Exploring Club Soccer and Intramural Sports at UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers a diverse range of athletic opportunities for its students, extending beyond its renowned varsity programs. This article delves into the world of club soccer at UCLA and the Intramural Sports program, outlining the structure, activities, and benefits each provides to the UCLA community.
Intramural Sports at UCLA: A Comprehensive Overview
Intramural Sports at UCLA are designed to provide the UCLA community with an opportunity to participate in organized recreational sports. This program encompasses a variety of leagues, tournaments, and special events offered each quarter, promoting an active lifestyle and friendly competition in a fun, safe environment.
Key Features and Structure
The Intramural Sports program consists of various leagues, tournaments, meets, and special events with more than 7,000 participants each year. Activities are offered each quarter, including the summer quarter. These activities provide a structured environment for students, faculty, and staff to engage in sports they enjoy.
To help provide a better overview of the program, consider the following facts:
- Participants can register an entire team or join an already created team.
- Most leagues are divided up into a variety of divisions and classifications.
- Divisions allow for competition against a particular group (e.g. fraternities, men's, CoRec, Women's) and classifications allow for competition at different skill levels (e.g. A and B).
- Most league games are played between 5-11 pm Monday - Friday, and Sunday between 3-10 pm.
- Most league and tournament events are officiated and all events are staff supervised.
- The Intramural Sports Program employees more than 100 student employees each year in positions such as officials, general managers, supervisor, and coordinators.
Registration Process
Registering for an Intramural Sports activity is simple! Before registering, it is important that you understand the divisions offered and that you know which division you would like to register for before paying the registration fee. Most divisions are restricted to certain types of participants, however, independent divisions are not restricted. Smaller divisions may have fewer available playing dates and times compared to a larger division. Playing days and times should be viewed online prior to registering. The registration period begins on the start date listed and ends on the end date listed. Please be aware that registration for certain divisions / events may close prior to the end of the registration period if a division or event reaches the registration maximum.
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The registration process involves a few straightforward steps:
- Create an IM Leagues Account: Visit imleagues/ucla to create an account.
- Purchase Intramural Sports Pass: Go to “my payments,” select “my pay packages,” and purchase the Intramural Sports Pass for $45. This pass is good for unlimited eligible teams each quarter.
- Join or Create a Team: Go to the sport you want to play and join or create a team during the registration period. Registration to create a team opens before Week 1 of each quarter and closes the Tuesday of Week 2.
- View Schedule and Attend: View your schedule and show up to the facility with your entire team.
- Compete and Have Fun: Try to win a champ shirt and have fun!
Sports Offered
A variety of sports are offered each quarter, providing options for a wide range of interests and skill levels. Quarterly Sports Offerings include Basketball, Cornhole, Cricket, Dodgeball, Esports, Flag Football, Futsal, Kickball, Racquetball, Spikeball, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball. Offerings vary from quarter to quarter. Please check IM Leagues for the most current offerings.
Facilities
UCLA utilizes a variety of facilities on campus for intramural sports activities. A brief description of the more common facilities that we use is listed below.
- John Wooden Center (JWC): JWC is used for basketball, racquetball, table tennis, dodgeball and volleyball. Please be aware that JWC is a controlled-access facility so each participant will need to present their student ID or Recreation Card to enter the facility to participate in an Intramural Sports activity.
- Student Activities Center (SAC): SAC is used for basketball, volleyball, and futsal.
- Hitch Basketball Courts
- Intramural Field (IM Field): The IM Field is used for flag football, soccer, softball, Spikeball, cornhole and ultimate friebee. Please be aware that the IM Field is a controlled-access facility so each participant will need to present their student ID or Recreational Card to enter the facility to participate in an Intramural Sports activity.
- Sunset Recreation Center: Sunset is used for Sand Volleyball.
Unified Sports Program
UCLA Recreation is continuing our partnering with Special Olympics Southern California and Special Olympics at UCLA to host Unified Sports leagues. Unified Sports promotes inclusion by joining individuals with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. The teams are made up of those with similar age and ability, with sport as the common bond. Special Olympics pioneered the unified sports approach, using sport as a vehicle for inclusion.
UCLA Bruins Men's Soccer Team
The UCLA Bruins men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of California at Los Angeles. From 1969 until 2017 the Bruins played at Frank Marshall Field of Drake Stadium on campus. The stadium is named in honor of Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake, UCLA's long time trainer and former student athlete.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. This list of former players includes those who received international caps, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals, or who made significant contributions to the sport after they left. Loyola MarymountSt.
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