Adult sports leagues big in the fall
BY PAT BURSON
pat.burson@newsday.com
September 10, 2008
Summer's just a memory, and fall's just around the corner. If you like team sports, joining a fall league may just be the ticket. Many adult teams are forming now, with seasons that range from several months to a only a few weeks.
Here are a few options to get started:
BASKETBALL:
ABA Sports Network
Syosset and Brentwood
631-254-4600
abasports.com
Cost: $115-$125 a person
ABA Sports Network offers basketball leagues on weeknights and weekends for men and women ages 18 and older. The fall indoor basketball season begins Sept. 15 and ends in November. Weekly games run for eight weeks, plus playoffs. Basketball is played indoors on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Syosset, and Mondays and Wednesdays in Brentwood. Mostly men play, but women are welcome. Most participants are between ages 20 and 50, says Robert Glassman, who handles registration.
Long Island Hoops Adult Basketball
631-796-3321
lihoops.com
League has men's and women's teams that play refereed games in Nassau and Suffolk gyms between 5:30 and 9:30 on weeknights for six to eight weeks.
FOOTBALL:
Long Island Flag Football League
Fields from Queens to Riverhead
516-822-6312
liffl.com
Cost: $500 for 5-on-5 teams; $900 for 8-on-8 teams, includes rental and referee fees.
Commissioner George Higgins says this league has about 6,000 players from all walks of life who work jobs ranging from landscapers to county legislators before meeting on the field on Sundays. Even though the four-month fall season started last Sunday, the league is still looking for "free agents" to join existing teams in 5-on-5 female student nonblocking leagues and 8-on-8 blocking leagues (sign up by Oct. 5). Teams play in four different divisions, based on skill and talent level.
| 
