VFW Youth Group Basketball
VFW Youth Group Basketball
VFW Youth Group supports the Kazuo Masuda Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3670 in Garden Grove and is just one organization that plays within the SEYO League.
SEYO is the Southeast Youth Organization and includes the following organizations:
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Youth Group (VFW)
- Norwalk Youth Sports (NYS)
- Orange County Optimist Club (OCO Club)
- Wintersburg Presbyterian Church (WPC)
- Orange County Buddhist Church (OCBC)
- Anaheim Revive Church (ARC)
- Suburban Optimist Club (SOC)
- JETS/JETTS
Youth Basketball
SEYO Winter Season
- December – February on Sunday afternoons (two weeks off for Christmas and New Year’s Day, one week off for President’s Day Weekend)
- 2nd grade through 8th grade only
- Gyms within North OC: Cypress, Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley
SEYO Spring Season
- March – May, also on Sunday afternoons
- 8th grade through 12th grade only
- Gyms within North OC: Cypress, Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley
Fees
- Winter or Spring Registration Fee: $295
- New SEYO Family Lifetime Membership: $5/family
- New VFW Player Membership: $45/player
VFW Basketball Practices
- Start in late October for incoming 2nd grade teams
- Saturday afternoons (ranging from 12-6) for 90 minutes per team, times may vary week by week.
- Gyms located in North OC: Westminster, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Seal Beach, Anaheim, locations may vary week by week.
- Gym fees are waived through VFW fundraising efforts (annual tournament, Poker Night, Winter and Spring registration fees)
Fundraisers and Volunteer Requirements
These events are necessary in order to offset gym fees, equipment, scorekeepers, commissioners, and refs. All families are required to participate in order to help the VFW Youth Group keep running.
Veterans Outreach
- As a part of the Kazuo Masuda VFW Post 3670 and SEYO, we ask families to participate in the following activities:
Teams bring snacks to the VFW Post 3670 Monthly Meetings and introduce themselves to the veterans. Each team is required to do this once per year. - Represent VFW Post 3670 and help with Memorial Day Ceremony
- VFW Post 3670 Clean-up Days (3-4 times per year)
- Support, attend, and/or volunteer at various events held by other SEYO organizations.
VFW Tournament (October)
- Tasks include, but not limited to, the following: commissioning games, front table, set up/clean-up, assist with monitoring the condition of the gym, restrooms, and school property, hospitality to scorekeepers, refs, and guests.
- Each team is also asked to sell $1000 worth of ads or sponsorships for the Tournament program in lieu of the tournament registration fee.
- Returning players must play in the tournament and parents must volunteer in order to join for the Winter Season.
- Incoming 2nd grade families are exempt from this requirement during the 2nd grade year.
VFW Poker Night (Spring)
- Each team is asked to sell tickets and contribute to raffle and silent auction prizes.
- Actually attending Poker Night (as a player and/or dinner guest) is optional.
Special Events
These events are part of making the VFW Youth Group a community that serves others and builds future leaders. We do more than just play basketball.
VFW Holiday Party – in early/mid December, Saturday evening at OCBC.
VFW End-of-Season Celebration (past events include Dave & Busters, bowling, Clippers Game)