
Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
Visitors play Wiffle Ball at Yellowbatz in O'Fallon.
Tony Glavin Soccer Club
The club hosts camps and tournaments at its St. Peters soccer complex, which the St. Louis Lions call home. tonyglavin.com
St. PetersRec-Plex
The natatorium has hosted U.S. Olympic diving trials and other competitive aquatic events—but the awesome twirly slides, diving platforms, and saunas can host you, too. stpetersmo.net
Great American Human Foosball
Maybe you can’t bend it like Beckham, but you can gather a crew of your best friends and do your best impression of everyone’s favorite table game. greatamericanhumanfoosball.com
Stratman Sports
The distance between St. Louis and the ocean is no reason not to spike, dig, and side-out in the sand. Plenty of bars have games, and Stratman can hook you up with a league. stratmansports.com
Yellowbatz
You don’t have to be a serious slugger to hit a home run at a stadium. Yellowbatz, in O’Fallon, Missouri, hosts leagues and plenty of other groups in pursuit of Wiffle Ball glory. yellowbatz.com
And for aspiring professional athletes, try checking out the favorite spots of two Olympic hopefuls.
- Becky Sauerbrunn, soccer: “I go to Stacy Park and run the trail or kick the ball around at one of the fields. I grew up playing soccer there.”
- Spenser Mango, wrestling: “I really like to fish. We would travel as far as August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area to catch bass.”