Welcome to Bulldog Central
A Message from our Athletic Director
Athletics is an integrall and required part of the Buckley experience, fostering physical fitness, teamwork, and personal growth. In the lower grades, the focus is on integrating physical education into meaningful athletic activities, laying a strong foundation for future sports participation. In the Upper School, students engage in interscholastic sports that emphasize teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship, all within a supportive and caring environment.
Buckley’s athletics program is an extension of the classroom, reflecting the school’s cherished values of fair play, cooperation, sportsmanship, and a genuine love of the game. Our talented and dedicated coaches enhance the educational journey by promoting self-discipline, respect, communication, and collaboration.
Being a Buckley student-athlete is an essential part of the personal development that prepares our students to thrive both at Buckley and beyond.
We look forward to seeing you at our games, cheering on the Buckley Bulldogs. Go Bulldogs!
Brian Boyle
bboyle@buckleycountryday.com
About Mr. Boyle
Mr. Brian Boyle has been teaching physical education and coaching three seasons of sports at Buckley since 2005, and was promoted to Athletics Director in the Fall of 2022. Beloved by students, faculty, and alumni, Mr. Boyle’s expertise and mentorship has positively influenced the lives of his students and their families for the last 17 years.
Mr. Boyle played college basketball at Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, earning All-Freshmen honors in 2000. He helped guide Lasell to two consecutive appearances in the Division 3 National Tournament in 2000 and 2001. He went on to get his degree in early childhood education and graduated from Lasell in 2004. Mr. Boyle attended St. Mary’s of Manhasset High School where he played for the long island basketball legend Tim Cleuss. His team went on to in the NY Catholic State Championship in 1998.
Mr. Boyle and his wife Andrea, who is also an educator, live in Massapequa and have two children, both Buckley students – Maddie ’28 and Brian ’29.
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