<p>Hi! I'm a HS senior and I want to play volleyball in college just for fun (not on my team at school right now, and with the distance I live from school playing sports is very difficult). All the schools I'm lookIng at have both club and intramural sports, but by looking at the websites I cant really tell which is the least competetive of the two and it seems to vary at each school. I'm just wondering which is the "easier" of the two types of sports and if anyone plays a sport in one of these groups it would be great if you could talk a little about it. Thank you!</p>
<p>My former CC didn’t really have intramurals or clubs and school hasn’t started at my Uni yet so I have no experience. My cousin however is on a rugby intramural and I know it takes up a ton of his time. Practices, games across the state and country, and tournaments. I think his school should just make it an official team the way they play. The last time I talked to him, he said it was like having another job time wise.</p>
<p>IMHO:
If you are not playing varsity in high school then you will not be competitive enough for college club sports. Some of those players would have started at smaller schools.
Coed intramurals are the most fun to socialize but attendance and dedication may be uneven.
Mens intramurals very intense and competitive.
Womens intramurals can vary from very competitive to not at all.
What sports are you interested in participating?</p>
<p>Intramurals are likely your best bet. In my school, I’ve heard that our intramural are mostly casual playings. We have mandatory practice times, and every players must attend at least 1/2 of all the scheduled games for our sports. Intramurals are for socializing, and just plain fun. Club sports are for the more experienced players, and most of them are starters on their high school teams…</p>
<p>Ok thanks, it seemed like the intramurals, as least from looking at the websites, were less demanding. I’m just looking to get exercise and have some fun/meet new people. I already know how to play volleyball, but I’m definitely not looking for anything too time consuming</p>
<p>i think basketball is actually pretty competitive. There are always a couple of really good teams that take intramurals way too seriously. I wouldn’t doubt the same for volleyball. then, there are less well known sports like ultimate where no one knows what they’re doing. I was a ref for that once, and it was comedy. spunky little freshmen trying to be hardcore. :)</p>
<p>IM is the least competitive of the two. That being said, depending what level of OM you join it can get really competitive. At Michigan we have A, B, and C for most sports. Men’s A soccer is filled with high school varsity players and International students. Club sports at a larger school though are pretty much varsity at smaller schools. They are even more competitive.</p>
<p>Intramurals depending wha school you go to can be done in many different ways. sometimes there is a specific team u join. others like my school, you play with your floor in a number of different sports. either way youll get chances to play. have fun</p>
<p>It really depends on the college.</p>
<p>Club sports at my current university are organized similar to varsity athletics: they have a coach, train year-round and compete against other schools. They are much less competitive than varsity athletics though. Most clubs accept anyone who wants to join.</p>
<p>In contrast, intramurals are university-internal sports leagues at my university. Students form their own teams (usually a group of friends or dorm-mates or students from the same major) and enter the league. They don’t have a coach and how much they train is entirely up to them. Every quarter features different sports.</p>
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