Adult Sports Program Power Point PresMeridian Parks & Recreation Adult Sports Program
As of November 2011
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What makes the sports program a success?
Parks Staff- the crew goes above and beyond to make the parks look the way they do.
Program Participants- we have several returning teams each year and we have teams that have been
involved in the adult sports programs since they began.
Support from City Council, Parks Commission, Staff, and the Community.
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Programs Currently Offered
Spring Coed & Women’s Volleyball League (58 teams)
Spring Coed & Men’s Softball League (108 Teams)
Men’s Fast Pitch Softball Tournament (6 teams - 3 from out of state)
Fall Coed & Men’s
Softball League (84 teams)
Fall Open & Coed Dodge-Ball League (20 teams)
Fall Men’s Flag Football League (11 Teams)
Winter Coed & Women’s Volleyball League (86 teams)
Winter Volleyball
Tournament (27 teams maximum)
Winter Men’s & Women’s Basketball Leagues (19 teams)
Girls Fast Pitch League
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Continued Growth
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Team Participation Growth
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Continued Growth
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Participation Growth
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Gym Space Needs
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Softball Growth
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Softball Growth
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Programs To Be Explored
Youth Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament
Spring & Fall Sunday Softball League
Adult Flag Football Tournament
Adult COED Flag Football League
Summer Outdoor Volleyball Tournament
Summer
Outdoor Dodge-Ball Tournament
Summer Outdoor Basketball League
Multiple Summer Softball Tournaments
Spring Dodge-Ball Tournament
Disc Golf Tournament / League
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Current Issues
Lack of gym space. From mid October to June we are looking for a minimum of 54 hours a week.
Lack of softball fields. We are currently turning teams away for our Spring Softball
League and are only 6 teams away from turning teams away in the Fall League.
Over used softball fields. This past summer we had issues with the quality of fields late in the fall season.
The bases, batters boxes and pitchers mounds were over used and could have been a safety issue. Working with the Parks Crew, we were able to fix the issue before it became a problem.
We installed a more durable base and did some preventative maintenance on the batter’s boxes and pitchers mounds. All in all it will save the City money in replacements.
Funding
for new facilities (Field House & Softball Complex)
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Sports League Fun Facts
In ONE night of softball there is a minimum of 660 at bats if each player bats at least three times per game.
Throughout the softball season (Second week of April – Second week of September)
there are over 70,000 at bats.
There were over 23,000 runs scored this year in the 105 days of softball when combining the Spring & Fall Softball Leagues or 219 runs per night on average.
There are over 1,600 softballs used this year in the Spring & Fall Softball Leagues.
During the softball season, there are 1,100+ park visitors each week due to the softball program.
There is an estimated 106,000 points scored when combining Winter & Spring Volleyball leagues or 736 points scored per night on average.
There are over 4,000 participants in the adult
sports programs.
On average, there are 9 sports games being played every night Monday through Friday throughout the year or 2,471 games.
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QUESTIONS?
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