<p>I played competetive Volleyball for 8 years, but because of a knee injury i won't be able to play varsity...are there others chances to play Volleyball at Smith?</p>
<p>No idea what intramurals are like.</p>
<p>Women's basketball was also founded at Smith, first played in 1892.</p>
<p>These will get you started with intramurals and volleyball. Also, contact:</p>
<p>Davis, Christine J.
Senior Coach of Tennis
Athletics
Ainsworth Gym
(413)585-2716
<a href="mailto:cdavis@email.smith.edu">cdavis@email.smith.edu</a></p>
<p>I believe she is in charge of intramurals. GL!</p>
<p>I did some lobbying the other day to have rugby and fencing upgraded from [very good] club teams to becoming official school athletics teams: has to do with budget allocations coming from different sources. It's a non-trivial question in that official teams have access to the trainers, covered medical care, etc.</p>
<p>I did some lobbying the other day to have rugby and fencing upgraded from [very good] club teams to becoming official school athletics teams}}</p>
<p>The rugby team won't go for it. That will mean they wont be able to get loaded after every game b/c they'll have to adhere to Smith athletic rules.</p>
<p>I keep hearing this at the schools I visit: Beware the Rugby Team! or "Oh, well, you know, she plays rugby," as an explanation for finding a stash of alcohol. The girl later explained it by saying they're usually in so much pain after the game that they need a little vodka. I had been thinking rugby would be fun, but maybe not. Any other opinions/experiences/thoughts on why rugby=alcohol?</p>
<p>The girl later explained it by saying they're usually in so much pain after the game that they need a little vodka.}}</p>
<p>Yeah, well, that doesn't explain the drinking <em>before</em> the game :)</p>
<p>Rugby's HUGE at Smith along with crew. But anyway, yea, the rugby team tends to drink quite a bit according to a friend. She doesn't care about it (occasionally complains) but she drinks anyway for the pain and just because she can stomach a lot.</p>
<p>Don't let that turn you off from playing a sport that you love. What you do out in the field is more important than what your teammates did last night. Teamwork!</p>
<p>Would a young lady have to have experience to try crew?</p>
<p>[Would a young lady have to have experience to try crew?]</p>
<p>no, not at all. that's why there's a novice team, on which i rowed for a year. it's a great experience.</p>
<p>can pretty much anyone be on the novice team? or are there "try outs"?? i'm very interested in joining crew at smith, but i don't have any experience...</p>
<p>crew is amazing, I had no experience either. You start out with about 40-50 girls who have never rowed before...but its a huge time commitment.</p>
<p>do it!</p>
<p>What do you mean by 'huge time commitment'? 10 hours/week? 20? I'm a little nervous about being up at 4:30 every day - I love to sleep!</p>
<p>If you love to sleep, crew is not for you.</p>
<p>In fact, if you love to sleep, Smith itself will be challenging. It can be done...but.</p>
<p>Academics, EC's, social life, sleep: pick any three. At most. Sometimes only two.</p>
<p>Okay, maybe it's like this: each of the above categories you can spend up to four chips on. You have ten to twelve chips. Distribute as you will.</p>
<p>the first semester eases you into it--practices are mostly afternoons. but it is serious: practices and/or regattas 6 days a week, september-november and february-may.</p>
<p>Crew takes up about 3 hours a day, and its on saturdays too...so lets do the math.... 3*6=18 hours of your week devoted to crew. Fall does ease you into it, but by then you will know if it's for you or not. </p>
<p>Sometimes just taking an Exercice course is fun too. But Smith definitely is challenging....</p>