Salida Parks and Recreation has announced the opening of the City’s new sand volleyball courts at Centennial Park. The courts will be open for play in the afternoon on Friday, August 6, just in time for the Men’s and Women’s Olympic gold medal volleyball matches on Saturday, August 7.
The two new professional regulation level courts replace the one undersized and failing court that was removed to allow for the building of the new Skatepark. The new courts will be outfitted with Volleyball USA nets, boundaries and hardware. The nets are adjustable for adult and youth matches. The sand is a fine “beach” sand and is approved for sand volleyball play. All other equipment is to be provided by the user.
The courts are available for open play during park hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Department is looking into developing a league for next summer. Anyone interested in being a lead in organizing, recruiting and managing any level of a volleyball league is welcome to contact the Recreation Supervisor at recreationsupervisor@cityofsalida.com.
The Chaffee County Amateur Hockey Association is in the proposal stage for a new ice rink at this location. The sand volleyball infrastructure will be removed seasonally and will be a great compliment for non-winter use of the ice rink.
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