Below you will find a list of each of our Sport Clubs, their practice times, dues structure, and club contact. Each club offers prospective members an opportunity to “try it out” before making a commitment to the club.
The club baseball team is a member of the National Club Baseball Association. We will form our competitive roster through tryouts in the fall, and will play our conference season in the spring.
We will practice two times during the week and play a three game series each weekend during the months of February, March, and April. During the off-season, we will practice over the weekend as well.
The competitive season will be held during the Spring semester.
Capoeira is a martial art created by African slaves in Brazil, approximately 400 yrs. ago. Capoeira blends elements of dance, music, acrobatics, and self-defense. Capoeira can be practiced by anyone regardless of age, gender, or size.
Cycling meets Fridays at 5 p.m. in front of Strong Hall.
KU DanceSport is the part of the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA) that administers amateur DanceSport, the competitive discipline of ballroom dancing. International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) and is also recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the national governing body for DanceSport. Dancesport members learn performance and competitive dance from professional instructors from K.C. Dances taught by instructors are Latin and Ballroom: Cha-Cha, Rhumba, Samba, Jive, Paso-Doble, Mambo, Bolero, East-Coast Swing, Tango, Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, West-Coast Swing, Argentine Tango, Night Club, Hustle, Salsa, theatre Arts, and Caberet.
The KU Fencing Club was organized in 1926 to encourage and foster fencing and sword practice at the University of Kansas. this continues today with instruction in Modern Olympic-style fencing in a non-competitive environment.
The KU Ice Hockey Club competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at the division II level. The team plays almost 30 games a season and practices every Tuesday and Thursday night. The club also has a division III team for novice players or players that don't have the time to play on the division II team. This team plays every Monday night. The club's home rink is Ice Midwest in Overland Park, KS, about a 40 minute drive from Lawrence. Players carpool to practices and games. Busses are used for long road trips. Exciting away weekends include Dallas, TX, for the Big XII tournament; Boulder, CO; Mankato, MN; Lincoln, NE; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL; Davenport, IA; and Jefferson City, MO to play arch rival Mizzou. We are looking for talented, dedicated players to come out and enjoy the fasted paced sport on earth with us while competing on a national level.
Judo means "the Gentle Way" in Japanese. It is a grappling Martial Art, as opposed to Karate or Tae Kwon Do. We do not strike, but instead practice ways to throw an opponent to the ground (the classic idea of using your opponent’s weight against him or her) and subdue them once on the ground using grappling techniques.
The KU Karate Club practices a traditional self-defense style called Okinawan Goju-Ryu. We focus on street fighting techniques, as well as the formalized features from the historical art of Goju-Ryu (both partner and individual). Practices include drilling, technique, individual/partner forms and sparring..
Ki Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art that teaches self-defense and mind-body coordination. Because Aikido defenses focus on using an attacker's own power against them, the defender does not need to out muscle their opponent. Aikido is well-suited to people of all sizes and strengths.
Kumdo is a modern martial art of fencing, the Korean equivalent of Japanese Kendo. The name means "the way of the sword," using the same Chinese characters as Kendo. Kumdo pursues one’s perfect harmony of inner strength ("Ki"), absolute and unbounded swing of the sword ("Kum"), and use of lower back and body ("Chae"). The primary purpose of Kumdo is not self-defense, but the development of discipline and self-control. The spiritual maturity combined with strength and speed-this is the essence of Kumdo.
Rugby is now the fastest growing collegiate sport in the U.S. KU's Men's and Women's teams play against other clubs here in Kansas and throughout the Midwest. the club as a whole is continuing to elevate its level of play while taking on rookie players each season.
Rugby is now the fastest growing collegiate sport in the U.S. KU's Men's and Women's teams play against other clubs here in Kansas and throughout the Midwest. the club as a whole is continuing to elevate its level of play while taking on rookie players each season.
The Purpose of Kansas Sailing is to provide instruction to the new and inexperienced sailor, while at the same time providing a competitive intercollegiate racing program for the experienced sailor. We welcome anyone who is interested and dedicated.
In Fall 2004 we plan on having two full squads. We accept players who are serious about developing their skills, showing practice commitment, and showing leadership ability in the way of fundraising and community service.
Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art which emphasizes the use of hand and foot striking techniques for self defense. The purpose of the KU Tae Kwon Do Club is to give all students, faculty and staff the opportunity to study Tae Kwon Do and to promote the physical and mental disciplines of the martial art. Club members have various levels of experience and come from many different Tae Kwon Do schools. No previous martial arts experience is necessary to join the club. If you are interested please feel free to stop by during one of our meeting times and drop in on a class.
The Horror Zontals Men's Ultimate Frisbee team has represented KU for twenty years now. As Ultimates popularity, competitiveness, and grass-roots support continues to grow worldwide, the Horror Zontals have ambitious goals to travel across the nation to high caliber tournaments.
Ultimate frisbee is a fun, fast-paced, outdoor team sport which combines a disc, features from basketball, football, and soccer, and the Spirit of the Game to form a truly unique and exciting sport. Betty Ultimate welcomes women of all experience levels to become part of our tradition and help Kansas Ultimate grow. We compete in the Ultimate Players Association (UPA) College Series and are part of the Ozarks section. Every fall and spring, our team travels to numerous tournaments with goals of not only developing individual and team skills, but also of being a serious contender in each tournament.
The University of Kansas Wakeboard Club is open to new as well as experienced riders. The team practices on Clinton Lake four days a week and meets one night a week for a dinner meeting to discuss upcoming events. There are also optional trips to compete against other universities throughout the Midwest.
The University of Kansas Water Polo Team is open to all students attending the university of all playing levels. The team is part of the university's sports club program and is entirely student run. We work to improve skills, compete effectively and have a good time. Practices are held a few times per week at Robinson Pool. the team competes in the Collegiate Water Polo League in the fall and attends invitationals at various locations in the spring.
The waterski club is for all beginner, intermediate, and advanced skiers that are interested. We practice at MoKan ski lake on K-10 east of Lawrence every weekday from 12-5pm. the $100 dues cover everything needed to practice, including: equipment, boat gas, insurance and instruction. For those who are interested in competition, we travel to several tournaments across the midwest each semester to compete.
