Zogsports

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ZogSports is an adult, co-ed intramural sports league with chapters in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. It runs weekly recreational leagues in sports like basketball, bocce, bowling, cornhole, dodgeball, football, floor hockey, kickball, skeeball, soccer, softball, ultimate, volleyball, and wiffle ball. At the end of each season, small donations go to charities chosen by the winning teams. As of March 2015, more than $2,611,440 had been donated.

ZogSports was founded in 2002 by Robert Herzog, who survived the 9/11 attacks. He worked on the 96th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower as a vice president of operations for Marsh & McLennan. Inspired by the generosity he saw after the attacks, Herzog made charity a central part of ZogSports.

In its first season, the league had 500 participants. By June 2014, it drew over 115,000 annual participants, making it the largest co-ed recreational sports league in the United States.

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the company faced criticism for not refunding prepaid season fees when play was canceled, which led to complaints to the Better Business Bureau.

ZogSports has received several honors, including a spot on Inc. 5000’s America’s Fastest-Growing Companies list in 2011 and 2012, and Crain’s New York’s 2014 Best Places to Work in NYC.