The Oakland Recreation Commission 

Welomes you to the home of 

Oakland Recreation 

Please use this interactive website to visit the various sports,  follow our meeting schedule, learn about our recreation program, volunteer to help and much much more.

To visit any page, please click on a sport in the list below or other information on the side banner just to the left.

"No Child will be prevented from participating in any Oakland Recreation Program due to hardship."

See Commissioner of individual sport for assistance.

Next Meetings:

Recreation Commission - Monday December 14th 8:00pm in the Danny D'elia Buliding

Sports Association of Oakland - Tuesday December 8th 8:30 in the Danny D'elia Building 

Rutgers Coaches Certfication Course - TBA  click here all the information

Up Coming Sign-ups:

Click here for sports refund policy

Wrestling:   Please visit the wrestling page for any late sign-up availability

Roller Hockey:  Sign-ups are closed

Baseball/Softball/T-Ball:  Sign-ups begin January 16th, please visit the baseball or softball page

Directions to the recreation complex on bottom of the page

Policies and Information can be found on the Information and Forms page (click on this side banner)

The entire Oakland Recreation community sends its thoughts and prayers to Lorraine Murray's friends and family. 

Lorraine was a coach, commissioner and long time recreation secretary/bookkeeper.  In April of 1990 Lorraine had the distinct honor of having field number 6 (our main softball field) named after her.  Just last year, at the May 2008 baseball/softball parade and ceremony, the final piece to her proud ballfield was added.  At that ceremony the new Lorraine Murray scoreboard was unveild and dedicated.  This event gave another generation of Oakland recreation children the opportunity to say thank you to  Mrs. Murray.

Lorraine's presence will live on as her name perpetually sits proudly on field number 6 and on top of the scoreboard.  Thank you Lorraine for all your contributions to Oakland recreation and to the Borough of Oakland.

Left to Right: James Berrian, JoAnn Cribier, Chairman Steve Wagoner, Treasurer Neil Malmud, Bob Scalabrini, Chris Maragulia, Mike Miner, Vice-Chairman Mike Guadagnino 

Each of the 8 Recreation Commissioners are volunteers.  For more information on each commissioner please click here to visit the commissioners page.

What lessons do we wish our children to learn from recreation sports?

What lessons are parents teaching their children by the example they set in stands or on the sidelines?

Please click on the headline to watch this video which was forwarded to us by Councilman Don Burns.

Our new Tennis Courts came in On-Time, On-Budget and are a great new investment to the Oakland infrastructure and to the Potash Recreation Complex. Oakland recieved $269,000 in Bergen County Grants, a $40,000 private grant from the Brotherton Foundation and a $30,000 contribution from the Recreation Commission. These grants & contributions totaling $339,000.00 were a huge asset helping to ease the burdon on Oakland taxpayers!

Oakland Says Thank You!!!

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Continuing the effort that was begun 3 1/2 years ago to modernize the recreation complex, the Oakland Recreation Commission would like to upgrade and modernize our playgrounds.  Almost 10 years ago the main playground was condemed.  Thanks to the Oakland Sports Association, they donated all the funds necessary to put up a new playground.  We have listened to the parents of Oakland and would like to improve all aspects of our playgrounds.

The Recreation Commission would like to remove the dirty tire pieces and upgrade with clean safe ADA compliant solid rubber flooring.  We would also like to see the two playgrounds brought closer together and upgrade the equipment.

THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR.......

We would like to form a new fundraising group.  In the same way we have formed groups to  raise funds for each of the 4 scoreboards, the yearly 12u travel baseball team's Cooperstown Trip, the annual Christmas basketball tournament, the donations to re-furbish the 6 baseball fields, the sprinkler system, the new golf netting, the safety cages and safety netting - all with no taxpayer dollars - the commission is asking for the same enthusiasm in an effort to raise funds to replace the playground.

If you are interested in giving us a hand, or taking the lead, please contact Rec Commission Chairman Steve Wagoner (Wagoners@optonline.net)  or Rec Commission Vice-Chairman Mike Guadagnino (CoachGuad@aol.com).