On-campus recreation programs vary by school, but typically include sports facilities, intramural sports, and campus entertainment. Fitness centers are common and may charge a fee. Recreational clubs, run by students, cover a range of topics and may have limited funding.
The specific types of on-campus recreation vary depending on the school where recreation programs are developed. Most on-campus recreation programs include sports activities and facilities, such as gyms, basketball courts, and so on; other campus recreation activities may extend beyond athletics to clubs and volunteer organizations. Intramural sports, where men and women can compete with other intramural clubs in the area, are popular with students for their fun and competitive atmosphere. Campus entertainment also often falls under the recreation category and may include clubs that sponsor dances, movie screenings, carnivals, and other on-campus or off-campus events.
The sports available as on-campus recreation often depend on the school’s available facilities. Many larger schools will have full sports facilities that can cater for all major sports and rarer sports, although smaller colleges and universities may limit themselves to fewer activities. Tennis courts, racquetball courts, basketball courts, swimming pools, hockey rinks, volleyball courts and many other facilities are often available for students to enjoy on campus. Less common facilities include climbing walls, roller hockey courts, high ropes courses and other less popular or common types of sports.
Fitness centers are quite common on college campuses, and many charge an on-campus recreation fee for use of the facilities. Fitness centers can vary in size, though most include a wide range of weight machines, free weights, treadmills, and other exercise equipment. A physical therapy program may or may not be associated with the fitness centre, depending on the size and budget of the school. These fitness centers are often separate entities from the training centers that collegiate athletes use during varsity competition; this is done to avoid crowding and overuse of equipment in the gym.
Recreational clubs also fall under the campus recreation category, and the types of clubs available vary by institution. These clubs are run by students, and the topic of the club can be dictated by the students who start the club. Photography clubs are common, as are fencing clubs, book clubs, writing clubs, hiking clubs, conservation clubs, and volunteer clubs, in which participants will focus on volunteering time and services for various charitable causes. Funding for these clubs can be limited or non-existent depending on the size of the school and the budget available for these activities.
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