The City of Florence Athletics and Sports Tourism Department host the newly created Florence Little League Program. Participation in this league will be based off your residency in Florence County. The league is provided for participants ranging from the age of 7 to 16. Playing age is determined by the participant’s age as of August 31st of 2025. The fee to participate is $45 per participant. Registration is conducted online, or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
2025 Spring Baseball Season
- Registration for the 2025 Spring Season for ages 5-12 is open until February 14.
- Registration for the 2025 Spring Season for ages 13-16 will begin in March 2025.
- Playing age is determined by the participant's age on August 31, 2025.
- Registration Fee - $45 for residents, $55 for non-residents
- Evaluations will be held at the Florence Sports Complex. Players must attend one of the dates for their age group.
- T-ball (ages 5-6)
- Tuesday, February 25, 5:30 pm
- Thursday, February 27, 5:30 pm
- Coach Pitch (ages 7-8)
- Tuesday, February 25, 5:30 pm
- Thursday, February 27, 5:30 pm
- Minors (ages 9-10)
- Tuesday, February 25, 7 pm
- Thursday, February 27, 7 pm
- Majors (ages 11-12)
- Tuesday, February 25, 7 pm
- Thursday, February 27, 7 pm
- T-ball (ages 5-6)
Baseball Facilities
- Maple Park
- McLeod Park
- Northside Park
- Florence Sports Complex
he City of Florence Recreation Department, in association with the Florence Youth Basketball League, hosts a youth basketball program for kids in the Florence area. With over 400 youth participating, the league is one of the most popular activities offered in the city area.
Youth ages 5 to 17 years of age can participate. All ages are determined by their age as of September 1st of the registration year.
Your child's age group is whatever age they will be on September 1, 2025.
Registration:
Registration for all age groups runs from April 28th to May 29th.
Coaches Meeting June 2nd at 6pm at the Pearl Moore Basketball Center
Evaluations June 3rd at the Pearl Moore Basketball Center
6u: 5:30pm
8u: 5:30pm
10u: 5:30pm
12u: 7:00pm
14u/17u: 7:00pm
GAME SITE
Pearl Moore Basketball Center: 500 Barnes Street, Florence, SC 29501
The City of Florence offers a recreational-based Cheer Program during the fall, and is for kids ages 5 to 12. During the season, the cheerleaders will cheer during the Florence Football League games. Each cheerleader will be taught basic fundamentals, techniques, and teamwork. Registration for the cheer program will begin on July 1st, and the cost is $50. Registration is conducted online or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
2024 Cheer Season
Registration for the 2024 Cheer Season is closed. Check back here in July 2025 for the 2025 Season.
Interested in being a cheer coach?
The City of Florence Athletics and Sports Tourism Department, in association with the Chick-Fil-A Florence Junior Football League, hosts a youth football program for kids in the Florence area. Over 600 youth sign up each year to participate in this popular program.
The league is composed of participants ranging from the age of 5 to 12 years of age. Playing age is determined by the participant’s age as of September 1st. The fee to participate is $55 per participant. Registration is conducted online or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center, and registration begins July 1st.
2024 Football Season
Registration for the 2024 Football Season is closed. Check back here in July 2025 to register for the 2025 Season.
2024 Football Schedules and Standings
Football Game Facility
- Freedom Florence Complex- Game Complex
- Practice Sites:
- South Florence
- Northwest Park
- West Florence
- Williams Middle School
- Shaw Walker Fields
The City of Florence gymnastics program is packed with high energy and octane. Both competition and skills development are a focus at this facility. Participants will learn not only sound techniques but they will also learn life-skills that will help them develop as teens, young adults and adults.
FACILITY DETAILS
The center is a 12,000 square foot air-conditioned building with many different types of gymnastics features, such as a 20×20 loose-foam training pit, a 8×30 bar training pit, a 42×42 spring tumbling floor, multiple sets of uneven bars, balance beams, vaulting tables, a 25 foot tumble track, parallel bars, rings, and several additional learning aids. There is a separate preschool room outfitted with small-scale equipment adapted to better accommodate younger children. A large lobby with vending machines, viewing windows, and tables are available for all parents and guests.
