By Joe, a sophomore in the Pamplin College of Business
Major: finance and management
Member, Delta Sigma Pi
Playing a VT intramural sport is something to take a lot of pride in, and have a lot of fun in doing. With one of the best intramural sports programs in the nation, it's hard not to want to play in each and every sport you possibly can. Take it from me, I've played in over 7 different intramural sports, and have been the captain of every team. Playing organized high school sports was always fun, but intramurals are a much less competitive way of getting together some close friends and going out to hopefully get a win against some fellow Hokies!
With all of the intramural sport experience I have, none can be compared to the adrenaline rush I felt recently in the two day dodgeball tournament. I got together a group of guys from within my business fraternity (Delta Sigma Pi) to come out and play, and we all had a blast!
Mission: Get a intramural sports champion t-shirt
Our first game we all arrived and really did not know what to expect. We saw some pretty big guys on the other team, but no matter how big, we went out with all of our might to win our first game. The great thing about the tournament style intramural sports is you kind of get to hang out on campus until your next game. We stopped by Owens to grab some grub before heading to our next game. We already knew with our first win of the day that we would move onto the next day's games, but that did not stop us from going out just as hard in our second game to win our round robin group. The adrenaline rush was so overwhelming, and it was hard to leave the gym knowing that we would not be returning until tomorrow.
Day two, single elimination. We arrived for our first game, got some warm up time in, when were informed the other team did not have enough to players to advance. Getting a win this way was tough for us to accept because we wanted to earn it. However, we played the team with the amount they had just for fun, and to prepare for our next game in the Elite 8. We were on a roll, and we knew it too. Unfortunately, our streak ended at the Elite 8 game, but it was a hard fought loss and we certainly did not hand it to them.
At the end of the tournament we left with our heads held high. The best part about the intramural sports program in my opinion is the Hokies Respect you get out of each player. At the end of every game every one shakes hands without being told to do so, saying "good game," you know just like in pee-wee soccer, and you honor the other teams with a sportsmanship rating and an MVP. It’s a great feeling to know that you were given the most amount of sportsmanship you can get, or maybe even MVP. VT Intramural Sports is amazing, and everyone should take part sometime in their four years on campus!
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