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Parks and Recreation outlines growth in youth sports, tournaments and new adaptive programs

2621223 · March 12, 2025
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Parks and Recreation Recreation Supervisor Derek Perez presented to the council on youth and adult sports programming, reporting high participation, growth in tournaments, new adaptive wheelchair basketball plans, and use of an economic-impact calculator to measure local benefits.

Derek Perez, the City of Folsom’s recreation supervisor for sports, presented an overview of the city’s youth and adult sports programs, facility scheduling and tournament activity to the City Council.

Perez said the city runs a wide range of offerings, from youth indoor soccer and NFL flag football to adult leagues, camps and unique classes such as summer fencing. He reported large participation numbers in organized programs: the indoor soccer program runs roughly 160 to 170 teams across sessions (about 1,600 players),…

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