Fun and Fitness: Intramural sports are serious winter fun

The winter semester may be a pain for many, but it holds a certain significance for first-year students, as they no longer feel the insecurity of not knowing anyone in their class. With that being said, it also leaves no possible excuses as to why first-years cannot put a team together for winter intramurals! Given the weather, all winter intramurals are held indoors in the J building gymnasiums. I am going to outline what the Athletics Department has in store for second semester. This should cover the majority of questions our department has heard in the past weeks regarding the setup.

The winter semester hosts several co-ed intramurals that have proven to be quite popular. Co-ed volleyball tops that list, since most of us have played the sport at one point or another. You will often see programs battling it out for supremacy, such as the Police Foundations program going up against the Paramedic program. It gets even more heated when you have first- and second-year students from the same program trying to outdo each other for bragging rights. Nobody likes losing to their "younger brother," but it often happens and makes for a competitive time and a good laugh. Three-on-three co-ed basketball is another option for the basketball enthusiasts out there. Guys will often scout for the tallest girl in their class in order to dominate the opposition.

Given that Fanshawe College is a very multicultural school, intramural men's and women's indoor soccer is always popular amongst the different ethnic communities. It's not out of the ordinary to have a Portuguese-assembled team duking it out against a group of Italians. Nothing beats a World Cup vibe to add to the already competitive indoor soccer atmosphere.

Then we have the mother of all intramural sports: intramural hockey. Given that hockey is our nation's pride, it should be no surprise that this intramural is by far the most popular. Expect anywhere between 60 and 70 teams.

Now that you are up to speed, the next step is to ensure you don't miss your desired sport's registration deadline! Head over to the Athletic Department in J building for further info and be sure to have the best AND most fun squad that you can assemble!