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Iowa Park Optimist Club (IPOC)

LXCL:The Iowa Park Optimist Club strengthens youth, families, and community through sports, inclusive programs, family events, service, leadership, and volunteer-driven opportunities. We create safe, positive spaces where young people can build confidence, character, skills, friendships, and a sense of belonging while bringing our community together to serve and grow.

Welcome to the 2026&ndash;2027&nbsp;Iowa Park Optimist Club Basketball Season! When the season is over, the jerseys are put away, and the gym has gone quiet, children may forget the scores, but they remember who believed in them. At Iowa Park Optimist Club, basketball is about building confidence, learning teamwork, making friends, trying new things, and giving kids a place where they are encouraged to grow. A place where every child knows they belong. Whether your child is picking up a basketball for the very first time or coming back for another season, we want them to know there is a place for them here. Our goal is simple: create a safe, positive, and encouraging environment where kids can learn the game, challenge themselves, have fun, and be proud of how far they&rsquo;ve come. Completed registration and payment reserve your athlete&rsquo;s place for the upcoming season. We&rsquo;re grateful you have chosen IPOC&nbsp;Basketball&nbsp;for your family, and we can&rsquo;t wait to see what this season brings. Practice &amp; Game Schedules Practice and game schedules will be shared once teams have been formed and the season schedule is finalized. We know families are juggling school, work, activities, dinner, bedtimes, and approximately seventeen other things at once, so we&rsquo;ll get those details to you as soon as everything is ready. 7th &amp; 8th Grade School-Team Refund We know some of our older athletes are also working toward a spot on their middle school basketball team. If a registered 7th- or 8th-grade athlete is selected for an official middle school basketball team, a refund may be requested within seven calendar days of the official roster announcement. If a uniform has already been ordered or other nonrefundable expenses have already been incurred, those costs may be deducted from the refund. Life is Harder Without You IPOC&nbsp;Basketball is powered by volunteers, and a little help from each team goes a long way toward keeping game nights running smoothly. For this season, our goal is for each team to help cover four volunteer shifts: two admissions shifts and two concessions shifts. We also know every family&rsquo;s schedule, circumstances, and ability to volunteer look different. Please help when and where you can. Whether you&rsquo;re able to take a shift, lend a hand once in a while, or simply cheer loudly from the stands, you&rsquo;re still an important part of our IPOC&nbsp;family. Most importantly, thank you for trusting us with a small piece of your child&rsquo;s story. Here&rsquo;s to another season of Bringing Out the Best in Our Youth.

2026/2027 Iowa Park Optimist Club Basketball Registration

🏐 TRYOUTS MOVE FAST. BE READY. Split Second Volleyball is a focused Middle School Tryout Prep Clinic designed to help 7th- and 8th-grade athletes sharpen their skills, build confidence, and get ready to compete when tryouts begin. SKILL DEVELOPMENT WITH SHAYLIN Athletes will train through fast-paced, tryout-style drills focused on: &bull; Serving &bull; Passing &bull; Setting &bull; Hitting &bull; Movement &amp; court awareness &bull; Communication &bull; Decision-making under pressure &bull; Hustle, effort &amp; confidence Each 90-minute session is limited to just 6&ndash;8 athletes, allowing for more individual attention, feedback, and meaningful repetitions. 📍 Iowa Park Optimist Club 💲 $45 per athlete ⏱️ 90-minute sessions Athletes should wear appropriate athletic clothing, kneepads, and court shoes and bring a water bottle. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE! (If a session is not fully filled, session times may be combined to allow for the best training experience.) PREPARE TODAY. PERFORM TOMORROW.

