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If you don’t have the time and you can’t<br />
participate in varsity athletics at the<br />
college level, then club sports may be the<br />
place for you!<br />
“Club sports are a way for new<br />
students to continue to play a<br />
sport or try a new sport with<br />
people who are like them,<br />
immediately giving them a<br />
group of friends to belong to.”<br />
—Mitch Eastlick, Competitive<br />
Sports Coordinator<br />
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Club sports allow students to get together<br />
regularly and play a sport they love without<br />
the super demanding schedule that can<br />
interfere with academics at the college<br />
level. However, students still get to travel<br />
and play competitively.<br />
CLUB<br />
SPORTS<br />
Leadership Opportunities in Club Sports<br />
Club sports are typically managed and run by the participants<br />
themselves, including coach selection, travel,<br />
fundraising, scheduling, practices, and participant<br />
development. These clubs bridge the gap between<br />
intramural and intercollegiate athletics. Although some<br />
clubs remain completely recreational, most are highly<br />
competitive, like the Bass Angling (fishing) team at<br />
GVSU. Last year they were ranked number one in the<br />
nation out of thousands of teams!<br />
Philanthropy and Club Sports<br />
In addition, each individual club team is required to participate<br />
in at least one volunteer service or philanthropic event<br />
each year, so if you’re looking to also have opportunities to<br />
help people, it’s all rolled into one!<br />
“Without club sports I don't really<br />
know if I would be able to balance<br />
out my life so well. Work and no<br />
play makes Rod a dull boy haha...It's<br />
really helped improve how<br />
I interact with people and really<br />
just overall made my life here at<br />
Grand Valley that much more<br />
enjoyable through the activities and<br />
great fun we have with everyone.”<br />
—Rodney Avutia, boxer and senior<br />
with double major in business MIS and<br />
supply chain management<br />
Ultimate Frisbee<br />
Rugby<br />
Dance<br />
Baseball • Bass Anglers •<br />
Bowling The commitment • Cricket isn't • Cyclin<br />
Dance as high • Dodgeball as a varsity • Eques<br />
sport but it's still just<br />
an •<br />
as<br />
Golf<br />
competitive!<br />
• Gymnastics •<br />
Indoor Box Lacrosse • Ice<br />
—Leah Fast, Rugby player and<br />
Hockey • junior, Lacrosse major in biology • Pomp<br />
Quidditch<br />
• Roller Hockey<br />
Rugby • Running • Rowin<br />
Sailing • Shooting • Ski an<br />
Snowboard • Soccer • Softb<br />
• Strength • Swim • Synch<br />
nized Skating • Tennis • T<br />
athlon • Ultimate Frisbee •<br />
Volleyball<br />
• Water Polo • W<br />
Ski & Wakeboard • Wrestli<br />
For more information on how to get involved or to read more testimonies, visit gvsuclubsports.com.<br />
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