You must be 21 or older by the league’s start date for the sport you would like to register for.

All players including team captains, rostered players and free agents must pay an Annual Membership Fee to participate in Houston Sports and Social Club Leagues. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.

Play for Less Leagues are select HoustonSSC leagues that cost less than $50 per player. We created these leagues to make social sports more accessible and affordable, while still providing the same great league experience, organization, and opportunities to meet new people. You can view the current list of Play for Less Leagues here.

Houston Sports & Social Club welcomes players of all skill levels. When you register, you will be prompted to input your preference for a more recreational or more competitive division. If we have enough teams for multiple skill levels, we will divide teams into these divisions. For free agents, we will do our best to place you in a division with your skill level preference, but we are sometimes limited in what we can do depending on the number of players that sign up and their preferences.

We play year-round with registrations opening for the next few seasons. To stay informed about information regarding future leagues, upcoming events, etc. please sign up for the HoustonSSC newsletter by clicking here.

We have a no-refund policy. When you sign up as an individual or a full team, we hold your spot and once the league is full we have to turn away other players. However, under special circumstances we may make an exception to our no-refund policy. Please notify HoustonSSC of your situation as soon as possible if you have a special circumstance so that we may try to accommodate you while limiting the impact on other players.

Membership fees are nonrefundable. If you do drop out of a league, your membership will still be valid for the remainder of the year from the date of purchase.

League coordinators will make sure items left at the field are returned to the HoustonSSC office. Players can collect their items there. If unclaimed after 30 days, it will be donated to charity. To arrange pick-up of a lost item, please email us at info@HoustonSSC.com.

Drink specials are available exclusively to active HoustonSSC members and may vary by location. To redeem a drink special:

• Download the HoustonSSC app.
• Open the app to access your digital player card and membership number.
• View current drink specials available at participating sponsor bars.
• Show your digital player card to the bartender or server when ordering to receive the discount.

Your digital player card serves as proof of membership and is required to redeem all sponsor bar specials.

Prices increase to late pricing 5 days prior to the start of the league. Many leagues fill up very quickly, so we suggest registering as early as possible.

From the Sports dropdown menu, choose the sport you would like to play, or click on Sports if you want to see all available leagues. You can register directly from that page! If you have a friend(s) you would like to be placed on a team with, make sure to insert their name(s) under the teammate request field, and we will place you together on the same team. Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been made.

During the registration process you will be asked if you have any teammate requests. Insert all of your friends’ names here so we know to place them on the same team as you!

From the Sports dropdown menu, choose the sport you would like to play, or click on Sports if you want to see all available leagues. You can register directly from that page! Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been completed.

All sports but cornhole require a $50 non-refundable deposit, and you can have your player pay for the league directly with TeamPayer.

You can add players to your roster with their email address, from historical data, via Facebook, or just by sharing a URL unique to your team.

We accept credit card or cash/check ONLY if it is delivered to our office location. To make a payment at any other time, you must pay online via your League Lab account. We also can make invoices for our corporate teams. The league coordinators do not accept payment at the game locations.

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Being waitlisted means that our league is currently full. It doesn’t cost anything to be waitlisted and if a spot does become available we will contact you about registering.

Yes, we have a Free Agent Second Chance Guarantee. Having a bad experience? The second one is on us, no questions asked! Free Agent players qualify if it is their first time playing with HoustonSSC and they have attended a minimum of 3 games during the season. HoustonSSC must be notified of any issues with your Free Agent team prior to week 4. Once we have been notified we will remove you from your current free agent team and place you on a different free agent team in a subsequent season. Learn more here.

All information regarding location, game times, starting dates, etc. can be found on the sports page of the applicable sport. Due to City of Houston permitting procedures, we don’t always know what field games will be on until a week or two before the season starts. If you have any questions about specific field locations, please email us for more details.

Games are typically at the same location each week, however some leagues will use more than 1 field and teams may get a mix of games at each location. In the event of a rainout or field closure that results in a field change, we will notify all teams of the change of location.

We provide most equipment such as balls, flags, bases, etc. for most sports. There are some exceptions to this rule. For example, for Softball you must bring your own glove and bat. For Flag Football your team must bring your own ball and players must wear shorts without pockets. For Soccer, your team must bring your own ball and players must bring their own shinguards. Please check the registration info page for the sport you are interested in for exact details.

Cornhole: 2 matches/night. Each match will be best of 3 series. First 2 sets to 21 points; 3rd set to 15 points

Flag Football: 20 minute first half and an 18 minute second half with a 7 play period after time expires

Kickball: Maximum 7 innings. No new innings start after 50 minutes

Pickleball: 2 matches/night. Each match will be best of 3 series. First 2 sets to 11 points; 3rd set to 7 points

Sand Volleyball: (4 on 4) (6 on 6) Best of 3 series. First 2 sets to 21 points; 3rd set to 15 points. (2 on 2) 2 Sets to 21, 3rd set is only played if needed during playoffs

Soccer: (2) 20min halves separated by a brief halftime

Softball: Maximum 7 innings. No new innings start after 50 minutes

Free Agents: Unfortunately since everyone’s schedule will differ, we cannot make scheduling accommodations for free agent teams.

Full Teams: Please submit any scheduling requests one week before the league’s start date. To make a schedule request click "Manage Team" and then you can click the "Schedule Requests" option. Each schedule request will be charged $15, with a maximum of $60.

