Frequently Asked Questions

 

Q:        Is there an age requirement to join the Club?

A:         In most cases, if you can vote, you can play! Members must be at least 18, but other than that, we don't set too many age restrictions. Some leagues may require participants to be 21 if held at a bar or sponsored by a beer or liquor company.

 

Q:        A friend and I would like to play in a league.  How can we be on the same team?

A:         Just ask us. When you submit your Individual registration, tell us you'd like to be on Joe Smith's team for the Tuesday night Underwater Basketweaving league.

 

Q:        I have a few friends that want to play, but we don't have enough for a full team. Is there anything we can do?

A:         Absolutely. We always have a bunch of Free Agents register for every sport. Just register your team and select "Yes" to the option during the registration process that asks if you are looking for more players for your team. We'll hook you up! If that doesn't sound good enough, we also reduce your team registration fee by the amount the Free Agents have paid MSSC. And since it generally costs more for a Free Agent to register, you and your friends end up paying less per person than most participants.

 

Q:        I’m not much of an athlete. Can I still join the club and participate in activities?

A:         Of course! We've had teams go an entire season without winning a game, so chances are there are other people on your skill level. Sports are about more than winning and losing. Our philosophy is that they should be about having fun, so feel free to join even if you weren't offered a scholorship to play for the Badgers out of high school.

 

Q:        I don’t like sports that much. Can I join the club just for the social events?

A:         Absolutely! Maybe you’re just interested in meeting new people and primarily want to attend our social events. More than anything else, this club is about connecting people no matter what their interests may be. As we mentioned above, life is about who you know. Meet some of those people in our Club.

 

Q:        How can I find out about different activities the Club is doing?

A:         The best way is to "like" us on Facebook and follow us Twitter. Click the appropriate links on the main page to find our Facebook and Twitter pages. All official Club events will be posted on our Facebook page and tweeted as well.

 

Q:        What happens if there is bad weather on the day an event is planned?

A:         Chances are we are playing, depending on the sport. Weather has to be pretty bad in order for us to cancel games, but if we do, we will try to communicate it on this website, Facebook, and Twitter. You can also download the Playbook app to receive instant notification of cancelations.

 

Q:        How much stuff are you going to make me fill out to play in your leagues?

A:         Not much. You will just have to register online and sign a waiver at the fields before your first game. It's pretty painless.

 

Q:        Are you going to sell my e-mail address?

A:         No. We never have and never will sell member lists or any of your personal information.

 

Q:         Can I use PayPal to pay for events or league registration fees?

A:          No. Use TeamPayer and make everyone's life easy.

 

Q:         So what's TeamPayer?

A:          TeamPayer is the easiest and fairest way to pay the registration fees for your team. In a nutshell, we inform the team captain of the entire amount owed for the league. The captain then divides this amount up and an e-mail is sent to each player with the amount he or she owes. Every player pays online, the captain is happy because he or she doesn't have to hunt you down for a check, and we don't have to kick you out of the league for non-payment.

 

Q:         Why do I have to pay a $2.00 fee to use TeamPayer?

A:          It's a credit card processing fee. Anytime any credit card is used for payment anywhere, you pay a fee, whether you see it or not. If you don't see the fee listed, the merchant has built it into the cost of the item or service. Our payment processor has just chosen to show it when the fee is divvied up amongst all members of team. When there are, say, ten payments instead of one, it costs more to process the entire registration fee.

 

Q:         Is there a way I can pay other than online?

A:          Generally not. We have moved to an entirely online payment system for most sports to make things easier on us and the captains, who many times need to try to collect 15 different checks from team members. See the TeamPayer explanation above. If you do not have a credit or debit card, contact us and we will try to make arrangements for you. There are exceptions to online only payment, such as ping pong, where you are a team of one person.

 

Q:          When will we get our shirts?

A:           Shirts are generally available for the second game of the season in most sports, but this is dependent on a number of factors. We have to place the order for the shirts for the entire league at once, and we will not do this until every team is paid up. So tell your teammates to pay up ASAP if you want your shirts. We are also at the mercy of the printer's schedule and they may have a lot of orders at certain times of the year.

 

Q:          Where are the rules for [insert sport here]?

A:           All of our rules will be available underneath the sport heading when the leagues are active.

 

Q:          Where did you find these refs? They're terrible!

A:           Our refs are only human, just like you. They are not perfect and will not see everything on the field. They may need to ask a clarification question on the rules from time to time. There is no such thing as a professional ref; they all have day jobs too. Give them a break, as they are trying their best. We're pretty sure you've dropped a pass in a football game or been thrown out in kickball once or twice in your life.

 

Q:           So can I be a ref?

A:           Sure, especially if you think you're better than the ones we have. Chances are you will find out it's not as easy as you think and you'll come away with a newfound respect for what they do. If you would like to ref for us, please click the "Jobs" link at the top of our home page.