An Amazing History of Kids Enjoying Excel
Letter From the Founder
Dear Parents and Campers,
I have been very blessed to have a great career as an athlete and as a coach. I attribute my success to the solid upbringing I received from my wonderful mother and father. Their efforts were enhanced by the many great coaches that I had, dating back to my youth days, up through high school, and then on to college.
I have been fortunate to have been a successful youth coach in New Providence, New Jersey and in Concord, California. I learned so much from the boys and girls on my first teams and treasure the relationships I have with them to this very day. Since the 80’s I have been involved in Youth Basketball through my commitment to CYO Basketball. Even though I am no longer coaching in CYO, I enjoy my time serving on the Board of the East Diablo CYO Program where I get to work with so many committed volunteer Athletic Directors who truly love kids.
Coach Allocco: 1983 Camp
Todd Lichti, Future NBA Player: Excel-Mt. Diablo
I am grateful to the Administration of Northgate High School and De La Salle High School who gave me the opportunity to coach and mentor their high school students and serve their communities. Many of the youngsters that I coached in high school now make the time each year to come back and work at Excel!
But most of all, I thank the thousands of families who have entrusted their children to my care. Excel is my ministry, it is my passion. Serving children and trying to provide them with great tools to become better players and better people is my life’s commitment.
As I look through the hundreds of photos on this site, I am truly grateful for all of the campers and coaches who have enriched my life through our work together. I am extremly proud that so many kids look back to their days at Excel as some of their most treasured summer memories.
I hope you will take a moment to explore the many pages on this fun site. It is filled with the history of our camp, with every award winner, plus amazing photos of the thousands of campers who spent their summers at Excel.
Since its inceptoin in 1981, I have remain invovled at every camp. Why? …..because it is what I absolutely LOVE to do.
I remain commited to providing the best experience possible for your child, and to using Exel camp as a way to “Change the World One Player at a Time”.
Yours in Basketball,
Frank Allocco
Camp Director since 1981