RFD Volleyball Thread [OFFICIAL]

[7jai]

Calling ALL RFD'ers...

For those whom are interested in starting a RFD team, reply to this thread (or PM me). If we have enough players (minimum 2 females) we can join an intermediate/rec league based on the skill level of the participants.

If anyone also has any links to any pick up games within the GTA / Mississauga region, feel free to post them here and I will update my original post accordingly.

Hopefully we can get a RFD team started and join a league! - it will probably be a weeknight (Mon, Tues, Wed, OR Thurs).

(RFD Team 1) - Intermediate (based on cost/location...TBA)
1. 7jai
2. zalapski
3. ArcLyte
4. ji20ok
5. swtdesire
6. mtX
7. hoob
8. sleepyguy
9. kimbot
10.


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Volleyball sites for Pick-Up/League Games

- Toronto Social Sports Club (courteousy of ji2o0k)
- Not So Pro (courteousy of ji2o0k)
- Victory Volleyball (courteousy of Eyies)
- Outta Hand (courteousy of Eyies)
- TCSSC (courteousy of Eyies)
- YRSSC (courteousy of Eyies)
- Go West Athletics (courteousy of sleepymod)
- Scarborough Men's (courteousy of sleepymod)

Testimonies on the above Pick-up/League Games

- Testimony from sleepymod (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/9666854-post38/)

[ji2o0k]

GTA you can try:

Toronto Social Sports Club: http://www.torontossc.com/sportsoffered/
Not So Pro

I think the Fall registration is finished but you can always see if you can get on a team...

[MtX]

lmk if you find a gym in north york

[Eyies]

If you're in 'sauga why not go to Victory? http://www.victoryvolleyball.com/

I've only been there once but the facilities are pretty nice.

Some other leagues to look into: Not so pro, Outta Hand, TCSSC, YRSSC.

If you want pick ups, check out www.gtavolleyball.com quite a few locations.

[ji2o0k]

lmk if you find a gym in north yorkare you still playing vball? I wouldn't mind starting up again.....

[7jai]

are you still playing vball? I wouldn't mind starting up again.....

Did you guys want to start an exclusive RFD team? I typically play intermediate, but I'm good for advance too.

Maybe we can get RFD to sponsor our team with team tshirts too haha :)

[seekay]

i wouldnt mind playing pick up once a week if someone can get a gym somewhere in the gta.

[7jai]

If we join an intermediate league, we might need a few ladies to join our team as well.

Are there any interested ladies who might want to play? I can try and find a league within GTA area

[ji2o0k]

whoa...I don't think I am good enough to play intermediate....I think I am recreational level.....

[MtX]

are you still playing vball? I wouldn't mind starting up again.....

Yup 2-3x a week mostly league now...we don't have Monday Night Volleyball running yet, there's a chance it may start up again in 3-5 weeks.

[Eyies]

whoa...I don't think I am good enough to play intermediate....I think I am recreational level.....

Don't trust this volleyball hustler! He's good.

[7jai]

Updated my original post! Hopefully we can get a team started for this / next season!

[ji2o0k]

Don't trust this volleyball hustler! He's good.
hahah lies......I don't think you have seen me play..........

honestly, I haven't played for a long time....recreational it is!!

[4flava]

hahah lies......I don't think you have seen me play..........

honestly, I haven't played for a long time....recreational it is!!


Hey, I believe you!..lol

Dude are you in??

[7jai]

hahah lies......I don't think you have seen me play..........

honestly, I haven't played for a long time....recreational it is!!

Hey, I believe you!..lol

Dude are you in??

So are you guys in for a RFD team? PM me and I will put you on the list.

[skyblue12]

play on your intramural team..

[flimbs]

lmk if you find a gym in north york
You are such a volleyball hoooooooar (mis-spelled) ;)

[7jai]

play on your intramural team..

You are such a volleyball hoooooooar (mis-spelled) ;)

so are you peeps in? haha, noone has said anything at all.

[ndrew029]

If I was any good I would be interested, but I just started playing again and I'm probably at the level below recreational. But it's fun and adds some variety to my primary sport, roller hockey.

[7jai]

updated! newest member of the RFD vball team (recreational) is Zalapski!

[7jai]

Bump! Still recruiting! Any ladies play vball??

[flimbs]

I'm already playing on Toronto Volleyball League, Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm. Going to 2nd highest school next week. See me there, and you'll know who I am. :cheesygri

[MtX]

I'm already playing on Toronto Volleyball League, Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm. Going to 2nd highest school next week. See me there, and you'll know who I am. :cheesygri

Which league is that? Never heard of it..

