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Intramural basketball is one of the sports available for groups to compete in at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The championship game of the basketball tournament is held at Allen Fieldhouse.
Numerous intramural sports available for students
BY DYLAN SCHOONOVER
dschoonoverkansan.com
Leaving high school doesn't mean you have to leave behind athletic activities.
The Student Recreation and Fitness Center offers a comprehensive schedule of sports to participate in throughout the duration of the school year.
Jason Krone, director of sports programs and activities, said it is important to bring in as much of the general population as possible.
ticipate in all intramural activities. Before the start of last school year, all intramural sports had been free but former intramurals director Kurt Schooley said "costs incurred to pay officials led to the re-installment of intramural fees."
For the fall, six individual sports and eight team sports will be offered. An individual or team can sign up online through the Student Recreation Center's Web site. You must have a current KU 1D to parthe allotted slots to play, you will be placed on a waiting list in case a team does not pay to play by the payment deadline.
Depending on the sport, costs varies from being completely free to $20 for team sports like flag football. The intramural department can connect a person with a team through their free agency option on the sign-up page if a person does not have enough members to create a team.
For the larger draws like soccer, flag football, and basketball, it is imperative to sign up in the limited amount of spaces for each sport. If you do not make it into one of
With the addition of the new area on the north of the recreation center, Krone said more spots should be available for larger numbers of people to participate but that will not take affect until the project's completion in 2008.
As extra motivation, the championship games for flag football and basketball are played at Memorial Stadium and Allen Fieldhouse. The winners of every sport win intramural champion shirts and will have their individual or team photo placed on the Student Recreation Center's Web site.
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