ZogSports

Elite '08

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Meg C.

New York, NY

Here is my run down of the sports I've played on zog

kickball: super fun, but watch the start times of the games when you sign up, some can be very early, ie 5 pm which doesn't work for a lot of people.

Dodgeball: the game itself is awesome but I don't like the balls they use, so I play dodgeball on another league now. NYCSSC club, which I have reviewed as well.

Football: Awesome, but you have to know a little bit about football to play. It's hard work too but you always end the game with a few or 20 beers.

The leagues may seem expensive but pony up and get on a league and you'll soon see why thousands of people are doing this. It's FUN

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Elite '08

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Scott R.

New York, NY

This is a great co-ed sports league for anyone looking to meet new people and stay active.  I've done it for a couple years now and it's pretty amazing how many friends I've met through this.

They have several sports leagues going throughout the year and separate out into Competitive, Casual, and Extremely Casual Divisions.  Happy hours are set up for post-game mingling and 10% of the profits are donated to charity.      

You can either join as an individual, w/  a group of friends, or as a whole team.  I've found it's best to join w/ at least one friend so you have a buddy on the friend and at the bar.

The most popular sport is co-ed football.  Games are played in the Spring & Fall on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Riverbank (138th and Riverside), DeWitt (54th and 11th) and Asphalt Green (90th and 1st?).  The league is well-run.  You play with 5 guys and 3 women at a time.  One out of every three offensive plays has to involve either a girl quarterback or receiver.  This is by far the best social league and the bar gets pretty crowded - depending on the bar's setup, this can often evolve/devolve into a frat-like flipcup and beer pong bacchanalia.

Softball is held at those same locations as well as a few more.  Lineups are usually 6 males and 4 females but tend to expand to 12 or more so everyone can hit.  Fielding is limited to 10.  The social scene here is a little more team-centric as there's just less volume of people at the bars.  

Volleyball and soccer (both indoor/outdoor) are also good if you want a balance of athletics and social.  

For those that aren't as interested in breaking a sweat, kickball and dodgeball are good options.

They also arrange a couple trips a year - I went on a ski trip w/ them last year and it was a good time.

And the people running the organization are cool and do their best to accommodate any requests.

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Elite '08

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Mahua C.

New York, NY

I've been on a number of Zog teams (soccer, indoor soccer, football, kickball, and dodgeball). It's fun. You meet new people and make new friends. And if you play dodgeball you also get to throw things at others.

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Elite '08

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Deborah H.

New York, NY

ZogSports is good for you socially, physically, and internally (um, for your soul because, um, you're helping charity. um).  It's a non-profit sports league that offers volleyball, football, dodgeball, basketball, soccer, and maybe more (check the website).  Leagues are broken down into how seriously you want to take the games: casually to competitively.  League fees are about 100$ for the season for an individual, and you can register as a team (a great corporate team-building activity.  Try to get it expensed, too).  The winner of the season gets to choose where all the fees (less whatever ZogSports takes, of course) are donated to.

After every game, ZogSports arranges happy hours where you can hang with your team and your opponents.  So you'll have a way to apologize to the hot chick you accidentally (?) pegged in the head.

I've played on several teams, and have always registered individually or with friends.  It's a great way to meet young (21-35) professionals who are friendly and cool enough to take time out of their schedules to  play sports!  Yargg!!!

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Kat B.

New York, NY

So far I love Zog! It's my first season playing on a team, and I signed up as an individual. I enjoy meeting new people, and this seems as good a way as any. My team-mates are friendly, although a lot of them seem to know eachother already, so it's a little bit closed off. But they don't exclude me from anything and the playing time seems fair. I'll try some other sports with Zog as well and see how it goes!

It lacks one star because this past weekend our game was cancelled, and I didn't find out until I went to the gym we were playing at. And there wasn't even a formal announcement, just a hand scribbled note, without a date, and later my team-mate e-mailed us. I like things professional, I'm a bit of a snob...sorry...

Raises money for a good cause, but I've never been to the happy hours.

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Carrie M.

New York, NY

I played touch football with a Zog Sports team. When I heard the words "coed" my thoughts shifted to giant men with war paint on their cheeks ready to throw me to the ground. At 5'4" I'm not exactly built like a linebacker.

But the Zog Sports league was laid-back and fun. What I enjoyed most was playing at a different location each week. To be honest, it's not every day that I head up to west 130th street.

Well organized, competitive but fun, and best of all some good exercise and fresh air.

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Frank K.

San Francisco, CA

It's a great way to play IM sports for a good cause.  Zogsports was founded after 9/11 and has to date raised over $135,000 for charity.

They have co-ed sports leagues for everything you name it:  soccer, football, kickball, dodgeball.  It promotes social action among young professionals in New York through sports activities, events and charity tournaments.

Play for your Cause!

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