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Urban Recreation
Categories: Active Life Amateur Sports Teams Active Life Fitness & Instruction Amateur Sports Teams, Fitness & Instruction [Edit]
280 5th Ave EVancouver, BC V5T 1H3
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
(604) 879-9800
- Good for Kids:
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4 reviews for Urban Recreation
4 reviews in English
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Review from Brittany W.
North Vancouver, BC
8/7/2011
Get active, get social and have a blast doing it!
Urban Rec is a sports organization that offers a variety of "social / beer" co-ed sports leagues - beach volleyball, dodgeball, softball and so much more - perfect for people looking for a fun regular activity to do with friends and/or to meet some fun, cool people!
Beach Volleyball @ Urban Beach (1st & Main-ish) - Highly Recommend!
I played co-ed 6's on Wednesdays for three seasons over that past 2 years, and woo, has it been a blast! You can choose which division (1-5) you want to enter your team in and the teams are matched accordingly. This is great because even if you're team sucks, you can play 'competitively' against other sucky teams :)
Why I LOVE playing:
- The vballers are such a fabulous group of people! You'll meet kind, sporty and friendly people, mostly in their twenties and thirties. Everyone's out to have a good time!
- The music is fun and pumpin' along the 24+ courts. You can send in requests to the Urban Rec team as well!
- Courts and sand are perfect.
- Organizers are helpful and keep things fun
- Overall experience is awesome. Plus, the wrap-up party is always a blast!
Similar to: Volleyball BC
I've also played indoor volleyball with Volleyball BC @ Harry Jerome in Coquitlam. It was very disorganized with no one really running it and there was no music.Listed in: Worth Experiencing in…
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Review from Kat S.
Updated - 6/24/2011
My opinion of Urban Rec has fallen a lot over the last couple years. To the point where my friends and I have all decided not to return to the league. It's still a fun way to meet people and to stay fit, but the people that run the league are kinda there for themselves and their buddies, rather than the good of the league. There are some cool people there, but sadly they aren't the ones I have to deal with on a regular basis.
After run ins with several aggressive teams and no action from UR, we have decided to take our business elsewhere. Actually, we just rent our own space and save a lot of money. UR keeps cranking up the fees, and we have seen nothing for all that extra money.
There are pay leagues out there for people who want to play contact sports (UR is supposedly non-contact), but sadly, UR is becoming more about the competition and less about the fun, and won't stand up to these aggressive teams.
Why 3-stars? Unfortunately, there really isn't another option when it comes to recreational sports and social leagues that cater to a wide range of activities, such as UR. I play softball with a different league, and I play floor hockey with friends in a rental gym. I enjoy both of these activities far more than my experiences with UR the last couple years, and I'm certainly not the only one that feels this way. I would love to stay with UR, but only if it was like it used to be. For now, they can suck it. Especially the jerk that doesn't return my emails.
So, be warned. Try it out. Maybe you'll like it. But maybe you won't.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/25/2010 First to Review
Fitness, fun and social events all rolled into one company make Urban Rec a great way to meet new… Read more »
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Review from Emily S.
Vancouver, BC
4/29/2011
OK so taking a championship in my first season with urban rec (curling) definitely helps push this to 5-stars. But seriously, it's a younger crowd full of fun people and they have parties every now and then. So if you're a stick in the mud, stay away, cause everyone's here to have a good time.
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Review from football f.
Vancouver, BC
8/1/2011
The best aspect of Urban Rec's outdoor soccer is the artificial turf playing surface at UBC. Everything else needs improvement. Some, but not all aspects are the fault of the Urban Rec organizers. If you email the staff, they will ignore you 9 out of 10 times. If you join a team as an individual, there is absolutely no guarantee that the other individuals on the team will be committed. Nobody really follows the rules, especially the one about no contact. Recommendation: get a team together of around 12 to 14 people, with at least 4 members of the gender that is the minority, who are interested in practicing at least once a week between games in order to win (which is more fun); be prepared to have only 9 to 11 people show up for each game (because we all have other lives); during a game, if the other team starts to get physical, be prepared to push back a little (if you want to win) or accept the frustration (which is no fun); and after games, plan to go to the pub.
