The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 9, 1982-Page 3-D Rec sports cut again By RON POLLACK -.Michigan Associate Director for Recreational sports, Michael Stevenson predicts that there will be a -cut of approximately $10,000 in this year's recreational sports budget. In most cases this would be bad news. But when compared to last year's $130,000 cut, a $10,000 reduc- tion probably doesn't look so bad to users of rec spor- ts' facilities. LAST YEAR'S BUDGET cut was far and away the biggest in the Big Ten. The next biggest occurred at 1 Ohio State where there was a reduction of $65,000. Six Big Ten schools saw their recreational sports budgets cut last year, while two saw no change and two were increased. When asked why Michigan's budget cuts were so much higher than any other conference school, Stevenson said, "We were one of the first units in the University to be reviewed, and the review committee reduced us by $130,000. We had been targeted for a $250,000 cut, but that was lowered." As a result of the $130,000 cut, team sports with low participation and high forfeit rates were eliminated and replaced by tournaments for individuals. The team sports that were eliminated included tennis, bowling, table tennis and golf. FURTHERMORE, SPORTS THAT had been previously offered more than once, were only offered once. For example, basketball used to have com- petition for people 5-9 and under, but no longer does. And ice hockey is now only offered once rather than in the fall and winter. Another change brought on by the $130,000 cut was an increase in team entry fees from $15 to $20. "There wasn't much complaining about the fee increase,'' said Deb Webb, Director of Intramural Sports. "Basically, I don't think we even had a 20 percent drop in participation which is what we'd expected. One role that the Intramural and Recreational Sports Department serves is that of providing the op- portunity for individuals to engage in spontaneous athletic activities. A number of facilities at the Cen- tral Campus Recreation Building (CCRB), the North Campus Recreation Building (NCRB), the In- tramural Sports Building (Old IM) and the Sports Coliseum are set aside for "drop-in" use. These in- clude basketball courts, running tracks, weight rooms and swimming pools. FOR THOSE WHO wish to compete on a more organized level, there are numerous intramural leagues, with several divisions in each one, such as: residence hall, fraternity, co-recreational, faculty/staff, women's, graduate and independent. The sports that have been offered in the past by the intramural program include basketball, tough foot- ball, track, tennis, volleyball, softball, soccer, hockey, cross country running and skiing, swim- ming/diving, wrestling, water polo, racquetball, handball, paddleball, golf, table tennis, bowling, badminton and squash. In each sport, there are leagues for various levels of skill. For those who want to be involved in IM sports from a different perspective, the IM department hires students each year to officiate these games. Experience is not necessary for these paying jobs-former Michigan baseball coach Moby Benedict trains the newcomers. For additional information on the intramural program, call any of the following places: the CCRB at 763-3084, the NCRB at 763-4560, the old IM at 763- 1313 and the Sports Coliseum at 763-5196. The CCRB is located at 401 Washtenaw, the NCRB at 2375 Hubbard, the Old Im at 606 E. Hoover and the Sports Coliseum at Fifth Ave. and Hill. oto by DEBORAH LEWIS Top scorers, goalies return for stickers By RON POLLACK Question: What do you get when the top six scorers and top three goalies return from an 11-8-1 team? Answer: Reason for optimism and the Michigan field hockey squad. 3 THE WOLVERINES' season ended last year in heartbreaking fashion when they lost to Western Illinois in the first round of the AIAW Midwest Regional. The final score was 3-2, with the game winner coming in the second overtime period. Michigan's scores came from Sara Forrestel, the team's leading point getter on the year, and Kathy McCarthy, the Wolverines' fourth leading scorer. Forrestel scored nine goals during the season to go with her seven assists. Michigan's second through sixth leading scorers were Lisa Schofield (10 goals, one assist), Heidi Ditchendorf (three goals, six assists), McCarthy (six goals, two assists), Marty Maugh (five goals, three assists) and Denise Comby (no goals, five assists). With all three returning, the Wolverines shouldn't be short on firepower. MICHIGAN'S SCORING prowess could improve even more if Maugh returns to her old scoring days. As a freshman she scored 11 goals, and as a