Alameda
Fields & Courts
Coalition

Let's give every Alameda kid a safe, nearby place to play.

We're Alameda's youth sports leagues and clubs, and the parents, coaches, players and neighbors behind them, speaking with one voice.

Tell us how you can help the Coalition.

Add my voice 2-minute survey Opens our volunteer survey in a new tab.
Numbers win fields.When City leaders see hundreds of Alameda families behind a request, it moves to the top of the list.
You choose how to help.Send an email, speak for two minutes, share a story, or just be counted. Every level counts.
We'll only reach out when it matters.You'll hear from us when a decision about Alameda's fields and courts is coming up, with what to say and where to be.

Who we are

The leagues, and the people behind them.

Our charter members are the organizations that use the island's fields and courts every day. Each holds a seat on our board, and together they set our priorities. We speak for every sport, and no member argues against another's fields.

Our leagues and clubs can't do this alone. Most of the work is done by Alameda residents who care: speaking at City meetings, writing letters, and sharing what the field shortage means for their kids. Our members need your voice and your stories.

Charter members: announced as each league's board signs on.

Represent an Alameda league, club or school team? Email us at hello@alamedafieldsandcourts.org.

Our mission

Alameda needs more fields and courts.

We work with the City, the school district and the community to:

  • Keepthe ones we have
  • Addthe ones we need
  • Planfor the long term

so every kid has a safe, nearby place to play.

Why now

No kid is turned away today. That margin is about to disappear.

Fairness

Every kid deserves a place to play

Local leagues are how every kid gets to play, whatever their family can afford. When fields run out, the families who can drive and pay will go elsewhere, and everyone else gets left behind.

Today

There's no room left

No league turns kids away today, but only because every field is booked to the minute: practices get cut short, teams share half-fields, and games move around the island.

2028 and beyond

Fields are about to close, and nothing replaces them

The island's only Majors baseball diamond, at the former Lum Elementary site, is slated to close in 2028 for a new Alameda High athletic field. The Main Street soccer fields at Alameda Point sit in the path of planned housing, and Hornet Field is expected to come out of use for local leagues. There's no funded plan to add a single field.

We support any project that adds fields and courts Alameda kids can use.

What we're asking for

Four asks for City and school leaders.

  1. A long-term City plan for fields and courtsAdopted and funded, starting with an updated look at how many the island needs.
  2. No net lossWe support new homes and neighborhoods. When a project takes a field or court, it should replace it, ideally before the old one closes.
  3. Thompson Field in City handsState law lets the City buy surplus school recreation land at a steep discount, but only if it's ready. We're asking the City to get ready now.
  4. New fields and courts where we can get themSo families aren't waiting years for relief.

Get involved

Your voice is how fields get won.

  • Send a commentWhen we send an alert, email a few sentences to the commission or council. We'll give you talking points.
  • Show upSpeak for one to three minutes at a public meeting, or just fill a seat. Numbers matter.
  • Share your storyTell us how field and court shortages affect your family or team.

It takes about two minutes. Tell us which sports and schools you're connected to and how you'd like to help, and we'll add you to our alert list. The more Alameda families who sign up, the harder we are to ignore.

Count me in

Questions? Email us at hello@alamedafieldsandcourts.org