The Field is Calling
Register for 2018 Spring Adult Sports; Officials/Umpires Needed
January 08, 2018
Regular physical activity is great for your overall health and happiness. Keep active this spring by participating in the City of Tallahassee’s adult softball and flag football programs. Registration is open.
The adult softball program offers the following league options: Men, Men’s Church, Senior (players must be over the age of 50), Women and Coed. There must be a minimum of four teams registered to make a league. Games take place on weekday evenings and begin the week of March 5, 2018. Games will be played at both the Tom Brown Park Softball Complex and/or the James Messer Sports Complex. The fee per team for 10 games (one per week) is $365. There is also a 15-game schedule option for men’s teams, which costs $510 per team. Registration for softball closes on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Teams wanting to register after February 7 will be placed on a wait list, and if space is available, teams will pay a $10 late fee. The last day late registration will be accepted for adult softball is Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.
The adult flag football program offers the following league options: Men, Women and Coed. At least four teams must register to form a league. Games are played once a week on weekday evenings at the Messer South complex. Games start Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018.The fee per team for the 12-game, double-header season is $390. Registration for flag football closes on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Teams wanting to register after February 13 will be placed on a wait list, and if space is available, teams will pay a $10 late fee. The last day late registration will be accepted for flag football is Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018.
To register for adult softball and/or adult flag football, visit Talgov.com/parks. Registration can also be dropped off in person at the City’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Department’s main office, located at 912 Myers Park Drive, on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additionally, both adult programs need officials/umpires. If you’re interested in applying to be a softball umpire or flag football referee, email Janet Lucas at Janet.Lucas@talgov.com. People interested in serving as officials will need to participate in mandatory rules and field clinics.
The rules clinic for softball umpires will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Messer North Press Box. Field clinics will be held at Messer North on Tuesday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, March 1, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each night.
The rules clinic for flag football officials will be held at Messer South on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 12:30 p.m. The field clinic will be held at the same place on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 6-8 p.m.
For more information, visit Talgov.com/parks. You can also stay up-to-date by liking the department on Facebook or following @COTparks on Twitter and Instagram.
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