Love the queer sports programs in the city! We need more things like this. And I love the woman…read moreMary Ann who works there!

TBH it's obvious Marvin here didn't simply "come across" my review. I honestly wonder if Bay Blades…read moreis still a thing... I still remember my negative experience with this group and stand by my experience, though I feel a little bad trashing an older gentleman coach whose identity was probably fairly linked to doing this work. For what it's worth, I remember it being a nice day on the water, and I always love Lake Merritt.

I joined Bass Cartel because I wanted to play COED, but I was pretty annoyed with how it all went…read moredown. The play was great, but I had a really difficult time with the refs and how things were dealt with. Derrick is great and really tries to make everything work well, but my experience was pretty frustrating. The last game of the season before playoffs, two team members walked in 3 minutes before starting time, according to two several different cell phone clocks (our games were ALWAYS starting late). When I arrived, the ref had already forced our team to forfeit, the clock had been running for 7 minutes already, and he refused to ref our game. This made us ineligible for the playoffs and our season ended on a scrimmage that wasn't even reffed. When I confronted the ref before the game to ask him why he made us forfeit, he started screaming at me and called me a liar. Big he said she said mess that was just really frustrating. I contacted Derrick and didn't receive any response after several attempts at some kind of resolution, so I requested that my team be given the equivalent of that games' worth of our fee back, because the ref didn't officiate and we didn't get to participate as agreed, or that we receive an apology from the ref. I didn't receive any response for quite some time, and eventually was told that they have to stand by the refs, and they couldn't give us a refund because they had already paid the ref fees (for the ref that didn't officiate?). They offered a $14 credit toward the next season for the five players who were there, but all of us were so annoyed by the ordeal that we chose not to use this league again. None of the leagues are great by any means, but you think they'd at least try to make an effort to make it fair and to maintain current players. Oh well. My money goes elsewhere now.

After playing in other leagues such as Golden Gate, Bass Cartel is by far a much better organized…read moreand more fun league as I have played in both Basketball and Softball Leagues for 3 years now. The atomsphere is very relaxed with people going out there and just to have fun with the right amount of competitive spirt. Softball takes place in the Presidio and they have a great core group of players and a good mix of new teams. They have approximately 25-35 softball teams playing during the season. The coed basketball is great and a lot more social than the past men's leagues I have played. Everyone is about high school ability Overall I recommend the club of its professional service and fun attitude!

This is a great golf program for kids. Chris and the other coaches do a wonderful job and are very…read morepatient. My kids have been attending class at the Lake Chabot golf course location mostly for over a year. Metro Golf location is good too, but they don't have enough PAR level students to offer the more advanced classes there.

I have been to multiple different boot camps over the last 7 years, but I tell you that 30day…read morebootcamp is the BEST boot camp ever! Not only that this one is cheaper than other ones, but also it's very personal. While you work out with many other people in other camps, here, you get to work out in a smaller group so you get more attention from the instructors. I love that. The instructors are really funny, too. Also, on top of the regular bootcamp stuff, they teach self-defense for women. Since I live in Oakland alone as a woman and have to walk to and from the BART station, I always felt it was dangerous. I have taken self-defense lessons like once a year, but I always forget the techniques after a week. Now, I learn new skills and get to practice them everyday, IF I need to use any of the techniques (I hope I won't have such a chance though...) I can actually remember them. I LOVE all the kicking and punching! lol I signed up for the unlimited workout membership. I think this is a better deal among all the other deals they have but check out their website and decide for yourself. After every class, I feel fabulous and confident! Anyways, if you are interested in getting fit and getting more confidence when you walk down the street of Oakland (lol), I highly recommend this bootcamp! (btw, did I tell you that I lost 8 lbs after joining 30day bootcamp??? I still have 15 more lbs to lose though...lol )

A few months back, I bought a Living Social deal for one month of unlimited classes at 30 Day Boot…read moreCamp. I was primarily attending the 8am class at 500 William Street, and I loved it. It was intense, but only 45 minutes long, so definitely manageable. Martin is a great instructor - he really pushed us, but was very sweet and friendly and encouraging. The workouts changed every day, so it was never boring. I felt great afterwards. I went regularly for 2 weeks. Then the new semester started and I only made it in once in the third week, and then, all of a sudden, their schedule changed: morning classes were to be held only at the Montclair location, while afternoon and evening classes would be held at the Uptown location. This didn't fit in with my schedule, so I only made it in once more - to a Saturday morning class at the Montclair location. (That was a good class, too, but I liked being outside better.) I got a text the other day saying that 500 William Street would be hosting morning classes again. Since my Living Social deal is long over and I can't afford their normal prices at the moment, I won't be returning immediately, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for the future. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a new fitness routine.

