The Intramural Sports Department offers students a variety of activities such as flag football, dodgeball and even water polo.

Morgan Montgomery is a student supervisor within the Intramural Sports Department said that there is a lot to gain from participating in intramural sports.

‘Intramurals is good for students because it’s involvement with the University, it’s enjoyable, it’s movement and there is a lot of opportunity for companionship as well,’ he said.

Tim Pedro, who is a student manager in charge of setting up events and overseeing officials, also said he thinks students should get involved.

‘Students can gain the opportunity to still play the sport that they liked to play before college through intramurals, and meet new people at the same time,’ he said.

Senior Hope Hernacki, also a student manager, said intramurals offered an opportunity to play a sport that she always wanted to play.

‘I really enjoyed playing flag football because I never had a chance to play football in high school,’ she said. ‘So, it was fun to experience what that sport was like.’

Hernacki has participated in a number of other intramural sports such as volleyball, water polo, dodgeball and softball.

‘I played sports in high school and intramurals is a great way to carry on the competition that you are used to having in the past,’ she said. ‘It’s also a great way to get some exercise and it helps relieve some stress from school as well.’

Some students may have noticed the increase in price to play intramural sports. Just a year ago, there was a team fee of about $50; now, there is an individual fee of either $15 for a semester or $25 for the whole year.

‘Part of the change is because the Intramural Department’s budget received cuts,’ he said. ‘The other reason is because, with the old system, team captains were responsible for the team fee and a lot of them ended up getting shortchanged by their teammates. The individual fee takes the burden off of the team captains.’

Montgomery said that the new policy is better for an additional reason.

‘Once you pay the individual fee, you can participate in as many sports as you want for either the semester or the whole year, depending on how much you pay,’ he said. ‘Before, you would have to chip in for every sport you played. Now, you pay once up front and then you can play as much as you desire.’

The championship winner of each sport receives a championship t-shirt and their photo is posted on the Intramural Department’s Web site.

For a list of all the intramural sports that are available and when they are offered, students can visit the Intramural Department’s Web site at www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/recwell/intramurals.’