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Sunday Open Gyms

  • * What | Basketball Open Court Play

    * When | Every Sunday, 5 pm to 8 pm – we generally will take off holiday weekends (Memorial Day, Gay Pride, July 4th , Thanksgiving, Christmas… see schedule below for complete dates)

    * Where | The Castro Gym (also known as the Eureka Valley Recreation Center) is located at 100 Collingwood in the Castro district of San Francisco. Click here for a map and directions to the gym.  * There is a small sign on the gym door that announces that the gym is closed on Sundays. And it is to the public, but the SFGBA does a private rental from 5-8pm. Always enter through the office entrance!

    * Who | Anyone is welcome: gay or straight. As far as competition goes, we have had complete beginners to ex-professional players walk through our gym. Typically, players who are new, are just coming back into the game, or are a bit less on the competitive side, play from about 5 pm to 7 pm and the more competitive or higher-skilled players play from about 6 pm to 8 pm.

    * What to Bring | A white and dark t-shirt (no gray!) or a reversible jersey. That means you Bunthum, Rocco, & Jamal.

    * Cost: A mandatory $5 donation that helps to subsidize the gym, our league, teams, and tournaments, as well SFGBA events and parties.

    * For more information, email: info (at) sfgba (dot) com

    * Coordinator Schedule: Each Sunday, there are two SFGBA members that facilitate our basketball open court play.  One serves as administrator/greeter and the other will coordinate the two courts. Please look for the sign-in area near the gym entrance. Make sure you talk to one of the Coordinators to get signed in for the evening, have a chance to review the rules/waiver, and get put into the play rotation. These coordinators are volunteers, so please give them your respect.

    There will be no open gym on the following Sundays:

    • Jan: New Years
    • May: Memorial Day Sunday
    • June: Gay Pride Sunday
    • July: July 4th Sunday
    • Oct: Castro St. Fair (1st Sunday)
    • Oct: Halloween Sunday
    • Nov: Thanksgiving Sunday
    • Dec: Christmas Sunday
    2011 Coordinator Schedule

    Erickson Aquino Feb 6, Mar 13, May 8
    Eric Broadhurst Feb 27, Apr 24, May 15
    Frank Castaldini Feb 27, Apr 17, Jul 3
    Steven Danielson Jan 23, Mar 20, May 15
    Roland DeBeque Mar 6, Apr 24, Jul 3
    Tim McCloud Feb 13, Apr 10, Jun 19
    Arnold Haan Mar 6, May 1, Jun 19
    Jeff Hunt Mar 13, May 1, Jun 12
    Tony Jasinski Jan 16, Mar 27
    Stuart Leung Jan 9, Jan 30, April 3
    Max Mendoza Jan 23, Mar 27, May 22
    Phil Mullins Feb 6, Mar 20, May 22
    Brian Pearlman Feb 13, May 8, Jun 5
    Jim Oakley Feb 20, Apr 10, Jun 5
    Paul Walsh Feb 20, Apr 17, Jun 12

    Click here to download a copy of the waiver form.