Intramurals strive for increased participation

The Milligan intramurals staff is aiming to get more students involved in intramurals by giving them more choice in the sports offered, being more accessible, adding incentives for participants and reaching out to the individual.

Next semester students will be able to take part in a survey designed to allow them a greater say in choosing which intramural sports Milligan will offer in the spring.

“We would like to make the more popular sports available,” Head Tennis Coach and Director of Intramurals Ron Worrell said. 

The current intramural sports available are softball and volleyball. Flag football and ultimate frisbee will begin mid-October, and the fall semester will wrap up with 3-on-3 basketball in late October.   

In an effort to increase awareness about and participation in intramurals, Worrell has created an intramural page on myMC.com that will have game schedules and when the sports themselves begin.   

In an effort to increase student participation in intramurals, the intramurals staff has restructured the selection process for the student vs. alumni flag football game during alumni weekend. Instead of a group of random volunteers, all-stars from this year’s intramural season will make up this year’s team, according to Worrell. As in past years, there will be Intramural Champion t-shirts given to the winning team or individual.

Another way the intramural staff is trying to improve the accessibility of intramurals is through the creation of Free Agency, a blank roster which will become available for students who have not signed up for a team after all the teams have submitted their rosters. 

“This year we tried to reach out to the individual, so that those without teams can join through Free Agency,” intramural staff member Winston Terry said.   

Worrell said the Milligan intramural staff hopes these strategies and incentives drag students away from their DVDs and iPods and onto the playing field.