Fall Semester Recreational Activities

Fall Semester – 2024 Campus Recreation List of Activities

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Fall Intramural Sports Officiating and Scorekeeping Opportunities:

2024 Fall Semester Activities List

Singles 2 Doubles Disc Golf

• Registration Dates: August 14–22
• Play Begins: August 24
• Purpose of Event: The main purpose of this event is to introduce the game of disc golf to more of our students, faculty and staff members. A secondary purpose is to provide an event for our "more experienced" players to enjoy a few hours of playing disc golf in a low-pressure environment where the goals are to have fun, meet new friends and help others learn and enjoy the game of disc golf.
• Format: This will be a one-day event played Saturday, August 24
• Cost: This event is FREE of charge and includes bagels and juice!
• Event Schedule: Singles 2 Doubles Disc Golf Event
  • 10–10:15 a.m. – check-in
  • 10:30–11:45 a.m. – Play 9 holes (short tees front nine) individually in small groups.
  • 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. – Take a short bagel break while players are paired up based on scores.
  • 12:15–3 p.m. – Play 18 holes as teams of two using alternating shots.

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Singles Disc Golf League

• Registration Dates: August 14–24
• Play Begins: September 3
• Format: We will play four weeks of prelim rounds plus two weeks of final rounds. We will take the top two scores during the prelim rounds and combine it with the two final rounds to determine the A and B League champions.
• Leagues (skill level)
  
  

  Level	Skill Ability	Playing for...	Playing day each week
  A	Able to shoot at least a 30 on front nine	Champ T–shirt	Tuesdays at 4:15 or 5:15 p.m.
  B	Normally shoots over 30 on front nine	Experience and fun	Wednesdays at 4:15 or 5:15 p.m.

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Singles Tennis Leagues

Sand Volleyball

• Registration Dates: August 14–24
• Play Begins: September 3
• Format: All players will play 3 or 4 round robin matches first (pool play) with the top players entering a combined single elimination tournament to determine the overall champion for each gender.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 4, Maximum – 8, During Play – 3
  • No more than two players who in the past have played college level varsity, JV, or club volleyball on any one team.
• Officials: Officials will not be provided. Participants are to call their own matches.
• Scheduling: When signing up, please indicate your top three playing days and times as well as your conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.
• Divisions:
  • Women's
  • Men's

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Group Exercise Classes

• The class schedule will be posted by September 5.
• Classes will be FREE of charge and on a first come, first served basis.
• Classes are planned to begin September 9.

Wiffle Ball

• Registration Dates: August 21–29
• Playing Date: August 31
• Format: This will be a one-day event held on Saturday, August 31. The format will depend on the number of registrants. The plan is to play a double-elimination tournament with each gender. Participants should be free to play between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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Doubles Pickleball (Male/Female Outdoors)

• Registration Dates: August 21–31
• Play Begins: September 9
• Format: The plan is for all teams to play 3 or 4 round robin matches first (pool play) with the top teams entering a single elimination tournament to determine the overall championship team for each gender.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 2, Maximum – 2, During Play – 2
• Divisions: Teams of 2 men OR 2 women
• Scheduling: When signing up a team, please indicate your team’s top three playing days and times as well as your team’s conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.
• Playing Days and Times:
• Women: Mondays at 7:15 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
• Men: Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
• Men: Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
• Women: Thursdays at 7:15 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m.

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Soccer Leagues

• Registration Dates: August 21–31
• Play Begins: September 9
• Format: The plan is for all teams to play 3 or 4 round robin matches first (pool play) with the top teams entering a single elimination tournament to determine the overall championship team for each gender.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 15, Maximum – 22, During Play – 11
  • No more than four players who in the past have played college level varsity or JV soccer on any one team (see Eligibility Guidelines below for more details).
• Officials: 2 game officials will be provided for each game. Anyone interested in working as a soccer game official should plan to attend the official’s clinic planned for Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. in CAL 203.
• Divisions:
  • Women's
  • Men's
• Scheduling: When signing up a team, please indicate your team’s top three playing days and times as well as your team’s conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.
• Soccer Rules

Playing Days and Times:

Eligibility Guidelines from our Intramural Sports Handbook:

