Team of the Week - Rubber Ducks

March 4, 2021 - 5 years ago

The Rubber Ducks are our team of the week!

They started playing together as individuals’ way back when and clicked from the beginning. Even when no one knew each other they were able to connect with one another through basketball and have been signing back up as a team for a few seasons now. 

Initially they played a couple of seasons in our Wednesday night basketball competition but transitioned to Tuesday when it started up last Spring and haven’t looked back. The first season they played, they won the fun points and they were pretty stocked!

The team consists of Brandon (the captain) Mitch, Yang, Emma, Kelly, Grace and Jye. They are always super friendly and their skills on the basketball court are truly inspiring. They are a great bunch of people and like celebrating their wins and losses at the Ori Hotel over pizza. Mitch and Emma have also signed up separately in the Touch Football competition and it’s great to see a bit of rivalry on the touch field between them.

Congrats team for being such great people on and off the court!

Team of the Week - Average Joes

February 25, 2021 - 5 years ago

The Average Joes

What about them is worth writing about and honouring them with Team Of The Week if they are just average!!?

Well, they are pretty average on the field and they know it, and they have a good laugh about it, but what isn’t average about them is that they are one of the most fun teams across all our leagues. They are a very funny crew, they have won the Fun Point prize at least once and they make their opposition laugh every single game no matter what the sport is. The team is also well known for always putting in 100% effort to the dress up weeks.

These guys all started out as individuals back at the beginning of 2020 (before the pandemic), they didn’t know each other but it was obvious after their first game they were destined to be a team together. 

The team consists of many personalities Bryce is the silent assassin, always smiling even when he is in the midst of tackling someone in soccer and their captain Jill is the loudest on the team, whether it’s encouraging her team mates or screaming because the ball has come near her. Kate and Amber bring a solid skillset to the team with their all-round ability to play every single sport and Matthew, Chris and Stella are the constant members of the team, always turning up and giving the team that extra push when they need it on the field. Andy is the player in the team that will turn up and watch from the sidelines even when his injured and Jovana is so genuine always up for a chat and makes time to talk to everyone and anyone.

To all of the Average Joes – Jill, Andy, Kate, Amber, Bryce, Matthew, Chris, Stella and Jovana – thank you for making Thursday nights so fun for your Event Host, Riley and your opposition. 

Clubhouse - Lambton Park Hotel

February 10, 2021 - 5 years ago

We are delighted to announce that Lambton Park Hotel are our local clubhose for our two outdoor leagues Field Multisport and Touch Football.

Both these sports are played at Lambton Park and the hotel is just a quick stroll across the road. It’s the perfect place to grab a drink or dinner after your teams game. You can sit in the beer garden looking over the park or take yourself  inside and enjoy the tastefully decorated pub.

When you sign up as a member with Lambton Park Hotel, make sure you mention you are with Urban Rec. 10% of every purchase on dirnks and food you make will go back onto your Lambton Park membership card and you can use the money at the end of the season to get yourself a cheap meal. How good!

Be sure to organise a few team debriefs after your game this season.

If you play in one of our leaguyes and are not too sure where the clubhouse is for you guys. Here is a list of all our clubhouses.

Spaces left for Summer

January 31, 2021 - 5 years ago

Still looking to play social sport with Urban Rec this Summer?

With most of our Summer leagues having already started or are starting this week we only have a handful of team and individual spaces available. Check them out below and click the link to lock in the final spaces for Summer 2021. You don’t want to have to wait until April to play with us do you!!??

Monday Nights 

• Netball – FULL
• Multisport – FULL

Tuesday Nights

• Netball – FULL
• Basketball – 1 Team space, 2 male individuals and 3 female individuals
• Field Multisport – 1 Team space, 3 male individuals and 3 female individuals
• Indoor Multisport – 1 Team space, 2 male individuals and 2 female individuals

Wednesday Nights 

• Basketball – FULL
• Indoor Soccer – FULL

Thursday Nights

• Multisport – FULL
• Touch Football – 1 Team space, 3 male individuals and 3 female individuals

Sunday Afternoons

• Beach Volleyball – 3 individual femals

The Christmas Candy Cane Hunt is on!

December 7, 2020 - 5 years ago

It's Christmas and we want to celebrate with you!

