I've had a chance to play a few sessions under Ottawa Footy Sevens and they're a pretty solid…read moreleague. My problems with the league are still there and I find their prices are still very solid. They have started offering some football sessions for beginners which is pretty neat. I don't know the prices but have had some friends who have never played soccer sign up. Their turf leagues are still pretty good prices compared to some of the other leagues. They run a league at Carleton that is a little expensive and you play on some weird carpet. You can sign up for a Carleton league directly bypassing OFS for a bit of a discount. It's a fun workout but they really need to push up competitive players/teams in the recreational divisions. Some other sports leagues in Ottawa are able to do this, I hope OFS can figure a way to do this at some point.

I had a pretty rough experience. The co-ed team had a female captain who was very rude and…read morestandoffish. She would answer everyone's emails but mine. God forbid I could not make it to the 10 pm game, she hated me after that. LOL. I am thinking this is going to be a good experience, you know as an amateur player to get the love of the game, this woman made me hate it now. I eventually broke my ankle playing tennis and emailed them/her about it, she never responded to my emails (could be my race too). BUT she did respond to everyone else (not my race) who was not going to come. So at the end of it all, I have no idea what her problem with was, she was rude and super detached. IF that is the captain then gosh I don't know about the rest of the teams. I am not sure if I will be back to the team next time but I am definitely going to request to NOT have her in my team. She is not a team player AT ALL.

I'm not sure how many people know this, but Ottawa has the largest summer ultimate league in the…read moreworld. With over 5000 members, many Ottawa residents partake in this sport that's continuously gaining popularity around the world. After many years of an organized sports hiatus, I started playing ultimate two years ago and just finished my last fall game today. It's a fun sport with many tiers for different competitive levels, so everyone can find a team they fit with. Other than its astounding popularity, I also would call this "Local Flavour" because I think it expresses some part of Ottawa's culture and appeal. For example, it's a sport that is able to flourish because of Ottawa's extensive amount of green spaces. Players travel all over Ottawa and as far as Manotick to play games. Also, ultimate frowns upon boisterous competitiveness and bluntness and embraces polite non-confrontation: sound familiar, Ottawa? In an active city with many organized teams, OCUA seems to be one of the most popular. For me, there's nothing like playing a game in a muddy field in the middle of a July rainstorm or playing at 10pm in the middle of nowhere with 20 other people who may not otherwise hang out with each other. On that note, it's also a great way to meet new people.

I'm so torn on how to review OSSC. I think as an organization and what they do, it's an amazing…read morething! The amount of sports they offer and the amount of people in the league is great. They're domed sports are great. However most of the venues that OSSC seems to rent are terrible. Myself and many people I've played sports with in the league have all injured ourselves on their outdoor fields and I've been in games were people have injured themselves on a gym that would be great for kids but have to many obstacles where you can run into if you're of average height! Couple that with the increasing prices of the league and it's driven me to find other leagues that I believe are better run and have better venues.

VERY disappointed with OSSC. At the beginning of the summer season they took my deposit for the…read moreequipment for softball and I was told that I'd have to bring back the bases and mask but not to worry about the balls because they get lost and broken throughout the season. I returned the equipment today and was told that I was being charged from my deposit because I didn't return the balls even though I was told otherwise. I asked if this was a new policy for the upcoming seasons, which was confirmed and that there was nothing I could do about it. I'd say avoid OSSC as they will tell you one thing and then do another and cost you money because of what they said.