21.U Sports and Recreational Resources

21.U.1 Athletic Tickets

UM’s athletic events, particularly home football games, are enormously popular. Faculty may purchase season tickets to football, basketball, and hockey games in advance of sale to the general public. Faculty receive mailings for these ticket sales and must fill out an application and return it with their payment by the deadline listed in the mailing. For information, call 764-0247 or visit the website at <mgoblue.com>.

21.U.2 Facilities and Resources

Athletic Department Facilities

Two facilities of the Athletic Department, the Varsity Tennis Center and the Indoor Track Building, are open to faculty under certain terms and conditions. The Indoor Track Building offers indoor jogging memberships from October through April to faculty (as well as students, staff, and the general public). Guests can accompany members for a fee. It is located inside the Athletic Complex, 1000 S. State Street, 763-5088.

The $6-million Varsity Tennis Center has eight indoor courts, 12 outdoor courts, and was named Tennis Industry magazine’s “Court of the Year.” Current faculty with a minimum 50% appointment and retired faculty are eligible for membership and can sponsor members of their household. (Students with a current ID card and staff and alums are also eligible for membership.) It is located at 2250 S. State Street, 998-8844.

Cross Country Skiing

Cross country skiing is available at Stinchfield Woods (see Section 21.O.2, "Forests/Reserves") and rental equipment is available at North Campus Recreation Building (NCRB) Rental Center, 764-3967.

Golf

The University has two golf courses. The UM Golf Course, located at the corner of W. Stadium and Main Street, is open to faculty and staff of all University of Michigan campuses on a daily green-fees basis. Faculty and staff members must present their UM ID when registering (see Section 15.N, “Mcards”). For more information, visit the website at <mgoblue.com> or call 615-4653.

Radrick Farms Golf Course is a membership-only golf course, with membership open to faculty, staff, and alumni. It is located at 4875 Geddes Road, 998-7040. There are also a number of other golf courses in the area, both public and private.

Recreational Sports Department

Faculty and staff and their immediate families are eligible to purchase an annual or term Facilities User Pass for membership to the Department of Recreational Sports facilities and programs. Programs include: 31 sport leagues and events in intramurals; 40 club sports from Aikido to wrestling; an outdoor adventure trip program and rental center; an experiential learning challenge program; a summer children’s camp; and a personal services program of clinics, personal trainers, and prescription exercise. Facilities include Central Campus Recreational Building (CCRB), Intramural Sports Building (IMSB), and North Campus Recreational Building (NCRB), described below. Members have access to all Recreational Sports buildings and equipment rooms and can rent lockers and towels. Daily guest passes are also available. For more information, visit the Recreational Sports website at <www.recsports.umich.edu>, call 647-5631, or e-mail Recreational Sports at <recsports@umich.edu>.

Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB)

Offers badminton, basketball, volleyball, dance, handball/paddleball/racquetball courts, wallyball courts, squash courts, swimming at the Margaret Bell Pool, personal exercise, weight conditioning, a 1/8-mile jogging track, martial arts, and saunas. It is located at 401 Washtenaw, 763-3084 (general inquiries) or 936-0627 (court reservations).

Intramural Sports Building (IMSB)

Offers basketball, volleyball, personal exercise, weight conditioning, handball/paddleball/racquetball courts, squash courts, swimming, saunas, and martial arts. There is an intramural sports program including a Graduate/Faculty/Staff Division of competition. For more information, call 763-3562 (general inquiries) or 764-3163 (court reservations).

North Campus Recreation Building (NCRB)

Offers badminton, basketball, volleyball, tennis, handball/paddleball/racquetball courts, a squash court, swimming, personal exercise, weight conditioning, 1/10-mile jogging track, and saunas. It is located at 2375 Hubbard, 763-4560 (general inquiries) or 764-2117 (court reservations).

Skating

Yost Ice Arena, located at 1000 South State Street, offers academic year public skating, both skating and hockey classes, and programs for youth and adults. UM faculty/staff receive an admission discount. For more information, e-mail <yostice@umich.edu> or call 764-4600.

UMove Fitness

The Division of Kinesiology’s UMove Fitness program offers a variety of classes (aquatics, exercise, sports) to faculty, staff, students, and members of the Ann Arbor community. UMove also has personal trainers and offers weight training, super circuits yoga, aerobics, and other programs designed to increase personal fitness. For more information, visit the website at <www.umich.edu/~umove> or call 764-1342.