club sports

Non-varsity team activities

Club sports are athletic activities organized outside a school's official varsity program, typically student-run and self-funded.

They offer competitive play without the scholarship requirements or time demands of varsity athletics: She plays club volleyball because the varsity commitment was too intense.

Club sports range from mainstream offerings like soccer and basketball to niche activities like quidditch or ultimate frisbee.

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soccer · basketball · volleyball · ultimate · frisbee · student athletes · tournament · jersey · tryouts · practice · scrimmage · pick-up game · competitive · pickup · field · court · away game · captain

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Opposites
organizational status and institutional recognition

club sportsvarsity sports

Top-level school team competition

intercollegiate athletics · professional sports · Olympic sports · intramural sports · Olympic training

organizational structure

club sportsintramural sports

Competition among same-institution students

pickup games · professional leagues · open gym · individual sports

Family

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G