Vol. 5 Summer 2015

We submitted a new budget at our spring board meeting. I am amazed at the ability of individuals on our board to understand the inner workings of the organization through the lens of numbers. I for one always struggled with math in school. This is not to say that I disrespect dollars or the importance … Continue reading “Coach’s Corner”

Readers of Westchester Family Magazine were asked to name their Family Favorites across 37 categories. Thousands of parents weighed in and Backyard Sports was honored as a Top 5 Favorite in the category of “Special Needs Recreation Programs.” “This type of acknowledgement from parents for our special needs programs is beyond gratifying,” said Danny Bernstein, … Continue reading “Westchester Family Magazine Names BYS PLUS Tops!”

I think many of us can recall that day or moment when you got your first bike. Whether it was shiny red or blue, it represented a rite of passage to responsibility, growth and independence. Thankfully, through Foundation for Life, a non-profit founded by Paul and Mindee Bianco of local Barnum Financial Group, an office … Continue reading “BYSC Partners For First Westchester “Bike Day””

In response to our BYSC Special Needs families for Plus participants who have been with our program for many years, BYSC introduced an innovative, one of a kind Teen Sports League(TYSSL). TSSL takes our sports methodology to the next level from skill development to actual game play. What makes this model unique is that we … Continue reading “BYSC Helps Us Grow Up!”

With the help of a generous endowment from the Elmwood Foundation, BYSC, in partnership with eight local elementary schools and community organizations in underserved Westchester and Bronx communities launched a new soccer league(BYSSL) giving nearly 200 fourth and fifth graders a chance to play in a competitive soccer league. For some, it is their first … Continue reading “BYSC Soccer Sizzles This Spring With New Sports League”

Four Seasons Of Special Needs Sports Programming Register For Our Current Special Needs Programs BYS Plus Winter Soccer Fall Basketball, Winter Indoor Soccer, Late Winter Tennis & Spring Baseball. The BYS Plus Program offers Special Needs children, ages 5-15, a safe and appropriately competitive program to learn and enjoy team sports. The activities focus on … Continue reading “BYS Plus Fall Schedule”

Friday nights can be tricky after a long work week or shuttling your own kids to sports programs. So when BYSC entered into a partnership with Sound Shore Indoor Tennis to run a comprehensive clinic for over 65 underserved kids throughout the county, Scarsdale mom Terry Gushner came to volunteer with her son Eli, but … Continue reading “BYSC Partnership with Sound Shore Indoor Tennis Club on Solid Footing for 2nd Year”

To empower our high school peer mentor volunteers and forge new relationships and understanding with teens throughout the areas we serve, BYSC started an active Junior Board of Directors. This year, the board helped organize volunteers and sponsors for our fundraising events, wrote blogs for our website, advised on Social Media and came up with … Continue reading “Let’s Hear It From The Board! Meet Our Junior BYSC Board Members”

Ryan Pohly, a BYSC volunteer athlete and student at the Seven Bridges Middle School in Chappaqua, recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah and honored the occasion with a $16,000.00 contribution to BYSC. He remarked, “I wanted to make a meaningful gift to an organization which brings wonderful opportunities to athletes of all playing abilities. I feel … Continue reading “Volunteer Buzz: Ryan Pohly, “ Junior Philanthropist””

Thanks to our dedicated friends, fans, followers and junior board members who shared their hearts out BYSC generated the greatest engagement on Toyota’s social media site, resulting in a grand prize donation of $1,500 to support all we do… Thank you!

Become A Volunteer Backyard Sports Cares programs are enhanced by the participation of energetic committed volunteers. We are looking for young athletes and student leaders to serve as peer mentors in our existing community outreach programs. For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact the BYSC office at (914-304-4052). Become A Partner Collaboration with other … Continue reading “Join Our Team”