The 5 Best Winter Sports Leagues In NYC
You know what's a great way to make this winter more exciting? Sign up to play dodgeball, go bowling, or test your knowledge of trivia. These five winter sports leagues make it easy to join a team and start playing. By Carly Petrone.
Did you kick some serious butt playing skeeball back in the day? Now you can relive those glorious moments by joining the NYC Skeeball League. Join a team or put one together and start the competitive fun once again. Games occur every week at various bars across the city and each player gets to wear a colorful t-shirt showing off their team name. Win some prizes, enjoy food and drink specials, and start sharpening up your flip cup skills – they'll definitely come in handy. Registration closes on January 20th so make sure to sign up soon. Learn more here.
NYC Social offers co-ed leagues with a social edge year-round to players of all experience levels. There's still time to sign up for bowling, dodgeball, and cornhole leagues. It's the perfect way to meet new people, get a group of your friends together, or just blow off some steam during the week. Bowling is $500 per team, $125 for free agent. Dodgeball is $1200 per team, $100 for free agent. Cornhole is $300 per team and $75 for free agent. If you've got to be indoors this winter, at least you'll be doing something fun.
Join the Columbus Circle Indoor Winter League and sweat it out during a four by four indoor soccer match. Games begin January 26th and season lasts about 9 weeks. Show off your "football" skills every Monday evening during two 21-minute halves. Player fee is $125 and teams are 4 a-side with no goalies. Those interested should register with Meetup.com to participate.
Exercise your brain with the help of the NYC Trivia League. For nine weeks, you and your team will compete for both weekly and season long prizes. Games occur at bars all across the city, making it a great way to get to know NYC if you're new to the area. A trivia night typically lasts about two hours and is comprised of 5 rounds of 10 questions in each round. The best part? It's free! So get five of your most knowledgeable friends together and start forming your team now. Get more details on their website.
Sign up for ZogSports and be a part of NYC's co-ed sports league where every team plays for charity. The company donates 10% of all net proceeds and 100% of all happy hour bar contributions to the charities of your choice. There's still time to register for everything from hockey and basketball to bowling and dodgeball. Get active, join a team or make your own, and don't forget to hit up the bar afterward. Come find out why this league has already raised $2.5 million and why so many people love being a part of it. Learn more here.
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Carly Petrone is a freelance writer living in New York City.
