Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a school. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The term derives from the words intra muros meaning inside the walls,[1] indicating that matches are conducted between members of the same school (as opposed to varsity teams who compete with other schools). In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a College, University, High
Activities for intramural sport participants are conducted separately from varsity athletics. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Often these programs are administered by students themselves under the supervision of a faculty sponsor or intramural coordinator. Intramural sports are found from the elementary school level through college level. See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary Programs at large universities have an autonomous administrative unit on campus with their own facilities and staff. The competitive nature of the events is characterized as informal, but the intensity remains very high in reality. Generally, the activities are open to all students who form their own teams and sign up for leagues that are appropriate for their skill level. In collegiate universities, teams usually correspond to colleges. A collegiate university is a University whose functions are divided between the central administration of the university and a number of constituent colleges Most programs offer levels of play from advanced to beginner (e. g. A, AA, AAA, Coed).
Intramural activities may sometimes extend beyond the walls of the institution. Such "extramural" activities can include everything from sports clubs which compete with other clubs off campus (such as the top crews from the Boat Clubs of Oxford and Cambridge colleges competing in national rowing events such as the Head of the River Race) to play days that integrate students from different schools into competition/participation units. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The Head of the River Race ( HORR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the
The National Intramural Recreational Sports Association, a professional organization based in Corvallis, Oregon, provides a network of more than 4,000 highly trained professionals, students and Associate Members in the recreational sports field throughout the United States, Canada and other countries. (See National Intramural Recreational Sports Association). In most of the world outside North America, sports scholarships and college sports on the North American model do not exist so the distinction between college and intramural sports has no relevance and is not made.
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Popular sports
Popular intramural sports include, in no particular order:
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Flag Football
- Ice Hockey
- Ultimate
- Soccer
- Indoor Soccer
- Volleyball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Golf
- Field hockey
- Rowing (known as "crew" in the US)
- Lacrosse
See also
- Little 500
- Physical education class
- Team sport
- Team Anonymous - Albion College IM team
- Lent Bumps, May Bumps, Torpids and Eights Week, intramural rowing events at Oxford and Cambridge, involving over a thousand participants in each event. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins Flag football is a version of American football that is popular in North America. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered This article is primarily regarding indoor soccer as played in North America Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The Little 500 (also known popularly as the "Little Five" and part of "The World's Greatest College Weekend" is a bicycle race held annually at Bill Team sport refers to Sports that are practiced between opposing teams where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion Michigan. The Lent Bumps (also Lent Races Lents are a set of rowing races held on the River Cam in Cambridge. The May Bumps (also May Races Mays is a rowing race held on the River Cam in Cambridge. Torpids is one of two bumping races held at Oxford University yearly the other being Eights. At Oxford University, Summer Eights, a Bumps race constitutes the main intercollegiate rowing event of the year and happens in the fifth week of the The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the
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Bibliography
- C. Jensen & S. Overman. Administration and Management of Physical Education and Athletic Programs. 4th edition. Waveland Press, 2003 (Chapter 14, "Intramural Recreation").
- D. Wade & S. Mayhew Everything I know about Intramurals, I learned from Gary Cahen (1st edition, Iota Press, 2005. )
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