A team for everyone in
Cobb County’s rec leagues
By Chart Riggall
criggall@mdjonline.com
There’s a team for everyone in Cobb County’s recreation
leagues.
Last year, the county’s youth leagues had 8,742
participants, and 5,570 adults played in an adult
league — numbers which were thrown way off by the
pandemic, nixing programs for much of 2020. In 2019,
by comparison, youth leagues attracted nearly 23,000
participants.
The system has leagues in many sports throughout
the year. Youth leagues include baseball, football,
cheerleading, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, softball and
basketball for those up to 18 years old. Adults can join
leagues for softball, flag football, basketball, ultimate
Frisbee, kickball and cornhole. BMX and archery have
leagues for all ages.
Soccer and baseball remain perennial favorites for kids,
according to county spokesman Ross Cavitt, while softball
is a winner for adults. There’s also the fast-growing sport
of pickleball, which is taking the county by storm.
The Cobb league system has competitive leagues, which
may include travel play, and recreational leagues for
people who just want to socialize and have fun.
For more information or to register for an athletic
league, visit www.cobbparks.org.
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Those interested can also reach out to the
athletic coordinators:
Noonday Zone (East Cobb Area)
Corey Wright
corey.wright@cobbcounty.org
770-591-3161
Bishop Zone (Central Cobb Area)
Broddrick Archie
broddrick.archie@cobbcounty.org
770-528-8824
Mountain Zone (West Cobb Area)
TBD — In process of hiring new coordinator.
Al Bishop Complex/Adult Athletics
Brody Whitlock
Brody.Whitlock@cobbcounty.org
770-528-8862
Adult Athletics
Kiam Jones
Kiam.Jones@cobbcounty.org
770-528-8861
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Little leaguers play at Oregon Park in West Cobb in 2017.
Shannon Ballew
Audrey Turner plays pickleball at the Acworth Community Center.
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