The first season of intramural indoor soccer at Lipscomb University has just heard its final whistle, and according to intramural coordinator Mike Smith, it could not have gone any smoother.
“It all really went without incident,” Smith said. “The only thing that could be seen as a problem was using McQuiddy and having to share it with the student athletes when it rained, but if that happened, we just went to the [Student Activities Center], so it really wasn’t a problem.”
The amount of student participation was surprising, considering it was the first year of both the intramural sport’s existence and the addition of imleagues.com.
Casey Boyer, a senior information technologies major from Palm Harbor, Fla., and member of the Lady Goats intramural soccer team was surprised by the amount of participation.
“Everything turned out great because everyone got to play more games,” Boyer said.
Smith was overjoyed by the numbers.
“There were 14 teams of seven or eight each, so that makes over 100 people participating in intramurals who wouldn’t normally be participating,” Smith said.
Almost all student feedback has been overwhelmingly positive about the addition of indoor soccer to the list of intramural options, he said. In a season dominated by basketball, students were quick to jump onto an alternative.
“We just wanted to offer an alternative winter sport to basketball,” Smith said. “But with this huge participation and it only costing us the amount we pay the three referees, it’s really a win-win.”