Hi all!
I would like to get your thoughts on playing organized team sports... I am a big, big, BIG deck hockey fan (or ball hockey, or cosom hockey, basically hockey in a gymnasium using a ball instead of a puck). I basically think this is the most fun one can have during free time.
I play in an organized league, where teams register and play each other every week, with statistics being compiled, around 12 teams compete so there is a different challenge every week. All fun and games, no pressure, great cardio workout and just plain good fun. I could go on and on.
Problem is, I now play 3 nights per week (the leisure time available when one is child-free is definitely great, I'll say) and it is getting a little expensive. For 12 weeks, 3 times a week, it'll cost me something like 250$.
Of course, I could play less. To be honest this will be the first time I play as much and we will see how it goes. I probably will play 'only' 2 nights a week starting in January, we will see.
I like the organization, I like the teammates and the other teams, I like the fact that it is inside (I have a hard time working out during winter, as I live in Montreal) which means good weather. I am just wondering if this could be done in a less expensive way.
I don't have enough friends who play to just organize a weekly hockey game in a school yard, although I have organized that in the past (not weekly, just a one time deal every now and then). However, it's not the same as the organized league.
I wonder if any of you have similar problems and tricks on lowering expenses in this area. I guess the simplest way would be to start my own league as a side hustle...
Thoughts?