The free Play! Recreational Sports Calendar for youth and adult recreational sports is published each Tuesday in the Sports Section of the print edition of The News & Observer.

Among the sports you'll find included in the lengthy list that follows are baseball, basketball, bowling, figure skating, football, golf, hockey, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, softball, volleyball and wrestling, plus the offerings of area parks and recreation department programs and commercial multi-sport facilities.

HOW TO PLAY!

CALENDAR: Requests must be submitted by 5 p.m. THURSDAY. There is no charge for listings. All requests MUST include a name (first and last) and a telephone number and must list the fee that will be charged to participants.

E-MAIL: (please type 'PLAY!' in the subject field; do not send attachments) play@newsobserver.com

MAIL: Play! Editor, The News & Observer Sports Dept., 215 S. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601

FAX: (919) 829-4888

PHONE: Teri Boggess (919) 829-4831 after 6:30 p.m. weeknights

PARKS AND REC

ADULT

SELMA Basketball, $400 team plus $10 per nonresident, due Dec. 7. Information: (919) 975-1411, www.selma-nc.com.

BASEBALL

CAMP Indoor hitting camp, 10-noon Dec. 1, with Josh Hamilton, Joe Gaetti, Sean Walsh, Athletic Performance Center, Raleigh. Ages: 10-18. Fee: $25. Information: (919) 876-1100, sportskills@raleighortho.com.

CAMP N.C. Wesleyan Winter Baseball Camp, Dec. 1-2, Rocky Mount. Ages: 7-16. Fee: $75. Information: Charlie Long (252) 985-5219, clong@ncwc.edu.

CAMP Six-week hitting, pitching programs with N.C. Central coach Henry White 1-6 p.m. Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 29, 30, Durham. Grades: 1-12. Fee: $99. Information: (866) 622-4487, www.midwestbaseballacademy.com.

CAMPS College Prep Camp, Dec. 15-16, East Carolina University, Greenville: parent session 6-9 p.m. Dec. 15; camp 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 15, 9-3 Sunday. Fee: $225 commuter, $100 parents without camper. Information: www.ecupirates.com.

CAMPS Deacon Baseball Academy Camp, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem: Holiday Pitching and Catching, Nov. 24-25, ages 8-12 10 a.m.-1 p.m., ages 13-18 1:30-4:30 p.m., $160. Hitting, Dec. 15-16, ages 8-12 10 a.m.-1 p.m., ages 13-18 1:30-4:30 p.m., $160. Information: Fred Worth (336) 758-7418, www.wakeforestbaseballcamps.com.

CAMPS Duke Winter Camps, Jack Coombs Field, Durham: ages 7-12 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 5, ages 13-18 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 6. Fee: $125. Information: Jonathan Anderson (919) 684-2358, janderson@duaa.duke.edu.

CAMPS UNC Baseball Camps, Tar Heel All-Skills Prospect Camp, Dec. 8-9, Chapel Hill. Grades: 7-11. Fee: $250. Information: (919) 962-7006, carolinabaseballcamp@yahoo.com, ww.tarheelblue.com.

CAROLINA BLUEJAYS 9U team forming in Triangle for spring USSSA tournaments. Information: Will Whitlock (919) 889-2162, whits23@aol.com.

CLINIC Pitcher-catcher clinic, noon-5 Dec. 2, Louisburg College. Ages: 7-18. Fee: $60. Information: (919) 497-3328.

INSTRUCTION Hitting, small-group classes, line-drive mechanics, Mondays or Wednesdays, Grand Slam U.S.A., 4500 Western Blvd.; ages 7-10 (5:30-6:30 p.m. or 6:30-7:30), 13-15 (7:30-8:30); $175, six weeks. Pitching, velocity improvement, Mondays or Fridays starting Nov. 26; ages 9-12 (4-5 p.m.), 13-18 (5-6 p.m.); $200, six weeks. Information: (919) 233-7522, www.grandslamusa.biz.

INSTRUCTION Mental, Visual, Physical Approach to Hitting with Johnny Narron, Cincinnati Reds operations/hitting coach, through February, Smithfield. Fee: $75. Information: Baseball Advancement Service (919) 202-6365, www.narronprohitting.com.

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