Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College
Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College
Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College
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C. Sports Categories<br />
Sports are categorized as NCAA/ODAC varsity, intercollegiate<br />
club or recreational club. Intercollegiate clubs compete against<br />
outside groups and do not normally participate in ODAC<br />
conference play. Varsity sports and intercollegiate clubs operate<br />
under the direction of the Department of Physical Education,<br />
Athletics and Recreation. Recreational club sports student-run<br />
organizations are under the direction and guidelines of Co-<br />
Curricular Life. Recreational club sports do not compete against<br />
outside groups.<br />
Starting a recreational club requires a meeting with the Director of<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Involvement and Programs regarding the presentation of a<br />
plan to ICC. The manual on clubs and organizations can be found<br />
in the office of student involvement in CCL.<br />
D. Changing sports categories<br />
In order for the department to support changing a sport’s<br />
category, a team must meet (or fail to meet in the case of a<br />
request for de-emphasis) department criteria, for a minimum<br />
period of two academic years. The exception is removing a<br />
sport’s varsity status, in which case the sport must fail to<br />
meet the criteria for a period of 5 years. In addition, the<br />
department must complete a full evaluation of funding and<br />
resource requirements and availability for the requested<br />
status change.<br />
Note: Steps to be a recreational club, intercollegiate<br />
club or varsity team.<br />
1. Apply to be a recreational club team. Once granted<br />
you would need to fulfill all ICC requirements to<br />
remain in that status.<br />
2. To move to intercollegiate club status, compete as a<br />
recreational club for a minimum of two years and<br />
fulfill all the requirements of ICC. Next, apply to the<br />
athletic department for intercollegiate club status.<br />
Consideration requires meeting the club status<br />
criteria (VB.1-6) for a minimum of two years<br />
3. To move to varsity status. First, meet all the club<br />
status criteria (VB.1-6) for a minimum of two years.<br />
Then apply to the Athletic department for varsity<br />
status.<br />
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