Basketball Program
BCSFYAO is the parent organization for both the TAISHO (Boy's) and ARDENETTE (Girl's) basketball teams. Our organization has been in existence for over 60 years serving the youth in San Francisco's Japantown. The program is built on our principals: Teamwork, Dedication, and Community.
Teams
Instructional
Our instructional program is for boys & girls ranging from Kindergarten thru 3rd grade. This program goes from November thru February. We practice on Sunday afternoons and focus on basketball fundamentals. Our instructional teams play against our sister organizations in a series of Jamborees (2 games on given day) throughout the season. Typically, our Kindergarten and 1st grade teams are co-ed and 2nd & 3rd grades are split by gender and grade. For additional information: link
League Teams
Our League teams are for players ranging from 4th grade thru 12th grade. The Ardenettes (Girl's) play in the EBGAL League. Ardenette practices typically are on Friday evenings and games are on Saturday evenings. The Taisho's (Boy's) play in the NAYBA League. Taisho practices are typically on Saturday's and games are on Sunday's. Our league teams play in both preseason and post season tournaments from San Jose up to Sacramento. The season (tournaments and league games) goes from October thru early March. link
Open Teams
Our Open teams are our competitive teams. These teams often have tryouts and play in 'Open' tournaments. These teams play in preseason tournaments (September-October) and also postseason tournaments (March-June). Open teams start in 6th grade. link
For any questions, please feel free to email us: info@bcsfyao.org
Our instructional program is for boys & girls ranging from Kindergarten thru 3rd grade. This program goes from November thru February. We practice on Sunday afternoons and focus on basketball fundamentals. Our instructional teams play against our sister organizations in a series of Jamborees (2 games on given day) throughout the season. Typically, our Kindergarten and 1st grade teams are co-ed and 2nd & 3rd grades are split by gender and grade. For additional information: link
League Teams
Our League teams are for players ranging from 4th grade thru 12th grade. The Ardenettes (Girl's) play in the EBGAL League. Ardenette practices typically are on Friday evenings and games are on Saturday evenings. The Taisho's (Boy's) play in the NAYBA League. Taisho practices are typically on Saturday's and games are on Sunday's. Our league teams play in both preseason and post season tournaments from San Jose up to Sacramento. The season (tournaments and league games) goes from October thru early March. link
Open Teams
Our Open teams are our competitive teams. These teams often have tryouts and play in 'Open' tournaments. These teams play in preseason tournaments (September-October) and also postseason tournaments (March-June). Open teams start in 6th grade. link
For any questions, please feel free to email us: info@bcsfyao.org