Split Second Volleyball: Middle School Tryout Prep Clinic

Building Opportunities. Strengthening Futures. Your gift to Foundation for the Future creates meaningful opportunities for children and families in Iowa Park, Wichita County, and surrounding communities.&nbsp; Every dollar helps the Iowa Park Optimist Club strengthen youth sports, inclusive programs, mentoring, learning opportunities, safe and positive activities, community events, equipment, and the facility our families depend on. Together, we are protecting what&nbsp;IPOC has built since 1973 while creating a stronger future where young people can discover and reach their full potential.&nbsp; Thank you for helping build a stronger future for our youth, our community, and generations to come. 💛

Building Opportunities. Strengthening Futures.Your gift to Foundation for the Future creates meaningful opportunities for children and families in Iowa Park, Wichita County, and surrounding communities. Every dollar helps the Iowa Park Optimist Club strengthen youth sports, inclusive programs, mentoring, learning opportunities, safe and positive activities, community events, equipment, and the facility our families depend on.Together, we are protecting what IPOC has built since 1973 while creating a stronger future where young people can discover and reach their full potential. Thank you for helping build a stronger future for our youth, our community, and generations to come. 💛

Your gift to Serve It Forward helps Iowa Park Optimist Club build the equipment foundation our volleyball program needs to grow. 🏐💜 IPOC&nbsp;is working toward a $10,000 goal to purchase the essential volleyball equipment needed to give our athletes a stronger, more complete program on the court. This campaign is about investing in equipment that can serve team after team and season after season &mdash; helping today&rsquo;s athletes while building something lasting for the players who come next. Every donation, no matter the size, moves us closer to that goal. Every Serve Starts With Someone Who Believed. Thank you for believing in our athletes and helping us Serve It Forward. 💜 Not for one team. Not for one season. For the future of IPOC Volleyball.

Your gift to Serve It Forward helps Iowa Park Optimist Club build the equipment foundation our volleyball program needs to grow. 🏐💜IPOC is working toward a $10,000 goal to purchase the essential volleyball equipment needed to give our athletes a stronger, more complete program on the court.This campaign is about investing in equipment that can serve team after team and season after season — helping today’s athletes while building something lasting for the players who come next.Every donation, no matter the size, moves us closer to that goal.Every Serve Starts With Someone Who Believed.Thank you for believing in our athletes and helping us Serve It Forward. 💜Not for one team. Not for one season. For the future of IPOC Volleyball.

Serve It Forward Fundraiser

Your gift to the Beyond the Arc Fundraiser directly supports Iowa Park Optimist Club Basketball. 🏀 Every dollar raised stays with the basketball program and helps provide equipment, uniforms, officials, training opportunities, facility needs, scholarships, and positive experiences for local athletes. Because every athlete deserves their shot, your support helps IPOC&nbsp;keep basketball affordable, strengthen the program, and create a place where young players can grow in confidence, teamwork, leadership, and skill. Thank you for investing in the future of IPOC Basketball and the children who take the court each season. 🧡

Your gift to the Beyond the Arc Fundraiser directly supports Iowa Park Optimist Club Basketball. 🏀Every dollar raised stays with the basketball program and helps provide equipment, uniforms, officials, training opportunities, facility needs, scholarships, and positive experiences for local athletes.Because every athlete deserves their shot, your support helps IPOC keep basketball affordable, strengthen the program, and create a place where young players can grow in confidence, teamwork, leadership, and skill.Thank you for investing in the future of IPOC Basketball and the children who take the court each season. 🧡

Beyond the Arc Fundraiser

Your IPOC sponsorship keeps local kids active, supported, and seen. 💙 Your support helps students launch businesses at the Future Founders Expo, build skills on the court, and grow through clinics, leagues, coach development, and other IPOC programs. Your impact reaches beyond the gym, too.&nbsp; IPOC&nbsp;volunteers serve Veterans, seniors, children, and families through community projects, clean-up days, food and school-supply drives, Christmas assistance, and more. When you sponsor IPOC, you&rsquo;re investing in Iowa Park families all year long. Choose the sponsorship level that fits you or your business and become part of what IPOC is building for our community.

