Best Sport Training Center near Tucson, Arizona

Honestly, I drive on Grant Rd daily so I passed this place for over 3 years and I never knew how cool this place is for kids of all ages. Indoor hoops and pool tables and arts and crafts. Not to mention they host AA which I will be attending in the future. A hidden gem for kids and adults/seniors, and looking forward to their upcoming events and summer programs for the kids. Also the same great staff from the Marty Birdman Center, whom my kids know so just a great friendly environment!

I have been going to this gym for years to play team basketball or just shoot around. It's only $1.50 to get in. The courts are very nice. Sometimes there's no wait at all to get on the court. The folks that work there are great folks and very friendly. Outside are nice fields and a covered outdoor court in case there was a wait. It's a great place for a jog as well. The parking is easy. The only thing to be aware of is that they do have groups who are scheduled to use the courts or game rooms at times. Check their website for the calendar of events. Really, there's nothing negative to say about this center.

The Donna liggins center it's where I call home I grew up in this park my grandmother's house is right at the bottom of the park where the alley is when we were kids we used to say the park is our backyard my cousin Bryce cotton if you want to look him up he's a legend in the NBL he has four championships 4 MVP awards and the gym and the basketball court on the outside is where he learned how to play his game growing up I think one day they need to name the court after him he is a product of the north side and Mansfield Park

I am in the seniors division. It is well-maintained. Staff does the little extra.

This is an amazing facility. Clean, with great interior, and the exterior park areas are well kept!

The changes being made are clearly from faculty who don't lift weights. Most recent changes are new plates replacing perfectly clean/fine plates. The new ones are cheap, don't have rubber coating, have sharp edges that can cut you, and lack large enough holes for grip. There are far to many ellipticals. This space could be used for specialized equipment like a belt squat, jammer, squat rack, etc. Things that need replacing don't yet we get new weight racks that are bulky and not improving the experience of the gym. People do whatever they want in the squat racks, preventing you from using them. The hours need to change. The gym closes for every holiday even uncommon ones. Often closed during football games and random employee training days. Overall a month is removed from your membership without you knowing. Parking is pretty horrible. You either pay for special parking with a an expensive semester pass or pay road parking if you're lucky enough to find it. Most of the surroundings lacks shade so when it's over 100 your car will just bake. The neighborhood is shotty too so don't leave things in your car. Overall the gym is pleasant on the eyes and has the basics. The management is clueless in charge of equipment is clueless. The gym is over packed most of the year so equipment is hard to come by. People constantly break the "rules" and nothing is enforced. It's closed too often and the list goes on.

The U of A Rec Center is a nice setup for NYS volleyball games. Note that you always need to check if it is a game day for football or not. If so, parking is a nightmare. There are two hour spaces around the center on the street, but no one seems to follow that on game days.

Great wheelchair basketball game but what about the blatant sexism? The men get to play in the main court but the women’s has to play in the Rec?! How is that fair and balanced ?! Shame on you for this

Unbelievable! We called them TWO days in advance and asked if the field would be available to reserve on Friday. They said it was not possible but that they would still be open. They neglected the fact that the field was CLOSED only on Friday. Online it said it was open aswell. We drove all the way down to south rec just to discover it was closed. EVENING RUINED and an hour of our time waisted.

Disclaimer-Non UofA student review-I toured the rec center when I was visiting campus with a younger sibling, so I can't vouch for how it is during the semester. However, I do attend a Power 5 school in the Midwest and the this rec offers far more amenities and equipment than my campus rec center does. It was also clean and modern, but had some renovations going on in the student entrance when we were there. A lot of the feedback other student reviewers have (ie too many cardio machines and not enough weights) is very similar to my complaints about our rec center. Apparently there's now a rec center in the honors dorms (at UofA), so that might alleviate some of the foot traffic. I'd say though if I showed my university friends this rec center and asked them which one they'd prefer, almost all would pick Arizona's. That's my two cents! -RCJH