The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Intramural Sports department, also known as IM Leagues, welcomed its first Women’s Soccer intramural team. With this new team they are creating an all-women’s soccer league. Mario Perez, a participant in the co-ed soccer league, feels the addition to IM League sports is a good thing.
“I like the fact that they have extended that option for a women’s league is great,” he said. Kinesiology major Blessing Tamez sees the new team in a positive light as well. “I think that’s amazing. It’s nice to know that there are enough girls out there for there even to be a soccer league.” With the new team on board the attendance is still too low for a league. There are only a few teams and the teams that are in the league need members to form consistency. The attendance has brought an issue to the amount of games being played.
“My teammate’s girlfriend is on a girls’ team and she’s only played like two games the whole season,” Perez said. It is evident that the women’s sport is at its starting point, but the staff is hoping it gains some popularity quickly. The positives are that the intramural staff is promoting everybody to become more active and participate in a fun environment. Though the turnout may not be huge, it is the start of something that could only grow from here. In fact, Angel Rodriguez said it could be better advertised. “[I think they should] host a tournament before the season starts and to get to know people [to] get them involved. They [need to] see how much fun it really is,” he said.