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Recreation Services, Campus1115 Eppley Recreation Center301-405-PLAY (Information) 301-314-5454 (Rec-Check) www.crs.umd.edu Campus Recreation Services (CRS) offers a wide variety of recreation programs including aquatics, fitness programs, informal recreation, intramural sports, non-credit instruction, outdoor recreation, and sport clubs. CRS has some of the most advanced recreation, sports, and fitness facilities in the nation. The CRS facilities include the Eppley Recreation Center (ERC), Ritchie Coliseum, Reckord Armory, Cole Fieldhouse and the weight and fitness areas in the School of Public Health (SPH) building. The Eppley Recreation Center has two indoor and two outdoor pools for lap swimming and diving. The CRS aquatic program also offers swimming lessons, and lifeguard training. CRS offers a wide variety of fitness programs throughout the week at ERC and Ritchie Coliseum. These include low-impact, step, and water aerobics, cardio-boxing, and sport conditioning. CRS Informal Recreation programs allow students to enjoy their favorite activity at their leisure, whether it is using cardiovascular equipment, lifting weights, jogging, or playing racquetball, volleyball, basketball or wallyball. CRS has weight rooms and fitness centers located in the ERC, Ritchie Coliseum, and HHP. The fitness centers feature stairclimbers, bikes, rowers, total body conditioners, and treadmills. Weight rooms have a variety of free-weights and weight machines. The ERC also has racquetball/handball/wallyball and squash courts. Students looking to play team or individual sports or take part in special sporting events will want to participate in the CRS Intramural Sports program. Students can participate year-round in team sports such as basketball, football, and soccer. Individual and dual sports include golf, racquetball, and many more. Intramural sports are structured activities that are open to all men and women from the campus community. Participants can select their own level of competition and play in either men's, women's, grad/fac/staff or coed leagues. The Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC) is located in the northwest corner of the Eppley Recreation Center. The ORC offers outdoor adventures and clinics throughout the year. Take a backpacking trip, learn how to rock climb, or try white-water kayaking. The Climbing Wall and Challenge Course are two features of the ORC where students may challenge themselves both physically and mentally, increasing interpersonal skills and self-confidence. The ORC also has a resource library for planning your own trips, a bike repair shop, and equipment rentals. A Sport Club is a student organization, registered with Campus Recreation Services, formed by individuals motivated by a common interest and desire to participate in a favorite sport activity. Clubs vary in focus and programming, since student members manage the operation of the club and decide on club activities. A sport club may be competitive, recreational, instructional, social, or all of these. |