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Fans
watch a November 22, 2003 game that involved
Long Beach State's women's volleyball team
versus UC Riverside. Jon Cook/Online Forty-Niner
Along
with Long Beach State teams, the Long Beach
Jam plays at the Pyramid. Jon Cook/Online
Forty-Niner
Students
have an active option with sports teams
By
Michael Bower
Online Forty-Niner
There
is no easier way to meet people and stay
in shape than getting involved in intramural
sports on the Cal State Long Beach campus
– and best of all – it is cheap.
"It's
just another way for [students] to get involved,"
Intramurals Director Glenn McDonald said.
"We've seen so many young men and women
come in here and not know anyone at all,
and they come in here and meet so many people."
For
just $10 any student can sign up as a free
agent to participate in any of the fall
intramural sports offered at CSULB. A free
agent is a student who wants to play a sport,
but does not have a whole team, and will
be added to a team. Sign ups will begin
Aug. 30 in the Gold Mine at the Recreation
Center.
McDonald
is excited to introduce a new sport to this
year's long list of intramural activities
– dodgeball.
"It
is just something that is starting to be
a little craze," McDonald said. "It
is basically because of the movie that came
out. There have been students that have
called down here and wanted to see if we
were going to have dodgeball."
The
movie "Dodgeball," starring Ben
Stiller, took dodgeball from a game played
in elementary school to a game played by
adults on television.
McDonald
said for the fall semester there is going
to be a dodgeball tournament held to see
how much interest there actually is in the
sport before a league is organized. He said
if it is a big hit then the department will
definitely have a dodgeball league in the
spring. The date for the tournament has
not yet been determined, but students can
begin signing up Aug. 30.
If
students have not yet captured the dodgeball
craze then there are still plenty of other
leagues to sign up for. Team costs vary
between $50 and $125.
• Three-on-three basketball
• Team tennis
• Softball
• Co-ed volleyball
• Co-ed softball
• Six-feet & under basketball
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Women's basketball
• Co-ed soccer
• Flag football
All
the rosters for the leagues are due by Oct.
24. Leagues begin as early as Oct. 30. Teams
will have games once a week in the Gold
Mine or soccer field, and some championship
games could be played in The Pyramid.
If
a game once a week is too much commitment
then students will have the option of participating
in tournaments. Tournaments being offered
include:
• Three-on-three basketball
• Soccer
• Free throw shooting contest
• Three-point shootout
• Racquetball
• Badminton
• Golf
• Sand soccer
Tournament
dates have not been determined yet. Students
can sign up at the recreation center in
the Gold Mine where more information will
be available on beginning dates.
JOIN A CLUB
Joining
a sports club can be a great substitute
for former high school and junior college
athletes who are not able to play on the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) team. Some clubs hold tryouts and
students are not guaranteed a spot on the
club team, which makes it a bit more serious
than intramural sports.
CSULB
has many sport clubs to offer students.
If students are interested in signing up
for any of the following clubs below they
should contact Rita Hayes, the student life
and development advisor, at (562) 985- 7351
or students can stop by her office in the
Gold Mine.
•
Jiu Jitsu club
• Aikido club
• Women's club soccer
• Roller Hockey
• Men's crew
• Outdoor adventure club
• Shotokan karate
• Surfing
• Men's volleyball
• Archery
• Women's crew
• Men's rugby
• Ski and snowboard team
• Tae Kwon Do
• Women's volleyball
• Bowling
• Ice Hockey
• Sailing Association
• Men's club soccer
• Triathlon team
• Water ski and Wakeboard
• Ultimate Frisbee club
Students
looking to join a gym do no have to look
any further than the campus. Frog's Club
One is located beneath The Pyramid and offers
a discount to CSULB students. CSULB students
pay a $95 registration fee and then monthly
dues of $32 to use the club's weight room.
A day pass can be purchased for $15 and
just $10 with a student I.D. For more information
on memberships, contact Frog's Club One
at (562) 985-5950.
Southern
California Sport Complexes and Ticket Information
Southern
California is the place to be if students
are looking to attend a professional sporting
event. Los Angeles and Orange County are
the homes to some of the most successful
sporting franchises in the world.
Both
the Los Angeles Dodgers and Anaheim Angels
are in the hunt to capture division titles
and move onto the playoffs, which makes
Southern California baseball the hottest
ticket in town right now.
Angel
tickets can be purchased by calling (714)
634-2000. Dodger tickets can be purchased
by calling (323) 224-1-HIT.
The
Staples Center, which is located in Los
Angeles, is home to five professional sports
franchises including the Los Angeles Clippers,
Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Los
Angeles Avengers and the Los Angeles Sparks.
For ticket information to any sporting events
at the Staples Center call (213) 742-7340.
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