About Us

West LA Youth Club (WLAYC) is a nonprofit community basketball organization
based out of the Sawtelle Japantown area in West Los Angeles.

Leadership

Keith Kobata – President
Bill Endo – Board Member
Jack Hung – Board Member
Meg Hashimoto – Board Member
Kenny Woo – Board Member
Lucy Quiralte/Daissy Valadez- Treasurer
Ryan Komori- Webmaster

Our goal is to help each child gain confidence,
practice teamwork, develop athletically, and learn leadership, while having lots of fun in a family-oriented environment.

Affiliated Community Organizations

Community Youth Council
Japanese American Cultural Community Center
Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American Network
Little Tokyo Service Center
Terasaki Budokan

Sports Organizations

Bay Area Asian Sports DRAGONS
Community Youth Council – CYC
Crescent Bay Optimist – CBO
EAST BAY Rising Suns
The Enchantées Organization
GEO (Evening Optimist Club of Gardena)
Jets/Jetts
Mustangs
Orange Coast Optimist Club, Youth Organization (OCO)
Pasadena Bruins
Sabers Saberettes Community Club Basketball Teams
Sacramento Japanese United Methodist Church – SJUMC Basketball
Sacramento Rebels
Sacramento Warlords
San Gabriel Valley – SGV Basketball Club
San Jose Zebra Youth Foundation
South Bay F.O.R.
South Bay Youth Basketball
South East Youth Organization – SEYO
Suburban Optimist Club – SOC
Tigers Youth Club
VFW Youth Group
Yonsei Basketball