Sports Zone is the only indoor facility in Topeka, Ks which is a shame considering that they have a very poor staff, leagues, referee's and accommodations. The referee's at basketball games are out of control and Sports Zone promotes gender inequality along with learning to be competitive. SPORTS ZONE IS ALMOST IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS A CHRUCH LEAGUE TEACHING THAT GOD DOESN'T PROMOTE COMPETITION BECAUSE EVERYONE IS A WINNER!
Referees:
1. All of them are unprofessional!
2. All of the referees do not follow the rules set in place by Sports Zone.
3. The referee's intentionally sway a game if one team is struggling and claim that this makes it a fair game (i.e. our team this year whom is decent but not great have had on average 4 times more fouls called on us compared to the opposing team every game played).
4. The referees are sexist and allow the 9 year old boys to play basketball in a different manner than the 9 year girls.
5. The rules are different for the 9 year old girls compared to the boys as written on Sports Zones website.
6. If a coach disputes a call in an appropriate manner which a coach has a right to do the referee's will attempt to have the coach arrested.
7. If the other team or individual players are not as talented the referees let them abuse the other team. For example, a girl intentionally shoved (not a typical shove more like someone trying to push a person to the ground) one of our players twice and punched her during a third incident. The other coach said nothing to the player, the referee refused to speak to the upset coach of the girl whom was getting physically assaulted during the game, and threatened to eject the coach, all of which the referee's never called a foul. With less than 5 minutes remaining in the last half the same girl tackled the girl whom had endured enough already and slammed her face into the court. This resulted in a busted lip as her tooth went thru it. The referee called no foul and told the girl bleeding on the floor to get up and play on, the opposing coach high fived his player, and when our coach got upset she was told to calm down and realize that her player tripped as there was no foul. The owner of Sports Zone was watching the game and allowed this idiocy to transpire while pretending to care about the girl on the floor bleeding. PATHETIC, UNSPORTSMANLIKE AND CRIMINAL!
If you want to play in a real league I would suggest playing anywhere but at Sports Zone or in Topeka, Ks! They act as gods whom do no wrong, do not allow coaches to coach, request that teams don't play hard against teams that are not as talented, zero in on players that are good and ensure to call every violation or foul possible while allowing the less talented to get away with tackling players on purpose, talk about how horrible some coaches are and say things like "here comes the loud bitch bet she is going to yell again tonight." Ask around, I am sure for those that actually know basketball and look forward to their child excelling in the sport this post will only be justified.
One more thing, in order to watch your kid during a game you must pay to get in which could be rolled into the league fees. I am completely unsure what the money goes towards as nothing in the facility impressive. read more