Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association

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Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association

Field of Dreamers is a recreational co-operative softball league that prioritizes queer communities.

08/12/2026

Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association will facilitate an open discussion on the politics of anti-fascism exhibited in the 1933 Christie Pits Riots.

CeCe Fortier, Rhiannon Cobb, Phill Morgan, and Rachel Small will discuss sports leagues as spaces for inclusive community organizing, drawing on our collective’s experiences in Black and abolitionist, Jewish anti-fascist, and trans organizing.

JOIN US
🗓️August 15th, at 11:30am - 1:00pm
📍North York Public Library

No registration is required. Drop-in space will be available until room capacity is reached.

Visit the link in our bio for more information!
 IMAGE CREDIT
From graphic novel ‘Christie Pits’ by Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau, a critically acclaimed historical fiction graphic novel telling the story of a young Jewish and Italian immigrant who squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. Read more at dirtywatercomics.com

05/02/2026

🎉OPENING NIGHT IS THIS SUNDAY MAY 3, 8PM @ BELLWOOD TRINITY 🥎

Welcome to the 9th season!!!!!! Here’s how we get game-night ready:

✅Arrive 30-min early to pick up your jersey, meet your team, and get some stretches in

✅Hydrate and get limber! Prevent injury by hydrating and stretching those muscles daily!

✅If you’re new to the league, be sure to also read our guiding principals too.

✅Watch the weather forecast! It might be chilly, it might be light showers, it might be gusty! Wear layers, a cap, and footwear with treads (or cleats if you have).

Not Playing this week? Come Cheer Us On!

📍Trinity Bellwoods Park, “Skydome” Diamond (NE)

8:00 pm - Garrison Creek @ Don River
9:30 pm - Humber River @ Credit River

OUR GAMEPLAY VIBES

Field of Dreamers is a political project. As a community-based q***r and anti-authoritarian space of gathering, our league seeks to re-imagine spaces of play within, against, and beyond the norms and everyday experiences of recreational sports.

Personal Growth + Mutual Aid – Dreamers come together to share and develop skills. To offer space for everyone to learn and grow in the game of softball at their own pace in a supportive and affirming environment. Our rules and gameplay are designed to facilitate learning and skill building, but to also accept and create space for a multitude of skills, abilities, talents, and body types to play in the league in meaningful and competitive ways. We track statistics as a way to affirm longevity, development, and the joy of seeing your play transform from year to year.

To this end, our rules are accommodating and change each year as we learn more. Please read our rules updates and changes for this year! Also, know that our Anchors and Mentor players (each team has at least 3), are familiar with these and can support you throughout the season! Ask them if you need support!

Let’s show up to play, share, and make merry!

04/17/2026

🥎SUBSTITUTE PLAYER APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!🥎

Field of Dreamers softball league invites you to apply for a spot on our substitute player list.

👉APPLY WITH LINK IN PROFILE

🧢WHO IS THIS FOR?

✅New or experienced softball players, including umps, and more!
✅Available to play Sunday evenings at Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, from May to October
✅QTBIPOC folks looking for a recreational league free of corporate profits, toxic masculinity, and unfettered competitiveness
✅Folks who are socially conscious on the diamond, body-affirming, and in touch with the emotional, psychological, spiritual experiences of playing ball – not just the physical!
✅Looking to join a community of radicals, q***rs, migrants, and friends committed to disrupting the power structures inherent in recreational sports!

🎁PERKS OF BEING A SUB PLAYER

💚 Play in at least one Field of Dreamers game this season (May to October).
💚Join in a super low-pressure way to build softball skills!
💚You can play for free! There is no limit on games (if you’re available and we’ve got a spot open)
💚Participate in training days and social events.
💚A chance to join our full roster next year: sub players who’ve had at least 5 at-bats in a season get prioritized for future seasons!

❗APPLICATIONS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY APRIL 19

👉APPLY WITH LINK IN PROFILE

📢For those who hoped to get on our full roster:

Relationality is a huge component of the league, and, as in past years, we’ve had an overwhelming response in past player registration. These registration numbers are unprecedented for our small community-run softball league!

With this, we will not be accepting new player registrations or have a waitlist for our league this year. However, you are welcome to apply for a spot as a substitute player.

We also will shout out the babely q***r drop-in softball happening over at l! Go check them out!

04/07/2026

🥳 WE HAVE A FULL ROSTER FOR 2026! JOIN US FOR A LIVE DRAFT!

🌟Monday, April 13th, from
🕖7pm-10pm (draft begins at 8pm), at
📍Blood Brothers Brewery, 165 Geary Ave, Toronto

👉RSVP WITH LINK IN PROFILE

Draft Day is our day of sorting!

Watch us roll for names to find out…
💙who will rep the blue of team Credit, our defending champions;
❤️who’ll sport the red of Rouge — the most storied franchise in league history;
💚who’ll strut the green of the spunky upstart Garrison;
💛who’ll serve the gold of Humber — one of our most steadily powerful teams; and
💜who will don (haha! pun intended) purple/black for team Don, as they vie for a second championship!

🍟Light snacks provided
🍻Cash bar (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
🍴Table service and additional food available for purchase

Feel free to bring your loved ones, partners, friends, family, or kids!

♿VENUE ACCESSIBILITY
The front/side entrance space is accessible for wheelchairs/strollers. The washroom is not accessible, as it is up a few steps.

📺LIVE STREAM
Not able to make it in person? You can watch the draft online! RSVP with our link in profile to receive the Zoom link!

‼️ PLAYER REGISTRATION/APPLICATION UPDATE
Thank you to those who have shown interest in joining our league. Like last season, we received an overwhelming response in our past player registrations. With this, we will not be able to open our league to new player applications this year. We’re sorry, and thank you for being a fan! Stay tuned for news on our substitute player and waitlist applications 🤞

👉RSVP WITH LINK IN PROFILE

03/05/2026

💌 Check your inbox! Our 2026 season *past player* registration is now open! 🥎

Dear (Future) Dreamers

We are excited to offer early registration to *past players* for the 2026 season!

The Field of Dreamers Cooperative Softball Association formed in 2017 with the intention of creating a recreational softball space based on the principles of mutual aid, body liberation, and radical re-imagining of sport. We invite you to continue to be a part of this history! Past players will have received the registration form in their inboxes. Registration closes Tuesday, March 13th at 11:59pm EST.

Please note:

We are not first-come, first-serve but prioritize registrations based on our goals as a league. Learn more about it on our website.

We will be registering new players at a later date. Stay tuned for those details!

Address

790 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1G3

Website

http://www.fieldofdreamers.org/

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