[7jai]

Which league is that? Never heard of it..

http://www.torontovolleyball.com <--- I think it's this one.

[Rehan]

If you're in 'sauga why not go to Victory? http://www.victoryvolleyball.com/ Wow, I had no idea there was such a nice facility there...thanks for the link.

I'm already busy enough this fall and probably won't have time in winter/spring, but maybe I'll join next year (adv/int).

[7jai]

Bump for new recruits!!

[flimbs]

http://www.torontovolleyball.com <--- I think it's this one.
Yep, that's the one. It's pretty fun cause it's only 4-on-4 indoors, on a regular 6's court. Less blocking. hehe

[Lancer13]

Hey, I thought I'd start contributing to RFD instead of lurking around for deals. Anyways, every friday at 9:45 pm I head to to North Beach, around Victoria Park and Lawrence, where they hold pickup volleyball until 2 am. There's a wide variety of skill level, and the people are great. Anyways, it'd be great to have more vball players come down, here's the site if your interested. http://www.northbeachvolleyball.com/

[MtX]

Hey, I thought I'd start contributing to RFD instead of lurking around for deals. Anyways, every friday at 9:45 pm I head to to North Beach, around Victoria Park and Lawrence, where they hold pickup volleyball until 2 am. There's a wide variety of skill level, and the people are great. Anyways, it'd be great to have more vball players come down, here's the site if your interested. http://www.northbeachvolleyball.com/

More vball players? I came last Friday and it was packed...4 courts were full of 6es and the last court had 5 teams waiting to play 2s..:evil:

[Lancer13]

Hey I was too, I was on the court right by the rock climbing wall. Yeah I guess I should withdraw that comment about more players coming. I just wanted to inform people about the place if they're interested. I'm craving some more competitive players :cheesygri

[SL3VIN]

yo im down for a the rec team, pending on details...

[kimbot]

I'm down for pick up. Maybe we can get a group together and play at north beach during their off-peak times, like Saturday afternoon. I think normally they charge $16 for pickup during that time but I'm sure we could get a group rate. The last time I went on Saturday afternoon I was there from 1-6:30ish.

And yeah, I went to N Beach on friday night with Mtx... damn rec 6s groups hogging all the courts :( Need more 2s courts.

[7jai]

yo im down for a the rec team, pending on details...

awesome, will put you on the list for now once we get a full team

I'm down for pick up. Maybe we can get a group together and play at north beach during their off-peak times, like Saturday afternoon. I think normally they charge $16 for pickup during that time but I'm sure we could get a group rate. The last time I went on Saturday afternoon I was there from 1-6:30ish.

And yeah, I went to N Beach on friday night with Mtx... damn rec 6s groups hogging all the courts :( Need more 2s courts.

i will add you too as well kimbot - i play at north beach on friday nights as well. i'm usually on the closer courts (near the entrance). if you go any back, they get more and more recreational and non-competitive.

[shawn99]

Hey, I thought I'd start contributing to RFD instead of lurking around for deals. Anyways, every friday at 9:45 pm I head to to North Beach, around Victoria Park and Lawrence, where they hold pickup volleyball until 2 am. There's a wide variety of skill level, and the people are great. Anyways, it'd be great to have more vball players come down, here's the site if your interested. http://www.northbeachvolleyball.com/

I play at northbeach, highly recommend it. It is fun with 5's or 6's as more ground can be covered. I have made some crazy saves by diving, lotta fun!

[kimbot]

I play at northbeach, highly recommend it. It is fun with 5's or 6's as more ground can be covered. I have made some crazy saves by diving, lotta fun!

Haha.. I feel the exact opposite. I find anything more than 2s soooo boring. 6s you're just standing there half the time. 2s is so much more fun cause you constantly get touches. Unfortunately North Beach is dominated by rec 6s groups :(

[Lancer13]

We usually play 4's, 3 back, 1 setting. It gives us the chance the move around more than you would in 6's, but its less tiring, and has longer rallies than 2's. At least that's what I think. I like Kimbots idea of getting some people together on a sat, and booking a court.

[zalapski]

IMO Sand/beach volleyball is great for 2/3 on 2/3. Anymore will be less than ideal on a beach/sand platform. On a hard-court then 6 on 6 is ideal with some subs on the side-lines.

Hopefully a compromise can be reached.

-z

I play at northbeach, highly recommend it. It is fun with 5's or 6's as more ground can be covered. I have made some crazy saves by diving, lotta fun!

