• GO AHEAD, PAINT MY DAY
There is a hide-and-seek element to paintball that revolves around the excitement of potentially being found at any moment.  However, Paintball has taken that hide-and-seek element and (literally) grown the battlefield exponentially with forts and walls, some made of objects such as tires and barrels, to hide behind as you defend yourself with your gun ammunition, the paintballs. Many types of games are designed or adapted for the sport; the most common paintball game is Capture the Flag.   

Although the paintballs can hurt at times, it doesn’t stop over ten million people around the world from playing this colorful sport, especially with the availability of protective gear to help soften the blows.  In fact, according to statistics, it is one of the safest sports in existence, with approximately one injury per every 4,000 players.  San Antonio has a number of venues and equipment shops available, such as Krossfire Paintballs, Paintball Mart, Proshop Paintball, and Green Acres Golf & Games.  Break into the playing field by getting a group of friends together and heading out for a game of paintball.  For more information on the sport, visit http://www.paintball.org.
• PLAY PARK

School has let out and parents are scurrying with what to do with their kids. Ancira Sports Park, located on 12001 Wetmore Rd., is a sports lovers dream and a paradise for any child willing to soak in the sun for hours. The sports park is a 56 acre park with six softball fields, 20 sand volleyball courts, a 25 meter swimming pool and aquatic center with many other fun filled amenities available. If you're interested in playing on a league, softball and volleyball leagues are offered. The park also houses company picnics with many added benefits such as catering, music, contest and more. Ancira Sports Park is an ideal place for the entire family to spend a day at during the summer. The park is operational 46 weeks out of the year. For more information, contact 210.545.2789 or visit their Web site.



• GAME POINTS

You're always in a rush, picking up the kids, dropping them off, buying take-out and running other time consuming errands. And when you get home it's too late to watch the sports game on TV and you're too beat to drag yourself over to the computer to find out the score, no problem, tune your radio to Ticket 760. Tagged as San Antonio's only station dedicated to sports and sports talk 24 hours a day seven days a week. The station signed on in August 1995 and has since become a favorite among San Antonio sports junkies. For the afternoon drive, Jeff Vexler and Walter Pasacrita will update you on the latest sports news with an easy to swallow dose of humor. Catch play-by-plays for local and state games such as UT basketball, Houston Astros, San Antonio Rampage hockey and much more. For more information, visit Ticket 760's Web site.

• PARK VARIETY

Ancira Sports Park is the finest softball, beach volleyball, swimming, and corporate event venue in the Southwest U.S. conveniently located on Wetmore Road just north of the airport.  This comprehensive facility coordinates youth and adult softball and sand volleyball leagues and tournaments, school outings, company picnics, team building and other various corporate events.

Love softball? Enjoy six manicured championship softball fields with television-level lighting.  Participate in any of the five seasons throughout the year.  Softball teams play one night each week on Tuesday thru Friday and on Sundays.  Call 210.545.2700 to register a team or as an individual for the next season.  Weekend tournaments are also held throughout the year. 

Can you spike with the best of them?  Well it does not matter, because Anrica Sports Park offers three different classifications for every skill level- Women's and Coed A-Advanced, B-Intermediate and REC-Recreational.  Choose from six seasons year-round that last from five to eight weeks each.  There are twenty lighted sand volleyball courts, so it is common to find open courts on Tuesday thru Friday and on Sundays.

Ancira Sports Park also boasts a twenty five meter swimming pool and Aquatic Center, a large air-conditioned pavilion with covered patio, three full-service concessions, two playgrounds, eight large-screen televisions, digital music system and press boxes for announcing.  For more information regarding planned company picnics or team building call 210.230.6719.  For general park information call 210.545.2700 or visit the Ancira Sports Park website. 




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