{"id":4124,"date":"2012-07-27T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T19:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/?p=4124"},"modified":"2012-07-27T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T20:01:09","slug":"guest-blog-athletics-for-all-staying-involved-in-physical-activities-at-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/2012\/07\/27\/guest-blog-athletics-for-all-staying-involved-in-physical-activities-at-harvard\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blog: Athletics for All\u2013Staying Involved in Physical Activities at Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nathan Fry, Associate Director of Athletics and Freshman Proctor<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These days, when people hear \u201cHarvard Athletics\u201d the first thing that pops into their minds is probably \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeremy_Lin\">Linsanity<\/a>.\u201d And, although we love Jeremy Lin as much as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?q=spike+lee+harvard+jersey&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=785&amp;tbm=isch&amp;prmd=imvnso&amp;tbnid=joliu9doKTkTYM:&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/boston\/colleges\/post\/_\/id\/1918\/harvard-amaker-get-assist-from-lin&amp;docid=byhBFKUHPxu1IM&amp;imgurl=h\">Spike Lee<\/a> does, we are also proud of the fact that nearly 75% of our undergraduate population participates in organized athletics activity on our campus. Harvard offers 41 varsity sports \u2013 most in the NCAA \u2013 and features nearly 1,200 varsity student-athletes. But there are great opportunities for students to get involved regardless of their skill level.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DTtQQLXLek\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Freshmen dorms compete for the Yard Bucket \u2013 the freshman intramural championship \u2013 each year in sports ranging from soccer, to table tennis, to basketball, to foosball, to flag football, to a spelling bee. Shout out to Apley Court, where I live as a freshman proctor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2011\/5\/11\/winthrop-house-court-cup\/\">who won the Yard Bucket in 2011<\/a> for the first time in our dorm\u2019s history!<\/p>\n<p>And in the Houses, you\u2019ll be able to compete for the Straus Cup, which is awarded to the top intramural program for upperclassmen. You\u2019ll find robust intramural opportunities in the Houses too, including ice hockey, fencing, basketball, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, innertube water polo, and more!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4130\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/yard-bucket-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4130\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4130\" title=\"07272012-athletics\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/yard-bucket-007-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Apley Court won the yard Bucket in 2011\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/yard-bucket-007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/yard-bucket-007.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apley Court won the yard Bucket in 2011<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our department has seen a sharp increase in competitive and non-competitive club opportunities as well. Our club program now features <a href=\"http:\/\/recreation.gocrimson.com\/recreation\/club_sports\/11-12_clubsports\">60 club teams<\/a>, with a fascinating mix of offerings: from ballroom dance, to kung fu. From fishing, to shooting. From curling, to tough mudder. Figure skating to spikeball! We have over 1900 participants in our club sport programs. Chances are, if you are interested in a club sport, we have it. And if we don\u2019t, we\u2019ll help you start one!<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/recreation.gocrimson.com\/recreation\/facilities\/Recreation_Facility_Hours\">recreation facilities<\/a> offer a wealth of opportunities to \u201cget in a sweat\u201d. Our most popular facility for undergraduates is the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), which has 70 pieces of cardio equipment, an indoor pool, free weights, basketball courts, and many group exercise and personal training programs. But beyond the MAC, we have several hidden gems (or is it hidden gyms?) throughout campus, including Hemenway Gymnasium by the Law School, the QRAC (across the street from the Quad Houses), and Beren Tennis Center, which boasts 18 outdoor tennis courts. Learn to sail at the Sailing Center, or learn to row at beautiful Weld Boathouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/FBStadium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4131\" title=\"07272012-athletics-stadium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/FBStadium-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/FBStadium-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/files\/2012\/07\/FBStadium.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Athletics believes in the philosophy of sound body, sound mind. Regular physical activity and exercise is an important part of a daily routine. Whether you aspire to a competitive Division I athletic experience, or if you simply prefer to take a light jog on a treadmill, the Department of Athletics will serve you well. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.gocrimson.com\/landing\/index\" target=\"_blank\">gocrimson.com<\/a> to find out more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Fry, Associate Director of Athletics and Freshman Proctor These days, when people hear \u201cHarvard Athletics\u201d the first thing that pops into their minds is probably \u201cLinsanity.\u201d And, although we love Jeremy Lin as much as Spike Lee does, we are also proud of the fact that nearly 75% of our undergraduate population participates in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2494,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37316],"tags":[37347,55776,3737,64822,64821],"class_list":["post-4124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-blogger","tag-athletics","tag-extracurricular-activities","tag-freshmen","tag-friendss","tag-intramural"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4124"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4151,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124\/revisions\/4151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/collegeadmissionsstudentblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}