It’s one of the last weekends of the summer. Spend time in Toronto’ parks with great people — Here’s soccer games this weekend that were posted by local organizers bringing the Toronto soccer community together. Click the links to join! Saturday Morning (9:30am, UofT’s front campus): OpenSports | Front Campus | Saturday Morning Pickup Bring a light / dark shirt, some soccer cleats or turf shoes, and a water bottle. Game is on if we're more than 15…opensports.ca

The app is better than Tinder, and the games are better than Sports Camp — The power of being open mined Brennen’s family came to Toronto for a short visit this week. His dad was attending a conference, so they decided to get away from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and make a family trip out of it. …

We’re taking over UofT’s Back Campus, Central Tech Stadium and Monarch Park Stadium! — If you’re staying downtown during the long weekend, you might want to consider playing pickup soccer at Toronto’s best outdoor soccer facility: Central Tech Stadium! Take advantage of the turf, the hot sun, and the friendly competition: Saturday 10am-noon, outdoor turf, free: Click link to join👇 OpenSports | Long weekend pickup soccer Toronto - Saturday Back campus turf Please bring black and white shirts! Ps if anyone wants to put together a friendly on Monday with…opensports.net

More sports, more ball runs, more pickup games, more community ❤ OpenSports is officially ONE year old!! We had to kick, fumble, and fall to really start to construct our identity. Luckily, being officially welcomed to the world of toddlerhood means we are experiencing the tell tale signs of growth!

Our answers to questions like: Will people join? — From no ball to no shows, we have experienced every fear that game organizers face. Here are our solutions so that you and every footballer can play more. 1. Which field do I choose? Will it be taken when I get there? Advice: Do 5 minutes of “field research” in advance or ask us. Look at a map that shows your neighbourhood, and choose a park that is large enough to host a soccer game. If you are unsure about the availability of the field, find a spot where there are…

Increase web traffic and let players join events directly from your website with our live updating widget! — Players can immediately find and join exactly what they are looking for, through your website! Your website widget not only lists all of your upcoming events, but also allows players to join your event online, pay, and even sign your waiver, all in one step. If a player clicks on…

Rome wasn’t built in a day. A few times a day, we notice user signups in cities like Madrid, Fort Wayne, Dallas, Tempe, and Dublin. The only thing these cities have in common (besides like a McDonald’s) is that OpenSports hasn’t launched in any of them yet. But back to…

It’s the long weekend and TO’s best organizers have you covered — Our mission here at OpenSports is to create unity in the Toronto recreational sports scene, so that players and organizers have a very easy way to find & create games. In this post, we have included games that we know are great, based on knowing the organizers and having checked them out before. Also, it’s Victoria Day long weekend so hopefully you have the day off and a join us for a game or two or all of them 💃🏼!

An ode to the special people that make pickup soccer possible: Emmanuel Emmanuel, also known on the soccer pitch as Manny, exudes a quiet sort of friendliness about him. I am often baffled by his aura of “calm and pleasant” while he describes otherwise unpleasant things during our mini on-field…