I recently discovered that one of the best ways to relax, exercise, and have a good time is to participate in intramural sports. This is the first time I participate in intramural sports and so far I love it. For the past two weeks, both traditional students and cadets have been meeting at Plumley Armory on Mondays and Thursdays from 1900 to 2100 for the indoor soccer tournament. We started with a number of teams but the tournament has evolved into a strange mix of teams with pick-up substitutes. Games are intense and everyone has a great time. I say that games are intense because there are no fixed rules, its just common sense and sportsmanship, besides that everything goes, the ball can bounce off the walls, ceiling, etc, so its a very fast and rough game. After the games most of the players stay and continue playing until 2100. Sometimes we use the whole armory and have a really good time. Other times though, we must watch out for the cheerleaders when they practice since most of us tend to kick the ball quite hard and I bet no one would like to see a black-eyed cheerleader. I am glad that I discovered how fun intramural sports are because this winter was starting to get to me but now I have more things to look for besides academics, horse riding lessons, and ROTC.