Over the next week Santa and his friendly elves will be doing the rounds at all the leagues. If you happen to find a candy cane then you are in LUCK! We will be giving away a $200 UR credit to one lucky winner. If you find a candy cane anywhere.... in your open bag, in your shoes, on the court or in your hat, snap a photo, tag us on your socials @urbanrecnewcastle and you will be in the running. 

Winner of the $200 voucher will be announced December 22, a nice early Christmas present for 1 lucky winner.

WIN FREE TEAM REGISTRATION

November 22, 2020 - 5 years ago

!!PRIORITY REGISTRATION!!

Go in the draw to win your team registration back for summer! 

WHAT IS IT?

If your team is planning on returning for the Summer season then listen up! Your captain will be sent a link to re-register into the Summer competition between November 25 – December 2. Once your team has registered using the link, your team will be placed in the draw to win Free Registration! Woooohooo!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The team that is drawn will win free registration for the Summer season and will be refunded their team fee in late December. We will annouce the winner in the last week of the Spring Season.

WHEN DOES MY TEAM NEED TO REGISTER BY?

The link your captain will get sent will expire on December 2. If your squad isn’t registered by then, you will miss out on going in the draw to win free registration.  

WHEN WILL IT BE DRAWN?

The competition will be drawn in the last week of the Spring competition.  We will post the winners on our social media account and send an email to the winning team.

Remember you’ve got to be in it to WIN it, so make sure you get your captain to register your team.

*Term and Conditions

Pay the full registration amount, no deposits are allowed and only teams playing in the current Spring season are eligble.

SUMMER SPORTS 2021

November 3, 2020 - 5 years ago

Well it’s been a hell of a year to say the least. But we made it thorugh and we are supplynh our members with plenty of options to play sport socially in 2021. If you are looking at playing with us this season, this is what you can get involved in. All our sports take individual and team registrations so you can sign up solo or grab a few mates and register a team.

MONDAY 

• 18 Jan Multisport @ Revolution Sports Park
• 18 Jan = Netball @ Cooks Hill

TUESDAY

• 2 Feb = Field Multisport @ Waratah
• 19 Jan = Netball @ Cooks Hill
• 2 Feb =  Basketball @ YWCA Cooks Hill
• 2 Feb = Multisport @ Maryville
• 2 Feb = Indoor Soccer @ Maryville

WEDNESDAY 

• 20 Jan = Indoor Soccer @ Maryville
• 3 Feb = Basketball @ YWCA Cooks Hill

THURSDAY

• 21 Jan = Multisport @ Maryville
• 21 Jan = Touch Football @ Waratah 

SUNDAY

• 17 Jan = Beach Volleyball @ Nobby’s Beach
• 31 Jan = Indoor Soccer @ Maryville
• 31 Jan = Basketball @ YWCA Cooks Hill

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? Sign up and strap yourself in for a summer filled with sport!

MEET THE TEAM - Riley

September 10, 2020 - 5 years ago

Riley has only recently started hosting with us this season. She has been a great addition to the team, with her laid back personality and love of sport. Whilst balancing her teaching studies and working she has also started playing AFL this season for Newcastle City and from all reports is absolutely killing it!! In between her crazy schedule she also fits in a sneaky fix of the show SUITS, she is a big fan of the show, but who isn’t amirigt? We sat down with her to find out more about what Riley does to keep busy and how nerdy she really is.

1. What is the coolest thing about working with Urban Rec? I love meeting new people and being able to have fun whilst playing sport and listening to music!
2. How did you get involved with Urban Rec? My friend Molly usually hosts for Urban Rec but she went on her teaching internship this term and asked if I’d be keen to get involved and take over from her. I was in as soon as she asked pretty much!
3. What is your favourite sport? Tough one. I have played pretty much every sport at some stage of my life, but mostly netball, soccer, water polo and tennis at varying representative levels and I love them all HEAPS. But I’ve just started playing AFL this year and I’m really enjoying it, so maybe that right now!
4. What do you do when you are not event hosting? Studying a Bach. of Secondary Education majoring in PDHPE and minoring in Business Studies. Otherwise I’m hanging out with friends, family and my boyfriend at the beach (summer) or the snow (winter) getting up to some sort of mischief. 
5. What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time? I love to read if I have a good book and I’m on a holiday. Other than that, I’m not too sure. Does shopping count? 
6. What is your go-to Karaoke song? People always ask me this and I never have an answer, very dependent on my mood haha. But definitely prefer some old school rock or hip-hop for my karaoke music. 
7. Favourite TV Show? Suits. 
8. Name one celebrity dead/alive that you would like to have dinner with? A$AP Rocky.
9. What are five things you would take with you during the Zombie apocalypse? Food, water, running shoes, phone and headphones. 

