Campus recreation addresses concerns

by: kris frye
Staff Writer

Most of the SAU campus has seen the coveted “We Got ‘Er Done” T-shirts.  They have become a staple for many campus recreation participants. New this year, the first and second place finishers in all events now receive sport-specific and size-specific shirts for their efforts. This is one of many new ideas campus recreation has put into motion. 

Another idea deals with team registration.  Junior Kyle Cratty related on the matter, “I think the sign-in process for flag football is inefficient, there has to be a better way to do it.”

Students who have had trouble with team registration for intramurals need not worry anymore. A solution has arrived: new roster cards to ease team registration.  This will eliminate the question as to whether or not a person is on the team roster and able to play the match. This will also eliminate signing-in prior to intramural games. 

These are two new things to look forward to from campus recreation.  According to the Director of Campus Recreation, Jeff Timmons, last year there were more than 1,000 participants each semester in intramurals.

This fall semester had nearly the same amount of participants. That is a large accomplishment for campus recreation because four years prior there were less than 500 participants a semester.  A possible reason for this increase is the recently created self-scheduling system.  With this system, students contact other students and plan match-ups according to their own schedules. 

Another possible reason for the increase in participants is the addition of new events.  The last few years have delivered dodge ball and flag football. 

The newest addition to the list of events was the NCAA Tourney Pick’em. Students could go online and choose the teams they predicted to win the bowl games this fall. Something similar will be done with basketball this spring. 

Another addition is extramurals.  This involves sending Ambrose intramural teams to compete against other intramural teams from different schools across the country.  The suggestions and complaints by students have been assessed and changes have been made.  “We are committed to the quality of the programs we provide.”