If only we could see the replay video to watch the awesome touchdown dance that must have ensued!
Taken at ZogSports’ Flag Football league on Randall’s Island.
ZogSports is America’s most popular social sports league. Join now at ZogSports.com.
We know that ZogSports is the best way to meet new people in New York City, but we love to hear the evidence from first-time Zoggers! Here’s Shafiq’s story:
“I moved to NYC a few months back, and my roommate at the time highly recommended ZogSports to me (He also wore many cool colored ZogSports’ t-shirts around the apartment). So being the kind of person who loves to hang out, play sports, and meet new people, I decided to check out the Zog website. Fortunately for me, I found the perfect Sport (Volleyball), on the perfect day (Sunday), in the perfect location (Brooklyn Bridge Park)! Pretty much signed up on the spot.
The first meet was pretty awesome as I got to meet most of the team! We weren’t totally on the same page yet, but going to a happy hour (recommended spot by Zog) after week 1 got us talking and helped create a strong camaraderie. What was really cool is that we started doing all sorts of events around game time from week to week including brunches, sticking around to play more volleyball, and even exploring Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg together! Many of us also hung out together and watched the 4th of July fireworks together thanks to a warm invitation from a teammate! From there we got better every week and learned to communicate on court more effectively! We even started having some inside jokes (whose got middle?).
This was a phenomenal first time experience, and I made some awesome friends along the way! I plan on trying other Zog sports as well as keeping in touch with current teammates to see what other sports they will be participating in, as well as what they are up to around NYC!
We got playoffs coming up this weekend and hoping to win it all! Go “Orange is the new BLOCK”!”
Your new best friends are waiting for you! Meet them now at ZogSports.com.
“This summer my regular Zog Team decided to take the season off, but I still wanted to play. So I helped recruit a new squad – Go Dig or Go Home. This new team was a mix of players who I’ve met throughout my time playing & reffing with Zog. While everyone is a good player, we wanted to form a team that put the emphasis on FUN rather than wins and losses. We’re having a blast getting to know each other and learning how to play well together, including experimenting with new formations and plays. While I still love my other team, this has been a really great experience… you can see how much fun we’re having in all of the pictures!”
-Jennifer, Go Dig or Go Home, ZogSports New Jersey
We want to hear about it!
Send your ZogSports highlight with photos of you and/or your team to Highlights@ZogSports.com.
New Kids on the Block Party
Who’s Got Spirit?
Unbreakable Bonds
Charity Check
The “Eye Test”
People play ZogSports for the organized fun and the friendly competition. Individuals of all walks of life come out each week with their friends – old and new – to experience the highlight of their week. As an organization, we are so proud and grateful that we are the ones that get the chance to deliver these highlights.
We are also just as proud that our ZogSports referees are experiencing these same highlights with every shift they work. It’s not often people say that they love their job, and we feel very fortunate to get to hear those words so frequently from our amazing, hardworking, and super fun staff.
Let’s reflect on one of our referee’s favorite moments as a ZogSports field team member.
“My favorite reffing moment had to be watching Matt from Red Balls & Vodka score a David Beckham like goal opening up the second half kickoff a few years back after asking for proper space. To this day, I have yet to see anyone score from distance to start the game, half, sudden death or change of possession after a goal. Can anyone replicate this feat?” -Steve, Soccer and Football Referee
You can join the fun, too! Apply to be a ZogSports referee here.
Sharknado 3, the latest sequel to the cult “classic”, Sharknado, premiered last night.
What was more entertaining: The movie or reading all of the tweets about it?
Here is our list of the Top 10 #Sharknado3 Tweets:
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We couldn’t be more proud to have made our big screen debut in none other than Sharknado 3! We’ll see you all at the Oscars.
“There’s a beauty to the Block Party team,
You might recognize it from a distant memory, a dream,
Something you have felt before,
Or read about in ancient lore,
But, believe me, this is something more.
