Otay Recreation Center

Twice a week, I make the trek down to Eastlake/​Otay/​Chula Vista from North County.
I drive down South to get my basketball swerve on with my kid and the team families (of which has become like an extended family).
We hold practice down here because it’s conveniently located (our team is based nearby), offers the room and facilities to help my son’s basketball program improve itself.
Sure, it’s a long drive (for me) but I feel the dedication will pay itself off in the future, one way or another.
As a dad, I’m not going to settle for my kid’s life being mundane or just «good enough».
I gotta get him outside and get work done.

The first time I heard about this place was a few years after it had opened up and I needed to complete 30+ hours of community service in order to graduate from high school. I think at the time, 2003 or so, I was a sophomore and I was catching up on those community service hours (on top of it, I know). I remember I had to do a lot of trash pick up and cleaning up graffiti.
Aside from that, in these last couple of years, I frequent the recreation center to play basketball (indoor). Their basket ball gym is so cool! First of all, its air conditioned. Second, they always music playing. And, finally, they have a total of 6 hoops. Two main ones and two on each side. However, sometimes they might have only a few down. It just depends.
There’s definitely regulars here who come in the afternoon to play five on five. Te best times to come are usually the first three hours after its opened. Its dead during the first couple of hours.
Honestly, I love this place to shoot around, practice, relax and get away for a bit from everything.
The following information below derives entirely and directly from the Chula Vista web site under recreation services.
Built in 2000, the Otay Recreation Center includes a gymnasium, game room, patio, and a fitness center. The programs offered at the Otay Recreation Center accommodates a wide array of participants, ranging from toddlers to youth to senior citizens.
The center contains a wide-​spectrum of activities as well. The fitness center, which requires a membership, contains a variety of state-​of-​the-​art equipment, including cardio machines, free weights,
and weight lifting machines. The game room is open during our normal hours of operation for drop in play and consists of pool tables, foosball tables, a ping-​pong table, and more. The gymnasium is available for open recreational play each night, for more information on the schedule, please calls the center or click on the link above.
The Otay Recreation Center also offers a wide variety of recreational classes. These classes consist of many preschool classes, Ready, Set, Learn, Bumble Bee Sports, Apples to Zebras, Ballet, and more. Other classes offered at the center include, ballet, zumba and belly dancing.
The gymnasium, game room, classroom, and patio are available for rentals. For more information, please call the center or click on the link above.