I just recently found DC Fray because of Glow Yoga - love it. Awesome idea, well executed. I'll definitely be checking out their future events (retro field day - yes, please!) and also their skeeball league. Glad I found you and you are offering more than just traditional sports! read more

I was new to D.C., so decided to join Flag Football with DC Fray as a free agent (didn't join w/ anyone else). I was placed on an awesome team, with a bunch of free agents and we had a great time. I met people that I wouldn't have otherwise in my day to day social circles. And, we won the league! The league was well organized and I really liked the opportunity to socialize with players from all teams after the games. Looking forward to giving Bocce and Glow Yoga a shot this summer! read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!! I moved down to DC 4 years ago and found this league and signed up it was great at first, met new people had some fun. It was a great time. But recently this group has become full of absolute shit. The "refs" they hire are no more then any person that said they would do it. Now yes, I know it might sound like a player that complains about how the ref made terrible calls or was totally unfair during the game, but hear me out. I was in the soccer league that plays on Sundays during a game a girl caught a ball that thrown to her (a throw in) she proceeded to then say "Whoops, my bad." drop the ball and kick is away. We thought the ref would call the handball but he stood there letting the play go on we asked about the handball and said "I thought it was fine since it was thrown to her." I'm sorry soccer is the sport with no hands except the goalie and she was no goalie. This same ref (oh I should note there are only 2 refs in this league) in a different game watched a guy come charging in a level my buddy (it looked like a hockey player hit). The ref blew the whistle but the guy said "ref is was just a shoulder check." The ref responded with "oh okay throw-in then." Soccer has NEVER allowed "checking" that is a yellow card as the bare min. Now as if the fact they don't know the sport rules was bad, the refs are usually late. (Worst time late so far was 30 minutes) keep in mind I don't meant he time they are suppose to show up I mean the time our game is scheduled to start. First game is set for 8pm the ref would show up at 8:10 saying okay lets get started. (both teams were waiting on you). Now not all refs may be bad but DC Fray gets worse. Signed up for soccer and volleyball. Soccer was Sundays with a start time of 1pm-5pm when my entire team signed up (we took a screen shot too so we could all pick a time and place that worked). The day before our first game the schedule was released the first game was set to 11pm. and the first game was at 8pm. No notice of the time change was ever sent to the teams just the schedule. When we said hey this is not what we agreed to they said no that is what it always set as you guys made the mistake. I'm sorry the screen shot in our email shows otherwise but hey blame the customer. And my thought was wow it couldn't get worse for treatment.....I was wrong. Volleyball signed up for again 1pm-5pm on Saturdays and Quincy park in Arlington. There were 7 teams by the time everything was set....oh but DC Fray "made an error in presenting this field location it is actually Westover Park." If you don't know this they open leagues 3 months before they start. 3....MONTHS. yet the day before the first game they drop the location change while sneaking in a time change too to 8am on a Saturday (granted they would later bump it back an hour). The league went from 7 teams (each having 8-9 players) to 5 teams with some only having 5 players. When we were told about the location change we were also told that we had to let the league know by 3pm that same day if we could play or if we wanted to get placed in a different league. Their email came at noon. 3 hours to find out if people are cool with the new change. After all of that I reached out to say hey this is crazy with all the changes maybe you can be fair and give people a 10 dollar credit in the next league they sign up for (Literally a terrible compensation as anyone would say) They ignored my email and refuse to address the problem. THIS LEAGUE WENT FROM AMAZING TO SHIT IN 4 YEARS. AGAIN NEVER PLAY DC FRAY, SAVE YOUR MONEY GO ELSEWHERE. read more

As I am member, I registered and paid for 2019 Fall season two months well ahead. However, a week before the start date, DC Fray removed me and registered others. That was outrageous and disappointing and contacted me them. What heard was, apologies and refund. It's what I wanted, that's because I couldn't register to other Soccer clubs. It's too late and missed Fall season. The representatives I exchanged email with were so poor and am not sure if they deserve to be there; poor communication; read more

You can tell they're very disorganized. Games get canceled, if you have any issues, the staff is unhelpful and rude. Stay away.

