The NYC Social Sports Club (NYCSSC) offers co-ed adult sports leagues in New York City. The Club offers four 7-week seasons each year, as well as pickup games and individual tournaments.
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Overview
The NYC Social Sports Club regularly offers full seasons of dodgeball, kickball, broomball, flag football, team trivia, ultimate frisbee, Wii parties, and inner tube water polo. Most sports are played in Manhattan, mostly in the Upper East Side, Lower East Side, and SoHo. Broomball is occasionally played in Brooklyn or Queens. The club has also organized charity tournaments of games such as flip cup, rock-paper-scissors, and foursquare.
On its website, the club emphasizes the social aspect of its leagues. Each league has a 'sponsor bar' where the players have a chance to meet each other over drinks. The current NYC Social Sports Club sponsor bars are Aces & Eights Saloon, and Sláinte.
History
The Club was started in July, 2004 by Amy Short. It began with 60 active members. As of late 2008, the club services over 4,000 members annually.
Past sports, not currently offered, include wiffleball, touch football, and basketball.
Charities
In its 5 year history, the NYC Social Sports Club has donated to several charities. The money is raised by organizing flip cup tournaments, held at one of its sponsor bars. To date, the club has donated to the Thomas G. Labrecque Foundation, Rwanda Building Blocks, the Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship Funds, the Food Bank For New York City, the Empire State Aids Ride, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Boys and Girls Soccer Club of Burundi's Ruyigi Province.
Media
The Club has been featured in several media outlets, including The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Village Voice, New York Post, AM New York, Thrillist, and Columbia News Service.
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References
- Fischer, Annie (2008-01-16). "Four Drunks, One Cup". The Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-01-08/music/four-drunks-one-cup. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- Livelli, Kevin (2007-02-13). "Dodgeball Clubs for Adults Mix Athletics and Social Interaction". Columbia News Service. http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2007-02-13/livelli-dodgeball. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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