1. A student who is a member of any intercollegiate varsity athletic team, or who is red–shirting for a varsity team, or who at one time during the school year was a member of a varsity team and has been declared academically ineligible, or is working out (practicing) with a varsity team and continues to do so past that teams first regular season game (including transfer students), is not eligible to participate in the same, or similar intramural sport during the academic year in which they are so listed.
2. A student who is a member of any junior varsity (JV) intercollegiate athletic team, or who at one time during the school year was a member of a JV team and has been declared academically ineligible, or is working out (practicing) with a JV team and continues to do so past that teams first regular season game (including transfer students), is not eligible to participate in the same, or similar intramural sport during the semester in which they are so listed. Once a player finishes his JV season in the fall (i.e. basketball, volleyball, soccer) and does not move up to the varsity squad, he/she may participate in the same or similar intramural sport the following semester (spring).
3. Former intercollegiate varsity athletes may participate the year following their intercollegiate involvement. Former intercollegiate JV athletes may participate the semester following their intercollegiate JV involvement. Any one intramural team is limited to the following number of former varsity and JV players:
4. Basketball and volleyball – No more than two ex-varsity* or JV players on an intramural volleyball, wallyball or basketball team
5. Soccer – No more than four ex-varsity* or JV players on an intramural soccer team

*Players who were considered "starters" and started at least half of the games on a varsity team will count as two ex-players.

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Co-Rec Ultimate Frisbee Leagues

• Registration Dates: August 21–28
• Play Begins: September 9
• Format: All teams will play 3–4 round robin games first (pool play) with the top teams entering a combined single elimination tournament to determine the overall champion.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 9, Maximum – 16, During Play – 7
• Officials: Officials will not be used for Ultimate Frisbee. Players will be expected to call their own games.
• Limitations: No more than four club ultimate team members (either current year or past years) can play on any one intramural ultimate team.
• Playing Days and Times: When signing up a team, find out from your teammates which days and times would work out best and indicate your team’s three most preferred days/time to play along with your team’s major conflicts (when your team will be unable to play).

Playing Days and Times:

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Flag Football

• Registration Dates: August 28–September 7
• Play Begins: September 16
• Format: The plan is for all teams to play 3 or 4 round robin matches first (pool play) with the top teams entering a single elimination tournament to determine the overall championship team for each gender.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 10, Maximum – 16, During Play – 7
• Officials: We hope to have enough game officials to provide 3 officials for every game. To do that, every team will be responsible for sending at least two players to the official’s clinic and willing to work at least one or two games per week (at times their team is not playing). The Flag Football Officials' clinic will be held Tuesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. in CAL 203 (conference room by elevator in Callan).
• Divisions:
  • Women's
  • Men's A (higher skill)
  • Men's B (average skill)
• Scheduling: When signing up a team, please indicate your team’s top three playing days and times as well as your team’s conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.
• Football Rules

Playing Days & Times:

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Co-Rec Volleyball Leagues

• Registration Dates: August 28–September 7
• Play Begins: September 16
• Format: All teams will play 3–5 round robin games first with the top teams entering a combined single elimination tournament to determine the overall championship team.
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 6, Maximum – 12, During Play – 6 (3 men and 3 women)
  • Teams must have at least 4 players on the court to start, or continue a match, but not more than 6. Teams may never have more men on the court than women.
  • Legal number of players would include: 3 men and 3 women, 2 men and 3 women, 2 men and 2 women, or 1 man and 3 women.
  • No more than two players who in the past have played college level varsity, JV, or club volleyball may play on any one team (see Eligibility Guidelines below for more details).
• Officials: Officials will NOT be used during pool play but may be added for playoff matches
• Divisions:
  • A (Higher skill)
  • B (Average skill and below)
• Scheduling: When signing up a team, please indicate your team’s top three playing days and times as well as your team’s conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.

Playing Days & Times:

Policy on varsity and JV restrictions:

1. A student who is a member of any intercollegiate varsity athletic team, or who is red-shirting for a varsity team, or who at one time during the school year was a member of a varsity team and has been declared academically ineligible, or is working out (practicing) with a varsity team and continues to do so past that team’s first regular season game (including transfer students), is not eligible to participate in the same, or similar intramural sport during the academic year in which they are so listed
2. A student who is a member of any junior varsity (JV) intercollegiate athletic team, or who at one time during the school year was a member of a JV team and has been declared academically ineligible, or is working out (practicing) with a JV team and continues to do so past that teams first regular season game (including transfer students), is ineligible to participate in the same, or similar intramural sport during the semester in which they are so listed. Once a player finishes his JV season in the fall (i.e. basketball, volleyball, soccer) and does not move up to the varsity squad, he/she may participate in the same or similar intramural sport the following semester (spring).
3. Former intercollegiate Varsity athletes may participate the year following their intercollegiate involvement.
4. Students who are a members of a CU club team may participate in the same or similar sport the same semester as their club participation. There will be limitations though as to the number of current and past club team members on any one intramural sport team.
5. Any one intramural team is limited to the following number of former* varsity players, JV players and club team members (current and past): Volleyball & wallyball – 2

*Players who were considered "starters" and started at least half of the games on a varsity team will count as two ex–players.

