HEALTH & FITNESS
Rec Leagues: How to Participate
The Cobb County recreation
system is booming with 28,151
youth and 23,114 adult participants
this past year, according
to Parks Director Jimmy Gisi.
The system offers a range
of youth and adult sports
throughout all seasons such
as softball, football, lacrosse,
BMX and baseball.
More unique sports and
activities include pickleball,
dodge ball and radio control
aviation club.
Pickleball is a fast-growing
racquet sport combining
elements of badminton, tennis
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and table tennis aspects.
Another unique sport, radio
control aviation club, allows
participants to learn to fly
remote control planes. For
those looking to go farther
with radio control club, the
county has a Cobb County
radio control modeler’s club,
one of the largest and oldest
Academy of Model Aeronautics
chartered clubs, which
meets at Pitner Park.
Gisi said the most popular
leagues for kids are soccer
and baseball or softball, while
adults favor softball and tennis.
The Cobb recreation league
offers travel play for more
competitive athletes as well as
recreation play, for those who
just want to have a good time
and socialize.
“We offered a new coed
softball league this year geared
towards company teams,
churches, and teams that had
finished at the bottom of their
league in previous season,” Gisi
said. “We call it the Al Bishop
Coed Social Recreational
League”
The youth system caters to
participants up to 18 years old.
“To register for our
leagues, you go to the www.
cobbparks.org home page
and click the register or
reserve button,” Gisi said.
“Once there, they will sign
in or create an account.
After they are signed in,
they need to click on the
adult sports tab to sign up
for our leagues. If someone
is looking for youth sports,
click on the ‘Recreation’ tab
on our website and then the
‘Play Ball’ tab to see all of the
programs throughout the
county.”
ATHLETICS
OFFERED
Softball
Spring registration begins
in January, season starts
in March
Fall registration begins in
August, season begins in
September
Track
Registration begins in
January, season begins
in February and is over
by May
Lacrosse
Two districts:
Sprayberry Jr. Jackets
Lacrosse
Ages 7-14
www. sprayberrylacrosse/
juniorjackets.com
Trojan Youth Lacrosse
Ages 6-15
www. trojanyouthlacrosse.
com
Basketball
Registration begins in August
or September depending
on association, season
begins in November
Football/ Cheerleading
Registration begins in July,
season begins in August
BMX
Two locations:
Noonday Park
Wild Horse Creek Park
Baseball
Spring registration begins
in January, season begins
in March, Fall registration
begins in August, season
begins in September
Soccer
Spring registration begins
in January, season begins
in March. Fall registration
begins in July, season
begins in August
ADULT ATHLETICS
OFFERED:
Softball
Fall registration begins
June-July with league play
starting in August. Spring
Registration begins in January
February and league
plays starts in March
Basketball
Registration for the summer
season is in May and
league play begins in June.
Registration for the winter
season is in October and
play begins in November.
Archery
Pitner Road Park
2302 Pitner Road
Acworth
Flag Football
Registration for the spring
season is in March with
the season beginning in
April. Registration for the
fall season is in August
and the league starts in
September. Registration
for the winter season is in
November with league play
beginning in January.
Kickball
Kickball is offered at Nickajack
Park and Terrell Mill
Park but the program is
run by contracted groups
which rent the fields.
Disc Golf
145 Old Hamilton Road
Marietta 30064
(770) 528-8890
Archery
Pitner Road Park
2302 Pitner Road
Acworth
Soccer
Locations:
Georgia Adult Coed
Leagues
404-317-9245
YMCA Adult Soccer
404-317-9245
Liga Buenabaj Soccer
Leagues
404-557-8874
Pickleball
Fullers Park Recreation
Center
Kennworth Tennis Center
Lost Mountain Tennis
Center
Ron Anderson Recreation
Center
Shaw Park
Ward Recreation Center
Ultimate Frisbee
– Fall Registration opens
in August and league
begins in September.
Spring Registration opens
in February and league
begins in March. Summer
Registration opens in May
and league begins in June.
/cobbparks.org
/juniorjackets.com