If your request is made for the entire season, we will do our best to accommodate for every week, but if we are unable to, we will charge $15 for each week that we can up to the maximum of $60.00. We will do our best to accommodate your schedule requests. If we are able to accommodate, we will automatically charge the card on file as soon as we approve your schedule request. If you need to make a request within 7 days from the league start date, please email us to see what we can do.

The full season schedule will be posted 1-2 days prior to the start of the season.

Most leagues generally play 1 game per night, however depending on the number of teams in the league, your team may have 1 doubleheader and/or 1 bye week during the season. If a league is impacted by scheduling issues, i.e. rainouts, facility issues, etc, we may adjust the schedule to include more than 1 doubleheader per team in an effort to complete the league in a reasonable timeframe, however we generally try to limit to no more than 1 doubleheader and/or bye per team in the regular season.

There are exceptions to this rule, as some leagues are specifically doubleheader leagues, and other leagues such as Bowling and Dodgeball include 2 games/night standard.

Playoff structure will depend on the number of teams in the league and the final standings of the league. In most cases, teams will be broken into a championship and a consolation bracket, and ALL teams will have at least 1 playoff game.

If games are cancelled due to inclement weather, each registered player with an active email address will receive an email notifying you of the cancellation and a special weather announcement will be posted on the homepage of our website. The decision on when to cancel a game due to weather is almost always based on actual field conditions at the field you are scheduled to play. Just because it is raining at your office or house does not mean it is raining at the field, so never assume games are cancelled unless you receive a notification that games have been cancelled. Although we always try to send out an update prior to 5pm when conditions are questionable, please remember that the weather in Houston can change quickly, and the City of Houston normally does not update us until around 4pm on their rulings of whether a field is playable, so always check your email and/or the rainout hotline prior to heading to the field if you have any concerns. We have staff on the ground assessing field conditions during days of questionable weather, however the City of Houston or the private field operators often have the final say on whether they will allow play on a given night, regardless of our opinion on the field conditions. In these cases, we have no choice but to follow their ruling even if we disagree with it, however we always do our best to work with facility operators to try and get the correct ruling. We try to make the best decision possible with the information at hand as quickly as possible. Always assume games are on as scheduled unless you receive a notification email or the rainout hotline message says otherwise.

If a game is cancelled, it will always be rescheduled for a later date. In the extremely rare situation where unusual circumstances prevent us from being able to complete a season, we will handle it on a case by case basis, and will do everything we can to offer a reasonable and fair solution that is acceptable to all parties involved.

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You will receive an email about a few days before the league's start date and will include all information about your team roster, schedule, etc.

In most cases, we will be able to place you on a team with other free agents. If we are unable to get enough players to complete a free agent team, we will contact you with options to transfer to another sport, night, or season, or will provide you a full refund if a transfer does not work for you.

No need to worry! All of our leagues are recreational and absolutely anyone (21 and up) is welcome to play. No tryouts are held. If you register as an individual player we will simply place you on a team with other free agents.

HoustonSSC does not organize any team practices. However, many teams like to schedule practices on their own time. It all depends on your team, and you are welcome to start that conversation amongst yourselves.

Every league has a gameday happy hour bar with exclusive drink and/or food specials. Players must wear their league shirts to receive the specials, so it is very easy to identify other players at the gameday happy hour bar. We highly encourage you to go out to your gameday happy hour location with your team and meet other players and have a blast!

Click here to view detailed instructions. Team captains have up until the 3rd week of games to make roster changes.

We do set a limit for free agent teams, which varies by league and season. For full teams, there is no limit to how many players you can have on your team. However, for additional players beyond the number of players included in your base team fee, there is an additional fee per player. Visit the corresponding sport’s page for more information on the allotted number of players and additional player fees.

Yes. Substitutes are allowed during regular season games as long as they are an active HoustonSSC member and have a current signed liability waiver on file.

Substitutes are not permitted during playoffs. If you anticipate needing additional players for the postseason, they must be added to your team roster and must have played in at least one regular season game to be eligible for playoff competition.

Unfortunately not. Players are only allowed to be on 1 team’s roster in each league. Note: In Sand Volleyball, 4-on-4 and 6-on-6 are considered 2 different leagues. There is a possibility game times will overlap. 4-on-4 Division A and 4-on-4 Division B are considered the same league, so a player cannot be on a 4A team's roster as well as a 4B team's roster.

You can play in 2 different leagues on the same night, however there is no guarantee that your gametimes will not conflict.

Yes. All players participating in a HoustonSSC league must be added to your team roster and be an active HoustonSSC member.

Keeping your roster up to date ensures your players receive important league communications, including rainout notifications, playoff information, schedule updates, and special offers from our sponsor bars and partners.

HoustonSSC representatives may perform roster checks during the season to verify that all participating players are listed on the official roster. Team captains can update their roster online through the third week of the season.

Important: If a player participates on your team but is not an active HoustonSSC member, your team may be subject to forfeiture during the playoffs.

Shirts are not provided by the league as of March of 2020. The league is working to set up a shirt site where team captains and players can purchase shirts at a discount. Updates will be provided once the new shirt program is announced.

If you order through our shirt provider with our exclusive discount, you can customize shirts, add team logos, add names, add numbers, etc. if they desire for an additional charge with our shirt provider. However, none of the existing logos can be compromised in any way or conflict with our current sponsors. You can also make your own shirts with any provider you like if you prefer.