Esports @ Modesto City Schools
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Tournament Coming Soon...Saturday December 6, 2025 at Beyer High School: 9am-12:30pm Esports Jr. High and 1pm-6:30pm Esports High School
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Student Information on Esports
Parent Information on Esports
Esports Jr.
3rd - 6th Grades
Esports Jr. High School
7th-8th Grades
Esports High School
9th-12th Grades
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All Elementary Schools will have an Expanded Learning Esports program that includes:
Minecraft EDU Esports
Nintendo Switch Console Games
Smash Bros. Game
Mario Kart
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All Middle Schools will have an Expanded Learning Esports program that includes:
Minecraft EDU Esports
Rocket League
Brawlhalla
Roller Champions
Fall Guys
Nintendo Switch Console Games
Smash Bros. Game
Mario Kart
Esports Jr. High Team League:
Part of the Central California Esports League (CCEL)
Practices and Game Matches on Tuesday and Thursdays afterschool
Season 1 August - November
Recruitment in August
Game Matches Sept 15 - Nov 13
Playoffs at Tournament
Tournament in December on a Saturday
12/6/25 at Beyer High SchoolJr. High 9am-12:30pm
High School 1pm-6:30pm
Super Smash Bros.: Tuesdays
Rocket League: Thursdays
Season 2 January - March
Recruitment in December
Game Matches Jan 26 - March 26
Playoffs at Tournament
Tournament in April on a Saturday at UOP in Stockton on 4/25/26
Jr. High 9am-12:30pm
High School 1pm-5pm
Mario Kart: Tuesdays
Brawhalla: Thursdays
All High Schools will have an Extra-curricular Esports program that includes:
Esports High School Team League:
Part of the Central California Esports League (CCEL)
Practices and Game Matches on Tuesday and Thursdays afterschool 3:30pm-5:30pm
Season 1 August - November - Poster link
Recruitment in August
Game Matches Sept 16 - Nov 20
Playoffs TBD Nov 10-14
Tournament in December on a Saturday
12/6/25 at Beyer High SchoolJr. High 9am-12:30pm
High School 1pm-6:30pm
LOL League of Legends: Tuesdays
Fortnite (Pilot): Tuesdays
OW2 Overwatch 2: Thursdays
Season 2 January - March - Poster link
Recruitment in December
Game Matches Jan 13 - March 13
Playoffs TBD March 16-20
Tournament in April on a Saturday at UOP in Stockton on 4/25/26
Jr. High 9am-12:30pm
High School 1pm-5pm
RL Rocket League: Tuesdays
Val Valorant: Thursdays
Social Gaming before or afterschool
Brawlhalla
Fall Guys
Roller Champions
Chess.com
Tetr.io
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Rocket League Promo
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Modesto Esports League offers both competitive and social gaming for students at all of our schools. Students and Parent/Guardians sign a MCS Player Agreement joining the program to ensure that all students are modeling being great players. Depending on the Esports program each school will have a dedicated setup for esports that may include consoles, gaming desks and chairs, gaming computers, keyboards, mice, gamepads, and headsets.
Embedded professional skills at our 7-12 level will also feature Shoutcasting for live streaming game broadcasts.
School Site Lead Esport Coaches will receive training and coaching clinics to support them in their role.
Why Esports?
Diverse student interest in social gaming and competing in tournaments
More than 30 Colleges in US offer Esports Scholarships
Academic roles include digital journalism, digital citizenship, team building, conflict resolution, critical thinking, communication, data analysis, broadcasting, design, production, and social and emotional learning
Esports Games
Minecraft EDU
Grades: 3rd-12th
Chromebook Device
Publisher: Microsoft
ESRB Rating: E Everyone 10+
(ESRB Link)
Players: max 30
Type of Game: Sandbox
Mario Kart
Fall Guys
Brawlhalla
Rocket League
League of Legends
Valorant
Fortnite
Grades: 9th-12th
Gaming PC
Type of Game: Online Battle Royale
*Fortnite is only available during April and May of 2025. Check out the Fortnite Webpage for more information.
Timeline
🎮 2022-23: Foundations & First Play
Laying the Groundwork
Semester 1: Esports Kickoff
🌟 Introducing Esports across 34 K-12 School Sites
🤝 Coach Clinics & Team Building Workshops
🎲 Social Gaming Initiatives
🏆 First Game Matches and Tournaments Launched
Semester 2: Infrastructure & Competition
💻 Complete Hardware and Furniture Setups at All Sites
🏋️ Structured Team Practices
🎮 Expanded Game Matches
🌐 Interschool Tournaments Begin
🚀 2023-24: High School Open Lab Expansion
🖥️ Developing High School Esports Open Lab Program
Creating dedicated before and after-school esports spaces
Providing High School and Middle School Coach Clinics
Hosting first in-person esports tournament
🔊 2024-25: Broadcast & Middle School Enhancements
🎙️ Amplifying the Esports Experience
Introducing Shoutcasting Capabilities
Hosting Tournaments for live In-Person and watch online streaming
Growing Middle School Esports Program
🎓 2025-26: Bridging Opportunities & Elementary Enhancements
🏆 College, Career, and Comprehensive Growth
Scholarship Connections
Higher Education Partnerships
Career Pathway Exploration in Gaming & Technology
Developing Elementary Esports Foundations
Commitments
High School Esports will include practices, game matches, and tournaments
Practice: 4 hours a week, Tue and Thur from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Game Match: 1 game a week for each team. Games can run 45min to 2 hours and maybe on Tuesday or Thursday, depending on the game schedule.
Tournament: 2x a Year; these are around 6-hours 9am-3pm but can go longer; held Season 1 in December and Season 2 in May
Game Matches and Tournaments may occur during our scheduled school breaks, but players should to participate during those timeframes
Coach Clinics
Coach Clinics will include the following topics:
Recruitment
Team Building
Gaming Strategies
Gaming Appreciation
Motor Skills
Health and Wellness
Self-Management
Interpersonal Communication
Personal and Social Behavior
Goal-setting and Decision-Making Skills
Active Participation
Software
In Scope:
Microsoft Teams
ggCircuit: ggLeap and ggRock
BattleFY.com
UGCEsports.gg
OBS
District created Twitch Channel
Out of Scope:
Discord
Mumble
School Site or Personal created Twitch Channel
Alignments
Central California Esports League (CCEL)
MSEL
NASEF
ISEA Esports
Highschool.gg
GSEsports
