Sports Illustrated voted the City of Lakewood Sports Town of the year for its exceptional recreation sports. Lakewood has offered five free sports for youths, ranging in ages six to seventeen, for decades now. The sports are flag football, basketball, baseball, softball, and volley tennis. Lakewood also trains and pays sports officials and scorekeepers for all the games. The best thing about Lakewood Youth Sports is that it welcomes children with disabilities. Children with moderate to several disabilities can join the LYS Special Olympics. The Special Olympians has every advantage that the rest of the LYS participants have, including a coach, practices, games, officials and scorekeepers. They play teams from the 12-13 age group and play as many games as the rest of the teams. The Special Olympics are invited to take part in the end-of-season awards ceremony and are honored for their hard work and amazing attitudes. Lakewood has always done an incredible job with its youth and continues to do so despite the hard economic times. If anyone has time I strongly encourage researching the City of Lakewood and Lakewood Youth Sports and all the great things they do for the community. Volunteers are always welcomed.
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