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BSU Rec Center gives students a chance to get involved in sports
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Behind the onslaught of Bronco football boosters and big-time collegiate sports lay avenues for athletics in which every student at Boise State University may participate.
These intramural and club sports are easily accessible, affordable, and competitive.
Campus recreation covers a wide range of athletic experiences, from football to kayaking and lacrosse, to rodeo.
Students can sign up for both intramural and club sports at the Student Recreation Center.
Just follow the enrollment directions for each sport and suddenly you’ve got yourself a flag football team, a shot at the Frisbee Golf title, or a chance to learn about and pursue a martial art.
Campus recreation is a simple way to meet new students around campus and stay in shape.
According to Alain Rodrigue, assistant director for intramural and club sports, up to 10 percent of the student population at BSU participated in student recreation last year.
Rodrigue expects to have more than 1,800 students in the program through the 2005-06 year.
This spring, five new clubs were recognized: triathlon, jiu-jitsu, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, and soccer. These bring the total number of club sports at BSU to 21.
Students interested in joining a sport will need to pay a small fee. Intramural sports cost between $5-$25 per club.
The flag football, volleyball, and soccer leagues cost the most ($25) because of the cost of
officials. Leagues like badminton and tennis cost less ($5).
The Toilet Bowl, an annual 16-team flag football tournament held the Monday of homecoming week in Bronco Stadium, is free for all participants.
Intramural sports also include dodgeball, kickball, basketball, and wallyball.
Club sports vary in the degree of athletic intensity and include Aikido, baseball, bowling, disc golf, ice hockey, kayak, Kenpo, men and women’s laccrosse, rodeo, and Judo.
Many of the clubs don’t begin play until the spring, but signups continue through the fall
semester. Most of the teams do not have tryouts, but a few, such as ice hockey, do.
Other clubs are on the lookout for approval, such as cycling. ASBSU must approve all new clubs wanting to start on campus.
Dustin Lapray / Assistant Sports Editor