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    NYC Social Sports Club
    New York, NY
    <strong><a href="http://www.nycsocialsportsclub.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd341/mattnycssc/LogoMedium.jpg?t=1249067871" border="0" width="230" height="118" style="border: 2px solid black; float: left; margin: 5px;" /></a></strong><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><br /></strong><img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd341/mattnycssc/left_col_imgC.jpg?t=1249068265" border="0" alt="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd341/mattnycssc/left_col_imgC.jpg?t=1249068265" width="218" height="825" style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; float: right;" /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><font size="4"><br /><font size="5"><a href="http://www.nycsocialsportsclub.com">NYC Social Sports Club</a></font></font></strong><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><font size="4"><em>Get Some Action!</em></font><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;">We specialize in what some call &lsquo;playground sports&rsquo;&hellip;to us, its just a damn good time.&nbsp; Our leagues include <a href="http://kickball.nycsocialsportsclub.com">Kickball</a>, <a href="http://dodgeball.nycsocialsportsclub.com">Dodgeball</a>, <a href="http://broomball.nycsocialsportsclub.com">Broomball</a>, <a href="http://ultimatefrisbee.nycsocialsportsclub.com">Ultimate Frisbee</a>, <a href="http://innertubewaterpolo.nycsocialsportsclub.com">Inner Tube Water Polo</a>&hellip;you get the idea.&nbsp; NYC Social Sports Club organizes casually competitive sports leagues year-round, but we&rsquo;re so much more than that.<br /></font><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;">As we enter our sixth year, we proudly boast a welcoming, active community of players of all skill levels.&nbsp; Hundreds of players come back each season, proof that our well-run leagues are not only fun to play in&hellip;they&rsquo;re a place for friends, new and old. We love the games we offer, and we&rsquo;ve turned that love into the kind of club we&rsquo;d want to be a part of.<br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;">And the kind of club we&rsquo;d want to be a part of is one where every game is followed by a trip to the bar!&nbsp; Buy a drink for your new teammate&hellip;or better yet, your opponents!&nbsp; We&rsquo;ve formed relationships with our sponsor bars, conveniently located close to the games, and they&rsquo;re the perfect place to celebrate/commiserate over your team&rsquo;s standings.&nbsp; You can look forward to drink specials and maybe even a few games of Flip Cup&hellip;</font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;">Our selection of sports are geared to bring people together to form a community.&nbsp; When you register for a 7-week season, you get an incredible value; this is your chance to be a part of a group of active, thrill-seeking New Yorkers.&nbsp; And an evening of team sports sure beats a run on the ol&rsquo; treadmill!</font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><font size="3">Even if you don&rsquo;t win the playoffs at the end of the season, you can always aim for <a href="http://www.nycsocialsportsclub.com/index.php/season-awards.html">Bar Champion</a>&hellip;<br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><font size="3">We hope you&rsquo;ve found what you&rsquo;re looking for here.&nbsp; In case you didn&rsquo;t, let us know!&nbsp; Got an idea for us?&nbsp; Tell us!&nbsp; This is your club too.&nbsp; Feel free to send us questions and comments through our <a href="http://www.nycsocialsportsclub.com/index.php/contact-us.html">Contact Us</a> page at <a href="http://www.nycsocialsportsclub.com">nycsocialsportsclub.com</a>.&nbsp; <em>Get some action!</em></font><br /></p><br><br>

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About Broomball

Broomball is popular in Canada and is like ice hockey, only without the skates. Similarly, Broomball has comparable tactics to floor hockey, and floorball.

Broomball History

It is generally believed that broomball originated in Canada, however there is no fully accurate history of the game. Recent research shows that a sport similar to broomball was played in Iceland in the 10th century. The sport was looked upon as warfare, and player deaths were not uncommon. Games could involve entire villages and last weeks at a time. The first recorded Broomball games in North America occurred at the turn of the 20th century in Canada. Minnesota was a hot bed for Broomball in the 1960's. Broomball is now popular in Australia, Japan, Sweden, Italy, and Switzerland.

Broomball Tips

Good broomball players can handle the ball well with their brooms/sticks. Players can practice their stick handling and passing with a teammate, or set up obstacles on the ice and practice maneuvering the ball around them. Players should practice shooting at the net from different angles.

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