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Athletics
Girls Fall Softball Leagues
Improve your skills, make new friends, and play ball! This league is played with Geneva and Sugar Grove park districts and will require some travel for games. For the 10U and 12U teams, the season will conclude with a single-game elimination playoff. Please provide a jersey and pant size, as well as what school your child attends, at registration.
• Registration deadline is July 21.
• After the deadline, you will be wait-listed and only placed on a team if numbers allow.
• Practices begin the week of August 7. Days, times, and field locations will be determined by your coach and field availability.
• Games begin the last week in August. No games are played during Labor Day weekend.
• Age cut-off is based on participant’s age as of December 31, 2022.
• Volunteer coaches are needed.
• Each player is required to have her own helmet. Helmets may be purchased for an additional $21.
• Need softball pants this fall? Pants may be purchased for an additional $20.
6U Girls Softball League
Ages 5-6
Join us for the fall softball league! Teams will consist of 8 -12 players. All teams will practice for a half an hour and play their game immediately afterward on Friday evenings. A uniform top will be provided for each girl. The league will use a tee like a traditional tee-ball league. All girls must bring their own glove and any kind of athletic shoe may be worn. Volunteer coaches are needed.
Co-Rec Sand Volleyball League
Ages 18+
Feel the wind in your hair and the sand beneath your feet! Join our Co-Rec Sand Volleyball League. Games will be played on Thursday evenings at the sand volleyball courts at South Mill Creek Park. There must be six players on a court with at least one female playing at all times. Fee is per team.
Rainout Line
Check for updates and cancellations at bataviaparks.org/rainout!
Summer Hours
Pickleball Open Gym
Ages 18+
• Mondays, Wednesdays & Sundays, 7:00–9:00P, CC Gym
• Tuesdays, 1:00–4:00P, CC Gym
• Saturdays, 12:00–3:00P, CC Gym
Join the exciting sport of pickleball during open gym hours this season! There is a $3 drop-in fee, or you may choose to purchase a 10-Punch Pass for $27. Some minimal equipment will be provided, but you’re encouraged to bring your own.
Pickleball Private Lessons
Schedule a session of private pickleball lessons with our USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) Pickleball National Champion and Senior World Champion, Ken Harris! Lessons are tailored to your skill set and last one hour in length, four total lessons. Four players are needed for each group lesson. Questions? Email nathanielj@bataviaparks.org.
Junior Tennis Classes
The junior program includes different ability classes, starting with Red Ball Tennis and advancing to our Jr. Development groups. The program aims to provide a structured and fun framework for learning with the goal of fostering a lasting enjoyment of the game of tennis and willingness and desire to improve.
Red Ball
Ages 4-7
Players will develop skills in agility, balance and coordination, movement patterns, forehand and backhand groundstrokes, serves, returns, volleys, court positioning, and scoring.
Orange Ball
Ages 8-10
Players will develop skills in agility, coordination, dynamic balance, movement patterns, court positioning, and scoring, and reliable technique on forehand, backhand, serves, and volleys.
Orange Ball Elite Tennis
Ages 8-10
Players will develop advanced shot selection, use of angles, emerging strengths, prepare for orange ball play, and begin to transition to green ball.
Jr. Development
Ages 11-17
» For registration details, check the chart at the end of this section.
This program is designed to introduce the game to junior high and high school players based on age and ability. Players will develop skills in agility, coordination, dynamic balance, movement patterns, court positioning, and scoring, and reliable technique on forehand and backhand, serve, return, and volleys. The class will use green ball for skill development with an introduction to yellow ball.