Summer is fast approaching, and while that means freedom, parties and vacations for most students, it means a new season of intramurals for University Recreation.Activity at UREC is winding down as the spring semester comes to a close. Softball, racquetball, table tennis and volleyball leagues are all entering the final rounds of playoffs.Todd Smith, graduate assistant of leagues and tournaments, said he hopes to have all championship games finished by Sunday night.The men’s volleyball championship game took place Sunday with Carne Buena defeating Phi Delta Theta, 2-1. In the intramural dodgeball final, Just 4 the Shirts swept Flex 3-0 to capture the first ever dodgeball championship at LSU.University Recreation will host three intramural events this summer including sand volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball and softball.Smith said he expects the number of softball teams to decrease in the summer but said he still expects a strong turnout.”It obviously won’t be as big as it is now because we’re only offering three days,” Smith said. “If we can get somewhere around 40 or 50 teams, that’ll be a good number.”Registration for summer leagues begins June 1. The captains’ meetings are set for June 14, with the season kicking off the next night.UREC is hosting an end of the year players’ meeting to get feedback from students in hopes of improving intramurals and activities.”It’s basically to get people’s feelings on the fees, the rules, the policies … everything we do,” said Matt Boyer, assistant director of leagues and tournaments. “It’s a chance for them to speak up and voice their opinion.”The point of the meetings is to make intramural activity better for the students in the future, Smith said.”It’s a time for any player to come and express anything they see negative or anything to improve on,” Smith said. “We’re looking for people’s feedback on how we can make it better for them next year.”Boyer said the feedback is important to the department in making changes to leagues, and he hopes for a larger turnout than the first players’ meeting earlier in the year.”Hopefully captains will come out to share their ideas and talk about the program and how we’re going to take it next year,” Boyer said. “We are looking at changes in the program, and their feedback is important.”The meeting is set for May 4 at 2 p.m.—————Contact Mark Clements at [email protected]