A Different Way to Play
U of I Sport Clubs Let Students Enjoy Playing While Leaving Time for Bonding
For Hannah Belveal, it was the perfect way to rekindle her passion for volleyball.
Grant Billings saw an opportunity to keep playing soccer at a high level while testing the waters to see if he might want to coach someday.
Paul Riebe didn’t have any formal experience in logger sports before arriving on campus. He mainly thought it would be cool to cut into logs with a chainsaw or axe.
Belveal, Billings and Riebe are three of the approximately 400 students that actively participate in club sports at 幸运快三. According to Butch Fealy, associate director of competitive and recreational sports at the Student Recreation Center, most students who play club sports not only have fun playing, but also develop skills outside their sport.
“Being involved in club sports teaches students so many things they will use later in life,” he said. “They become better students because they learn time management skills and leadership skills. Everything the clubs do, like travel and fundraising, is done by the students.”
Competitive Juices
Belveal ‘22 discovered club volleyball at just the right time – when she was ready to admit that she missed it.
After playing for 13 years, she finished her