Rec Leagues (Austin, Center: fit in, college, camps)

[shockashaun]

so i got the job and im moving to Austin on October 1st. I'm moving on my own so I wouldn't know too many people in the area. Does anybody have a good website for Rec Leagues in the area? I'm 25 and constantly stay active so I would like to join a flag football/basketball/baseball team soon.

I figure its one of the better ways to meet people. Any suggestions?

[Trainwreck20]

You can find some info on the Austin Recreation Centers at this site:
City of Austin - Parks and Recreation Department: Austin Recreation Center

ARC is the one on Lamar and 12th, SARC is on Cumberland and S. 5th, and NWRC is on MoPac and Koenig. There are several others and I think there are links at the web site. Most have basketball leagues and will help you find a team if you need one. They may also organized ff/baseball/softball, but I am not sure. I have played in the volleyball leagues for years through the RCs. Btw, if you are single, volleyball and softball are my recommendation .

[jenkirk]

Look on Craigslist. They always have a bunch of rec things listed. Also if you like to be active the morning bootcamps are awesome.

[texastea]

Gateway Community Church: Sports 'n' Recreation (broken link)

Austin being what it is, its still in the bible belt...Church leagues are pretty big here. And this church is 50% singles

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by shockashaun

so i got the job and im moving to Austin on October 1st. I'm moving on my own so I wouldn't know too many people in the area. Does anybody have a good website for Rec Leagues in the area? I'm 25 and constantly stay active so I would like to join a flag football/basketball/baseball team soon.

I figure its one of the better ways to meet people. Any suggestions?

Hill country outdoors plays various sports

[fil]

There are 2 adult baseball leagues here. I play in the Central Texas Baseball League, Inc. and there also is a MSBL league that I did not look up.

Soccer is huge here with 3 different indoor arenas and a ton of outdoor leagues in just about every zone of this city.

The only Basketball leagues I know about are at the Y, at the Jewish Community Center, and 2 weekly pickup games at the Parmer South Dell facility in-between PS1 and PS4 on Mondays & Wednesdays.

[nightowl34]

I was thinking that a rec league might be a good way to meet people also. Just recently moved to austin, moderately athletic, trying to find ways to get off the couch and shake the " moved to a new city and don't know anyone blues". Are the leagues gender specific? Age specific? For all skill levels? Interested in how a female in her 30's might fit in to the mix. Can anyone shine some light? Thanks in advance for your help.

[Trainwreck20]

Again, my experience is pretty much limited to the Rec centers, but for volleyball I know there are skill level leagues (A, B, and C, with the B being informally broken down into B and BB) and gender (men's, women's, and co-ed). I do not know if there are any age splits, although tourneys usually have a seniors (50+) and sometimes a masters (40+), although the masters usually just play in the open age group, so it is pretty small. The leagues play a long seasons (10-12 games?) of 6-person teams, followed by an intra season 4-person league (6 weeks). They also do a 4-person 'reverse co-ed', where the men aren't allowed to hit in front of the 10-foot line and the net is set to women's height.

Don't know about basketball, but I think it is very similar. I don't know if the Rec centers organize the soccer leagues, but there are a zillion games going on at any given time.

[fil]

nightowl34,

Soccer leagues are always looking for females.

There are also good volleyball and tennis leagues here (think mixed doubles).

Check out Craigslist for the sports you enjoy.

I got back into hard ball after 13 years of not playing after college and the MSBL was a nice way to come back and play out my "pro" experience.

MMA and Krav Maga also have a decent selection here.