Intramural flag football is a popular pastime, averaging more than 200 teams a year.
Cayne Harrelson, senior in secondary science education, said this is his third year participating in intramural sports.
"I love coming out here because I enjoy being competitive," Harrelson said.
Brandon Hand, senior in wireless engineering, said the intramural organization previously offered more obscure sports like racquetball, horseshoes and pingpong, but the interest level for these sports was not there.
"We would have about three people show up," Hand said. "It's because of this we decided to scale back on what we offered while trying to improve on some of the major sports, like flag football."
Auburn's flag football league consists of a bracket-style, single elimination playoff with three divisions: advanced, intermediate and novice. The top three teams from the advanced league, the top two teams from the intermediate and the top novice team make it to the playoffs. The playoff will crown independent and fraternity champions, who will then compete for the campus championship. Those campus champions have the chance to go on and compete at an even higher level.
"Flag football has become more organized, although there is still a lot of room for improvement," Harrelson said.
With more than 200 teams a year, sign-ups can be a hassle.
To try and relieve some of these problems, Hand said they are trying to move the information for sign-ups online.
"You used to have to come in, fill out a sheet of paper, turn it in, get your schedule, and if you wanted any changes, you had to come in again," Hand said.
Another change from last year is that teams will no longer have to check out the flags from the field house. With these changes, the organization hopes to make things easier on the teams and captains, Hand said.
"We used to take up their IDs, but we no longer want to hold on to them because of all the money that is on there for meal plans," he said.
According to Hand, attendance has mirrored University enrollment, and since the University is expanding, campus recreation is looking to expand as well.
"In October, we're putting a fence around all the intramural fields for safety and to keep game balls out of traffic," Hand said. "We've also looked into starting dodgeball and indoor soccer teams."
Although many are excited about the idea, indoor soccer and dodgeball will have to wait until the new campus recreation center is built.
"Since we don't have the facilities yet, it is not one of the highest priorities," Hand said.
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