Team of the Week

Night/Div/Sport: Wednesday Recreational A Turf Soccer
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Andrea Ciaramella
History: Everyone on our team plays many sports but we love soccer the most. Our favourite aspect of the game is teamwork. We have been playing with the CSSC for several seasons and thoroughly enjoy all aspects of the league! 

Night/Div/Sport: Monday Recreational Plus Basketball
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Kayla McPhee
History: Our team consists of cousins, siblings, husbands and wives and friends that we consider to be family, aka FamJam. We have been playing for about 5 years together as a team where we've gone through some major life milestones together, like birthdays, weddings and welcoming FamJam babies into the world! Our favourite aspect of playing is getting to see each other every week while getting in some good exercise and a little friendly competition. We've gotten to know some of the other teams over the years and have enjoyed the comradery this game brings, both on and off the court.

Night/Div/Sport: Wednesday Recreational A Turf Soccer
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Andrea Ciaramella
History: Seven years. That's how long we (Laffie, Sabs, Jenn, Blair, Steve, Keith, Evan, Tin Tin, and Jan) have been kicking a ball around gyms, turf and grass. Hence what would become our permanent name (thanks to Sabs) 'Swift Kick in the Grass.' Seven years is a long time. Back in 2011, most of us were still in University, living at home and basically trying to figure out what to do with our lives. But through all the chaos that was our early twenties there was one constant---soccer. Much of our daily chaos hasn't subsided; in many cases it's just transformed into mortgages, kids, jobs etc. But the one thing we still have is this crazy game every Wednesday night that gives us a chance to run around, work off some stress and most importantly, hang out with friends. With luck, we'll still be coming out five, ten, twenty years from now to do what we enjoy most---spend time together.

Night/Div/Sport: Monday Recreational Plus Basketball
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Kayla McPhee
History: Our team consists of a lot of accountants and they love using Excel which is how our team name originated. We have been in CSSC for over 6 years now and we finally won T-Shirts last season!!!!

Night/Div/Sport: Thursday Recreational B Turf Soccer
Seasons in the CSSC: 3
Nominated by: Vanessa Morin
History: What up!!! We are a ragtag group of lads and lassies that love everything and anything to do with balls. Whether it’s kicking them, throwing them, catching them, or hitting them we always have balls on our minds! Nothing sexual.

Since our squad encourages fitness, we have found success not only on the turf, but as well as off ;) Although the success on the turf hasn’t been in the win column, we have had a number of hard and firm tangos with stiff competition and have been edging closer and closer to nailing our first victory! Our success on the turf has primarily been more in the sportsmanship category. We are always happy to share our enthusiasm with the other team, especially after the matches! Being a group of good-looking season veterans we plan to continue our team bonding through the many seasons of ball sports to come!

Night/Div/Sport: Thursday Recreational B Turf Soccer
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Vanessa Morin
History: Our team name originated from the Simpsons: “you can lock us away but you’ll never defeat the Cobra’s.” We’ve been playing since around 2011 I think. Our favourite aspects of soccer is the dangling, making slick passes, and missing empty nets, goals are for chumps, it’s all about the moves. Here’s some sage advice: Pizza is great, beer is delicious. Combine them together and you have something great, but not so nutritious.

Night/Div/Sport: Thursday Recreational B Basketball
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Kellen Forrest
History:  The Wookies originated from Kashyyyk in a galaxy far, far away.... Haha

The origin of the name was a #fabfind from Winners. I found a shirt with Chewbacca playing Bball.  It was printed on an old school trading card on the shirt with "Wookie of the Year." Couldn't resist! As a team, we have played in the CSSC for years. Hard to even count the seasons! 

We have a number of nicknames for our teammates including "Dirty Deeds Josh", "Hurricane Gabe", "D" and "She's On Fire!” But I'm stilling trying to figure out if that's a nickname for Leigh, or if that's what we always yell from bench because she's crushing shots. I usually get called "Coach Jay" as I'm usually helping some of the other players with skills and techniques at half time.

The whole team loves to just get out for a good run and have some fun. We've made some good friendships over the years and always like picking up new players who are looking to get into the sport.

