClaire

PGLeClaire@comcast.net

925-570-1334