{"id":27232,"date":"2016-01-28T16:55:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=27232"},"modified":"2016-01-28T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:55:49","slug":"sports-and-recreation-at-uoft-a-second-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2016\/01\/28\/sports-and-recreation-at-uoft-a-second-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports and Recreation at UofT: A Second Look"},"content":{"rendered":"Like most U of T students, I\u2019m proud to be one. People like to call us pretentious and I like to argue there\u2019s a big difference between being pretentious and being justifiably proud. We boast top 20 spots on lists of the world\u2019s best universities and I\u2019m \u201csorry I\u2019m not sorry\u201d that gives me the warm fuzzies.\r\n\r\nWhile we excel as an institution overall, according to UniversityHub.ca<\/a> (contributor to the Huffington Post), our sports and recreation programs are less well known.\r\n\r\nClearly something\u2019s wrong here. We have a wealth of sport and recreational facilities, services, activities \u2014 there\u2019s a lot going on here! We have FOUR athletic centres (if you count Varsity Centre), FOURTY-FOUR men\u2019s and women\u2019s varsity teams, the ONLY Olympic-sized pool in the city, a wide variety of registered and free classes, drop-in recreation, a FANTASTIC, SUPER-AFFORDABLE sports clinic open to students, more playing fields than I\u2019m aware of and SO, SO MUCH MORE.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Photos from the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, our newest athletic facility! \u00a0 Source: physical.utoronto.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nNow of course quality is of importance here. We may have a lot of this and that, but is it any good? As someone who\u2019s visited and taken advantage of facilities and services at schools including Ryerson, York and even Carleton University in Ottawa, I can tell you that we boast BOTH quality and quantity.\r\n\r\nWhile you may be unaware of U of T\u2019s amazing offerings, when you discover all of your options you\u2019ll be overwhelmed by all that you might be missing out on. \u00a0And <\/em>you\u2019ll have no doubt that sport and recreation is another facet of the University of Toronto that you can take pride in.\r\n\r\n
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Source: quotesgram.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSo, here are my <\/em>top 10 reasons U of T athletics ROCK (I wanted to use some clever sports allusion, after careful contemplation I concluded I\u2019m not clever enough):\r\n
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  1. Did I mention four athletic centres? You can pick the one that suits you best, your needs, your architectural preferences, your water-fountain-to-square-foot ratio, your distance from [insert origin here]. Or, why pick one at all? You can change scenery constantly!<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. The David L. Macintosh Sport Clinic<\/a>: For $60 a year I get physiotherapy that would have cost me thousands of dollars elsewhere AND it\u2019s right on campus. If you\u2019re someone as prone to aches and pains as I am, you\u2019ll understand how valuable this is.<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. The Varsity Skating Rink. Nathan Phillips Square isn\u2019t far, but why pay for skate rentals and TTC fare when we have our very own skating rink with free drop-in hours<\/a> and <\/em>themed skate events throughout the term?<\/li>\r\n\t
  4. The Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport gets its own bullet. This facility is stunning! Have you ever admired the city lights from your treadmill? Or watched a varsity game while stretching out? Goldring makes it possible (when the Dome isn\u2019t in the way, of course).<\/li>\r\n\t
  5. Here at U of T we make sure everyone can access our incredible facilities and activities. From women\u2019s only hours to the Change Room Project<\/a>, we value and support an inclusive environment where everyone and anyone can feel comfortable and welcome.<\/li>\r\n\t
  6. Registered and drop-in classes galore! Circus silks, Olympic lifting, parkour, fencing, tennis, synchronized swimming, Zumba, yoga, diving, ballet\u2026 the list is endless. If you haven\u2019t flipped through it, click here<\/a> and see which active break might fit your schedule.<\/li>\r\n\t
  7. Intramurals<\/a>: One of the largest programs in Canada! 10,000 students participate each year, are you one of them? The list of sports is impressive and you\u2019d be hard pressed not to find something!<\/li>\r\n\t
  8. Jobs! If you\u2019re a coach like me, or a lifeguard like my mother wanted me to be, or perhaps you\u2019re really good with a camera or possess great leadership skills, U of T wants to hire you! What a great way to get involved in sport and recreation on campus! Active work is the best <\/em>work (trust me, my uniform was sweatpants)! You can look up job opportunities here<\/a> or on the individual department pages.<\/li>\r\n\t
  9. 98 \u201cAthletics and Recreation\u201d Clubs at UTSG: If you want something cost-efficient or a little less demanding of your time, maybe you\u2019ll find what you\u2019re looking for in a club! I can\u2019t even list 98 sports\/similar so I\u2019m certainly impressed by that number. Find them here<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n\t
  10. The staff! The staff that make all the above possible tend to be \u2014 in my opinion \u2014 fantastic! Shout out to Warren at the Hart House Fitness Centre who\u2019s always a pleasure to check in with. It\u2019s no surprise he was quoted saying \u201cIf it\u2019s a job worth keeping, it\u2019s a job worth doing right.\u201d I wish I could find where that was, but it stuck with me.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    Source: harthouse.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Like most U of T students, I\u2019m proud to be one. People like to call us pretentious and I like to argue there\u2019s a big difference between being pretentious and being justifiably proud. We boast top 20 spots on lists of the world\u2019s best universities and I\u2019m \u201csorry I\u2019m not sorry\u201d that gives me the warm fuzzies.\r\n\r\nWhile we excel as an institution overall, according to UniversityHub.ca<\/a> (contributor to the Huffington Post), our sports and recreation programs are less well known.\r\n\r\nClearly something\u2019s wrong here. We have a wealth of sport and recreational facilities, services, activities \u2014 there\u2019s a lot going on here! We have FOUR athletic centres (if you count Varsity Centre), FOURTY-FOUR men\u2019s and women\u2019s varsity teams, the ONLY Olympic-sized pool in the city, a wide variety of registered and free classes, drop-in recreation, a FANTASTIC, SUPER-AFFORDABLE sports clinic open to students, more playing fields than I\u2019m aware of and SO, SO MUCH MORE.\r\n\r\n
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