A silhouetted dog runs on grass in the foreground, with a red kickball to its right, against a background advertising a "Kickball for K9's Invitational" event.

Syracuse Recreation & Rescue

LXCL:One entry for your full roster, plus you'll get an adoptable K9 Captain paired with your team.

Register a Full Team

LXCL:We'll place you on a mixed community team on game day.

Register as an Individual (Free Agent)

LXCL:Please look for your invitations sent directly to you for special registration instructions and your discount code.

Animal Shelter Registration (Our VIP Guests)

LXCL:Please consider becoming a premier sponsor of our tournament. We would be enormously grateful. Includes lots of recognition (let's get creative, high visibility is kinda our thing!) alongside your team registration. We'll do something extra special if your team also wins the inaugural tournament.

Tournament Sponsor

LXCL:Comes with team registration and a custom signage right behind home plate.

Home Plate Sponsor

LXCL:Comes with a team registration and a custom 18"x22" yard sign next to the field.

Field Sponsor

LXCL:I don't need a team, I just want to donate. Comes with an 18"x22" custom yard sign on event day.

Platinum Donor

LXCL:I don't need a team, I just want to donate.

Gold Donor

Silver Donor

Bronze Donor

The Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue vision starts here. Join us in partnership with PlaySSA at the fields behind The Spinning Wheel Restaurant &amp; Sports Complex for a tournament where every team is paired with a K9 Captain! It&#39;s not just a game &mdash; it&#39;s a demonstration of how shared activity builds unbreakable bonds. Teams representing the city, county, first responders, local businesses and the general public will compete alongside animal shelters and veterinary care facilities. Adoptable dogs will be in attendance. There will be additional games and raffles and food will be available for purchase from Ponchitos Food Truck and The Spinning Wheel Restaurant. Music will be playing and DJ Fletch plans to stop by for a portion of the event. Expect a full day of fun for a good cause. The primary goal of the tournament is to unite our animal advocacy network and open new lines of communication through a fun day of interactions and exposure. Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue is honored to serve as a facilitator. Any proceeds from the tournament will support Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue launch efforts and be distributed among participating animal shelters. Please visit the Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue Kickball for K9&#39;s event page for more info. [<a fr-original-style="" href="https://syracuse-rec-rescue.lovable.app/events/kickball-for-k9s-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Event Page</a>] Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue is currently a pilot project pending official organization. We have partnered with RescueLove Inc. as our fiscal sponsor, managing all finances for this event. RescueLove Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) official non-profit animal welfare organization serving the Syracuse and Central New York area located at 922 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool, NY 13088.

