COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SPORTS PROGRAMS
There are six multipurpose community centers and one specialty arts and crafts center in Tallahassee. The community centers offer classes for youth and adults including karate, aerobics, "trimnastics", dance, cooking and arts and crafts. Community meetings and social functions can be scheduled at these facilities. Jack McLean, Lawrence Gregory and Walker Ford also have adjacent pool facilities. Picnic facilities and playgrounds are also adjacent.
PALMER MUNROE TEEN CENTER: is the first facility designed as a safe and enriching center for local teens. It includes rooms for teens to study, do homework, develop computer and related business skills, engage in recreation and cultural endeavors, and, help them mature as they grow through the teenage years. 1900 Jackson Bluff road, 850-891-2568
JACK McLEAN COMMUNITY CENTER: Picnic shelters, tennis court, ball fields, playground. 700 Paul Russell Road 850-891-2505 Aquatics facility adjacent 850-891-2500
JAKE GAITHER COMMUNITY CENTER; Playground, gymnasium, tennis courts, picnic area, ballfields. 801 Tanner Drive, 850-891-3940
LAWRENCE GREGORY COMMUNITY CENTER; gymnasium and playground. 1115 Dade St. 8500-891-3910 Robinson Trueblood Aquatics facility adjacent, 850-891-3911
LeVERNE PAYNE COMMUNITY CENTER; playground, tennis courts adjacent. 450 W. Fourth Ave. 850-891-3911
SUE H. McCOLLUM COMMUNITY CENTER ( Lafayette Park): plaground, picnic facilities, gymnasium. 50 Ingleside Ave. 850-891-3946
WALKER FORD COMMUNITY CENTER; Gymnasium, playground, 2301 Pasco St. 850-891-3970 Pool adjacent, 850-891-3973
LAFAYETTE ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER; offers a variety of arts and crafts classes, along with summer arts and crafts camps for children. 501 Ingleside Ave. 850-891-3945
LAKE JACKSON TOWN CENTER at Huntington Oaks is next to the recently expanded Lake Jackson Branch Library at the intersection of North Monroe St., and Fred George Road. A wide variety of outreach activities in addition to lifelong learning and art classes will be provided. Space is available for meetings in one of the two meeting rooms. A county tax collector's office is scheduled to open also.
AQUATICS
The Levy Park, Forestmeadows, Walker Ford, Robinson Trueblood (at Lawrence Gregory Community Center at Dade Street), and Jack McLean Aquatics Center pools are open seasonally. The Wade wehunt Pool (at Myers Park) and the Trousdell Aquatic Center are open year-round. Pool programs and hours differ at each location. Swim lessons for all ages, as well as Junior Lifeguard Training, are offered seasonally. For complete information, visit www.talgov.com
Forestmeadows Pool: 4750 N. Meridian Road 850-891-3922
Jack McLean Aquatics Center: 700 Paul Russell Road 850-891-2500
Robinson Trueblood Pool: 1115 Dade St. 850-891-3911
Levy Pool: 625 W. Tharpe St. 850-891-3950
Trousdell Aquatics Center: 298 John Knox Road 850-891-4901
Wade Wehunt Pool: 907 Myers Park Drive 850-891-3985
Walker Ford Pool: 2301 Pascoe St. 850-891-3973
TENNIS:
The cities Parks and Recreation Dep't. offers recreational tennis instruction to players from tiny tot to adults of various levels of ability. Certified professionals introduce the adult beginner to the basic of playing tennis with proper warm-up, hand-eye coordination drills, and basic strokes. Tiny tots begin at 4 years old with hand-eye coordination skills and juniors progress through beginner, advanced beginner and intermediate levels before moving into more competitive programs. Junior recreational classes are offered in the afternoons at Forestmeadows Winthrop Park, Tom Brown Park, and the Fourth Avenue and Walker-Ford Community Centers.
Tournament training is available for juniors and advanced drills and matched strategy for adults. Private and semi-private tennis lessons are also available upon request.
Summer tennis camps are provided for youth ages 6-14 years old. Offered at both Forestmeadows and Winthrop Park the camps emphasize stroke fundamentals, rules, etiquette, and fun games. For more information, call the Tennis Division at 850-891-3920.
Forestmeadows Parks and Athletic Center: Nineteen lighted tennis courts--13 clay and 6 hard. Tennis backboards, 3 indoor raquetball courts, 1 indoor squash court, 2 weight room, locker rooms. Play available only during supervised hours. 4750 N. Meridian Road, 850-891-3920
Winthrop Park Tennis Center: Six lighted hard courts, 2 outdoor raquetball courts. Free walk-in play during unsupervised hours. 1601 Mitchell Ave. 850-891-3980
Tom Brown Park Tennis Center: Twelve lighted hard courts, 12 outdoor racquetball courts. Free wallk-in play during unsupervised hours. 501 Easterwood Drive 850-891-3966
SKATE PARK;
The Mike Blankenship Skate Park (Messer Park): The park is a state-of-the art, 26,000 square foot facility designed to provide maximum enjoyment and challenge to all who utilize it. there is a 5-foot deep pool with a roll down to 9 feet. Operates from sunrise to midnight. 2730 Jackson Bluff Road.
GYMNASTICS;
The Trousdell Gymnastic Center: Classes for all ages and ability levels are offered. Recreational classes and competitive programs are available in dance and aerobics, and other classes are also offered. Registration takes place in August, December and May. 326 John Knox Road 850-891-
YOUTH AND/OR ADULT SPORTS;
Cheerleading, girls volleyball, baseball (Dizzy Dean and Cal Ripken), basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, tackle football and track. Adult sports include basketball, flag football, softball and volleyball. .
Parents signing up kids for the youth programs should bring a birth certificate and whatever applicable fees are for the given sport. For information about both youth and adult ciaty programs, including where and when to register, call the information Hot Line or check out the Tallahassee Democrat sports section. Information and registration also available at www.talgov.com Call 850-891-3866 for late registration questions.
TALLAHASSEE-LEON BABE RUTH:
Tallahassee Babe Ruth Baseball is a nonprofit organization that administers and promotes amateur baseball for youth ages 13 - 15 in Leon County. It is affiliated nationally with Babe Ruth League, Inc., the largest youth baseball organization in the world. The local organization is the established "advanced league" play stucture, with open try-outs and evaluations to fill 52 13 year old positions each year. To learn more, visit www.tallybaseball.com Call 850-422-1205 or e-mail [email protected]
LEON COUNTY CENTERS AND PROGRAMS;
COMMUNITY CENTERS;
Dorothy Cooper Spence Community Center (Chaires): 4768 Chaires Cross Road 850-656-2162
Bradfordville Community Center: 3489 Bannerman Road 850-668-1429
Fort Braden Community Center: 16387 Blountstown Highway, 850-574-1027
Miccosukee Community Center: 13887 Moccasin Gap Road, 850-893-9226
Woodville Community Center: 8000 Old Woodville Road, 850-421-1081
SPORTS OFFERED;
Leon County offers the following sports: Pop Warner football, tackle football, cheerleading, soccer, Little League baseball, Little League soft ball.
CROSS COUNTRY TRAIL:
The recently created cross country trail is located at the Solid Waste Facility on Apalachee Parkway. It has been built to be a running trail, and was developed in co-operation with Florida State University, Athletic Department. It is used as a competitive facility, and is equiped with a stage, electroics, etc. It is open to the public and has ample parking available.