Your IPOC sponsorship keeps local kids active, supported, and seen. 💙Your support helps students launch businesses at the Future Founders Expo, build skills on the court, and grow through clinics, leagues, coach development, and other IPOC programs.Your impact reaches beyond the gym, too. IPOC volunteers serve Veterans, seniors, children, and families through community projects, clean-up days, food and school-supply drives, Christmas assistance, and more.When you sponsor IPOC, you’re investing in Iowa Park families all year long.Choose the sponsorship level that fits you or your business and become part of what IPOC is building for our community.

IPOC Sponsorships

Your gift to the IPOC&nbsp;Donation Station helps create meaningful opportunities for children and families throughout our community. Donations support IPOC&nbsp;youth programs, community projects, facility needs, special events and other areas where support is needed most. 🌟 When you give, you&rsquo;re backing real opportunities for local youth to learn, grow, lead and serve in a positive and encouraging environment. 💛 Thank you for helping IPOC continue bringing out the best in our youth, our community, and ourselves. 💛

Your gift to the IPOC Donation Station helps create meaningful opportunities for children and families throughout our community. Donations support IPOC youth programs, community projects, facility needs, special events and other areas where support is needed most. 🌟When you give, you’re backing real opportunities for local youth to learn, grow, lead and serve in a positive and encouraging environment. 💛 Thank you for helping IPOC continue bringing out the best in our youth, our community, and ourselves. 💛

IPOC Donation Station

The 2031 Takeover: Neon Nightmare is taking over the night with music, dancing, carnival games, prizes, glow activities, food, and plenty of chaos&mdash;in the best possible way. 💚💜 Open to all W.F. George Middle School students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, this is more than a dance. It&rsquo;s a full-night experience built for students to hang out with friends, compete, win prizes, hit the dance floor, and make memories together. ALL GRADES. ONE TAKEOVER. 6th &bull; 7th &bull; 8th Proceeds from admission, games, and select event activities help support the Class of 2031 and its end-of-year eighth-grade celebration and future class activities. Come dressed for the glow and ready for Neon Nightmare. 🟢🟣

The 2031 Takeover: Neon Nightmare

Lights, Legends &amp; Lace is more than a dance. It&rsquo;s one winter night set aside for fathers, father figures, and daughters to slow down, dress up, and make a memory together. Step into a Winter Wonderland filled with twinkling lights, music, dancing, photos, dinner, refreshments, and little moments that may mean more than anyone realizes at the time. For her, it&rsquo;s a night to get dressed up, take his hand, and feel like the most important girl in the room. For him, it&rsquo;s a chance to look at the little girl beside him and realize just how quickly she&rsquo;s growing up. Because someday, the dress will be packed away. The music will have ended. She may not remember every song they danced to or what they ate for dinner, but she&rsquo;ll remember who showed up, who danced with her, and how he made her feel. Every ticket also supports the Iowa Park Optimist Club and our mission to bring out the best in local youth through positive programs, activities, and opportunities. So come dressed to shine, step into the snow-kissed magic, and make the kind of memory that stays warm long after winter is gone. One magical night. One unforgettable dance. A memory they&rsquo;ll carry for years.

Iowa Park Optimist Club (IPOC)

Iowa Park Optimist Club (IPOC)

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The 2031 Takeover: Neon Nightmare

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Lights, Legends & Lace: Winter Wonderland Father & Daughter Dance

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Serve It Forward Fundraiser

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Beyond the Arc Fundraiser

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IPOC Sponsorships

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Events

Events

The 2031 Takeover: Neon Nightmare

Get your tickets

Lights, Legends & Lace: Winter Wonderland Father & Daughter Dance

Get your tickets

More ways to support us

Foundation for the Future

Donate today

Serve It Forward Fundraiser

Donate today

Beyond the Arc Fundraiser

Donate today

IPOC Sponsorships

Donate today

IPOC Donation Station

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