Would you rather…

1. Winter or Summer? Summer
2. Cats or Dog? Dog
3. Have no eyebrows or only one eyebrow? No eyebrows
4. Talk to animals or speak all foreign languages Speak all foreign languages
5. Be invisible or Fly? Fly
6. Have feet that never stopped growing or hands that never stop growing? Feet
7. Only be able to jump everywhere you go or only be able to walk on your hands? Jump everywhere I go 

MEET THE TEAM - Ashley

September 2, 2020 - 5 years ago

Ashley hosts our Street Soccer league on Wednesday nights. This is Ashley’s first season of hosting with Urban Rec but previous to this she played street soccer for a few seasons. In between playing sport every other night of the week and hosting with us she is studying Exercise and Sport Science.

A Newy local, Ash likes to keep busy in her spare time either playing soccer for Maitland or skateboarding the streets of Newcastle. We sat down with Ash and asked her a few questions. 

1. What is the coolest thing about working for urban rec? This will be my first season hosting so I’ll let you know...

2. How did you get involved with urban rec? I joined as an individual after seeing an ad in Facebook

3. What is your favourite sport? It’s a toss up between soccer and athletics. Both to play and watch.

 4. What do you do when you’re not Event Hosting?  When I’m not hosting at urban rec you can usually find me playing soccer or at the moment trying to teach myself to skateboard.  

5. What is the nerdiest thing you do in your free time? During iso, I decided to take up knitting... that’s nerdy right haha

6. What is your go to karaoke song?  Gold digger - Kanye west

7. Favourite tv show? Tough one, probably Brooklyn 99

8. Name one celebrity dead or alive that you would love to have dinner with. Cathy freeman! 

9. What are five things you would take with you in a zombie apocalypse. Food, water, flash light, some sort of weapon and a tent? 

Would you rather? 

1. Winter/ summer?  Summer

2. Cats or dogs? Dogs

3. Have no eyebrows or only one eyebrow? Haha far out, does a monobrow count as one eyebrow?

4. Talk to animals or speak all foreign languages? Talk to animals

5. Be invisible or fly? Fly

6. Have feet that never stopped growing or hands that never stopped growing? Probably feet

7. Only be able to jump everywhere you go or only be able to walk on your hands? Jump everywhere

TABLE + TAB (TEAM PRIORITY REGISTRATION)

August 31, 2020 - 5 years ago

PRIORITY REGISTRATION WEEK

$50 Bar Voucher for returning teams

SEPTEMBER 14 – SEPTEMBER 21

The hospitality industry has been hit hard these last few months and we want to do our bit to help them out. If your team registers into one of our Spring League during out Priority Registration Week then we will buy you guys a $50 voucher to spend at your leagues clubhouse. 

We are doing our best to support local businesses around Newcastle at this time and we want you to be apart of it. Here is the dealio….

1. Pay a team fee in FULL during PRIORITY REGO Week = amazing; $50 voucher to one of our clubhouses.  
2. My team has paid a DEPOSIT already = sweet...if you pay the remaining BALANCE during Priority Rego Week, you’ll get the $50 clubhouse voucher. 
3. My team pays a deposit during PRIORITY REGO WEEK = two options...if you pay the remaining BALANCE during during that week, you’ll get the $50 voucher.  If you do NOT pay the remaining balance during Priority Rego Week, your team will not be eligible for the voucher.

Other T&C’s

• PRIORITY REGO week = 12:01am 14/9/2020 till 11:59 21/9/2020. 
• This sale is not applicable to individual players. (Team registrations only). 
• Deal is only valid to returning teams, playing in the 2020 Comeback Season.

Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions, as we have all the answers your heart may desire. 

We are so excited to see you all on the court, field or pitch soon this Spring season!