Night/Div/Sport: Tuesday Recreational B Dodgeball 
Seasons in the CSSC: 1
Nominated by: William Dixon Lawson (White On Rice) 
History:  This gang of the all-too-fresh go by the name of the Rubber Duckies. The name is a reference to the sport of dodgeball, as we be out here just ducking rubber. Get it? It’s pretty subtle. Starting from the viewer’s right, we have:

Soul Train: A smooth, powerful brother with locks so curly, they let him steal your girlie.

Dreamboat: A silent assassin on the court with a powerful throw. Oh, and ladies, he has abs. Lil’ Lilzy: A straight up loopy mofo. She can catch, she can dodge, and she throws a mean house party. Ice: Ignore the smile, this girl has blood so cold she can only donate it in the summer. Coach Daddio: A walking fashion show, this cat can catch throw, but the only thing he dodges are cupid’s arrows. Trunks: This hunk’s name is self explanatory. I mean, just look at those legs. Redwoods are jealous.

Night/Div/Sport: Sunday Recreational A Turf Soccer
Seasons in the CSSC: 4
Nominated by: Andrea Ciaramella 
History:  Just For Kicks was formed in 2018 and was build on a combination of speed, talent, and great people. Formally known as Always Split Aces, this team was coming off its first Championship Title (hence the CSSC Champion Shirts). Although we may all look like a bunch of misfits, this is a group of athletes that shows up, each and every game, ready to show why we never made the big leagues. We are honored to be nominated as one of the Lady Bing nominees and look forward to continuing to play with the attitude of “fun-first, winning second”.

Night/Div/Sport: Thursday Recreational Slo-pitch
Seasons in the CSSC: 4
Nominated by: Matt Goodwin
History: "Forged in the fires of team spirit and the desire to drink after games, our founding fathers, Riley Junior (AKA Bubba J) and James Young (AKA Big Sexy), created the team that we now know as Sons of Pitches (est. 2015). Although players have come and gone from season to season, our core belief has remained the same; no matter the outcome of the game, there are cold beers and nachos waiting for us at the end. The faith that we have in this ideology is one, that although simple, is sometimes hard to stick to. Thankfully we have grandmaster Russ Drackett (AKA DiMaggio) to reign us in and keep us on the righteous path of good sportsmanship. Playing in the CSSC softball league has established new fellowships as well as solidifying old ones. We all look forward to playing in the seasons to come and to spread our team spirit throughout the league." 

Night/Div/Sport: Monday Intermediate Indoor Volleyball
Seasons in the CSSC: 1
History: "The Serv-ivors came to be during a busy tax season and the need to get out and stretch our legs after being chained to our desks for months. The majority of our team members work for the same tax firm in Downtown Calgary. We started playing as a team for Calgary Corporate Challenge in 2017 and decided to branch out into CSSC. The team name was coined as an ode to the ever popular tv series Survivor, simply because it's a great show. The Serv-ivors enjoy the post volleyball beers and long walks on the beach." 

Night/Div/Sport: Wednesday Recreational South Slo-pitch
Seasons in the CSSC: 5+
Nominated by: Ashten Monk
History: "This is the 4th version of the Beer Sox over the past 7 years. There's been a couple main-stays within the organization who have been around since it all started but the team typically picks up a hefty amount of free agents most off-seasons. Our team name, Beer Sox, is fairly self-explanatory. We like to drink copious amounts of beer, of course, in a safe and responsible manner while keeping our wits about us. Our entire team makes a strong effort to cheer and encourage other teammates on as well as complement the other team when they make a good play. We cheer hard but we do it in a respectful and fair manner."

Night/Div/Sport: Thursday Recreational Slo-pitch
Seasons in the CSSC: 2
Nominated by: Megan Fleming
History: "This is the second year that I'd Hit That has been in the CSSC. We are a group of co-workers who all have a passion for slo-pitch. We range in experience levels from beginner to advanced but come out for the competitive spirit and the fun. We have gotten to know co-workers from various areas of our company and find that it’s truly a great investment in building a great team culture for our company! Thursdays around the office are a rally to see who is playing that night, where we are in the standings, wondering if it’s going to rain. And then Fridays in the lunch room are a recap of the plays from the game the night before and lots of laughs!"