Sports & Recreation & Fitness
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UGA sports & recreation

GeorgiaDogs.com
The official site of the University of Georgia Athletic Association provides all the scoop on the teams, plus complete schedule and ticket information, online clips and multimedia, an events calendar, online shopping and more.

Gameday Gameplan
Your source for Georgia football gameday information to make your gameday experience safe and enjoyable. Provides details about parking, traffic management, tailgating, campus transit and dining plus online maps.

University of Georgia Recreational Sports
UGA Rec Sports provides a diverse array of programs and services such as intramural sports, club sports, aquatic programs, outdoor recreation, fitness and wellness programs, and the fields and trails at Lake Herrick.

Athens community sports & recreation


GENERAL RESOURCES

Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services
The ACC Leisure Services department provides a variety of award-winning athletics and recreational programming for all ages. Offerings include sports, aquatics, fitness and wellness, camps, and outdoor recreation.


ARCHERY

Nowhere Archery



BARRE

Pure Barre



BASEBALL / SOFTBALL

Athens Little League

East Athens Little League

Athens Area Men's Baseball League

Adult Softball League



BASKETBALL

ACC Basketball Courts

Adult Pick-Up Basketball

Youth Basketball

Athens Premier League Basketball

Downtown Falcons

YMCA Youth Athletics



BIKING / CYCLING

Athens GA Bicycling Club

BikeAthens Group Rides

Jittery Joe’s Ride, Rock & Run

Nitty Gritty Bike Band

Revolution Indoor Cycling

SORBA Athens

Teardrop Century Bike Ride

Twilight Criterium

Mountain Bike Trail



BOWLING

Ten Pins Tavern

Showtime Bowling Center



BOXING

Keppner Boxing Gym



CHESS

Chess and Community



CLIMBING

Active Climbing Indoor Rock Climbing Gym



CROSSFIT

CrossFit South



DARTS

Athens Dart Association



DISABLED ATHLETES / ADAPTED SPORTS

AIRS - Athens Inclusive Recreation & Sports

BlazeSports Georgia

Special Olympics Bowling



DISC GOLF

Athens Disc Golf



EQUESTRIAN

Silverthorn Farm

Sandy Creek Park Horse Trail



FENCING

Athens Fencing Club



FITNESS CENTERS

Athens YMCA

Athens YWCO

Anytime Fitness

Athens Personal Fitness

BLAST Athens

Bodyplex

Fitness @ Five

Omni Club of Athens

Orangetheory Fitness

Revolution Indoor Cycling

St. Mary’s Wellness Center

Total Training Center

Tribe Fitness



FITNESS PROGRAMS

ACC Leisure Services Fitness Programs

Athens Fashion Fitness

WoW! Boot Camp



FLYBALL

Double Dog Dare Flyball Racing Club



FOOTBALL

Downtown Falcons

North Georgia Youth Football Association

YMCA Youth Athletics



GOLF

University of Georgia Golf Course

Athens Country Club

Clute Barrow Nelson Life Foundation Annual Golf Classic

Dogwood Classic Golf Tournament

Nicholas Pope Memorial Golf Tournament

St. Mary’s Foundation Golf Tournament



GYMNASTICS

Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy

National Gymnastics Challenge



KAYAKING AND CANOEING

Sandy Creek Park Canoe & Kayak Rental

Big Dogs on the River

Broad River Outpost



KICKBALL

GO Kickball



KICKBOXING

9Round Fitness & Kickboxing



MARTIAL ARTS

AKF Athens Martial Arts

American Black Belt Academy

Athens Yoshukai Karate

The HardCore Gym

Live Oak Martial Arts

New Revolution Tae Kwon Do

SAFE Women's Self Defense Program



PILATES

All Body Studio

balance | a pilates + wellness studio

Studio in Athens



RUNNING & TRACK

Athens Road Runners

Fleet Feet Running Events

Classic Race Services Calendar

AthHalf: Athens GA Half Marathon

Athens Free to Breathe Run/Walk

Athens Twilight 5K Run

Cherokee Rose 5K Race

Chilly Dawg 5K Run/Walk

Dawg Jog 5K

Dawg Trot 5K Run/Walk

Growler Gallop Athens

Jammin' Jog

Jittery Joe’s Ride, Rock & Run

March for Meals 5K & 12K

Miles for Moms

ML5K and Dream Dash

Next Step 5K

Relay For Life

YMCA Youth Athletics



SCOUTING

Boy Scouts of America - Northeast Georgia Council

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia



SCUBA DIVING

Dolphin Dive Center



SKATEBOARDING

Skatepark of Athens



SKATING

Athens on Ice - Public Ice Skating

Athens Skate Inn

FunGalaxy Athens

Classic City Rollergirls

Athens-to-Atlanta Road Skate Event



SKYDIVING

The Jump, Fly Festival



SOCCER

Athens United Soccer Association

