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.
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 equestrian team competes in the Hunt Seat division of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). With levels from Beginning Walk/Trot up through Open 3' Hunter Over Fences, a division is open for everyone to show in, no experience necessary. Our show season runs year round, with many opportunities for everyone. Our barn is located in Bucyrus, Kansas about a 50 minute drive from Lawrence. We carpool to practice every weekend.
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.
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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..
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.
Membership Requirements: KU Racquetball Club is open to any undergraduate or graduate student that wants to join. There is no limit on how many members can join and all skill levels are welcome. Payment of club dues and participation are required for those who want to be a member and travel with the team for tournaments.
Purpose: To provide a recreational and/or competitive atmosphere for KU Students interested in racquetball.
Practice: Practice will occur two to three times a week and is yet to be decided for the 2009-2010 season. KU Racquetball would like to allow maximum participation throughout the year and therefore will hold a team meeting as well as decide on practice times. Practice is very important and will help improve one's game on the court, but if you have a test the night of a practice or need to study for a test the following day, do not hesitate to skip practice, leave early or show up late- just shoot an email to Ben.
If you are interested, please feel free to join the facebook group "KU Racquetball Club" or email Ben. He will contact you with the information about the first meeting of the season and practices.
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.
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.
We are a competitive team, made up from a tryout, that plays other university's club soccer teams. Our season is during the fall semester.
The Softball Club team at the University of Kansas was formed to create an opportunity for women at KU who are students or KU Faculty/Staff to participate on a competitive, fastpitch softball team at the collegiate level. Our objective is to establish and maintain a high level of competition and respect on the field while pursuing academic excellence. Our club has annual dues, numerous fundraisers requiring team participation, weekly practices and of course games! The Softball Club is completely student run, so we have to fund ourselves, so please understand that we are a young team and will be doing a lot of raising money this fall and other team building activities.
We have formed this club because we want to improve in table tennis through competition with a variety of opponents. We want to provide the opportunity to practice and compete in a professional environment.
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 played with a disc that incorporates 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. Join our Google group and visit our website for additional information about our team, practice and tournaments.
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 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 8am-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.
