katia11

How popular are they? What are they like at Chicago?
Anyone on her play Women's Ice Hockey at the Club level?

I'm not that good at sports. But I LOVELOVELOVE hockey. (Check location)

bballmaster6480

I'd like to second that question and ask about the ultimate frisbee club team and if anyone could offer some info on that particular team.

jack4640

1. what do you mean by club sports? private clubs? i don't know anybody who does those. as for regular athletics, they hardly dominate student life, but plenty of people participate in them and they're a lot of fun. no women's hockey though. athletics.uchicago.edu

2. there is an ultimate frisbee team that's pretty tight, many of them have an apartment together and they all get t-shirts, hats, etc. http://layout.uchicago.edu/junk/

there is a lot of pick-up/IM ultimate as well.

amykins

I know two players on the womens' ice hockey club team, and both of them are exceptionally cool. I don't know anything about the team itself except that they hold bake sales and make awesome brownies.

And yeah, joining frisbee is worth it just for the apartment, I think, which is right next to Powell's bookstore (Open Daily from 9am-11pm)! and Istria Cafe, where you will waste lots of money if you're not careful.

katia11

Anyone know how good you have to be to be on the (hockey) team?
I never heard of "club sports" so I was basically wondering how they work, since I'm assuming they are somewhat different than intramurals?

JHS

"Club" sports are sports that engage in intercollegiate competition, but are not under the auspices of the NCAA or official "branded" teams (although they may receive funding from the college just like any other extracurricular club). They may or may not have paid coaches (usually not), they may or may not have equipment of their own (often not), you get the picture . . . They do their own scheduling (against club teams at other colleges), and arrange their own transportation and practice times/facilities.

Sometimes they duplicate sports for which the college has a "varsity" team, but more often they are for sports for which the college has no official team. Some can be fairly competitive, though rarely as high-level as a run-of-the-mill Division III official team.

idad

S is part of a martial arts club sport. The University provides funding and practice facilities.

aspiring_1010

ok
(ten char)

katia11

Anyone know how good you have to be to be on the (hockey) team?
I love hockey,but . . . I'm not that good.

unalove

A: It really doesn't matter. They need players.