Athletics bring clubs together in... Competltion Clubs offer many different opportunities for fun and entertainment, but only one is constant throughout the school year - club athletics. Flag football , voll eyball , basketball, fa ll and spring softball , swimming and track and field are all open for club competition. As one season ends, another is usually beginning, which keeps club athletic directors and members pretty busy. Athletic directors, or "AD's," are elected officers who coordinate teams and practices for their clubs. Clubs play within their size bracket: sma ll , medium or large. Each club also divides into teams according to confidence and skill, starting with "A" and often workingtheirway down thealphabetas far as having one Oytwo "G" teams. Jeremy Luallen, a senior Delta Chi Delta member, said, "It's the D teams that have the most fun. There 's a lot less pressure, so you can just mess around and have a good time with your friends. " On the other side of the spectrum, "A" and "8"teams still have a share in the fun and excitement. According to BetsyWyatt, aj unior GATA member, "It's the intense competit ion that pulls us together and makes us work as a team, especially in softball . We usually have only two teams, so around half our club members are on the "A" or "8" teams. The competi tion of softball season really bonds our club as a whole." Lia Shoemaker, a sophomore Ko Jo Kai member, said, "I love sports anyway, but club ath letics helps me get to know the girls in my club better. A team really becomes bonded through practices and games. My football team grew really close, so our last game was kind of emotional for me." That kind of attachment is especially evident in athletic directors who become highly involved with teams in every sport. Every practice and rule change in the games affects the ath letic directors and the decisions they make for their clubs. King ' s Men sophomore athletic director Randall Weaver said, "This year, King's Men pulled their potential and talents together to have very competitive softball and football teams, especially in the potluck softball tournament. The new football rules were different, but I think everybody is adjusting well. It is a great privilege·to be the athletic director of such a fine group of talented athletes." - Emily Haas Brown Jason Dyniewski blocks a fierce spike from Delta Chi Delta member Mati Tibbles while Kyle Brice cheers on his teammate in this heated club game against TNT. • 194 SOCIAL CLU BS
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