FAQs

The way we operate our sports organization is like other regular organizations, but we do it in American Sign Language!  Everyone is welcome to play in our leagues. We bring friends, co-workers, and family members together to enjoy a full season in a range of different sports and activities. A league lasts between 7-10 weeks with a final championship tournament. We host national and international sports competition and one-day events.

We’re the only organization that does our leagues in ASL!

Sure! Our leagues are for all levels and no experience is necessary. We are here to have a great time!

Yes, you will. Our leagues are very competitive.

Team Captains are leaders in the Deaf and HOH community. At registration, Captains create and name their full team, then spread the word out to potential players. Captains are the main point of contact between their team and our program managers, and therefore need to keep an open line of communication leading up to, during, and shortly after the season. Captains are expected to be able to manage their teammates if they are doing something that negatively affects our fun atmosphere.

Sure. During the registration process, the captain can choose to pay for the entire team or split the payment across all players. Look at “How to register(soon)” section for further details.

You will be notified by us as soon as we’ve assigned you to a team. Your team captain will contact you.

Yes! They are welcome in our leagues! The process of creating a corporate team is similar as creating a full team. If you want to sign up, please contact us.

Yes! Team names may be changed during the pre-season. Please contact us and we will change it as soon as possible.

Yay! You became a member of NYC Deaf Sports Club! After the registration process is completed, you will receive a confirmation email. We will send you further information about the league, schedule, team.

Absolutely! Our site has secure payment; the registration page uses “https”. We then wrap that page within this site, which is “HTTP”. You are only entering personal & credit card information into an https site. Your payment is secure.

If you are unable to attend a game, be sure to let your Team Captain know, so they’re aware. No one will be penalized for missing a game.

Every league we offer includes Playoffs and a trophy. Generally, Playoffs are single-elimination tournaments taking place after the 6th game of the regular season involving the top teams in the standings.

It depends on the size of the league.

We allow teams to bring substitute players for any of our leagues. If your team is low on players during a game, a substitute player may be given to you before the game starts. During the Finals, this isn’t allowed.

Absolutely! Your shirt is your sports team ID. You may customize anything you like outside of the team logo.

You will receive it at your first game.

All payments are final. When you register, we custom order a shirt in your size, taking into consideration as we create evenly distributed teams, and even turn other potential players away if we sell out the division.

If we determine that the game can’t be played due to weather, we will contact all team captains and they’ll contact you. Generally, unless its due to a blizzard or serious weather event, the game will be on.