The Lawrence Park Athletic Association (LPAA) is a neighbourhood recreational organization designed for children and teens from the ages of 4 - 16 who want to belong to a sports team in their community. The LPAA promotes fun, camaraderie, teamwork and skills development through its baseball, hockey, soccer and basketballl programs. The LPAA also organizes the much anticipated Family Fun Day (FFD) held annually in Cheltenham Park.
Activities are made available firstly to residents of the area known as Lawrence Park. This area is loosely defined as north and south of Lawrence Avenue, east of Yonge Street and west of Bayview Avenue. Staff, coaches and organizers primarily consist of parents and teenagers drawn from the local community.
Baseball Program
Recreational T-Ball and Softball programs for boys and girls aged 6 to 14 who live in the extended Lawrence Park community
Hockey Program
Offers a non-contact recreational hockey program for house-league calibre boys and girls aged 5 through 12
Soccer Program
Offers a Fall house league soccer program for boys and girls aged 4 through 17.
Also available - Soccer Summer Camp for age group of Grades JK, SK, 1 & 2, and age group of Grades: 3-6
Basketball Program
Co-ed programs for children aged 8 and 9 and those aged 10 and 11
*Please contact LPAA or visit its website for further details (schedules, fees, registration, policies, etc) or the latest updates.
Blythwood diamonds are east off of Mt. Pleasant, between Eglinton and Lawrence. Go east on Blythwood from Mt. Pleasant, to Strathgowan Crescent. Go north on Strathgowan Crescent and the diamonds are behind Blythwood Public school on your left, at the corner of Strathgowan Crescent and Strathgown Avenue. Note that there are two diamonds, and your game schedule is marked "N" for the North diamond, and "S" for the South diamond.