Rec Sports Member Update

 

Friday, April 27, 2012

 

1.       New Kettlebell Skills Course

2.       International Dance Day Monday, April 30

3.  Outdoor Adventure Summer Trips

4.  Turf Field, Grass Fields Closed at Lincoln Tower Park Beginning April 30

5.       Private Swim Lesson Registration Available

6.       Sibs & Kids Weekend Activities

7.       Intramural Chess Tournament

8.       Become a Personal Trainer: Summer Personal Training Course

9.  Dave Griner Memorial Golf Tournament

 

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New Kettlebell Skills Course
Due to high demand, a five-week FREE Kettlebell Skills Course is being offered for those who missed registration in March!
This skills course will start Wednesday, May 2. Classes will be from 4 - 5 p.m. in RPAC Room B20 (multipurpose room #1). Only 15 spots are available! To register, call (614) 292-7671 and then dial 0.

International Dance Day Monday, April 30
Join Rec Sports in celebrating International Dance Day on Monday, April 30, between 6 - 8 p.m. in the RPAC Amphitheater. Various student organizations will demonstrate dance performances, and you are invited to showcase your talents and skills, or just enjoy the performances. To participate, contact Kaitlin Daniels, campus programs coordinator.

 

Outdoor Adventure Center Summer Trips

Start your summer with a kayaking, backpacking, or surfing adventure! The Outdoor Adventure Center is offering three 10-day summer break trips in June. Travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina from June 8 - 17 for a sea kayaking trip. Cost is $400. Backpack at Great Smoky Mountains National Park from June 9 - 18. Cost is $450. Go surfing in Orange and San Diego Counties, California, from June 10 - 19. Cost is $640.

Each trip includes transportation, food, equipment, and instruction. For more information contact the Outdoor Adventure Center at (614) 247-8680 or email Dave Denny. 

 

Turf Field, Grass Fields Closed at Lincoln Tower Park Beginning April 30
Beginning April 30, the northwest turf field and northeast grass field at Lincoln Tower Park will be closed for a new project.

The northwest turf field surface will be replaced and a new turf field will be constructed in the northeast grass field. The project is anticipated to be completed late summer. The southwest and southeast grass fields will remain open throughout the project, although their access points will be limited by the construction fence surrounding this project. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

 

Private Swim Lesson Registration Available
Learn to swim with Rec Sports! Private and semi-private swim lessons are offered for all ages. Sessions begin Sunday, May 6, and run through Saturday, June 2. Learn more.

 

Sibs and Kids Weekend Activities
Rec Sports is offering a variety of activities such as yoga, a Kentucky Derby Watch Party, sand volleyball tournament, innertube water polo, and more for Kids and Sibs Weekend May 4-6. Learn more.

Intramural Chess Tournament
Checkmate? Show your chess skills at the Intramural Chess Tournament from 4 - 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in the RPAC Dave Griner room. Sign up in the Intramural Office by Thursday, May 3. Registration costs $5, and the first 40 to sign-up receive a free T-shirt! 

Become a Personal Trainer: Summer Personal Training Course
Registration is now open for the WITS Personal Training Certification course beginning Saturday, June 16 at 9 a.m. The course runs through August 11. To register via phone, call (614) 292-7671, and then dial 0. For more information, contact John Katsares, personal training coordinator.

 

Dave Griner Memorial Golf Tournament
Save the date! The Dave Griner Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, May 7, at the Ohio State Scarlet Course. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Ohio State students. For more information, contact Kris Myers, membership sales and relations director.

SPONSORS

Wexner Center for the Arts
The acclaimed documentary Strong! is the illuminating portrait of three-time Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth as she struggles to maintain her place as one of the premiere women lifters in the world. The film screens Saturday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center. Haworth and filmmaker Wyman introduce the screening and engage in a Q&A after the film. Tickets are $15 general public and $10 students, Wexner Center members, and senior citizens. For more information, visit  http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=6279. Tickets available at the Wex or at http://tickets.wexarts.org

*************** IMPORTANT CONTACTS ****************

RPAC Welcome Center – 292-7671

ARC Front Desk – 247-8686

Comments to the Director – Don Stenta, stenta.1@osu.edu, 688-4738

Adapted Recreational Sports – Lindsay Bond, bond.217@osu.edu, 688-3693

Adventure Recreation Center & Jesse Owens Centers – Kurt Schooley, schooley.13@osu.edu, 247-8430

Aquatic Center – Zach Skinner, skinner.199@osu.edu, 688-3587

Community Programs – Marci Hasty, hasty.11@osu.edu, 292-5328

Facility/Meeting Room Scheduling - Andrea Hall, hall.794@osu.edu, 292-6481

Group Fitness Classes and Massage – Scott Holmes, holmes.508@osu.edu, 292-8755

Intramural Sports – Bonnie Mitchell – mitchell.934@osu.edu, 247-6191

Lockers, Sport Shop, and Welcome Center Operations - Rob Jech, jech.2@osu.edu, 688-8788

Marketing - Emily Howard, howard.778@osu.edu, 688-4185

Membership - Kris Myers, myers.785@osu.edu, 688-8461

Ohio State Diving Club – Justin Sochor, sochor.7@osu.edu, 688-8341

Ohio State Swim Club – Kyle Goodrich, goodrich.89@osu.edu, 292-1303

Outdoor Adventure Center - Steve Hawkins, hawkins.264@osu.edu, 247-8063

Personal Training - John Katsares, katsares.1@osu.edu, 292-5153

Racquetball and Squash Reservations - 292-8590

RPAC Operations – Dave DeAngelo, deangelo.1@osu.edu, 247-6009

Sponsorship – Kristin Smith, smith.1424@osu.edu, 688-4619

Sport & Wellness Scholars – Brendan Greisberger, greisberger.5@osu.edu, 688-3297

Sport Clubs – Charles Anderson, anderson.1859@osu.edu, 688-3879

Web Site – Katie Thomas, thomas.2407@osu.edu, 292-5287

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