We all registered solo,
And ended up together like Marco Polo,
Fate is what we attribute it to,
More than Zog, more than Mercury, the stars they knew,
To compile this volleyball crew.
What makes us so special you may ask,
To list our exemplary qualities would be an arduous task,
So I will give you a taste,
In case you are in haste,
A little quip of where our love is based.
Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes,
We refined our strategy to gain Ws from the clashes,
Afterwards, there was never a rarity,
Where we flipped and ponged a few drinks for charity,
Building upon our skills of popularity, dexterity and vulgarity.
You’ve seen us in orange, green and now blue,
Dancing and cheering to our custom mixes is part of the view,
From blocks to digs, we know the drill,
And seeing each other week after week is still a thrill,
We even meet in between, just to chill.
It has worked for us, for many seasons,
And we continue to play together for many reasons,
Know you are welcome to partake on this Zog parade,
If you don’t, you will wish you’d have stayed,
For this magical world of friendship and competition I have conveyed.“
-Jacqueline, Block Party, ZogSports NYC
We want to hear about it!
Send your ZogSports highlight with photos of you and/or your team to Highlights@ZogSports.com.
Who’s Got Spirit?
Unbreakable Bonds
Charity Check
The “Eye Test”
Other Side Of The Whistle
A solid effort, but that’s a GOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL! Check out this ZogSports goalie’s superman-style, straight up horizontal attempt at a save.
Taken at ZogSports’ Weeknight Outdoor Soccer league at Roosevelt Island.
ZogSports is America’s most popular social sports league. Join now at ZogSports.com.
ZogSports was founded in the wake of 9/11, so giving back is a vital element of our organization. Since our launch in 2002, we’ve donated over $2.7 million to hundreds of different charities. When you play ZogSports, you’re contributing – we donate 10% of all net proceeds, 100% of Happy Hour bar contributions and 100% of net proceeds from ZSAANYC leagues to charities that you pick.
Last season, in NYC alone, we donated over $36,000 to over 150 different charities. It’s always amazing to see the tremendous variety of causes that ZogSports teams choose to support, from small, local organizations like The Bronx Defenders to national, well-established charities like the American Heart Association. Whatever charity your team selects to play for, you can enjoy the friendly competition and organized fun knowing that you’re making a difference somewhere in the world.
Here are the top 5 most selected charities from the Spring 2015 season:
5) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Total donation: $613
Donated to by:
Back that Asset Corporate Dodgeball – East Side – Wednesday Dodgemasters Division Runner Up
FC Guatamala Outdoor Soccer – New York – Weeknight Vassar Division Runner Up
South Bronx Tornadoes Softball – Randall’s Island – Weeknight Brooklyn Dodgers Division Runner Up
Magic School Bus Volleyball – Manhattan – Weeknight Mammals Division Winner
Just For Kicks Outdoor Soccer – New York – Sunday Erie Division Winner
4) American Cancer Society
Total donation: $663
Donated to by:
Green Dots Indoor Soccer – Manhattan – Weeknight America Division Winner
Get Off the Field!! Kickball – Brooklyn – Sunday Old Stone House Division Runner Up
Big Red Softball – Queens – Saturday Kissena Division Winner
The Fighting Shane Falcos Touch Football – Brooklyn – Sunday Vince Young Division Runner Up
Bomb’s Away Touch Football – Queens – Saturday Peas Division Runner Up
The Surprisers Ultimate Frisbee – New York – Sunday Pluto Platter Division Runner Up
3) ASPCA
Total Donation: $994
Donated to by:
MGU Tropics 3 on 3 Basketball – Men’s – Manhattan – Weeknight Mustard Division Winner
Whose Man Is That? 4 on 4 Full Court Basketball – East Village – Saturday Afternoon Spoon Division Runner Up
