East Cleveland PAL, 14340 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland Ohio 44112    

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Basketball consists of two different groups.  The first group is an in-house league which has 4 divisions:  1^st & 2^nd , 3^rd & 4^th , 5^th & 6^th , and 7^th & 8^th grades.  All divisions except 7^th & 8^th are coed.  The program is 12 weeks with the focus being on sportsmanship, fundamentals, and fun.  The 1^st and 2^nd grades are non-competitive.  Their division is strictly based on learning the fundamentals and having fun.

The travel leagues consist of two boy teams 4^th and 6^th grades.  The teams play in a competitive league and will participate in several tournaments.  The program will conclude with an awards banquet for all the children and adult volunteers that participated.

Our Football Program is designed to benefit the children by offering them constructive activity, build stronger family relationships, and keeping the youth out of trouble.  It is also designed to teach the children sportsmanship, discipline, commitment, and how to have fun while working in a team setting.

Our Football Programs utilizes police officers, firemen, parents, and community volunteers to coach the children. The football program consists of 182 boys ages 7-15.  We currently have 7 teams, which participate in two leagues.  Our teams participate in the Cleveland Municipal (Muny) League and The Northeast Ohio Pop Warner League.  We have 3 teams in the Muny League (ages 8-10,11-12,13-15 years old).  We have 4 teams in the Pop Warner League.  Two teams ages 7-9 and one team each of 10,11,12 years old. 

The football program begins in July and ends in November.  The children practice 4 days a week for 2 hours each day until school start then practice is reduced to 3 days per week for 2 hours each day.  Football games are 1 hour each on Saturdays or Sundays.  Each division plays one game every weekend.  At the end of the local season championship games we take the teams out of state to compete in National Football Competitions.   This gives some children the opportunity to go out of town to have fun, to compete at a higher level, and get exposure to new places in the United States when normally they would not have had that opportunity to travel.

We have had great success in our football program.

Our In-house Basketball Program is designed to benefit the children by offering them constructive activity, build stronger family relationships, and keeping the youth out of trouble. Focusing on sportsmanship, fundamentals, and fun. 

Our Travel and AAU tournament teams are more competitive.  They were designed to teach the children sportsmanship, discipline, commitment, and how to have fun while working in a team setting.

Our Basketball Programs utilizes police officers, parents, and community volunteers to coach the children. The programs consist of two different groups.  The first group is an in-house league which has 4 divisions:  1^st & 2^nd , 3^rd & 4^th , 5^th & 6^th , and 7^th & 8^th grades.  All divisions except 7^th & 8^th are coed.  The 1^st and 2^nd grades are non-competitive.  The program will conclude with an awards banquet for all the children and adult volunteers that participated.  The program is 12 weeks and meets for practice once a week for 1 hour and plays games on Saturdays for 1 hour.  The 1^st and 2^nd grades are non-competitive.  Their division is strictly based on learning the fundamentals and having fun.

The second groups are the travel and AAU leagues, which consist of three boy teams 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th graders.  The teams play in competitive leagues and will participate in several tournaments in and out of state.  The travel league is 10 weeks and meets for practice twice a week for 2 hours and plays games on Sundays for 2 hours.  The AAU league is 17 weeks and meets for practice twice a week for 2 hours and tournament games vary in days and times.  Most tournament games are 2 to 4 days long lasting anywhere from 2 to 7 hours each day of the tournament.  Some tournaments start during the week and are over by Sunday, but are primarily on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays.  AAU Tournaments begin the second week of March. 

Our Cheer Program is designed to benefit the children by offering them constructive activity, build stronger family relationships, and keeping the youth out of trouble.  It is also designed to develop sportsmanship, fundamentals, and promote fun.

Our Cheer Program utilizes parents and community volunteers to coach the children. The cheer program consists of 103 girls ages 7-15.  We currently have 7 teams, which participate in two leagues.  Our teams participate in the Cleveland Municipal (Muny) League and The Northeast Ohio Pop Warner League.  We have 3 teams in the Muny League (ages 8-10,11-12,13-15 years old).  We have 4 teams in the Pop Warner League.  Two teams ages 7-9 and one team each of 10,11,12 years old. 

The cheer program begins in July and ends in November.  The children practice 4 days a week for 2 hours each day until school start then practice is reduced to 3 days per week for 2 hours each day. The girls cheer during the football season, participate in several cheerleading competitions and show cases throughout the year and provide cheerleading camps. 

Cheerleaders cheer at the football games for 1 hour each Saturdays or Sundays.  Each division plays one game every weekend.  At the end of the local football season championship games we take the cheer teams out of state to compete in National Cheer Competitions.   This gives some children the opportunity to go out of town to have fun, to compete at a higher level, and get exposure to new places in the United States when normally they would not have had that opportunity to travel.