Parent Handbook - Parents Association - University of Connecticut

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Campus Life
Athletics
Intercollegiate athletics add to the social life at
UConn. Our nationally ranked men’s soccer,
women’s soccer, women’s field hockey and men’s
football are the primary spectator sports in the
fall. When winter arrives some of the nation’s
top basketball teams take on the men and women
Huskies at Gampel Pavilion, Hartford’s XL
Center, or New York’s Madison Square Garden.
For students who enjoy organized athletics but
do not play at the varsity level, the Recreation
Department sponsors an extensive intramural
program. Students may participate with their
Residence Hall, Greek organization, or club in
intramurals that range from coed inner-tube water
polo to basketball and volleyball.
Recreation
The Student Recreation Facility is the primary
location for students to work on personal fitness.
The facility houses fitness and weight rooms,
a pool, an indoor track, basketball, volleyball,
badminton, racquetball, squash courts, an indoor
soccer field and a rock climbing wall. Most
intramural sports are conducted at the facility, as
well as at various athletic fields and courts located
around campus that include the Sherman Family
Sports Complex. The facility also contains the
athletic ticket office where tickets for all UConn
sporting events can be purchased.