Hi from Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue! Thank you for registering and supporting Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue&#39;s Inaugural Event, the Kickball for K9&#39;s Invitational to benefit local animal shelters, in partnership with PlaySSA. Your registration and donation is the launch point for a modern approach to animal welfare service. We can&#39;t do it without you! If you would like to contribute further, please get in touch to discuss volunteer, partnership and sponsorship opportunities, or talk to your friends about our cause! Please find important event details below and share them with your team. All circumstances are subject to change, so please stay tuned for any updates that may be necessary between now and tournament day. DATE | TIME | LOCATION Just a quick reminder that the Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue Kickball for K9&#39;s Invitational in partnership with PlaySSA is happening Sunday September 20, 2026. The tournament is at The Spinning Wheel Restaurant &amp; Sports Complex located at 7384 Thompson Rd, North Syracuse, NY 13212. The fields are adjacent to the restaurant, managed by PlaySSA. You can park in the grass, in rows.The ceremonial first pitch is scheduled for 10am with the tournament starting immediately after, so we recommend arriving between 9-9:30am so we can sort through any last minute registration details and have a brief introduction. This is a big moment for Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue and for our area animal welfare service providers, and we truly appreciate you being there to celebrate and support the mission. TOURNAMENT This is a rain or shine event because kickball even in the rain can make for a truly memorable experience. We will have a great time regardless. Feel free to bring a pop up tent, rain jacket, some snacks, whatever beverages you prefer and whatever else you may need to be comfortable for the day. Tournament structure is to be determined but every team is guaranteed 3 games, even if they wind up eliminated after 2. All games will be 5 or 6 innings max with a time limit (30-40 minutes depending on # of teams). Ceremonial first pitch is at 10am and first round of games should start by 10:15am. &nbsp;We anticipate eliminated teams could be free to leave by 1pm, with a champion crowned sometime between 3-4pm.&nbsp; FOOD | FACILITIES The Spinning Wheel Restaurant is on location and sells food and we have also commissioned Ponchito&#39;s food truck for a few hours during the event. Food and drinks are not included with any tournament participation and is purchased directly through on site vendors. There are Porta Potty&#39;s on location with hand sanitizer but no sink and soap. There is a full bathroom inside of The Spinning Wheel Restaurant that will be accessible during their normal hours of operation, but they do not open until 11am on Sunday the day of the tournament. We are planning to have a small portable sink setup between 9-11am for those that need it, but keep this in mind and plan ahead. PETS Since this is a tournament to benefit shelter animals, it goes without saying that shelter dogs come from all different backgrounds and have different likes, dislikes and tolerances. Adoptable shelter animals will come and go throughout the day in small windows so as not to over stimulate them or stress them out. We encourage you to interact with them, in line with any rules that their handlers require. That said, it is a very long day for your own pet to be in attendance the entire duration and on a leash. Given the unique nature of the tournament, the size of it and how many shelter dogs could potentially be in attendance, it may not be the best day to bring a pet. If you do bring a pet, they would need to be on a leash and attended to by a person holding the leash the entire duration. Thank you for understanding the exposure and safe space we are trying to create for shelter animals at this tournament and assisting this effort to the best of your ability. MUSIC We will have central music playing with a DJ setup, so personal bluetooth speakers are probably not necessary unless you are further from the DJ setup. If you find the need to use your personal bluetooth, please choose a volume level that is personal to your bench so music is not competing across the tournament and serving as a deterrent for other participants, especially our shelter animals. Remember, whatever you hear, they hear louder. DRINKS + BEHAVIOR While alcohol is permitted, responsible consumption goes without saying. We will have shelter dogs in attendance which requires good behavior from our attendees, out of respect for everyone involved, including our shelter animals that have already been through so much. Cans are preferable, and please do not leave trash laying around. Anyone appearing to be intoxicated or generally behaving in a manner that is detrimental to any guest will be asked to leave the tournament area. This is a charity tournament so drunk or aggressive behavior on or off the field will not be tolerated. Thank you for helping us make this a successful event. PRIZES + RAFFLES There will be a prize awarded for the tournament winner and prize baskets that will be raffled off in the second half of the tournament. Raffles tickets will be sold throughout the day for prize baskets and a 50/50. Donations are appreciated and needed. Cash payments are accepted as well as credit card with a portable Square terminal on location. We will also be able to accept Venmo payments. As a reminder, since Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue is currently a pilot project pending official organization, we have partnered with RescueLove Inc. as our fiscal sponsor, managing all finances for this event. RescueLove Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) official non-profit animal welfare organization serving the Syracuse and Central New York area located at 922 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool, NY 13088. PROCEEDSProceeds from the tournament will support Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue launch efforts and be distributed across a selection of our participating animal shelters. Thank you, Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue

The Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue vision starts here. Join us in partnership with PlaySSA at the fields behind The Spinning Wheel Restaurant &amp; Sports Complex for a tournament where every team is paired with a K9 Captain! It's not just a game — it's a demonstration of how shared activity builds unbreakable bonds. Teams representing the city, county, first responders, local businesses and the general public will compete alongside animal shelters and veterinary care facilities. Adoptable dogs will be in attendance. There will be additional games and raffles and food will be available for purchase from Ponchitos Food Truck and The Spinning Wheel Restaurant. Music will be playing and DJ Fletch plans to stop by for a portion of the event. Expect a full day of fun for a good cause. The primary goal of the tournament is to unite our animal advocacy network and open new lines of communication through a fun day of interactions and exposure. Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue is honored to serve as a facilitator. Any proceeds from the tournament will support Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue launch efforts and be distributed among participating animal shelters. Please visit the Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue Kickball for K9's event page for more info. [<a href="https://syracuse-rec-rescue.lovable.app/events/kickball-for-k9s-2026" target="_blank">Event Page</a>] Syracuse Recreation &amp; Rescue is currently a pilot project pending official organization. We have partnered with RescueLove Inc. as our fiscal sponsor, managing all finances for this event. RescueLove Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) official non-profit animal welfare organization serving the Syracuse and Central New York area located at 922 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool, NY 13088.

Syracuse Recreation & Rescue

Syracuse Recreation & Rescue Kickball For K9's Invitational in Partnership with PlaySSA

7384 Thompson Rd

Register a Full Team

$250

Register as an Individual (Free Agent)

$25

Animal Shelter Registration (Our VIP Guests)

$250

Tournament Sponsor

$2,500

Home Plate Sponsor

$1,000

Field Sponsor

$500

Platinum Donor

$200

Gold Donor

$100

Silver Donor

$50

Bronze Donor

$25