Ocean Beach Recreation Center

Great place to play bball with some chill fun competitive peeps. You can play outside (My preference) or inside. There are times they got stuff going on in the inside though. However, Saturday mornings there are two courts that get runs consistently inside. The only down side to the inside is the low ceiling and the über short court length. You can seriously grab a rebound, take two steps and launch a 3 and it can be a good shot. The down side to outside is the rims are not stable, they are bouncy. But, if you got that soft touch, a bouncy rim can help… put some elevated arc on that shot and the drops from the heavens can occur consistently. I shot some eyeballs out last game. Also on the outside, if you’re playing against the youngins, they tend to be overly aggressive thinking every game is game 7 of the nba title, watch out for fast breaks or taking it in the paint cuz they can hack and slam you up against the two pole’s under the rim. I had to slow up several times or else end up getting my head cracked open. kids… sometimes, they don’t get it.

They waxed the floor so its not so slippery anymore… and it hasn’t seemed as cold as it used to be, so I’ll edit this to 4 stars.

Honestly, small gyms used to be lifeline for most youngsters in the olden days. And yes I am that old. This gym/​recreation center is basically a small building that houses a gym some rooms and provide indoor facilities for a pickup basketball game. A small stage for something or other. But for this visit, it was a dropin Dodgeball game with VAVI. They have a Dodgeball league that plays here.
The space in the gym is tight but reminds you or me when I last played the game in HS. The gym is multi-​use but for Dodgeball it was separated into two courts. I say that for what its purpose, it serves it right.
However, if you do decide to join Dodgeball, make sure you have Ninjas on your team so that you can be sure to win. Those ninjas are stealthy and can help in the long run. Vavi throws a fun non threatening Dodgeball game — ball is soft but your arms will regret it later esp. if you haven’t thrown a ball in quite a while!

Hahaha walking into this Recreation center was like a flashback into an old movie film. It is certainly not up to date or in the best shape.
I went here for the VAVI Free Dodgeball session and the gym was a decent size and in fair condition. Apparently you can blast music because there is a good stereo system. I noticed that there was a basketball courts outside and a grassy field for soccer or ultimate frisbeee or whatever you need a field for.
Parking was easy to find, but I can see that if this place was to get busy, it would be a problem because there is only street parking. However, it is in OB and there are many other places down the street to park, so you might be in for a light stroll.
Well perhaps I am just spoiled and are use to recreation centers like the colossal one at SDSU and 24 hour fitness. But overall this is a nice facility for locals of OB who want to just get out there and play.

This is what I love about San Diego. Places most people call school play grounds, San Diegans call Rec Centers. Yeah, there is a proper center that the youngin’s can go into and do their after school thing at, but I think other than being a school, this place gets used a lot for kickball and softball.
I played a couple seasons in the kickball league here. It is a pretty decent field, except for that area between right field and center field that is part grass, part dirt, part snake/​gopher/​alien holes that make a rolled ankle a possibility.
All in all, it is a nice little facility and field for the residents of OB and San Diego.