ZogSports

ZogSports (zogsports, Zogsports)

Zogsports

ZogSports is a co-ed, social sports league that promotes charity and social action among young professionals in New York. In addition to sports leagues, ZogSports organizes fun social activities, charity events, volunteer opportunities and charity sports tournaments.

Robert Herzog conceived ZogSports after his close call on 9/11. He decided to build on the tremendous human charity he witnessed post-9/11 and foster community in New York City. Through athletic, social and social action opportunities, New Yorkers are encouraged to maintain perspective and a more balanced LifeStyle by having fun while also giving something back to the community. ZogSports donates a portion of all proceeds to winning teams’ charities of choice.

Overview

Participants take part in Touch Football,Outdoor Soccer, Indoor Soccer, Volleyball, Softball, Dodgeball, 3-on-3 Basketball and Kickball in divisions that range from very competitive to very, very casual. All games are followed by happy hours organized by ZogSports at local partner bars where people meet socially, network, and sometimes become romantically involved with other participants

In addition to the sports leagues, ZogSports also arranges and runs a variety of trips throughout the year which include: skiing, white water rafting, paintball, and wine tasting.

History

Upon heading to work on September 11, 2001, Robert Herzog witnessed his office on the 96th floor of World Trade 1 being hit by an airplane in a [...] attack. Upon losing many of his colleagues, Rob decided to reevaluate his life and draw from the positives. He thoroughly enjoyed playing in sports leagues and had met the woman he is now married to playing softball. In September of 2002, Rob launched Zogsports as a 32 team weekend football league. The league now has grown to include over 22,000 members involved in 8 sports which have games on various days of the week, while having donated over $250,000 to various charities. ZogSports has also expanded to the Northern New Jersey area with a dodgeball league that launched in January, 2006. The New Jersey league also now offers football and soccer leagues as well.

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