Jun 14 2008
Three Great Places for Volleyball this Summer
I am a bit of a volleyball junkie. I’ve been playing a couple times a week since last fall. I’ve played pickup ball at the East End Community School in Portland (no longer running due to lack of interest), Falmouth Middle School, Cape Elizabeth, and Gorham Municipal Center. South Portland on Sundays is also a great place to play. Most of these are done for the season, though, so here are three great places to play if you’re looking for pickup play this summer.
- Deering Oaks Park, Portland - Outdoor co-ed pickup play on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6:00 PM. This is fairly regular, but be sure to speak with Dawn Y. about getting on the email list.
- Gorham Municipal Center, Gorham - The only indoor co-ed pickup series still going strong into the summer. They play Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM. Cost is $2 per night, but the level of play is generally good.
- Old Orchard Beach - The premier outdoor place to play north of Hampton Beach. Their tournament schedule is posted on the Official OOB Volleyball Blog. Pickup play is generally available outside of tournaments, though I haven’t found a regular schedule.
The Maine State Volleyball Association is the a great place to look for more information about volleyball in the Maine, especially tournaments and leagues. If you’d like to get a rating (I don’t have one yet, but might after this summer so I can play in fall leagues), Andy Winslow seems to be the person to talk to; he can be reached through MSVBA. The outdoor season is fully underway (I played outside twice last week), so get cracking…
If you organize or know of other summer pickup volleyball within reasonable driving distance of Portland, please drop me a line and let me know. I’ll happily add it to this list and might even show up and hit around a bit too.