Hey aska, how do I get involved with the sports community at U of T (St. George Campus)? more specifically, what’s the process involved to if you want to try out for one of the Varsity Blues sports teams? Thanks in advance
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hey there,
i find it oddly charming that you’re asking me about sports so earnestly. i can’t even dribble a ball. just looking at a hurdle makes my thighs ache. but although i know next to nothing about playing sports, i do know how to google a thing or two, so here we go!
aska is both passionate about and dedicated to the watching of sports(!)
most open tryouts for the 2015-16 season take place near the beginning of the academic year (the earliest tryouts, for male baseball, are in mid-august). keep an eye out here to find out when tryouts are for your athletic competition of choice.
just make sure you register by the deadline (they’ll be listed on the tryouts page as the summer progresses) and complete your eligibility and medical forms (not yet available on the tryouts page – but soon) before showing up to try out.
you’ll also want to know if you’re eligible to play football or calvinball or sportball or whatever it is you want to play. you can check that here.
and that’s pretty much it! then all you gotta do is show up, get the quaffle in the hoop, knock the baseball out of the court with your bat, and you’re in!
good luck,
aska
P.S.: some other ways to get involved with athletics at uoft include: intramural sports, registered classes at hart house, and working out at the gyms at goldring, hart house and the athletic centre. also, running from one end of campus to another when you only have ten minutes between classes. that one’s my favourite. ha ha.