The Nick is going to be huge. 240,560 gross square feet to be exact. That’s about 50,000 more square feet more than the SERF was and includes more than three times the amount of usable …
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Which facility are you based on your zodiac sign?
From intramural lacrosse to Olympic weight lifting, our facilities offer something for everyone—and every zodiac sign. Read on to find out which facility or fitness area you are based on your zodiac sign. 🔮 Aries …
We are University Recreation & Wellbeing
It’s time to say goodbye to Rec Sports; we have officially become University Recreation & Wellbeing! (You can call us Rec Well for short.) You may be wondering why. Well, we took “sports” out of …
Lower-Body Injury Cross Training
Jerod Keene is an athletic trainer who works with Sport Clubs and UHS. As an athletic trainer, I often come across patients with lower-body injuries who would like to continue endurance training while attempting to …
Hockey Vocabulary for Dusters
Now that the ponds are freezing over, it’s the perfect time to become fluent in ice hockey, eh? To the uninformed, this may seem like a simple task of learning the rules behind penalties, offsides, …
ALL IN FOR THE SHIRT
As temperatures dipped below freezing at the Near West Fields last Wednesday night, the competition heated up. From Men’s Greek to CoRec, Women’s, and Men’s, Intramural Soccer Champ Night meant the culmination of a season’s …
Ask an Athletic Trainer: Injury Prevention 101
Erin Clark, MS, LAT became coordinator of athletic training in August 2018. Prior to Rec Sports, she was employed as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with Intercollegiate Athletics for 10 years. …
Get to Know Rec Sports
Welcome to campus, new #ActiveBadgers! We hope your semester is off to a strong start. Now that you’ve found your lecture halls, bought your textbooks, and read your syllabi, it’s time to learn about another …
New and improved intramural dodgeball
The five commandments of dodgeball will forever be dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge, but we’ve restructured the way intramural dodgeball is played and scored this season. These changes are designed to make the game …
What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold!
Looking to ice skate like a true Wisconsinite this fall? You’re covered with Open Hockey, Stick & Puck, and Open Skate at the Shell. All skill levels are welcome at each offering, but here’s some …