After having a small, very strict intramurals sport season last fall and spring, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) is bringing them back this year.
TAMUK is bringing back 10 different sports to the fall season with three different categories such as seasonal sports, minor event sports and one-day sports. Students are very excited for the intramurals season to be back on campus.
“I am loving intramurals right now, the competition and playing with my friends again,” student Felix Hernandez said. “I really love flag football. Football was and still is my favorite sport to watch and play. But I can not wait to play volleyball in the Fall and softball in the spring. My experience has varied playing intramurals. Some are good and some are bad. Honestly experience playing helps. Just because you’re a good football player in high school does not mean you will be good in flag football. My first year playing, me and my friends thought we were going to best everyone and ended up getting embarrassed. But with practice and time we got really good and we are projected to win the league this year.”
Intramurals are an opportunity for students to compete against their classmates in various sports. It is open to all students. The purpose of the intramural program is to provide fun, safe and structured play experiences that promote the physical, mental and social development.
“So far it’s been really fun. It gives you something to look forward to besides work and class all day. It is also an easy way to stay active and play the sports you love. Also, so far it has been different, compared to last fall there were a lot of different protocols we needed to follow. Now that things are slowly getting back to normal, we are able to interact and get to know the students more,” student Aziel Garcia said.
There is currently flag football, volleyball, 7v7 soccer, cricket, racquetball, spike ball, tennis, 3v3 basketball, dodgeball and inner tube water polo. The Spring Sports will be released later.
“Pretty exciting, especially since flag football is back and looking forward to softball next spring semester,” student Mathew Ortiz said of intramurals. “Also love the fact that we do not need to wear masks anymore while playing so we can actually breathe and focus on the actual intramural games. Love that they have the full variety of sports again instead of just a handful like last year. In the spring they will have softball and kickball again and I am looking forward to those since my team did not get the best opportunities to play.”