Haha.. I feel the exact opposite. I find anything more than 2s soooo boring. 6s you're just standing there half the time. 2s is so much more fun cause you constantly get touches. Unfortunately North Beach is dominated by rec 6s groups :(

[sleepyguy]

Cool, just some additional information... i've played in most of these leagues or tournaments over the years. I usually play 4+2 coed or reverse in outtahand every year. I'd be semi-interested in an intermediate/adv team co-ed. I usually play setter or offside/backrow hitter. -sg

-Toronto Social Sports Club (courteousy of ji2o0k)
Not the greatest skill level, they rate it much too high for what they describe. nice social atmosphere though...

- Not So Pro (courteousy of ji2o0k)
Pretty much same level as TSSC, for the leagues. Same owner I beleive.

- Victory Volleyball (courteousy of Eyies)
Haven't played there, heard the courts are nice though

- Outta Hand (courteousy of Eyies)
Probably the highest calibre for coed stuff going on in the GTA. Plus ALL the games have good refs. All though balls+snacks aren't provided (for free) as TCSSC. Highly recommended for the intermed+adv level. The rec teams here would probably beat the advs in the other leagues btw. Registering is a bit of a pain as you have to call Mike (co-ordinator) or Ed directly.

- YRSSC (courteousy of Eyies)
Haven't played there.

Others;

Go West Athletics (mississauga)
- no refs but skill level is better than TSSC, no refs which is a bummer.

Scarborough Mens
- very competitive league, multiple divisions, i haven't played there in years but heard it is still quite decent.

[ArcLyte]

I'd be interested in rec/intermed depending on where the courts are mainly located/game times

[ji2o0k]

i am down for rec/low-level intermediate depending on day/time as well.

I just really want to start playing again and practicing to get better.

[swtdesire]

i am down for rec/low-level intermediate depending on day/time as well.

I just really want to start playing again and practicing to get better.

yeah, I am with you...haven't played for awhile now but used to be very decent in high school...lolz, that's long time ago!

[flimbs]

I find anything more than 2s soooo boring.
Damn straight.

[MtX]

Someone run a clinic and I'm in!

[Capt.]

Anyone know of any good instructional videos on youtube or anywhere else that are worth watching? I've been meaning to search youtube but keep forgetting and can't get on there at work.


www.durhamregionvolleyball.com is another league out there

[kimbot]

Oh I'm actually playing in the Durham league this season. It's pretty competitive at the two higher tiers, but my team sucks and we've dropped down to semi-competitive at the moment. It's somewhat expensive at about $333 for 25 weeks ($2000 team/we have 6 players).

[hoob]

I'm up for some RFD vball as well; intermediate level. I currently play at Beach Blast (wednesdays) and a corporate court league on Sundays.

[7jai]

Original Post updated with new members!

ok guys, so it seems like there are more interest in intermediate level playing than recreational - so I'm just going to try and set something up for intermediate rather than doing both. If this becomes a success, maybe I will try and organize something bigger for us RFD'ers - depending on my work schedule lol.

in any case, we still need min. 2 girls (unless everyone wants to join a men's league)?

I'm looking to get this team assembled and firmed up before the year ends (we can start by playing during the winter season). thoughts?

[Eyies]

Anyone know what league fees are for Outtahand? I'm subbing for a friend's team.. if its nice league might try to organize a team to join .

[MtX]

Anyone know what league fees are for Outtahand? I'm subbing for a friend's team.. if its nice league might try to organize a team to join .

Around $200-$250, it's all year round.

[Alienxx45]

didnt see this thread till now..
i would be in for Rec level ..as i'm not sure how good you have to be for intermediate level..i havent played in yearsssssssss..

depending on cost and final location of course...this is RFD afterall.. =P

[sleepyguy]

That actually sounds kinda expensive... their tourneys are $180/team. considering season long bball is usually around $150-175.

There is a 4-2 co-ed for outthand this weekend (which i'm playing). -sg

Around $200-$250, it's all year round.

[MtX]

That actually sounds kinda expensive... their tourneys are $180/team. considering season long bball is usually around $150-175.

There is a 4-2 co-ed for outthand this weekend (which i'm playing). -sg

Maybe I'll see you there.......my team is still looking for an offside player

[sleepyguy]

LoL, we're still looking for a middle hitter... what level are you playing? We should were red shirts to identify each other ;) -sg

Maybe I'll see you there.......my team is still looking for an offside player