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BFA × Pearl Program · Grades 3–5

Pre-Season Basketball & Leadership Training

Five Tuesday evenings of real reps for elementary players — footwork, ball-handling, shooting mechanics and game IQ — with the same Pearl leadership curriculum our older players get.

Tuesdays, 6:00–7:00 PM
October 13 – November 10, 2026
Rainier Community Center — not Rainier Beach

Register your player — free

Space is limited by gym capacity. Register early.

Who
Grades 3–5
All skill levels, no team needed
When
Tuesdays, 6:00–7:00 PM
Oct 13 – Nov 10 · 5 weeks
Where
Rainier Community Center (not Rainier Beach)
4600 38th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Cost
Free to register
Optional donation at checkout
On the floor

What your player works on

Structured, high-rep drills — not scrimmage-and-go. Every session builds on the last one.

  • FootworkBalance, pivots, and getting stopped under control.
  • Ball-handlingBoth hands, at game speed, with pressure.
  • Shooting mechanicsForm built from the ground up, close to the rim first.
  • Game IQSpacing, reading the defender, and knowing what the next pass is.
  • Pearl leadership curriculumThe same communication, resilience and decision-making work the 6–12 league does, pitched for elementary age.
A young player working through a Pearl leadership worksheet
Leadership isn't a bolt-on. It runs inside every training session.
All five Tuesdays

Session dates

Training runs every Tuesday for five straight weeks — including October 27, when the Sunday 3-on-3 league is on its off weekend. Nothing pauses here.

Week1
Tuesday, October 13
Footwork and balance · leadership session 1
6:00–7:00 PM
Week2
Tuesday, October 20
Ball-handling · leadership session 2
6:00–7:00 PM
Week3
Tuesday, October 27
Shooting mechanics · leadership session 3
6:00–7:00 PM
Week4
Tuesday, November 3
Game IQ and spacing · leadership session 4
6:00–7:00 PM
Week5
Tuesday, November 10
Putting it together · leadership session 5
6:00–7:00 PM
Coming from the 3-on-3 league? It's a different gym. Training is at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S — about 3 miles north of Rainier Beach Community Center, where the Sunday league plays.
$0

Free, because Seattle Parks & Recreation funded it.

A Get Moving grant covers coaching, equipment and gym time. If your family is able to add a donation at checkout it goes straight into next season — but nothing is required to register.

Register your player

Registration runs through Zeffy, so 100% of any donation reaches Bright Futures Through Sports.

  1. 1Register one player at a time — name, grade and a guardian contact.
  2. 2Add an optional donation if you're able, or skip it and finish free.
  3. 3Watch for a confirmation email with what to bring on the first Tuesday.
Open the registration form
Scan to register
Pre-Season Training
Questions

Talk to a coach

Older player at home?
Grades 6–12 play Sundays in the Pearl Hoops 3-on-3 League.

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