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3v3 Basketball

• Registration Dates: August 28–September 7
• Play Begins: September 16
• Format: All men’s teams will play pool play (3 – 5 round robin games first) with the top teams entering a combined single elimination tournament to determine the overall championship team. The women will either play pool play and then a playoff (if there are more than 7 teams) or a simple round robin format within one league (with the team with the best record being declared the championship team).
• Number of Players per Team: Minimum – 4, Maximum – 6, During Play – 3
  • No more than two players who in the past have played college level varsity or JV may play on any one team (see Eligibility Guidelines in IS Handbook).
• Officials: There will be one score keeper and one game official provided for each game. Anyone interested in becoming a basketball score keeper or official should attend the appropriate meeting/clinics. The Score Keeper’s meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in CAL 203. The Official's Clinic will be held the same evening, in the same location, at 8:00 pm.
• Divisions:
  • Women's (open - no difference in skill between leagues)
  • Men's A (higher skill) and B (average skill)
• Scheduling: When signing up a team, please indicate your team’s top three playing days and times as well as your team’s conflicts. The earlier you sign up, the better your chances will be to play at your most preferred day/time.
• 3 on 3 Basketball Rules

Playing Days & Times:

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Bike Ride to Young’s Dairy

• Registration Dates: September 4–12
• Event Date: September 14
• Event Start Time: 1 p.m.
• Event Description:
  • Approximately an 18–20 mile bike trip starting at the Fitness Center
  • Route over to Young's...
    • Cedarville–Yellow Springs Rd – L on Conley Rd
    • R on Tarbox Cemetery Rd – Wilberforce–Clifton Rd
    • To Grinnell Rd to the bike path in Yellow Springs
    • The bike path up to W. Jackson Rd. over to St. Rt. 68
    • Down to Young's
  • Return route..
    • Bike path to Grinnell to Wilberforce–Clifton to Cedarville–Yellow Springs and to campus
  • Young’s ice cream will be available to all those who pre-register by midnight on Thursday and complete ride on Saturday.
  • A support truck will be provided.
  • For more information, please contact Mark Mathews, Director of Campus Recreation.

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2-Player Golf Scramble

• Format: Two-player scramble
• Registration Dates: September 4 – 13
• Playing Date: September 20
• Location: Locust Hills Golf Course
• Cost: $10 per student and faculty/staff member (includes ride cart for nine holes)
• Sign Up: Stop by the Rec Center Control Desk during the afternoon or evening hours, pay the fee, and sign up for a tee time.
• Tee Times: 3:15–4:45 p.m.

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Run the Race 5K

• Come join us for a 5K race on the Cross Country Course
• Registration Dates: September 11–19
• Race Day: September 21
• Race Day Check–in Time: 1:30–1:50 p.m.
• Race Start Time: 2 p.m.
• Race Categories: Male and Female
• Race Location: Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
• Prizes: TBA
• This race is FREE and only open to Cedarville University students, faculty/staff members, alumni, and their immediate family members.

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Hiking Trip to Hocking Hills

Travel with us by van Saturday, September 28 to the beautiful Hocking Hills State Park in southeast Ohio (a two-hour ride). We will be hiking up to 6–7 miles during the day, seeing Old Man’s Cave, Cedar Falls, Ash Cave, and possibly Conkle’s Hollow. The cost of this trip is only $10 and includes transportation and lunch. Students will need to bring along some money to pay for dinner on the way home. Registration will be open to the first 20 students to sign up in-person at the Fitness Center front desk starting Wednesday, September 18 and closing Thursday, September 26.

Contact Mark Mathews for more information.

Doubles Spikeball

• Registration Dates: September 18–26
• Playing Date: September 28
• Format: This will be a one-day event held Saturday, September 28. The format will depend on the number of registrants. The plan is to play pool play, leading to single-elimination playoffs for both genders. Participants should be free to play between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Officials: Officials will not be provided for matches. Participants are to call their own matches.

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