Sport Clubs

Sport clubs are athletic student organizations that compete with other universities. Sport clubs are organized, funded, and run by students, for students. Sport Clubs are managed by two offices on campus: Office of Student Life and Office of Recreation Services.

Practice Space Updates

4/26: Field Sports is now unavailable for the rest of the semester - due to graduation setup

Fall Allocation Funding Information

Who: Clubs who have been a recognized club for over 1 year
What: Allocation Meetings for Funding Fall 2013
When: April 23-25, 2013
Times: 8pm-11pm
Where: RC 201 - Rec Office (across from the SRWC Fitness Center)
Deadline: Sign-ups due by 12 noon on April 21

Each club will be allowed 15 minutes to present their case. Please be early and prepared to present your case for funding to the allocation board. Those clubs who request a time and do show up are not allowed to request a new time. Any club that doesn’t request a time will not be eligible for any funding in Spring 2013. Those clubs who have not completed 1 full year of probation aren’t allowed to participate in funding. Please email Josh at jrbisher@bsu.edu to request your time. Your timeslot is not confirmed until you receive an email back stating it is yours.

All clubs will need to complete the following paperwork to be eligible for fall funding – paperwork missing – funding will not be provided for Fall 2013:
*End of the Year Report
*Allocation Request Form
*Quotes for Equipment (sample)

Calendar of Availability

Fall 2013 Information

To: Attention Club Officers:

The Fall Activity Fair for recognized student organizations takes place on Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Student Recreation & Wellness Center. To register your student organization for a table, go to http://www.bsu.edu/forms/studentlife/actfair2011/. Be sure to read the information prior to signing up for table space.

The fair provides an excellent opportunity for your student organization to recruit potential members and to get the word out about all of the good things you are doing on campus and in the community. The fair helps the organizations that participate, as well as the incoming students, who are looking for ways in which to become involved on campus.

Membership Eligibility

Students make up the majority of those participating on Ball State Sport Club teams. However, full-time faculty and staff are also eligibile to participate on a club team. All active members of a sport club team must sign an Assumption of Risk Form prior to participation.

How to Join

To join a sport club, please contact the president of the desired sport. All members or interested participants must complete an Assumption of Risk Form and bring a copy of their BSU Photo ID. Please email both to sportclubs@bsu.edu and let us know which club you are particpating with.

Captain Information

As a captain you are responsible for working with the Office of Recreation Services to complete and submit all pertinent registration forms. Call or stop by our main office in SRWC Room 201A or call 765.285.1753. If you have questions, you may also reach us by e-mail at sportclubs@bsu.edu.

Fundraising Opportunities

As an office we understand that there is a consistent need to have access to funding to afford dues, travel and equipment. While our office allocates some money to clubs on a semesterly basis, it is important that clubs understand that fundraising is an important piece of the puzzle.

Our office provides many opportunities to assist with activities to raise money for their clubs. Football clean-ups, basketball clean-ups and events set-ups and tear-downs can earn your club anywhere from $100 to $250.

We offer a variety of other opportunities as well. Those could include sales for LIDS/Nike Fundraising.
There are also a number of web-based fundraising opportunities to get involved with such as:

• eFundraising.com
• FastTrack Fundraising
• CharityMania!
• Campus Fundraiser
• Just Fundraising
• Fundraising For Sports
• ESPN Coaches Fundraising
• Fundraising.com