Sports, Fitness and Recreation

Spring Hours - The Club is closed Evenings and Saturday afternoons in the Spring, but we are willing to open
our doors between 7-9 p.m. (evenings) and 1-5 pm (Saturdays) if you have a group of 10 or more. 
Please e-mail Gavin or Matt at least three days in advance with your request.

Intramural Athletic Leagues
(In honor of Bill Green, Sr. and Diane Green)
The Club offers daily athletic leagues in quarterly increments for boys and girls in 2nd-12th grade.   For each league participating members are placed onto a team and a schedule is developed attempting to provide the players with 2-3 games per week.  The players/participants manage themselves without coaches and play each team on the league with the hope of winning the Championships. Trophies are provided for each individual who plays on the Championship Team.   

Tentative Intramural Program Schedule for 2018-2019
Fall Season - Sept 17 - Nov. 23 - Flag Football
Early Winter Season - Nov. 28 - January 20 - Indoor Soccer
Late Winter Season - Jan. 23 - April 20 - Floor Hockey
Spring Season - April 23 - June 8 - Flag Football/Soccer

Daily Dodgeball
(In Memory of Alex Gurney and Jeff Mazurkiewicz)
The Club offers daily dodgeball every day after school from 3:45-4:15 pm. 
Unit Director, Neil Parrish, organizes all formats of dodgeball  to make it fun, safe and rewarding, including running dodge, pin dodge, scatter dodge, direction dodge and doctor dodge.  Points are awarded for individual participation, wins, pins hit, etc. The top point-getters are crowned the King and Queen of Dodgeball with their name going up on the coveted "Dodgeball Wall of Fame" for life.  No sign up required....just come and join the daily fun.

Swoosh Club
A sports leadership Club for youth in grades 2nd-8th designed to encourage youth members to volunteer their time to help support the Sports Program by refereeing games, keeping individual and team statistics and managing the score clock.   
Schedule: Middle School (5th-8th grade) - Monday afternoons, 2:45 - 3:15
Grades 2 - 4 - Monday afternoons, 4:45-5:15 PM.

Triple Play
Through the Triple Play experience, the Club offers daily challenges and programs for members to become healthy and active by learning new ways to eat nutritionally, manage stress, maintain physical fitness and form positive relationships with peers. The comprehensive BGCA Triple Play initiative is sponsored Nationally by The Coca-Cola Company and the WellPoint Foundation. The program is designed to nurture the minds, bodies and souls of Club members. 
The EA Club offers a daily challenge for Middle School Members from 2:45 - 3:15
and for Parkdale Members  on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:45 - 5:15 PM.   

Triple Play Daily Challenges
Monday - Hot Shot, Tuesday - Survivor, Wednesday - Agility Madness, Thursday - Bullseye
Friday - King of the Court/Dribble Knockout!

Healthy Habits
Healthy Habits is the "Mind" component of the Triple Play program. Healthy Habits is designed to teach young people about the benefits of developing healthy habits such as eating smart and being physically active; equip young people with skills to adopt healthier habits by participating in fun and engaging learning activities both at the Club and at home; and encourage young people to take small steps toward positive behavior changes.
Healthy Habits is offered during the later winter program cycle (Early Feb.)  for (10) weeks!
Contact: Matt Dembrow, Club Athletic Director (716) 652-1060 for more information.

National Fitness Competition
The National Fitness Competition is a national BGCA program sponsored by Nestlé. Twice per school year – in the fall and in the spring – The EA Club will host local Fitness Competitions designed to engage and inspire members of all ages, g​​enders, interests and abilities. These one-day events incorporate a variety of fun, "field day"-style activities.  Club members have opportunities to "compete against themselves" by tracking their accomplishments and striving for improvement – helping them build intrinsic motivation, confidence and physical competence.  If you are interested in participating, please register with Matt Dembrow at the Club.