Rec & Club Sports Links

Below are several 2012 rec and club sports opportunities in Maryland and/or the Baltimore metropolitan region. Listed by sport, they include county recreation offices and websites listing several club sport teams and leagues.

PLEASE NOTE: This listing is not an endorsement of these programs and/or personnel by Garrison Forest School. 

BASKETBALL

RECREATION:  Girls who are interested in playing basketball can begin as early at six-years-old with the local recreation councils. Registration dates for basketball can be found at the following websites:

Baltimore City Recreation Department 

Baltimore County Recreation Department

Carroll County Recreation Department

Harford County Recreation Department

Howard County Recreation Department

CLUBS:

Maryland AAU Basketball

FIELD HOCKEY

RECREATION:  Girls who are interested in playing field hockey may begin as early as 1st Grade.  Registrations are usually in April and May.  Field Hockey is grouped by grade, not age. For a list of Field Hockey Recreation leagues, click here.

CLUB: Girls who are interested in a club team begin playing in 6th Grade. The try-outs for club teams are usually held in October or November. For a list of Club teams, click here.  

Baltimore Field Hockey Association

FUTURES: Girls who are interested in furthering their field hockey knowledge and experience on the field may also try-out for the United States Field Hockey Association Futures Program. Girls may begin in 6th Grade.  Try-outs can be run through your club coach or school coach and should be completed by your coach by mid-November.  

LACROSSE

RECREATION:  Girls who are interested in lacrosse can begin playing at age five or six with the local recreation councils. Registration dates for lacrosse can be found here

CLUB:  Girls who wish to participate in a club team will begin to try-out in 5th grade (usually in November and December). If they are selected for a team, then they will begin practicing with that team the following spring. For a list of Maryland lacrosse clubs, click here.  

RIDING

www.equiery.com 

SOCCER

RECREATION:  Girls interested in playing for a recreation team can begin playing at age five or six. Registration dates can be found at the following websites:

Baltimore City Recreation Department

Baltimore County Recreation Department

Carroll County Recreation Department

Harford County Recreation Department

Howard County Recreation Department

CLUBS
Girls interested in joining a club team can begin trying out in 5th or 6th grades. For more information please go to the following websites:

Baltimore and surrounding area

Columbia area

SOFTBALL

RECREATION:  Girls who want to play rec softball can begin as early as age six with the local recreation councils:

Baltimore City Recreation Department

Baltimore County Recreation Department

Carroll County Recreation Department

Harford County Recreation Department

Howard County Recreation Department

CLUB:  Girls who are interested in participating in a club softball team should go to the following website.

TENNIS

RECREATION: Girls may begin as early as Kindergarten. The recreation programs are usually held in the summer months.

Baltimore City Recreation Department

Baltimore County Recreation Department

Carroll County Recreation Department

Harford County Recreation Department

Howard County Recreation Department

Programs Led by GFS Faculty

The GFS Athletic Faculty has founded or leads a few club and camp programs in the area.

  • Garrison Forest Indoor Field Hockey. For more information, contact GFS Athletic Director and Varsity Field Hockey Coach Traci Davis at tracidavis@gfs.org.
  • Grizzly Field Hockey Camp for rising 3rd-8th Grade players from any school). For more information, contact Traci Davis at Tracidavis@gfs.org.
  • Cockeysville Field Hockey League for 1st-8th Grades. GFS Lower School Physical Education teacher Suzanne Rossi is the Cockeysville League’s Commissioner.

Tips in Selecting a Program

Do your homework. Your best resource is other parents. Ask neighbors, friends, relatives, etc. about where their daughter is playing or has played. Why did they select it? Are they happy with it? If you are not familiar with other GFS families involved in a rec or club sport, talk to a member of the GFS Athletics department and/or your daughter’s coach(es).

Carefully check registration dates. Many leagues fill up quickly.