NYC Social Sports Club (NYCSSC)

The NYC Social Sports Club (NYCSSC) offers co-ed adult sports leagues in New York City. The Club offers five 7-week seasons each year, as well as pickup games and individual tournaments and parties.

Overview

NYC Social Sports Club regularly offers full seasons of dodgeball, kickball, bowling, broomball, flag football, mini golf, team trivia, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, scavenger hunts, soccer and inner tube water polo. Most sports are played in Manhattan, with some in Brooklyn & Queens. The club has also organized charity tournaments involving games such as flip cup, rock-paper-scissors, and four square.

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.

History

The Club was started in July, 2004 by Amy Short. It began with 60 active members. As of late 2010, the club services over 10,000 members annually.

Past sports, not currently offered, include wiffleball, touch football, and basketball.

Charities

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.

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. 

External links

• NYC Social Sports Club