Bowl Movements Bowling – Midtown – Wednesday Fred Flintstone Division Runner Up
Ticket Evolutions Dodgeball – Downtown – Tuesday Ani Division Winner
Shot in Cleveland Indoor Soccer – Manhattan – Weeknight States Division Runner Up
Pretty In Pink Kickball – New York – Sunday Clyde Division Runner Up
There’s No Crying In Softball Softball – New York Kenny Powers Division Runner Up
Kinky Sets Volleyball – Manhattan – Weeknight Birds Division Winner
ZS-QSB 1 Softball – Queens – Saturday Kissena Division Runner Up
2) Wounded Warrior Project
Total donation: $1363
Donated to by:
Instinet Corporate Bowling – Midtown – Monday Frames Division Winner
West Falls Blue Devils 3 on 3 Basketball – Co-ed – Manhattan – Weeknight Salt Division Winner
Still Better Than The Knicks 3 on 3 Basketball – Co-ed – Manhattan – Weeknight Pepper Division Winner
GUTT-ER-DONE Bowling – Midtown – Wednesday Dino the Dinosaur Division Winner
Shuck Dynasty Cornhole – Upper East – Wednesday Seis de Maiz Division Runner Up
Get Off the Field!! Kickball – Brooklyn – Sunday Old Stone House Division Runner Up
The New York Times Outdoor Soccer – New York – Weeknight Bryn Mawr Division Winner
Blue 44 Touch Football – Brooklyn – Sunday JeMarcus Russell Division Winner
The Creatures Touch Football – New York – Weekend Doc Division Winner
I’d Hit That Too Volleyball – Manhattan – Weeknight Fish Division Runner Up
1) St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Total donation: $1675
Donated to by:
In Yo Face Dodgeball – Queens – Tuesday Adams Division Runner Up
Over the Hump Flag Football – New York – Wednesday Pepper Division Winner
Purple Rain Indoor Soccer – Manhattan – Saturday Hamsterdam Division Winner
Brews on First Kickball – Lower East Side – Weekend Butter Division Winner
Saved by the Ball Kickball – Lower East Side – Weeknight Biscuits Division Runner Up
The Southwoods Kids Kickball – New York – Sunday Bonnie Division Runner Up
Destiny’s Child Outdoor Soccer – New York – Sunday Huron Division Runner Up
The Big Green Outdoor Soccer – New York – Weeknight Bryn Mawr Division Runner Up
BLUESKEE Skeeball – Midtown – Monday Call Me Maybeskees Division Winner
pink Softball – New York Steve Nebraska Division Winner
Big Red Softball – Queens – Saturday Kissena Division Winner
Sets on Fire Volleyball – Manhattan – Weeknight Invertebrates Division Winner
The Purple Nurples Outdoor Soccer – Brooklyn – Sunday The Notorious Z.O.G Division Winner
Thanks to everyone who played with us last season!
If you want to play ZogSports and help make a difference in the world, check out our Co-Ed Social Sports leagues here.
“I’m the captain of the only kickball team that went completely winless last season. That may sound like a bad title to hold, but I actually couldn’t be happier! My teammates have said that playing those games was some of the most fun they have ever had, and honestly that’s all I want for them. Sure, we try to win, but fun comes first. And we got the Team Spirit award! This season, though, we won our first game! And we have custom shirts! And an instagram account! Follow us @n3rdstnerds for fun action shots and post-game interviews.”
-Savannah, N3rd Street Nerds, ZogSports Phildelphia
We want to hear about it!
Send your ZogSports highlight with photos of you and/or your team to Highlights@ZogSports.com.
Unbreakable Bonds
Charity Check
The “Eye Test”
Other Side Of The Whistle
A Highlight Two Hours Away
Have you ever been in the same place as a cowboy, Elvis, a Mariachi band, and giant inflatable bubbles? Well, these two lucky ZogSports kickball teams have. Check out their Bud Light #UpForWhatever surprise:
If you’re a Zogger, watch out – something just might happen to YOU at your ZogSports game or happy hour if you’re #UpForWhatever!
If you’re not a Zogger – it’s never too late. You can register for a league here.
