After School Sports

The Laurel PTO invites students to participate in our After-School Sports Program. This program is run by the PTO and relies on your support and involvement. After-school sports is a recreational program where we aim to have a positive learning experience for our children, coaches, and families. Every student should have the opportunity to be a part of a team within our community.

Games and Practices
Teams participate in leagues organized by the City of Menlo Park and compete in matches against other schools and, on occasion, other Laurel teams. Games are held at the Arrillaga Family Gym - volleyball is typically played on the weekdays and basketball on Saturdays (except for 5th grade girls).

Practices are held twice a week in the Upper Laurel multi-purpose room on weekdays and weekends, and schedules are dependent on our volunteer coaches’ availability. Please note that Laurel typically fields about 15 basketball teams across all grades. This means fitting in 30 practices a week in one gym, so many practices will start later in the afternoons or evenings on weekdays.

Coaches
The After-school Sports program is incredibly grateful for the parent volunteers who dedicate a tremendous amount of their time each season to coach our teams. We can only field as many teams as we have coaches, which means that not all students will be able to join a sport if we do not have enough coaches. On occasion, young adults with sports backgrounds may lead clinics to gain more experience in coaching. Without the support of our volunteers and assistant coaches, not all students at Laurel would have the opportunity to participate in sports.  

If you are interested in becoming a Laurel coach, please email sports@laurelpto.org.  Our priority is on development and providing the most positive environment we can for our players. Some experience in the sport is helpful, but we welcome just a willingness to learn, and we have many veteran parent coaches who are always willing to provide support.

Scholarships
Laurel Sports encourages all students to participate in sports and offers scholarships for players who qualify. Contact the school counselor to receive a scholarship code.

For more information and active registration links for sports offered by Laurel PTO, please click the links above.