I love this game!…read more Best area to play, Fort Scott. Scenic backdrop and all. Did I mention, you could drink here! That's awesome! I played in other leagues and nothing compares to this. Afterwards, everyone usually go to Final Final for drinks. Go Not the Blue Ninjas!!!! We won one of our playoff games last night, it was incredible. Not bad, considering a 2-6 for the season. I think we have two more games, hopefully we win all. The umpires here are great! No need to two ball rule, boy / girl batting lineups, etc. Bring warm clothes, it can be freezing at times. Play hard and don't throw the ball at anyones head....CLAY.lol. Derrick Chu runs the Bay Area Social Sport Cartel. =)

A group of co-workers and I participated in the Bass Cartel league this year and, to be fair, we…read moreenjoyed the league up until our final playoff game. The location is great - Fort Scott is beautiful and the fields are well kept. Derrick Chu, the guy who runs Bass Cartel, was the umpire for our playoff game and either purposefully called the game in the opposing team's favor (we're pretty sure he was friends with them) or cannot keep score and will not admit fault. We keep a detailed scorebook (and can do simple math) so when we scored our winning run and all jumped in excitement you can imagine our confusion when the game kept going. We compared our scorebook to Derrick's, identified the two plays he missed and asked him to call to memory these two plays. We had nine players up to bat in this inning (which his scorebook agreed with) and one player left on base at the end of the at-bat. If you do the math, with three outs, that means we got five runs. The other team did not keep score so we could not compare to their book. Derrick chose not to work with us, kept mumbling that we only got four runs and asked us to leave the field. At the end of the day, it's a game and the league is meant to be fun, but when the league commissioner cannot keep score and will not take the time to hear you out and think logically in a playoff game, it says a lot about the quality of the league. There are so many other great leagues in SF, I highly recommend looking for one that is run more professionally. That is what we will be doing!. Here are a a couple other leagues I've played in that were great in comparison: http://playinthebay.com/softball.php http://www.sfsoftball.com/

Only the most awesomest youth ice hockey program EVER!!!read more

These little bastards can skate a whole lot better than I can. No doubt about it. They are also…read morevery aware of appropriate adult-child boundaries and will mention this to their coach if he gets too close to them or if coach's celebratory embrace lasts a little too long. These guys play a tough game of hockey but unfortunately the teams they play are a bunch of bruisers and the 'cats struggle with fatigure late in the game. Good luck next season Sabercats!

My daughter, 9, and son, 11, went to the BADA camp this past summer. They both loved it! My…read moredaughter was new to ultimate, and the coaches were kind and easy with her. My son has played a lot, and they found great ways to challenge him. They both had a great time. Highly recommend!

This is one of the best summer camps around. Reasonably priced, great coaching and spirited…read morecounselors. My 10 year old daughter loved the inclusion of the girls program and my 15-year old son was a camper for years and last year was a CIT. Highly recommend!

Over the years I've played in about 4 of their leagues on many different teams including indoor…read moresoccer, flag football, outdoor soccer, volleyball etc including tournaments they occasionally host. My disclaimer to people would be that this league is more recreational than competitive. There are some very fit people out there to enjoy themselves but if you want to be intense this probably isn't the league for you. The organization is good and the founder Leslie Harris is really nice. I'd recommend this for anyone in the city looking to play a sport and meet people.

Well, there was the time I got thrown out of the gym for jawing at the ref too much . . . and there…read morewas the time I was playing dodge-ball and rocket-arm Kenny nearly decapitated me. Other than that, I've been playing Sports4Good mens and coed basketball and coed dodge ball for years with nothing but good experiences. Love it. Totally love it - I've met some great people (a few losers too, but mostly great people); won a lot of games, lost a lot of games; learned a few things about life (for example - (1) I tend to play better in white socks, and (2) superstitions are real if you believe in them). Sports4Good is a great organization - Leslie is super duper. And I just really love basketball. Have I mentioned that? Let me say it again - I love basketball. And with that - I have to go. I've got a game in 20 minutes. Ciao! Update: we lost tonight. Damn!!!