sophomore she tallied 17 scores before slipping to five last season. The Wolverines goalkeeping situation looks solid. Jonnie Lee Terry and Nan- - cy Hirsh split time in goal last year, and will both be back this season. Terry " played in 12 games and turned away 87.2 percent of the shots taken against her. Hirsh saw action in 13 contests and stopped 85.9 percent of the shots fired *e on goal. Sandra Smith, who played in two games, will also return from last year's squad. On the year, Michigan outscored its opposition, 36-26, and outshot it, 334-190. THESE INDIVIDUALS TAKE full advantage of the Central Campus Recre- ational Building's facilities. The CCRB is just one of many facilities on campus which offers students the opportunity to take time off from their studies to get in a game of basketball. a. Action SportsfWar Swimwear, bodywear, footwear 30 % -50 % off retail FACTORY OUTLET PRICES Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK MICHIGAN'S MARTY Maugh (21) finds herself face-to-face with two op- posing players. Maugh scored five goals last season, down from her fresh- man and sophonore campaigns when she notched 11 and 17 goals respec- tively. 406 E. Liberty (2 blocks off State) 663-6771 ---.M Students have 45 club sports to choose from AP By RON POLLACK Are you interested in participating in Michigan athletics? Well, even if you aren't talented enough to be one of Bo Schembechler's gridders or a member of Bill Frieder's -cage squad, the opportunity exists in the form of Michigan club sports. ALTHOUGH THE CLUBS don't ac- tually represent the school or student body, they are permitted to use the name "University of Michigan." One of the differences between club sports and varsity teams at Michigan is money. While Schembechler, Frieder and many other varsity coaches can of- fer scholarships, club sports members must pay a $2 fee to participate. The fee was incorporated for the first time last year due to budget cuts. The response to the new fee was fairly good, accor- it's been frozen. My guess is that there will be no increase. The best is that it would stay frozen. At worst, there would probably be a two to three per- cent cut. "We're looking to some clubs to help in fund raising. We're looking to do promotions for the clubs: The money that comes from the rec sports budget isn't enough." In all, there are 45 clubs. A number of sports have separate clubs for men and women, undergraduate and graduate students. According to Pitcher, the Michigan club sports program com- pares very favorably to those at other Big Ten schools. "THEY HAVE MORE sport clubs at Ohio State and Minnesota," he said. "But they have more students. I think we have more clubs per student than any other school in the Big Ten, and the Big Ten is a leader in intramurals and club sports." The sports that had clubs at Michigan last year include aikido, bicycling, bowling, fencing, field hockey, floor hockey, frisbee, handball, karate, kayaking, lacrosse, orienteeing, pad- dleball, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, shorin ryu, skiing, soccer, squash, synchronized swimming, tae kwon do, tennis, volleyball, water polo and windsurfing. There are also clubs for folk dancing, officials, and square dancing. ONE NEED NOT have past ex- perience in a sport to join a club, although there is quite a bit of talent on a number of clubs. "There's no doubt that there's some talent," said Pitcher. "Sailing and rugby qualified for nationals. Lacrosse also had a very good year. We have a racquetball team that finished third at the National Intercollegiate Racquet- ball Tournament." In each club, the members are responsible for administrative duties such as club organization, coaching, scheduling, publicity and fund raising. At least 50 percent of all clubs must be made up of students. Faculty, staff and people not affiliated with the University are also eligible to belong in clubs. " ' The Sot Why not get everything Ulrich's has it all-boo engineering supplies, frames, calculators, off lamps, clocks, Michiga and more. And our p least as good as anyor We g ure Wi dsurfing ... a Michigan club sport ding to Dick Pitcher, Director of Sports Clubs. "There were some people who said, 'you nickled and dimed us to death,' " said Pitcher. "And some people just didn't pay the fee. But that was very few people. In general, most people felt that the $2 fee was a nominal fee due to the budget cuts." PITCHER ADDED THAT he does not see any drastic cuts in the club sports program's budget for the upcoming -1,....1 ~.~: - - 'TT,...+cr v n~o t in one trip? )ks, art and prints and ice supplies, )n souvenirs, rices are at ne else's. uarantee it.