I've had the chance to Play in a few USS Leagues and enjoyed everyone of them. This team is dominating the DMV and you should register for any of their upcoming leagues/events/adventures! read more

I am in the soccer league right now on the national mall. So far, it has been an awesome experience. The other night it was pouring after our game and I left my work computer on the soccer field. Chris from United Social rescued my computer, brought it to the office. He also met up with me to give me my computer. It was a really nice gesture and I will continue to play sports with them! Highly Recommend read more

I've played DC Fray (formerly United Social Sports - USS) for about 6 years now across many sports. Here are my thoughts - Basketball (Wed. DuPont League) - This is a really good league. If you're looking for a good balance of competitiveness and social, this league is for you. Have played it for 3+ years or so at this point. Refs are solid for a semi-social, semi-competitive league. Only complaint would be that it's a bit expensive but I also understand court rentals are pretty expensive and given basketball teams are usually smaller, need to charge more per player to operate the league. Location is great too. Flag Football (Sat. Adams Morgan League) - This is a very competitive league and games can get heated. I'm cool with that but it's really hard to enjoy when the refs lose control of the game. If Fray is going to run a very competitive league, they need to be prepared that players are going to ask for clarification of calls and have refs who who can clearly explain it. Seems like more often than not, the refs just get agitated and then calls go against that team (been on both ends of this stick). The teams tend to repeat season to season so don't need a full explanation of the rules but if rules change from season to season, that needs to be communicated. Multiple times a call will be made that differs from a previous season and the explanation is, "Oh we changed that this season". DC CityBall is similar in competitiveness but refs actually wear ref uniforms and manage the games like real refs. There are definitely positives though - this is on a great field in a great location and the social aspect afterwards is really strong. Volleyball (Th. Lincoln Sand League) - This is a solid league. The hosts are very helpful and nice. They also do a good job communicating with our captain as needed. DC Fray doesn't do a great job postponing games when they should - player comfort is never contemplated. Case in point, last week we played a game at 845 at night after it had rained during the day. One court, which wasn't used, was underwater. I get you can pump the court semi-dry but the sand was still very wet and everybody played in sweatshirts and shoes. Further, the game is after the sun went down and so they have to use stand-up lights that blow over if the wind gets above 5mph. Not really sand volleyball at that point though that's what I signed up for. Overall though it's a fun league - just need be better at knowing when to cancel games. Great location! Soccer - Stopped playing soccer through DC Fray. District Sports runs much better leagues - high tech jerseys, good level of competitiveness, great refs, good locations, etc. Kickball - Like soccer, I haven't played in a few seasons so things could be different now. However, from what I know games are still self-reffed which is a bit of a bummer. If people are paying for a season, you'd think they could get somebody to come out and ref the games. General- 1) Communication has become a lot worse over time. The DC Fray league coordinators (not the refs) would typically make an appearance once or twice a season and talk to people. That helped when having questions as everybody could put a face to a name - Griffin and Daniel used to respond to my emails within hours and were super helpful. Now it is just a standard DC Fray email and just as often as not, no response is received. Also - they tout these 2 question long surveys that take less than a minute at the end of the season for feedback. Feels lazy - should be able to pull together a survey that will actually help improve leagues. Most players willing to take a 10 minute survey if they actually think it will improve the league. 2) Shirts - not sure why shirts take until week 2 to receive. They're standard cotton shirts and given the number of leagues that are played, it's shocking they can't get shirts for week 1. Once we had a player not even get a shirt because DC Fray allowed him to sign-up after the deadline (would have been fine had they told us he wouldn't get a shirt but never communicated that). Also - way too many color options. Sounds like a weird thing to bring up but when you play flag football and both teams are purple (one is "purple" and the other "lilac"), makes it hard to even play. 3) Do more - it seems like all the DC Fray events are focused around player parties. I haven't seen anything like a DC Fray gives back day or anything like that. Maybe do a donation week where if your team brings a certain number of canned goods to the game for donation, they get a free pitcher at the league's sponsor bar. Do more - Fray has the ability to connect and mobilize a large group of people to do more than just drink. DC Fray does offer a lot of variety of sports and helps connect people. Great way to meet people in DC and have some fun playing sports at the same time. read more

If you are looking for a fun time and a great way to meet new people, then this is definitely for you! I have played Skeeball through United Social Sports for the past 3 seasons and plan to keep it up for a long time to come. The free parties and prize giveaways are awesome too! I def recommend! read more

