ZogSports is an adult entertainment intramural co-ed sports league, with operations in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.[1]
Overview
editZogSports offers weekly, recreational co-ed sports leagues including basketball, bocce, bowling, cornhole, dodgeball, football, floor hockey, kickball, skeeball, soccer, softball, ultimate, volleyball, and wiffle ball. At the end of every season, small financial donations are made to charities designated by winning teams. As of March 2015, over $2,611,440 have been donated to teams' charities.[2]
History
editZogSports was founded in 2002 by Robert Herzog, after he survived the September 11 attacks.[3] Herzog worked on the 96th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower as a vice president of operations for Marsh & McLennan.[4] Herzog says he was inspired by the altruism he witnessed after the attacks and decided to incorporate charity as a major component of ZogSports.[5][6] In its first season, ZogSports had 500 participants.[7] As of June 2014, ZogSports has over 115,000 annual participants, making it the largest co-ed, recreational sports league in the United States.[8]
During the unprecedented hardships of the 2020 COVID outbreak, they took advantage of a policy in order to not refund people's money for the seasons they had already paid for but were unable to participate in. This led to many complaints to the Better Business Bureau[9].
Recognitions
editZogSports was listed in Inc. 5000's America's Fastest-Growing Companies in 2011 and 2012.[10] ZogSports was recognized by Crain's New York in 2014 as one of the Best Places to Work in New York City.[11]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". ZogSports. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "ZogSports: Social Sports Leagues, Tournaments and Corporate Events". Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Park, Madison. "Small choices, saved lives: Near misses of 9/11". CNN. Archived from the original on 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "For fast-growing ZogSports, 'social engagement' means sweat, charity, and sometimes even love - New York Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ McElroy, Steven (17 June 2010). "The Zog Sports Party Is at Leisure Time Bowl". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ Jaffe, Mike. Wake Up!: Your Life Is Calling: Why Settle for "fine" When so Much More Is Possible? Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. 126-27. Print.
- ^ "Forget About Funding and 7 Other Keys to Loving Your Start-Up". 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "5 Ways to TOTALLY DOMINATE Your Next Intramural Kickball Game". 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "Zogsports | Complaints | Better Business Bureau® Profile". www.bbb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "ZogSports: Number 3697 on the 2012 Inc. 5000". Inc.com.
- ^ "Details - Bestplaces | Crain's New York Business". Archived from the original on 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2015-03-13.