Toronto Sport & Social Club

I have been meaning to review the TSSC for a long time so here goes.
Firstly, the TSSC is amazing insofar as it:
1) Offers multiple sports
2) Has an awesome web interface to keep you organized (especially for captains)
3) Each game comes out to around $ 7-​$ 12 when I do the math (so affordable)
4) Lots of tourneys
However, what really makes the organization amazing are the people. I’m talking everything from the staff in the office, to the people keeping time on the basketball court. Everyone I have come across in my 4 years as a customer has been nothing but exceptional.
Attitude — A+
Response Time — A+
Professionalism — A +
I’m not just speaking for myself here… I’m speaking for several teammates over the years.
Special mention to: Fiona, Michelle, Katherine & Blythe
Y’all the real MVP’s. *tear*
PS. Fight for those downtown diamonds!

Been playing recreational volleyball for almost a year through TSSC. It’s always very enjoyable and that’s why we keep coming back. The sand at the indoor beach centre (Downsview Park) is nice & well maintained. We heard from some friends it’s likely the best indoor beach facility in the GTA. Prices are alright especially when it’s split with a group. The person in charge (Matt) is always very congenial, efficient, helpful and answers our questions. Volleyballs are available on-​site as long as the person in charge is there. Otherwise, BYOBall.
Most of the teams we have played with are all very friendly. Great weekly exercise that I always look forward to.
Things to fix:
— Allow the fall & winter games to have 2 games every week (if not every week, perhaps rotational?). It’s more worthwhile to play two games vs only one each week.
— Better screening of intermediate teams who do not belong in recreational leagues and teams who have obviously had complaints before.

I’m in my second season of floor hockey with TSSC (in the Rec/​Intermediate division) and am having a great time so far. Our games are not officially reffed, but the supervisor does step in if the games start to get scrappy — thankfully, this doesn’t happen very often since the players are generally friendly and sportsmanlike. Players who are overly aggressive and willfully disregard the rules aren’t tolerated for very long, which helps maintain a positive vibe in the league. They offer introductory classes and skills clinics for beginners looking to pick up a new sport, which is fantastic as well.

TSSC definitely gets points for the variety of recreational sports it offers. The games are always fun and safe!
I have been enjoying my current season of football, and decided I should check out what is scheduled for January. When I saw that there were spots left for individual women on Thursday nights this winter, I almost immediately registered… But then I realized that I’d be paying nearly $ 20 per game ! I can’t see that as being justified for a recreational league without referees. It’s a shame, because TSSC games are always so much fun! I just can’t wrap my mind around the price tag considering I paid $ 30 for a full season this summer with another league.
For those who don’t have a problem with the price, I highly recommend TSSC! They’re a very professional gang who put on great games.

I like that TSSC is listening to it’s registrants, they’ve recently made some key rule changes to co-​ed floor hockey that makes it fair for all teams. Also looks like they are starting to add reffing for certain days. Would love to see reffing on Sundays as it gets competitive.

The league is not bad and the players are very friendly. My biggest disappointment with them is their price. For fall and winter leagues they ask about 15 – 17 dollars per game at any of their turf fields. That to me is just pure greed. I wish there were more soccer leagues in this city but what can you do?

I have been a customer for over 8 years and today i realize that TSSC is a greedy company only looking to make max profit. We have been a loyal softball team for the past 10 years and this year we have pulled the team out of this league to join another. They emailed us and instead of paying for both the Spring and Summer seasons with a discount, which we have done since day 1, they tell us we have to register separately and pay full pop for both seasons.
TSSC keep it up and you will lose customers quickly.