I've been playing Skeeball on H Street with USS for over a year. It's a great and inexpensive social game that requires little athleticism. The league is well organized and fun. There are also so many other outlets, events and opportunities that USS partners or organizes. It's the second best thing to happen to the city as a service (after the bike-share) that has enhanced the lives of so many. read more

I write very few reviews, typically only with a very positive or very negative experience. My experience playing one season with this organization was very negative. I'll leave subjective comments out of it and just list the timeline of events I experienced with this league, and you can decide for yourself if it's something you want to do: - I signed up as an independent player to be in their Brookland league. - I was placed on a team with 12 other individuals, bringing our total team cost to at least $1430 (if everyone did early registration); registering as a team costs $1140. - I showed up for Week 1 of the season on Jan 18 to discover that Trinity University was not aware that they were supposed to be hosting games that night. *I received email notification at 6:55pm that all games for that evening were cancelled, including our 7:00pm game - League administration stated that all cancelled games would be added to the end of the season - extending the regular season by 1 week - I emailed the league administration asking that our team be compensated for the overages that our team paid as a whole (due to the nature of signing up independently vs. as a collective team, initially; this would work out to $22.31 for each member of the team) - for being placed on a team with 13 individuals - which naturally means decreased playing time. In my email, I asked that they at least acknowledge the financial burden that cancelling the first week of games cost each individual who showed up that night, as a result of late notification on their behalf. - Ben from DC Fray responded, saying they would not refund any of the $22.31 that each individual on our team paid more than teams that signed up collectively, but that, "We will take your feedback into consideration for future leagues." - The league administration notified each team that due to construction with the hosting gym, they needed to condense the last two weeks of the season in to 1 night, so they could expedite the playoffs. This meant that the final week of the regular season was now a double-header, and the playoffs started a week earlier than originally scheduled. Also, just so it's known: the league should be labeled 'co-ed optional,' as it is not required that a woman be present on the court at any time, and their system was that women receive 3 points for each shot inside the arch and 4 points for shots outside the arch. Hope this helps read more

I attended an event by DC Fray called Field Day. It ran smoothly and did the best it could considering it was on a hot day with no cloud cover. The area was arranged nicely and logistically it made sense. I had a fun time competing with my friends and the schedule was easy to follow. The scoring could have been explained a bit better but overall, the event was clean, fun, and ran well. DC Fray did a great job! read more

I have become a huge fan of United Social Sports the last two weeks. Super excellent service, very reasonable prices, and Christina knows all the products they rent out so well so I got all my questions answered easily. Highly recommend this place! read more

What a great idea! I have to admit I was once a skeptic but this game is addictive. I now find myself looking for bars with skeeball just so I can practice. I joined this league with a friend and have met so many great people. My league competes on Wednesday @ Continental in Rosslyn and it is a great break from my work week. I am not usually out during the week, but this is totally worth it. Play a little FREE pool, ping pong or shuffleboard while waiting for my team's turn. They also have great food and drink specials for hh and a 1/2 price burger. For an investment of $20-30 you really have nothing to lose! read more

This is the worst league ever. Fields on top of each other. Poor visibility of staff at the games. The bars they bring on as "partners" don't even have room for everyone. DO NOT join a fray league. PM me and I'll give you a better league read more

Grossly overpriced! DC Fray, formerly USS, charges literally hundreds of dollars more for teams than any local parks and rec league, and provides substantially fewer games for the massive upcharge (and the delta is not explained by those ugly team shirts that they force you to wear). After the name change, they affected another big price increase. Greedy. read more

I have been organizing rec league teams for 7 seasons and with 3 different leagues in the DC area and I can say without hesitation that USS is head and shoulders above the rest. As with any rec league, they are sometimes forced to work with conditions that aren't ideal, but the what sets USS apart is the attention they give the teams. Any time we have had issues, USS has been quick to respond and quick to resolve the situation. I wholeheartedly recommend USS to anyone interested in playing rec league sports. read more

Joined DC Fray soccer league two years ago. I was so hesitant to join something by myself in a new city but realized I had nothing to lose. Two years later? On the same team and an entire new group of friends made. If you're hesitant like I was - just do it. If you don't like it after a season, don't join again.... it's that easy. But seriously it was one of the best decisions I made! read more

A great way to make friends in the area. Tons of sports and time options. Referees are a little unprofessional most of the time, but I suppose that is to be expected. Their events are pretty well-organized. I highly recommend. read more

