Fields & Futures is excited to report the OKC PAL Youth League had their first basketball games of the season on January 23. After a successful program launch with flag football and volleyball in the fall, the league has expanded to include schools that feed into Webster, Jefferson and Roosevelt Middle School. With greater numbers of students and teams, the games will now be played at Jefferson AND Webster! We hope the two locations will make it easier for kids and their parents to attend games.
Many of the coaches have returned so they can keep working with their same students. They are truly investing in the students, their schools and their community. In addition to the police officer coaches from the Police Athletic League, we have three Oklahoma City firefighters who have signed up to coach. We also have several ex-college athletes who are coaching our teams. It’s exciting to have such qualified, positive role models working with our student athletes!
We love to see the continued participation from the various partners who are involved in this league. This league wouldn’t happen without the collaborative efforts of Oklahoma City Public Schools Athletics, OKC Department of Parks and Recreation, OKC Police Athletic League, Fields & Futures and many other community partners and volunteers. Thank you to Cleats for Kids for supplying basketball shoes!