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by LinasKo 1325 days ago
So, here's the thing - there's a secret world of sports and odd activities that, I feel, only a select few know about, that are both more fun, cheaper, and more beginner friendly than mainstream stuff.

I found, a while back, that things like Lightsaber Fencing, Megagames (board games with 60+ people), dodgeball, Historical Fencing, Ultimate Frisbee, Apenkooi (tag, dodgball, minigames in the Netherlands), etc - I found that those exist. And I finally feel great doing sports - it's great to explore around a bit, do something unusual for once.

The issue is - communities are small, barely known. And it's a wee bit tricky to manage a club as it is, even without doing marketing and outreach.

So I've taken up a project to try and help out. Bundle all the unusuals into one platform, help with club management, help with being seen. In a way, perhaps I can take all of these small activities and form "one big sport" that can grow faster as a result.

Anyway, humble beginnings, but here's the site: https://nogym.co/

2 comments

I love this concept. It seems closely related to an idea I had: "IRL Adventure Club". Will check you out.
This is what I was looking for half a day yesterday! Will check it out. Sport is way nicer when social. I was also curious what sports can help to replace specific gym exercises like dead lifting, only thought of cycling