Exceptionally well organized league with great off-field activities. I've played other leagues before for softball and kickball and having to field squat in order to play is for the birds. Fray takes care of all the logistics so you can show up, play and then head to your sponsor bar for flip cup. read more

Social sports in DC are by far the best way I've found for making new friends in DC, especially kickball. I've lived here 7 years and have been very impressed with DC Fray (formerly United Social Sports). Lately, it seems like they've really stepped up their game pushing out to more and more events. I just went lazy river tubing with them for the second time ... so much fun. read more

The floor hockey league held at the Jewish Community Center in Fairfax has been a poorly unorganized league for years and years. New management has not solved any of its problems--all too often we'd show up for a game only to find out that it was cancelled without anyone telling us. But the biggest issue is the physicality. "Officially" there's not supposed to be any more than incidental contact, but there's blatant checking, slashing, elbowing, etc. I've seen numerous injuries there over the years, including broken bones and concussions. Hockey in this area is rare but do yourself a favor and stay away. read more

I've worked with USS on 3 corporate events and they couldn't have been better to work with. They brought creativity and competency on our out-of-the-way ideas. Not to mention great customer service and rates! Christina is an excellent event manager! I look forward to the next time we get to partner with them in making an event a success. read more

This is such a great way to have a good time after work...who knew skeeball league could be so much fun? I miss it now that work has gotten in my way, but hope to be back in full force for the next 'skeeson' -- good times, good people, and hooray for skeeball! read more

I have been playing in United Social Sports every season since Spring of 2013 - about 30 teams thus far, as I play multiple sports (soccer, volleyball and football) a season - and they never disappoint. When something does go wrong (as will happen when you get lots of people together, no matter the circumstance) they are quick to fix it, acknowledge your issue, and make things better. Recently someone talked me into another league for one sport and it was the worst experience I've ever had - I have convinced the team to move to USS. The USS team is friendly, easy to work with, and enthusiastic about what they do. PLUS they throw sweet parties and are definitely focused on the 'social' side of things. If you take advantage of the free beer/events, you absolutely get your monies worth every time. I cannot recommend USS highly enough; almost every one of my friends now plays with them because I speak so highly of it. Thanks USS for a great two years, and many more to come! read more

I love that USS facilitates a way for me to get together with friends and be totally silly. I've been playing in the same league for years now and all of the returning players become a part of the experience. I may only see those people during kickball season but they are my friends and the first day back is like back to school. It makes for a really welcoming environment and is a blast. USS commissioners put up with a lot from players but they always work to be fair and make sure things stay fun. It's a tough job but they do it really well. Love coming back season after season! read more

I have played in several DC Fray softball leagues in the Alexandria/Arlington area at Jefferson Manor Park, Hensley, and VA Highlands. I have also played Hockey at the JCC in Annandale. The Good First: DC Fray has always been responsive to my concerns and questions, others have posted about lack of response, I have always had a good dialogue with them even when we disagreed. I have found there officiating overall to be above average. I have met lots of friendly people in these leagues and believe they advertise for the proper level of competition. The Bad/Needs Improvement: They sometimes oversaturate a sport and offer too many nights at the same location(s), then they try to move teams to different nights/times to have a functioning season only to have to cancel. Also they fail too adjust prices to the facilities they have access too and they are priced on the high end. You can't charge the same fee to play softball on a little league field that has no fences, and play is sometimes interrupted by people wandering across the field (Jefferson Manor Saturday Softball) as you do to play on a better quality field like Joseph Hensley. Their unwillingness to make pricing adjustments has cost them lots of players. read more

They cancelled my registration because the league was full, which was fine with me, and took some time to send my refund due to a company merger. They did make good on the refund so I'm happy with the end result. read more

I have been a member since 2012 with United Social Sports (USS) and now an employee for one of the most popular social sport leagues in the DMV. I really do enjoy the time here with USS as I meet tons of great office staff and get to interact with some of the best people that the DMV has to offer, our players!! I have become friends with so many of them that they enjoy when I actually officiate games they participate in, even though they don't always agree with my calls. They do understand my position and respect it 100%. I wouldn't dream of working for another social sports company as they have treated me extremely well. When you are think of playing social sports, USS should be the one and only option. read more