Recreation Classes Currently Offered
- GYMTOTS - Ages 18 months to 3 years
- Kindergym - Ages 4 and 5
- Gymnastics Levels 1 through 4
- Flex - Flexibility and Conditioning
- Ninja Class
- Beginner Tumble Class
- Back Handspring Class
Contact the Gymnastics Center at 843-667-5090 for more information.
Registration for August Recreation Classes is open! August recreation classes will begin on August 5th.
Contact the Gymnastics Center at 843-667-5090 for more information.
Private lessons are available by request.
Contact the Gymnastics Center at 843-667-5090 for more information.
The City of Florence Athletics and Sports Tourism Department, in association with the Florence Soccer Association, hosts a youth soccer program for the Florence community. There are two seasons each year which offer league play – fall and spring.
The fall league is provided for youth ranging from the age of 5 to 17 years of age. All ages are determined as of September 1, 2023 for the upcoming fall season. The fee is $55 per participant. Registration is conducted online, or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
For more information, you can visit flosoccer.org.
Youth Soccer
Registration for the Spring 2025 Soccer Season is closed. Check back here in July 2025 to register for the Fall 2025 Season
Spring 2025 Schedules and Standings
SOCCER FACILITIES
- New Soccer Complex- Game Facility
- ESAB Soccer Complex- Practice Facility
The City of Florence Athletics and Sports Tourism Department, in association with the Florence Youth Softball Association, hosts a girls youth softball program for the Florence community. There are two seasons each year which offer league play – spring and fall.
The league is provided for youth ranging from the age of 4 to 16 years of age. All ages are determined as of December 31st, 2024 for the spring league. League participation is dependent upon the participant’s location of residence. The fee is $45 per participant. Registration is conducted online, or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
2025 Spring Season
- Registration for the 2025 Spring Season for ages 4-12 is open until February 13.
- Registration for the 2025 Spring Season for ages 13-16 will begin in March 2025.
- Registration Fee - $45 for residents, $55 for non-residents
- Playing age is determined by the participants age on December 31, 2024.
- Evaluations will be held at Freedom Florence.
- T-ball (ages 4-6)
- Monday, February 24, 6pm
- Coach Pitch (ages 7-8)
- Tuesday, February 25, 6pm
- Minors (ages 9-10)
- Monday, February 24, 7:15pm
- Majors (ages 11-12)
- Tuesday, February 25, 7:15pm
- T-ball (ages 4-6)
Softball Facilities
- Freedom Florence Complex
The City of Florence Junior Tennis Program includes Junior Tennis Clinics, Private Lessons, and Summer Camps.
The Florence Track Club is made up of volunteer coaches, parents and youth athletes ages 6 to 18 who participate in USATF sanctioned Jr. Olympic Track & Field and Cross Country events. Playing age is the participant’s age during the calendar year, or if the participant turns 19 after the USATF National Meet. The program is in association with the City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department, and is sponsored by the Police Athletics League.
Participants also compete in local road races, school sponsored Track & Field and Cross Country events, and other club sponsored events around the state of South Carolina. The fee to participate is $45. Registration is conducted online, or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
To receive information about practices, meets, cancellations, etc., you can sign up for Florence Track Club notifications on SportsYou. Instructions for SportsYou App
Registration for the 2025 Track & Field season is open until April 18, 2025.
- Registration Fee - $55 for residents, $65 for non-residents
- Playing age is determined by the participant's age on December 31, 2025.
- Parent Meeting - March 24th at 6:30 pm at Pearl Moore Basketball Center
- Practices will begin March 25th at Florence Sports Complex Track
- Practices will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6:15 pm-7:45 pm (Times subject to change)
- Communication from coaches will be done through the SportsYou App.
PRACTICE SITES
- Florence Sports Complex, 1300 Jennie O'Bryan Avenue
The City of Florence Athletics and Sports Tourism Department offers a fall volleyball league for girls ages 7-17 based on age as of September 1st. The league is an instructional based league that focuses on teaching the fundamentals of volleyball. The cost of the league is $45 and all practices and games are played at the Pearl Moore Basketball Center located at 500 Barnes Street. Registration is conducted online, or by going to the Athletics and Sports Tourism Department’s administrative offices located at the Barnes Street Activity Center.
2024 FALL SEASON
Registration for the 2024 Volleyball Season is now closed. Check back in August 2025 for registration for the 2025 Fall Season.