HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8534 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8534
Ir.11111 October 14, 2003
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
SUBJECT: YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
This informal report is in response to questions raised about the city's Youth Sports program during
the Pre-Council meeting on September 23, 2002. Discussion centered on opportunities for
participation citywide and staff was asked to provide information on venues, locations of outreach
and program accessibility.
The Parks and Community Services Department, in conjunction with the Youth Sports Council of
Fort Worth, Inc. (YSCFW, Inc.) offers youth the opportunity to participate in many sports throughout
the year. Sports offered include basketball (2 seasons), soccer (2 seasons), baseball, softball and
volleyball, Teams are organized through the individual community centers and are then transported
to other participating community centers around the city to engage in competition with other teams.
Community Centers involved include Como, Diamond Hill, Fire Station, Greenbriar, Handley
Meadowbrook, Highland Hills, Hillside, Martin Luther King, Northside, North-Tri Ethnic, R.D. Evans,
Riverside, Southwest, Sycamore, Thomas Place and Worth Heights. A Zip Code accounting of
articipants and a map of community centers is attached for your information.
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I'll A majority of basketball and volleyball games are played at Handley Meadowbrook, Bertha Coll,ins,
Highland Hills, Fire Station, Worth Heights, Greenbriar and Southwest Community Centers and
Haws Athletic Center. Soccer and baseball games are played at the recently completed Youth
Sports Athletic Complex at Sycamore Park.
In response to Councilmember Haskin's questions concerning youth sports opportunities in Council
District 4, this program is provided at Riverside Community Center, located in Sylvania Park.
Riverside Community Center hosted 11 youth sports teams and 129 youth during FY 02-03.
Handley Meadowbrook Community Center, located approximately one mile south of 130 at 820 E,
hosted 170 youth from zip codes located in District 4.
Outreach efforts include flyers to all children grades 1-8 through the school system, visitation to
PTA meetings, website of YSCFW, Inc., and announcement through, the community centers. This
outreach effort ensures -the opportunity for participation citywide.
If you have further questions or need more information about the program, please contact Randle
Harwood, Acting Director at 817-871-5704.
Fa�ry W�Ja c;�o
Manager
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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YOUTH SPORTS REGISTRATION BY ZIP CODE
September 28U2 -September 2O83
Total Total
Unknown 161 76110 169
00000 34 76111 74
67119 1 76112 319
73123 3 76113 8
73134 1 76114 37
75052 1 76115 146
75104 1 76116 46
75133 1 76117 13
76001 4 76118 2
76002 1 76119 331, Soccer and Baseball/Softball are
76003 1 76120 35 played at Sycamore Athletic Complex in
76006 3 76123 146 the 7G1O5 zip code.
76008 1 76124 12
76018 6 76126 12 Summer Basketball was played at:
76020 3 76127 1 Bertha Collins 7G1O4. Worth Heights
76023 1 76130 78110' Haws70107. HiQh|andH\Un
70134`Hand/eyK4eadowbruok76112.
76034 2 76132 41 Sycamore 761O5. K4LK70112. Fire
,036 13 76133 405 Station 76104
A9 2 76134 170
76048 1 76135 7 Winter Basketball was played at:
76051 3 76137 25 Southwest 78183. Worth Heights 7U11U.
76052 3� 76140 107 Haws 76107, Bertha Collins 78iO4.
76053 2� 76148 3 Highland Hills 7S134. Greanbriar7G115.
76058 1 76150 7 Handley yWeadowbrook7G112. Fire
76060 7 76155 1 Station 70104. Como 7O1O7. Sycamore
76063 2 76162 1 76105
76102 30 76163 3
76103 61 76179 7
76104 114 76180 5
76105 104 76194 11
76106 431 76248 5
76107 100. 76412 2
76108 7 76437 11
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