Beach Volleyball

As beach volleyball is an outdoor sport and it has been known to rain occasionally in Vancouver, we have to let you know that ALL OF OUR BEACH LEAGUES WILL RUN RAIN OR SHINE - Only in EXCEPTIONAL weather circumstances will leagues be cancelled. On extreme weather days, please call our weather hotline at 604-878-RAIN (7246). The line will be updated at 4:30pm.

Urban Rec is Vancouver's premier provider of coed beach volleyball 4's & 6's.  With existing locations at Jericho Beach, Empire Field, and UBC Wesbrook Village-  we offer over 25 courts of beach volleyball action each night for your playing pleasure. 

Urban Rec operates outdoor volleyball starting in mid-April and finishing up in early September.  Seasons are usually 7-10 weeks in length (depending on location and night of play) including playoffs.  The first night of play each season is a seeding night to help determine which pool a team will be initially placed in, although additional re-seeding is done during the season as warranted by Urban Rec.

Dodgeball

If you can dodge a wrench-or even if you can't- you can play Urban Rec Dodgeball!   These fun, social leagues bring you back to your childhood days of doctor-dodgeball in the gym.  Teams of 5 people face off against each other for once a week for all-out dodgeball supremacy and to laugh their butts off!

This coed sport will test your endurance, stamina and skill at dodging, ducking, diving and dipping.  It is a great way to keep in shape and have a blast doing it. 

A complete starting lineup consists of 5 players including a minimum of 2 women and 1 man. Each team will start the game with 5 players lined up along the back edge of the playing zone on their side of the court.

A team may play with an incomplete starting lineup of as few as 3 players provided there is at minimum 1 woman and 1 man on the court to start.  A team with less than 3 players or without the minimum 1 woman and 1 man required will be considered a team in default.

When playing in Urban Rec dodgeball you will play one 40-minute match on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play.

Urban Rec supplies the dodgeballs- you supply the fun!

Flag Football

Urban Rec Coed Flag Football on turf fields at UBC or grass in East Vancouver at General Brock Park.  This fun, social 6-on-6 league a one hour game per week. 

A complete starting lineup consists of 6 players including a minimum of 2 women and 1 man on the field of play.

So grab your friends and form your own team, or sign up for an individual's team and make some new friends!  This is a great way to stay active, have fun and meet some great people.  Registration is limited so be sure to register early!

All teams that are registered in this league will have priority registration for the subsequent league.

Floor Hockey

Urban Rec is proud to bring back the good old hockey game. Urban Rec coed floor hockey leagues are played out of multiple gyms on any particular night. When playing in Urban Rec floor hockey you will play one hour long game each week on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play. Urban Rec will offer the following options

Coed 4-on-4 (including the goalie) - Vancouver School Gyms
Coed 6-on-6 (including the goalie) - Richmond Olympic Oval

Floor Hockey is offered on Monday through Thursday nights in a variety of locations in Vancouver and at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Teams are required to have at least 1 woman and 1 man (2 women and 1 man for Oval leagues) on the floor at any one time.

Urban Rec supplies all sticks and balls.  Teams are responsible for supplying their own goalie equipment (including a mask or helmet with full facial protection).

Grass Volleyball

Urban Rec does not offer grass volleyball leagues at this time (although we have lots of beach volleyball and indoor volleyball leagues during the year). 

Indoor Soccer

Urban Rec Indoor Soccer - the world's game. Urban Rec is proud to offer a indoor soccer for its members: coed 3-on-3 (plus goalie) at the Italian Cultural Centre.

These fun, social leagues are open to all skill levels and and require that at least 1 woman and 1 man are on the court at all times.  Depending on the location, game times are generally between 6:00pm-11:00pm and teams must be able to play at any time slot between 6:00pm-11:00pm as the schedule of games will vary time slots each week.  Please check your specific league information for the game times for your location.

When playing in Urban Rec indoor soccer, you will play one hour-long game on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play!

All teams that sign up for Urban Rec indoor soccer will have priority registration for the subsequent season.

Indoor Volleyball

Urban Rec Indoor Coed Volleyball Leagues are offered in several locations, including Vancouver (UBC), Richmond, and Burnaby. When playing in Urban Rec indoor coed (minimum 1 man and 2 women on the court) volleyball, you will play on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play. All skill levels are welcome and teams will be placed into pools based on relative skill levels (not necessarily the skill level registered at).  All teams must be able to play in any of the time slots due to the possibility of reseeding.

*NOTE- teams may be placed initially in any of the time slots at Urban Rec’s discretion, regardless of what level is selected by the team when registering. Teams may be scheduled in different time slots throughout the season- if this happens, a team’s start time will change.  For this reason, all teams must be available to play in any of the time slots on their night of play.*

Multi-Sport

Urban Rec presents the newest sports league - coed multi-sport at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Have you always wanted to play a sport with Urban Rec, but were not sure which sport you liked best?

Then multi-sport is for you - your team will play a variety of sports over the season, with most sports being played twice.

Teams may play the following the sports- click on each sport to go that sport's page on our website (see the drop-down list to the right of this webpage) and you can check out the rules (some sports may be modifed slightly for indoor play).  Please note that the actual sports included in the multi-sport league may differ based on Urban Rec's discretion.

Pickleball

Come play one of the fastest growing sports that is fun for pepole of all ages and skill levels – Pickleball!

This fun racket sport is played between teams of two players. Teams are ‘open’ and there are no requirements for minimum number of men or women.

Urban Rec will supply the nets and balls, but participants will be responsible for brining their own rackets.

Soccer

Urban Rec Coed Outdoor Soccer- play the world's game!  Urban Rec is proud to offer coed 7-a-side soccer at UBC, Downtown, East Vancouver, South Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby.  These fun, social leagues play on state-of-the-art field turf fields and run in the evenings from Sunday through Thursday.

A full starting lineup includes 7 players including at least 2 women and 1 man on the field at all times.

When playing in Urban Rec Coed Outdoor Soccer, you will play one hour-long game on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play. Each game has two 25-minute halves. Teams must be able to play in any of the time slots as the schedule will vary from week to week.

Softball

Urban Rec offers two different types of softball throughout the city of Vancouver.

The MaxFun league is a coed league with 10 players in the field requiring a minimum of 4 women and 1 man.

The Sunday League teams will play on the same day each week, but the fields that they play on will vary from week to week. The mid-week league teams will play once a week on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Teams must provide their own bases with the home team setting them up each game.

This league plays at softball diamonds throughout the City of Vancouver (with fields all over the city).

The Thunderchicken Slo-pitch (UBC Fields) is a long standing league with Urban Rec, it is a co-ed league that plays all of its games at UBC. Teams need at least 5 women and 1 man in the field if fielding a full lineup of 10 players. Teams will play one game each week, on the same night each week - you just have to pick the night you want to play. Urban Rec supplies the bases. Teams supply gloves & bats.

Spikeball

Come play one of the newest and fastest growing sports – SPIKEBALL!

Inspired by volleyball, this is new and fun sport is played between teams of two players.

Urban Rec supplies all the nets and balls.