Before I actually joined the TSSC a year ago I just assumed there were multiple leagues like it around Toronto, but now I realise that it really is the main one that everyone seems to be on if they want some fun sporting competition in their lives.
I admit that the prices are a little steep and it would be nice if we had some proper equipment provided by them but then all kinds of liability issues would come in to play.
Softball and basketball through the TSSC have allowed me to meet up with some great people and some not so great people as well, but overall it’s a good positive social experience.
They seem to have new sports or events each season which is really impressive mixed with social events and singles nights which I’m always tempted to check out but have yet to go to.
A bit more sponsor offers like what they have going on with the Firkin pub would be nice. And for someone like me that despises the gym, the TSSC is amazing for that little bit of activity in my life.
And their website is also very well done and extremely useful when it comes to finding out game RSVPs, opponent team contact info etc etc.
I would recommend spending a $ 100 on almost everything that the TSSC offers. Go team!

I signed up with TSSC for their winter curling league. I had some issues with my registration and the league coordinator contacted be a few weeks before the start of the league. I was able to get my registration issues sorted out, the league coordinator was great!
Signing up as an individual with a new league always brings concerns of the folks you will be playing on a team with. I am happy to report that TSSC brings great people together. Everyone is super friendly. My SO and I lucked out with a great indies team.
I look forward to signing up to future sport leagues later this year! I definitely recommend TSSC to sport enthusiasts in the GTA.

I’m noticing there’s a lot of hate for TSSC, but I happen to be a fan. I agree it’s expensive, but if it weren’t for TSSC I wouldn’t have met a lot of amazing people.
Joining a team means I’m guaranteed to do some sort of physical activity once a week. Even though we don’t always win, we always have a great time on the field. We continue having a great time afterward, off the field as well.
I don’t mind that there are no refs because it allows us to work it out amongst ourselves. Being in a «Social» league means everyone is very fair (for the most part).
It’s playoff time and we just (miraculously) beat the first place team. Maybe my opinion is slightly skewed tonight…

Update to last review
Based on my most recent review the founder of TSSC contacted me and we had a fairly long, detailed and frank (which is good) telephone conversation.
As background, TSSC rents playing fields from facility operators, organizes games on those fields. I /​Customers pay TSSC directly.
I dropped the rating in my last review (which you can see below). While it was a combination of factors, a recent situation sort of pushed me to update and make additional comments. The situation was that I was playing in a league located at a new facility that did not have a minimally acceptable washroom, changeroom, drinking water etc. situation. While some improvements were made upon me (and others) raising the issue through a phone discussion and several emails with the staff, the facility (10 games/​weeks or so into our season) is still not acceptable. While I understand that TSSC relies on their facility operators to have things ready for the season, they clearly weren’t, and to date TSSC has not fixed the situation appropriately. This could have been done either through getting the needed upgrades made or refunding some of the full registration fees we paid.
It was left that the founder was going to go back to the staff member in question that I was dealing with and further explore the situation. I’ll update with any further relevant facts.

Considering you can’t give 0 stars, TCSSC gets 1 extra star for sport selection, both that’s really all they have going for them.
First, the prices are ridiculous. Compare to any other leagues in the city and other cities around the world and you’ll realize you’re being gouged.
I would be fine with the price if the product was of high quality. Instead you get terrible customer service and no referees. I realize the sports are co-​ed and recreational, but no referees leads to a multitude of problems, especially when the games become more intense (i.e. playoffs).
I played one season of indoor soccer in this league and it was a horrible experience. First of all, there are no nets, instead you use flipped elementary school benches like you’re a 5-​year-​old. We had a disputed goal in the semi-​final game (what a surprise!) and the TCSSC head office staff was extremely unhelpful when we tried to resolve the issue. We vowed never to play in TCSSC again.
Please support another GTA sports league: XTSC. Their prices are cheaper, indoor/​outdoor soccer includes real nets, all games are officiated by an XTSC referee, and the staff are extremely professional and accommodating. The problem is that they only have soccer, dodgeball, and volleyball at the moment. Please support them so that they can start to add more sports!

After completing the clinic, I think I would do it again next year but overall I found the level of play too undemanding for me. I also didn’t like the lack of forethought from the instructors. It was nice to have different instructors each time so that you weren’t ever stuck with one you didn’t like but instead got to sample what each one had to offer.
This is a good option for those with novice to slightly intermediate background.