Making Time for Intramural Sports
January 21, 2022
Written by Sammy Flecker, Intramural Sports Coordinator
Is your class schedule full? Stuck in labs or studying in the library more often than not? Does your significant other need a date night, but you have an Intramural basketball game scheduled? If you didn’t know, there are other sports you can play where the scheduling is more flexible, with single-player or doubles formatting. Playing tennis, cornhole, spikeball, disc golf, or racquetball allows you to avoid the stress of time management and multiple-day commitments while continuing to get your competitive fix.
Individual Sports
Disc Golf, Racquetball, and Tennis are three of the individual roster sports Intramurals offers to students. Participating in these sports requires extra communication but benefits players with flexibility. Participants schedule matches directly with their opponent. Each sport has a specific facility to be used, but you work with your opponent to plan a day and time. You could play at 6 a.m. on a Monday or at 11 p.m. on a Saturday. You get to choose!
To schedule a match for these 3 sports, players can access participant information on IMLeagues to connect and set a date to compete. Best part? You qualify for playoffs if you play at least one game before the regular season comes to an end. Solid ground rules, right?
Doubles Options
Tennis is also available in a doubles format. You can sign up with a roommate or friend or join as a free agent team to meet new people. These are scheduled the same way as individual matches.
Spikeball and Cornhole are other doubles options that don’t require a full roster to play on game day. However, you do need to fulfill an adequate number of roster players when creating your team. The difference between Spikeball, Cornhole, and the other sports mentioned is that these two sports are on a set schedule. The benefit is the commitment level is lower than most sports and only 1 night per week!
Tournaments
Looking for even less commitment? Intramural Sports also offers multiple tournaments throughout the semester! Ranging from billiards to kickball to dodgeball to wiffleball and more, these tournaments consist of round-robin play and then a single-elimination playoff.
Ready to give Intramurals a shot this semester? Registration is open! View the Spring 2022 schedule and register on IMLeagues today.