Horn Lake Parks & Recreation

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Parks & Recreation

Tommy Bledsoe, Parks and Recreation Director, as a NYSCA Youth Sports Administrator has managed this department for over nine years. Tommy and his staff take care of sixteen parks in our City along with administering the baseball, softball, football, basketball programs and all city events. Tommy also is the EMA/Homeland Security Director for the City of Horn Lake disasters that the City may endure.

John Willoughby is the Park Athletics coordinator and conducts the youth sports NYSCA clinic. He has been with the city for three years and coordinates all the athletic events , ensure that each activity is efficiently carried out. John also is a professional golf pro at T.O. Fuller.

Felecia Topp is the Parks Administrative assistant / Office Manager for the City of Horn Lake Parks and EMA department. She is currently serving on the Arbor day and the City Fall Festival committee.

Our vision as a Park and Recreation department is to actively create, promote, and sustain an environment that conducts a safe, clean, and healthy public recreation program that we can support in pursuit of personal growth in the areas of sports wellness, and recreational activities for our kids.

"BETTER SPORTS FOR KIDS.....
BETTER KIDS FOR LIFE."

To view our scheduled Tournaments at Latimer Park:
www.hornlakessports.info

2008 Ball Season Schedule

Horn Lake Baseball

Horn Lake Softball (gIRLS)

Baseball Application Form

Softball Application Form

COACHES APPLICATION

ASA ADULT SOFTBALL TEAMS

Currently, the City has fourteen (14) existing parks located throughout the City including the following:

Wooten Park - located off Nail Road behind Horn Lake High School, containing 6 baseball fields and tennis courts
Churchwood Park - located off Greeno, containing a swing set, slide, benches and a baseball practice field
T. Burma Hobbs Park - located off Pembrook Drive, containing a pavillion with a picnic table and grill, swings and a jungle gym
Memorial Park - located off Hurt Road, containing a lighted 3/8 mile walking trail, picnic tables and grill
Greg Maxey Park - located on Tulane Rd E, containing a 1/4 mile lighted walking trail, picnic tables, benches, 4 exercise stations and a water fountain
Latimer Lake Parks - located at Nail and Tulane Road in Horn Lake features a nature walking trail, four lighted tennis courts, nine baseball fields, two football fields, three lakes, a playground and outdoor skating. The skate park is built for skateboards, bicycles and inline skates, the bowl type skating park covers a half-acre site and features ramps and slide rails.
Shadow Oaks Park East - located at Sandhurst and Ivanhoe, containing swing sets, picnic tables and gril
Shadow Oaks Park West - located on Shadow Oaks West
Fairfield Meadows - 11.83 acres park in Fairfield Meadows Subdivision located on Timber Point Circle
Chapel Hill Park - 2.61 acre park located in Holly Hills Subdivision
Vinson Park - 2.74 acre park in Holly Hills Subdivision
Choctaw Park - .72 acre park in Twin Lakes Subdivision
Caroline Park - .72 acre park in Twin Lakes Subdivision
Waverly Park - 10.71 acre park in Kentwood Subdivision
Brachton Park - 1.34 acre park located on Brachton Cove East
The City also has a soccer/football field located on Tulane Rd E with bleachers and a concession stand

Parks & Recreation Staff

Tommy Bledsoe	Parks Director	(662) 781-4529	tbledsoe@hornlake.org
John Willoughby	Asst. Director	(662) 781-4529	jwilloughby@hornlake.org
Felecia Topp	Parks Secretary	(662) 781-4529	ftopp@hornlake.org
Parks & Recreation	Fax number	(662) 781-3704

Our vision as a Parks and Recreation Department is to actively create, promote, and sustain an environment in which each participant is challenged and supported in pursuit of personal growth in the areas of sports, wellness, and recreational activiities.

Horn Lake Baseball League

When spring approaches, the City gears up for Dizzy Dean Baseball. Sign-ups are open to children 3 to 16 years of age. The City also provides a handicapped league. Ball sign-ups starting mid-January end in mid-March. Games start April 1 and run through mid-June.

Every year the City holds the Beilstein Tournament to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Last year, 40 teams participated and raised over $10,000. For more information on the City's baseball program or future tournaments, please call the Parks and Recreation Department.

National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSOA) Certified Coach Continuing Education Program

Tommy Bledsoe, Parks and Recreation Director, as a NYSOA Youth Sports Administrator offers coaches a Youth Sports Certification Clinic. The program is designed to educate and sensitize volunteers to their roles and responsibilities when working with youth in sports. Most importantly, they will be held accountable to a strict code of conduct, therefore raising the standards for youth sports in our community. NYSOA is a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports.