Saddle Brook Recreation: Welcome
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Saddle Brook Recreation is all about the children in town. We offer many sports and activities for them. Below is a list of the recreational sports. We will also post information on recreational activities on here as well. Keep checking back to see what is happening with our township recreation programs.
Sunday, November 15
As we are only one month away from seeing 2009 end, so much has happened in recreation this year. We have seen all of the programs grow, many teams take part in travel play, U10 girls won the championship, many make it to the final four in Soccer and football (finals not yet determined when this was written), and the purchase of new equipment for most of the programs. This year Soccer has purchased 4 new state of the goals, Basketball has 4 new table top scoreboards, Track has brand new uniforms for 2010, Babe Ruth has a brand new pitching machine for 2010, and rec cheerleading has new uniforms for 2010 and new mats via a donation from VFW. Other programs will be looking to enhance their equipment in 2010, like softball, football, wrestling and lacrosse. It is an exciting time to be in recreation football.
Recreation is moving towards enhancing itself overall too. Kickball was a huge success and we look forward to its second year. I am currently investigating a Summer recreation program for all Saddle Brook resident children to take part in. Thinking of offering many different events to help raise money for our Recreatoin Center, like a ski trip or Casino night, etc.... We are also investigating a Theater group for children. This is a great avenue for children to become a part of a group with out the stress of sport competition and open up their creativity. Of course, we are also looking forward to start work in the new recreation center. Final drawings look to be done and now its up to the engineers to get us thru the next step. We really hope we have your support on this one. It is something we need for our children.
In 2010, we will have an even better FIELD OF HORRORS event and Trunk or Treat event. This was so successful that one has to wonder how it will be topped next Halloween season. I can assure you that I have heard the organizers talking and it will be different, bigger, and better than this year if you can imagine that.
Well, I hope you are all on board with what recreation has to offer our youth. This has been a great year for me and a learning one too. There were things we did right and some that may have been wrong, but overall I think its been pretty positive. Recreation is about the kids and will ALWAYS be about the kids. I look to them for insight and ideas on what we can do to better the program. Their ideas and thoughts are different from us as parents. Their interest may not be the same as ours, which doesn't make it wrong all the time. They wanted Kickball and we delivered. That was a great time we had this summer. I am looking to get feedback from them on future items too. I will be meeting the commissioners to review their programs this week and next individually to see what we have to do to improve their programs. Tell your children to give them some feedback on what you thought and hopefully we can come thru for you.
As always, you can email me at anytime with questions or ideas at sbjrlacrosse@hotmail.com . Also WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to make it all happen. Contact me if there is something you think Recreation can do and how you can help with it. Don't just sit on the side and say this should be done or that should be done. Come and be a part of your children's recreation life and volunteer. That is what make it successful.
Manny Scarangella - Recreation Director
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Click headline to go to the article about the Field of Horrors.
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Sunday, November 15
Saddle Brook Girls Softball will be accepting registrations on November 30th and December 1st at the Recreation building at Veterans field. Check softball website for more details.
Sunday, November 15
Signups for Lacrosse is currently underway. You can get the form and information on it by visiting tha Lacrosse Web site. Contact Manny Scarangella (sbjrlacrosse@hotmail.com) with any questions regarding it.
http://www.eteamz.com/sblacrosse
Tuesday, November 3
Just wanted to thank everyone who came down and particpated in our "Field of Horrors" event and "Trunk or Treat" Event. We made alot of money for our Recreation Center with your generosity!!! The whole thing started on a warm July evening with the first meeting regarding the event and the building of the structures began right after Labor day. I am very grateful to everyone who worked it that made it successful. Thank you to Lou D'Arminio for allowing us to put an event like this together and all his help to make sure this went off without a hitch. A special Thanks to Sean Miller, The entire Ebel
family, The entire Nasello family, Rob Digiovanni, Fran O'Brien, The entire Pallota family, Tom Iadarola, and Lori Rauth. They all went well above the norm for volunteering time to make this
event huge. They were there every weekend and most nights doing the building, painting, and preparing the maze for your enjoyment. So Many have Thanked me, but its not me who made
this happen, it was this group. What an amazing job they did. Please say Thanks to them when you see them if you enjoyed the experience.
There are so many people to say Thank you to and I apologize for not listing everyone. When you have 50-60 people helping every night, it is hard to list everyone.
I don't know about you, but I really felt a huge sense of "Community" these past few days. With all of the stuff that is happening in the world now, it was nice to just forget about all of it for a few days. Saddle Brook came together to make something special. It seems like its been a long time since that has occured. I stood and watched all come in expecting to have fun, and then watched as they left saying it was "beyond what they expected" or "this was amazing". There was no bickering, no issues, no rumor discussions,etc.... It was all about what was happening at the moment and how ths was just the start of us being a stronger community.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF IT!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 3
Click the link above for some pictures of the 1st Annual Field of Horrors that was held on Oct 29th thru the 31st
Friday, October 23
Babe Ruth registrations will be held at Recreation Building at Veteran's Field.
November 21st , Saturday – from 9am to 12pm
November 23rd, Monday– from 6pm to 9pm
December 11th, Friday – from 6pm to 10pm
December 12th, Saturday – from 9am to 1pm
Contact Vin Stingo with any questions.
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Sunday, January 4
Wrestling : http://www.sbjrwrestling.com/
Basketball: http://www.eteamz.com/saddlebrookrecbasketball/
Sunday, January 4
Lacrosse: http://www.eteamz.com/sblacrosse/
Babe Ruth Baseball: http://www.eteamz.com/saddlebrookrecbaberuth/
Softball: http://www.eteamz.com/sbrecsoftball/
Track: http://www.eteamz.com/SaddleBrookTrack
Sunday, January 4
Soccer: http://www.eteamz.com/saddlebrooksoccer
Football: http://www.eteamz.com/sbjrfootball/
Cheerleading (runs through early Spring) : http://www.eteamz.com/sbjrcheer/
Thursday, June 25
Kickball - www.eteamz.com/saddlebrookkickball
Wednesday, January 14
Website for Little League: http://www.eteamz.com/saddlebrookbaseball
This program is run outside of the Saddle Brook Recreation. Anyone interested in finding out information on the program can go to the website or any general meeting held on the 3rd Monday of each month (except in July and December) at 8pm at the Victor Street Clubhouse. Some highlight information will be posted on this site if it is sent to us.