For over 30 years the Greece Police Department has served the youth of Greece by offering wholesome sports and recreational opportunities.  The positive interaction of police officers and young people has been the hallmark of our program.

The Greece Police Athletic League was founded many years ago with two simple goals in mind.  To help reduce juvenile crime by providing athletic activities for the youth of Greece and to provide a forum where kids and cops can interact in a positive manor.  Today we continue to achieve these goals with several hundred children participating in our program and numerous police and civilian volunteers working with those kids.  The success of our program is proof of our sincere belief in our motto:  "filling playgrounds, not prisons."

The athletic leagues that we currently provide to the youth are free of charge to the participant.  The police athletic league beliefs that juvenile crime can be maintained at a low rate by doing three things:

1) Provide a safe place where children can take part in positive activities that eliminate idle time.

2) Provide an environment where children can interact with police officers in a positive manor and allow police officers to serve as positive role models for kids.

3) Provide an environment where character, good sportsmanship, and positive attitude are stressed to children with the hope that they will accept these values and carry them throughout their lives.

All PAL activities are free.  A strong emphasis is placed on character, sportsmanship, and positive attitude. All participants, coaches, parents, volunteers, and spectators are held to strict behavioral standards.