College football isn’t the only season in full swing.
Activities at LSU University Recreation are as hot as ever with eight different leagues running, including 3-on-3 basketball, flag football, futsal, indoor volleyball and dodgeball leagues as well as tennis, racquetball and table tennis tournaments.
Matt Katz, UREC graduate assistant of leagues and tournaments, said futsal, a new addition to the 2010 season, has been one of the hottest leagues, reeling in 100 teams.
“Futsal has been incredible,” Katz said. “The first year with a new sport we had modest expectations. We never imagined 100 teams.”
Katz said the only issues UREC has had with the soccer variation were some minor rule tweaks.
“We had to make some rule adjustments mid-year … nothing big, but some small things that have made a big difference,” Katz said. “We’ve gotten great feedback about it, and we’ve     already had people asking to keep it for next year.”
UREC decided at the end of last semester to increase the sport’s season by one game. Katz said the extensions have been a great improvement to the schedules.
“People seem to be happy that we increased the amount of games everyone gets,” Katz said. “The extra game seems to be making a difference. The longer season makes it better.”
With a longer season in place, more referees were called  to oversee games. Katz said the student referees have done their job well despite having to work more hours.
“Our officials are doing a great job, and we’ve gotten lot of positive feedback about our officials,” Katz said.
Overall, Katz said things are running smoothly at UREC. The staff is putting together the playoff brackets and preparing for the second half of the semester.
“We’re pumped for the playoffs,” Katz said. “It should be fun. Overall, things are going great.”
Flag football, on the other hand, has been a staple of UREC sports. With its high popularity, UREC staff members compiled a list of the strongest teams this year as they head into the final week of the regular season.
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