ACC Adult Soccer League

ACC Youth Soccer

Core Soccer Indoor Soccer Complex

YMCA Youth Athletics

YWCO Adult Soccer



SWIMMING & DIVING

ACC Aquatics Programs

Athens Bulldog Swim Club

Athens Country Club

ACC Dolphins

Athens YMCA Aquatics

Athens YWCO Aquatics

Georgia Diving Club

Green Acres/Crestwood Pool



TENNIS

ACC Tennis Facilities

ACC Adult Tennis Programs

ACC Youth Tennis Programs

Aces for Athens

Athens Country Club

Clarke-Oconee Tennis Association

Tennis for Life

Northeast Georgia Tennis Association



TRAMPOLINE PARKS

Rush Athens



TRAPEZE

Canopy Studio

Leap High Flying Trapeze School



TRIATHLON

Tri To Beat Cancer Triathlon



ULTIMATE

Good Look Ultimate



WALKING

Athens Free to Breathe Run/Walk

Chilly Dawg 5K Run/Walk

Clarke Oconee Heart Walk

Dawg Jog 5K

Dawg Trot 5K Run/Walk

In Their Shoes

Light The Night Walk

March for Babies

March for Meals 5K & 12K

Miles for Moms

ML5K and Dream Dash

Next Step 5K

Relay For Life

Walk MS

Walk to End Alzheimer's



YOGA

Athens Five Points Yoga

Atma Sakti Yoga

Bikram Yoga Athens

Chase Street Yoga

Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution

Sangha Yoga Studio

Urban Santosha Yoga Studio

Yoga at the Mind Body Institute

YogaSprouts

Yurt Yoga at Satchidananda Mission


facilities

UGA Athletic Facilities
Details about Sanford Stadium, Stegeman Coliseum, Foley Field, the Dan Magill Tennis Complex and many other University of Georgia facilities.

ACC Athletic Fields
Information about playgrounds located at parks throughout Athens.

Playgrounds
Information about playgrounds located at parks throughout Athens.

Bishop Park
The 33 acre park features athletic fields, basketball courts, playgrounds, a swimming pool, and a tennis complex, as well as a paved walking path.

East Athens Community Center
Facilities include athletic fields, basketball court, fitness room, swimming pool, and tennis courts.

Holland Youth Sports Complex
The 62 acre facility features six baseball fields and four soccer fields.

Lay Park
Offers a fitness room, game room, gymnasium, basketball court, tennis court, swimming pool, computer lab, library, and more.

Memorial Park
Spans 72 acres in the historic Five Points area and offers a swimming pool, a three-acre lake, a playground, and the Birchmore Trail.

North Oconee River Greenway
A 3.75 mile long paved bicycling and walking path open sunrise to sunset.

Oconee Forest Park
A 60-acre natural area on the UGA campus with over 1.5 miles of hiking trails through the 100-year-old oak-hickory forest. Also provides a 1.2 mile mountain bike trail and Lake Herrick beach with canoe rental available.

Reese & Pope Park
Provides a picnic area, playground, and basketball court.

Rocksprings Community Center and Park
This 6 acre park features a recreation building, playground, outdoor pool, and basketball courts.

Sandy Creek Nature Center
225 acres of woodlands, fields, and wetlands serve as a wildlife sanctuary and environmental education facility. Provides over 5 miles of nature trails.

Sandy Creek Park
The largest of the county's parks covering 782 acres surrounding Lake Chapman. Offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities including swimming, hiking, camping, and horse trails. Other facilities include playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, and a disc golf course.

Satterfield Park
Features five athletic fields, three tennis courts, and a playground.

Southeast Clarke Park
This 124-acre park offers an array of amenities including baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, a walking path and nature trails. The park is also home to the World of Wonder Playground and the Skatepark of Athens.

Trail Creek Park
A facility featuring athletic fields, nature trails, a mountain bike trail, a playground, picnic areas, and an outdoor fitness zone.

Athens Country Club
Members have access to a 27-hole golf course, tennis courts, a swimming pool and fitness facilities.

news

OnlineAthens Sports News

The online service of the Athens Banner-Herald features extensive coverage of local sports:

The Red & Black
Sports coverage from UGA's independent student newspaper.

WRFC 960 The Ref AM
Athens sports radio.

history & museums

UGA Sports History

Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and Sports Museum

Athens Athletic Hall of Fame