The Bottom Line

We offer recreational and coed sports leagues blended with American Sign Language in New York City.
We offer social events after games.
We provide an amazing time to meet new friends in NYC.

The mission

To provide quality sports programs with American Sign Language at both recreational and competitive levels for Deaf/Hard of Hearing adults within the age range of 18 to 50.

Through well-designed and continually iterated programs, we hope to educate and enhance participants their discipline, leadership, knowledge, and opportunities to be successful in their adult lives and their community.

We foster the integration of Deaf/HOH adults into society through physical activity and the associated mental, social health, and wellness benefits.

Our Core Values

Treat everyone equally
No Communication Barrier
Be creative and Try new things
Keep motivated and learn from each other
Create an atmosphere that is friendly and encourage socializing at the game and events!

Our Story

How it happened
Regular Adult Sports Clubs provide activities for hearing participants. They give participants opportunities to play, communicate and socialize in their communities. These programs have been successful in developing the City of New York where there is a strong volunteer network and sufficient amount of grant money to provide the basic needs of such organizations. However, such programs don’t meet the needs of the Deaf/Hard of hearing (HOH) community. This community feels that they are not welcome or included.
According to a 2014 census, there are around 208,000 people in New York State who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is estimated that one percent of them participated in organized sports in 2016. They were excluded from the full spectrum of communication. As a result, they always feel isolated from the hearing world. The presence of the deaf community in sports is divided and declining due to numerous reasons. Adult sports do not optimize the opportunities for them to experience connection, engage in physical activity, be coached, be a part of a team, learn new skills, and find ways to be meaningfully engaged so that they do not have to indulge in destructive forms of recreation such as illicit drugs, violence, alcohol abuse, or indiscriminate sexual activity.
Having himself faced these challenges, Vladislav Yusupov, the founder, understood them intimately. Vladislav had to do something about these challenges. He decided to make a difference in NYC by establishing the NYC Deaf Sports Club. The NYC Deaf Sports Club provides and enables those in the deaf community to have equal opportunity for organized sports. Clinical studies show that sports and recreation programs can help youth establish lifelong, healthy, physical activity patterns.

What’s so special
NYC Deaf Sports Club is a NYC based sports and social club with an emphasis on AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. If you want to play sports and communicate in ASL, come and join us! We understand the importance of this community how we value our communication. This community is a friendly environment that is welcoming, fun and entertaining!
Optimizing the opportunity to experience connection, engage in physical activity, be coached, be a part of a team, learn new skills, and find ways to be meaningfully engaged in Deaf/HOH community!