OHDS
Middle School
Athletics
Oakland Hebrew Day School's middle school athletics program builds student health and wellness, complements OHDS academics, and builds our core middot: kindness, gratitude, resilience, respect, responsibility, self-control, perseverance, curiosity, and integrity. We encourage students of all athletic abilities to join, to build skills, good health, and fun.
OHDS offers a three-season year for our student athletes: a co-ed pickleball in the fall (September-November), a boys and a girls basketball team in the winter (November-March), and a co-ed volleyball team in the spring (March-May). Please click in the drop-down menus below for details, registration information, and forms. OHDS is a member of the Bay Area Middle School Sports League.
Basketball
Eagles Basketball Details
OHDS plans to field three teams: a boys junior varsity team, a boys varsity team, and a girls team.
Season Dates: November 13 through the second week of March.
Practice Days/Times: 4:15-5:15 p.m. at OHDS. No practice on early dismissal days or rainy days. We notify parents by noon if practice/games are cancelled due to weather. No practice the week of Maccabiah.
~Boys (three teams): Wednesday/Thursday
~Girls: Monday/TuesdayGame Schedule: Game are held January-March, and may be scheduled any day of the week, Monday-Thursday. This document will be updated as the schedule is finalized in December. Please note that there is a tab for each team on this document, with the team roster included.
At least two parent drivers are needed to get the team to every game, so ask each family to sign up to drive at least twice on this document. Parents are responsible for getting their own children home from each game, and should never assume their child has a ride. We couldn't do this without parent support, so thank you!
Uniforms: All team members will be issued a team jersey, which they are responsible to had back into Coach Grace at the end of the season. Families will be billed for un-returned uniforms.
Action Items to Join
Please register HERE to join (under after-school programs).
Submit these waivers to vmoreno@ohds.org no later than November 15:
Pickleball
Eagles Pickleball Details
OHDS plans to field one co-ed pickleball team for all middle school students. No experience necessary to join! We're here to learn and have fun, though we do ask you to really commit to the team once you join.
Season Dates: September 5-November 2 (tentative).Â
Practice Days/Times: Tuesday/Thursday from 4:15-5:15 p.m. at OHDS. No practice on early dismissal days or rainy days. Coach Grace will notify you by 1 p.m. if practice is cancelled due to rain.
Meet Schedule: Game are held September-mid-November, and will likely be on Tuesday/Thursday, but may may be scheduled Monday-Thursday. This document will be updated as the schedule is finalized. At least two parent drivers are needed to get the team to every game, so we ask each family to sign up to drive at least twice on this document. Parents are responsible for getting their own children home from each game, and should never assume their child has a ride. We couldn't do this without parent support, so thank you!
Uniforms: All team members will be issued a team jersey, which they are responsible to had back into Coach Grace at the end of the season.
Action Items to Join
Please register HERE to join (under after-school programs).
Submit these waivers to vmoreno@ohds.org:
Volleyball
Eagles Volleyball Details
OHDS plans to field one co-ed volleyball team for all middle school students, led by Coach Julia and Coach Anthony. No experience necessary to join! We're here to learn and have fun, though we do ask you to really commit to the team once you join.
Season Dates: March-May. Starts March 19!
Practice Days/Times: Tuesday/Thursday from 4:15-5:15 p.m. at OHDS. No practice on early dismissal days or rainy days. We are aware that 8th graders will miss some days due to the 8th grade trip.
Game Schedule: Game are held March-May, and will likely be on Tuesday/Thursday, but may may be scheduled any day of the week, Monday-Thursday. This document will be updated as the schedule is finalized. At least two parent drivers are needed to get the team to every game, so we ask each family to sign up to drive at least twice on this document. Parents are responsible for getting their own children home from each game, and should never assume their child has a ride. We couldn't do this without parent support, so thank you!
Uniforms: All team members will be issued a team jersey, which they are responsible to had back into Coach Grace at the end of the season.
Action Items to Join
Please register HERE to join (under after-school programs).
Submit these waivers to vmoreno@ohds.org no later than March 14. If you've already submitted this form this year, no need to submit them again.
OHDS Middle School Athletics Team
Daryl Grace
Director of Athletics
dgrace@ohds.org
Coach Grace oversees the middle school athletics program, hiring coaches, creating game schedules, and communicating with parents and our league. He also teaches physical education to grades 1-8 at OHDS, and Pre-Algebra in the middle school.
Coach Theo
Basketball (8th Grade Boys)
Coach Adam
Basketball (6th-7th Grade Boys)
Coach Jaydin
Basketball (6th-7th Grade Boys)
Coach Jacob
Basketball (Girls)
Coach Rick
Pickleball
Coach Julia
Volleyball