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RECREATION OPERATIONS

Lifeguard Training GraphicThe division's 258 full-time staff and 300 seasonal employees coordinate and operate recreational and leisure programs for people of all ages. The Houston Metropolitan
Area Youth Soccer League has won three state championships. Our Houston Junior Golf Program has won six consecutive state championships and three inner-city national titles. More than a dozen soccer and golf program participants have accepted college scholarships. The Alkek Velodrome provides free bicycle safety and skill classes and has hosted six national championships since its construction in 1986 for the U. S. Olympic Festival.

The division:

  • operates 56 community centers and 41 swimming pools.
  • issues ball-field and facility-use permits
  • organizes community mobilization through Park Advisory Councils
  • manages youth, adult and senior leisure and sports programs