I just signed up for a ZogSports Fall soccer league. Woops. I’m not really sure what I was thinking. I’m pretty out of shape and I haven’t played soccer in about 10 years. This could be interesting.

I never heard of the group that runs the leagues until today when I saw a flyer in the bathroom at McReilly’s Pub. From the ZogSports site:

ZogSports is a charity-focused, co-ed, social sports club that promotes charity and social action amongst young professionals in New York. ZogSports organizes sports leagues (touch football, outdoor and indoor soccer, volleyball, kickball, softball, dodgeball and basketball), trips, social events and volunteer opportunities for people in their 20s and 30s. ZogSports donates a portion of all proceeds to charity and helps participants Play For Your CauseTM through corporate charitable donations to winning teams’ charities of choice. In four years, ZogSports has over 30,000 people participating in their activities and has donated over $250,000 to charity.

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. Through ZogSports’ athletic, social and social action opportunities, we encourage New Yorkers to maintain perspective and a more balanced lifestyle by having fun while also giving something back to the community.

Sounds good to me. I’ve wanted to play some organized soccer for a while, I like the charity side of this and it wouldn’t hurt to get out and meet some people since it seems like everyone I know has already or is about to move out of New York City.