Registration begins for basketball, wallyball
Teams begin to form for spring intramural events
Intramural basketball and wallyball teams may start registering today. Registration can be done at http://kansas.imtrackonline.com.
By Whitney Hamilton (Contact)
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Registration for intramural basketball and wallyball start today and end at noon Jan. 22. The registration is quick and can be accessed online. Registration will only be for basketball and wallyball.
Ben Prahl, intramurals director, expects a large turnout and is excited to introduce wallyball to the students.
Wallyball is like volleyball, but instead it is played indoors. The original name for the game was “ricochet ball” when Joe Garcia invented it in 1979. Wallyball used to be a league before becoming apart of intramurals this semester.
“I like it because wallyball adds a whole new dimension to volleyball that I really enjoy,” Amanda Sorell, Lincoln, Neb., freshman, said.
Wallyball has a 10-person limit per team, and the registration cost is $10 per team.
“In wallyball, hopefully, teams experience something new and have a good time,” Prahl said.
Prahl expects to have thirty teams register for wallyball. Also, intramural basketball tryouts should have a large turnout and should produce nearly 220 teams.
“It would be nice to get a high number of teams, but we want quality teams and quality games,” Prahl said.
Registration costs for basketball are $20 per team with a 12-person limit for each team.
All games will be held at the Student Recreation Fitness Center with the exception of the final basketball game, which will be held at Allen Fieldhouse.
“Intramural sports give students a chance to compete and meet people. They are a lot more competitive than most people think,” Mark Arehart, Omaha, Neb. freshman, said.
For more information about intramural basketball and wallyball, please contact Ben Prahl at (785) 864-0787 or at imsports@mail.ku.edu. To register, click here.
— Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
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