Intramurals General Information: Program Objectives

Program Objectives

• Provide recreational opportunities for the campus community, with the needed equipment.
• Provide assistance to those who desire to form a team.
• Provide positive experiences, regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, handicap, skill level, and past experience, in their favorite team or individual sport.
• Provide an opportunity to develop motor skills which will be beneficial throughout life.
• Provide an opportunity to develop important values and skills such as self-esteem, social skills, sportsmanship, and self-motivation.
• Provide students work opportunities to help with their financial needs. Also to provide student development opportunities.
• Provide an opportunity for relaxation from strenuous school work and the rapid pace of modern living.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment by reducing or eliminating as many risks as reasonably possible.
• Promote participation regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, handicap, skill level, or past experience.
• Promote fulfillment of such basic human needs as relaxation, socialization, accomplishment, maintenance of physical fitness, and most important, having fun.
• Promote sportsmanship by creating a healthy atmosphere for participants, spectators, and intramural employees.