10 Life Lessons You Only Learn From Playing Social Sports

We all know you’re not just playing in that kickball league just for the fun of it. You learn something new every day, and you’ll be damned if you don’t expand your mind when you step up to the plate…literally.

10 Life Lessons You Only Learn From Playing Social Sports

1) You probably weren’t as good in gym class
as you thought you were

2) There are no professional scouts in the stands

3) Always take photos at the beginning of the night

4) Don’t date anyone who yells at referees

5) You don’t really know your coworkers
until you’ve survived a dodgeball match with them

6) Don’t give out your number after a game of 105 cup beer pong

7) You’re never too old to make new friends

8) You won’t get judged on your skills, but you will get judged on your team name

9) A game of flip cup can be the solution for ending an age-old rivalry

10) Playing social sports can make you feel like a super hero

What life lesson have you learned through playing social sports?
Comment below and let us know!

Highlight of the Week – Our Squad is Family

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“We’re the Splash Brothers of North Jersey and this shot is from when we won the championship in the South Orange summer league. This is our third championship (in a row, if you don’t count the spring season, which only part of our team played). One of our teammates badly broke her ankle this summer, so this win was for Stacey. Our team formed two years ago, and although not everybody plays every season, the majority of our players are alumni from Montclair High School spanning 9+ years. Our charity is Montclair PAL, which runs Montclair’s rec basketball program for middle school boys and girls (which some of us have played or coached in). All of us are former HS and college athletes, and it’s an awesome feeling to play on a team together. Our squad is family!”

-Sarah, Splash Brothers, ZogSports New Jersey

Splash

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Brunch Together

An Easy Change

Father and Son

Found a Home

Same Game

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Highlight of the Week – Highlight Tapes

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“It started off with me and a buddy just trying to get into a healthier life style but quickly became the best part of my week. Every week as soon as the game ended I couldn’t wait to get back out there next week. I enjoyed it so much I even started making my own highlight tapes. Granted I may not be the best player but I made sure the highlight tape made it look like I was. The thrill of the competition was amazing and I thought it couldn’t get any sweeter, but somehow it did. After trying to win a championship for 5 plus seasons it finally came! Now my highlight of the week is defending this 2x time back to back Zog Championship soon to be 3x times! Keep a look out for Curry Up and Shoot!“

Check out their highlight tape here!

-Steve, Curry Up and Shoot, ZogSports New Jersey

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That’s Hilarious

The Hawk Will Never Die

Season Made

Unwind and Socialize

Glory Days

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Highlight of the Week – A Very Zog Engagement

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“I started playing Zog volleyball in Hoboken during the Fall season of 2013, Debra and I had been dating for about 9 months. It is likely that watching me play volleyball came a distant 3rd to exploring some of Hoboken’s fine restaurants and getting to see her boyfriend, but Debra dutifully attended many Zog volleyball games. I feel safe in saying that she was the #1 Zog fan. She learned all of my teammates’ names so she could properly cheer for them and learned the volleyball vernacular. Throughout the next four seasons, Debra resumed her status as #1 fan by stepping up her cheer “prop” game. It started out with the Volley Llama poster. She took her creativity to a new level with the Cream of Wheat noise makers. Lastly, but not least, she brought pom-poms for last season’s playoffs. You could say Zog was a big part of our relationship…

So it should come as no surprise that the day I had chosen to propose (Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11th) I also had a volleyball game scheduled in Hoboken. Now I know that Debra is very understanding but I certainly didn’t want to push my luck… I e-mailed my team and told them I couldn’t make it (for only the 2nd time in 2+ years of Zog volleyball). Of course things don’t always go as planned… Our captain e-mailed back and said we only had 4 players coming and 1 of them was limping quite badly. It was the last game of the regular season and we needed a win or 2 to make the playoffs. I told them I would see what I could do…

Nov. 11th arrived and I had everything I needed (parental permission, a shiny ring and the courage to go through with the biggest decision of my life). I’ll spare you the lengthy details but we spent the day together and I made a concerted effort to keep Debra on her toes. Every detour we took she wondered if there was another surprise waiting or if it was just another decoy. We finally made our way onto the pier in Hoboken and I got down on my knee and asked her to marry me. It was 7:45 PM, we were newly engaged and she says to me “Wait, do you really have a volleyball game tonight?!”. It might not be the most romantic thing to do after you get engaged, but the game was at 8 and we hurried across town to the Boys and Girls Club. The first people to hear that we were engaged were my Zog teammates. One of my best friends is also my Zog teammate… two of my Jersey City teammates were on the opposing team that night… Jen the ref has known us for 2+ years and watched our relationship grow.. and of course my Hoboken team is full of new friends. It might sound weird but Debra and I both thought it was very “us” that the 1st people to know about our engagement were our Zog friends. We won the match 2-1 and clinched our playoff spot. The wedding is set for September 24th of this year. It was a great outcome all around.”

-Mike, Cream of Wheat, ZogSports New Jersey

creamofwheat

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Didn’t Know You Before

We Make Them Look Good

Swiffer Sweeper

All About The Glory

A Great Experience

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Highlight of the Week – 10 Years Later

10 Years Later

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“Having Captained teams for coming up on ten years, I must say that the highlights are clearly the people. Although the roster may change from season to season, the new players tend to mingle with the old and friendships are ignited. Former players will still to this day come and watch their old team or revel in our legendary bar closing post-parties.”

-Casey,Y’all Avg, ZogSports New Jersey

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Backs Against the Wall

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

DANGAR

Reaching the Promised Land

An Escape

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Highlight of the Week – From Fourth to First

From Fourth to First

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“After pulling off a win in the last game of a dismal regular season our team was lucky to go into the playoffs as the 4th seed. We had nothing to lose, seeing as how we had lost to all the other seeded teams, so we came out loose and looking to have fun. All the pieces of the puzzle seemed to fit perfectly that night, including some lucky breaks. We beat the top seeded team by 2 scores, carried the momentum into the Championship game and didn’t look back. After years of coming up short in the Top Division, we finally did it!!! Shout out to our playoff MVP’s Lauren Downey and Greg White!”

-Jerry, Jester’s Dead, ZogSports New Jersey

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Creating a Zog Family

Friendly Competition

Legends of the Hidden Zoggers

Across the Country

More Fun Than You

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Highlight of the Week – A Highlight Two Hours Away

What is your ZogSports Highlight?

“When I moved to NJ in 2012 and reunited with my college friends, I was really hoping there would be a football league for us to play in, after playing together through college. Finding out about Zog and the exceptional league manager […] could not have worked out better for us. Zog […] had a football league offered in the winter, spring, summer, and fall which my friends and I played in every single season from 2012 to currently in 2015 – highlight being South Orange Summer League 2014 champs. I had so much fun and felt such a bond to my team that this current spring season, even though I moved to PA I still commuted the 2 hours back to NJ for every game on Sundays. The first thing I’ll do in my new location is to look for the local Zog football league to join!”

-Todd, Hernandez Home Security, ZogSports New Jersey