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Summer Sports News
Summer Sports News 2005-2006
From the August 2006 Newsletter:
COMMUNITY SPORTS
As in other years, the soccer field is available for free casual community permits from Saturday at 2 p.m. to Sunday night. The casual permits are available from park staff Amy Withers. You can contact her by e-mailing staff@dufferinpark.ca or by leaving a message for her at the park: 416 392-0913.
posted June 08, 2006
SOCCER
Saturdays 4 to 6 p.m. – co-ed soccer
Neighbourhood soccer games all accept drop-in players – just talk to the players and join the game. Saturdays 4 to 6 p.m. – co-ed soccer.
Saturday 6 pm to dark
For years now, this has been mainly but not only Sudanese players. There are always a few taxis parked on Dufferin Park Avenue while their drivers play.
Sundays 10 to 12 p.m. – women's beginner/intermediate soccer
"We do a few warm-up drills and then play with however many show. It's a lot of fun."
posted August 2, 2006
CRICKET
Sundays 4 to 6 p.m.
From cricket organizer Hasanka: “On Sundays we play an informal game of cricket at the park, on the soccer field. We play with a tennis ball, so no protective equipment is required. If you'd like to join us, just walk up and introduce yourself. This is not a club with membership fees, just a group of amateur cricket enthusiasts. Beginners (and spectators) are welcome. We hope to see you there.”
posted August 2, 2006
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Saturdays 10:30-12:30 p.m.
Contact: Matt Price, matt.price@utoronto.ca
Matt can put you in touch with the ultimate frisbee players. He himself can’t play right now because he fell off a cliff as high as a four-story building, early in July. He not only survived but – after intensive care and some very skilful surgery – he’s begun to walk again, still using a cane. Seeing him walking in the park is a great thrill for the many people in this neighbourhood who know Matt (but nothing compared to the thrill for his family!). Matt says he’s so amazed that he’s alive, and his thankfulness is quite contagious.
posted August 2, 2006
VOLLEYBALL
7pm Wednesday nights throughout the outdoor Vball season
Contact: Zoubin at zoubin@funvolleyball.com (www.funvolleyball.com). From Zoubin: Our friendly beginner level (recreational) volleyball group is now into its second year of playing at Dufferin Grove Park on Wed. nights. This organically formed group organizes itself online through an email based RSVP confirmation system. When: 7pm Wednesday nights throughout the outdoor Vball season. Skill level: Recreational.
posted August 2, 2006
SKATEBOARDING
This is the summer of the temporary skateboard park. It’s been set up at Dufferin Grove while its home, Scadding Court Rink, is torn up and replaced with a new rink surface. If kids want to borrow a skateboard to try it out, park staff have three good boards, with helmets, to lend. Kids need good I.D. and a signed consent from their parent or guardian. For more information, call the park at 416 392-0913 or write: info@dufferinpark.ca
Summer Sports News
posted on July 13, 2006
Fun Volleyball
Wednesdays 6:45pm - ?
From Zoubin, the organizer:
Our friendly beginner level (recreational) Volleyball group is now into its second year of playing at Dufferin Grove Park (Dufferin and Bloor), on Wed. nights.
This organically formed group organizes itself online through an email based RSVP confirmation system.
Where: the address for Dufferin Grove park is: 875 Dufferin Street S of Bloor Across from the Dufferin Mall
When: 7pm Wednesday nights throughout the outdoor Vball season
Skill level: Recreational
For more info and to sign up on our list please visit our site at: www.funvolleyball.com
posted May 19, 2007
Sunday 10-12pm WOMENS RECREATIONAL SOCCER
Ladies come out and have some fun!
WHEN: Sundays 10am – noon
WHERE: Big soccer field at Dufferin Grove Park – near Bloor/Dufferin (see map below)
ALL LEVELS - never played, want to, love to, expertise or none, come out have some fun!
INFO: contact: sarah.hutton@yahoo.ca Tel: 416.925.2826 OR Mayassan: mayssan@dufferinpark.ca
See: http://www.dufferinpark.ca/sports
Cricket
posted July 17, 2008
A note from organizer Hasanka to park staff
Just to let you know that for the first time since we started playing in the park we had enough players today to use the whole of the soccer field. We had 9 players from Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, India and Sri Lanka! We had a fantastic time. It's taken 3 years to get to this point, but it was worth the wait.
Thank you both (Mayssan and Sarah) so much for making it possible." Come out and join Cricket at the park!! Weekly on Sundays.
posted June 08, 2007
Wednesdays from 5-10pm the dry rink pad is open for cricket.
Sunday Community Cricket, second year!
Hasanka will continue to host an informal game of cricket from 4-6pm on Sundays near the soccer field in the north east corner of Dufferin Grove.
posted May 10, 2006
Sunday Community Cricket (Notice from last year, but still true:)
Please join us weekly as from Sunday 14th May from 4pm to 6pm on the soccer field, to play an informal game of cricket. We'll be playing with a tennis ball, so no protective equipment will be required.
If you'd like to join us, just walk up and introduce yourself. This is not a club with membership fees, just a group of amateur cricket enthusiasts. Beginners (and spectators) are welcome.
We hope to see you there.
Hasanka
posted June 26, 2006
Saturday Ultimate Frisbee
Saturdays 2-4pm. Community Ultimate Frisbee - whole field, come join in!
posted May 19, 2007
Saturday Pickup Soccer - Coed
saturdays at 4pm- 6pm. a bunch of us play a regular pick-up soccer game at the Park. We only use half the field. Coed.
posted May 19, 2007
Eagles Soccer 2006
The soccer at Dufferin Grove Park is run by the Toronto Eagles. To find out more visit their website at www.torontoeagles.com