To help students learn new skills, meet people with similar interests, relieve stress, and increase fitness, UCLA Recreation oversees programs from intramural sports to outdoor adventures.
The UCLA intramural sports program consists of team, dual, and individual sports competition in tournament or league play. Over 7,000 participants compete throughout the year in various sports activities ranging from basketball to water polo. UCLA students and recreation membership holders are eligible. Varying skill levels are offered in almost all activities, and the emphasis is on friendly competition.
Club sports offer students the chance to organize, coach, or participate in sports that fall beyond the scope of intramurals but are not offered at the varsity level. Coed teams exist in archery, artistic swimming, badminton, boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, climbing, cycling, dragon boat, equestrian, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, judo, kendo, powerlifting, quidditch, roller hockey, roundnet, running, sailing, ski and snowboard, squash, swim, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon, water ski, wrestling, and wushu. Separate men’s and women’s teams exist in basketball, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, ultimate, volleyball, and water polo. There are also men’s teams in baseball, cricket, ice hockey, and rowing; and women’s teams in beach volleyball, field hockey, and softball.
Outdoor Adventures offer students the chance to get away and enjoy the wonders of local and distant mountains and waterways. Activities designed for beginning to experienced outdoors people include bike rides, challenge course, camping, rock climbing, scuba diving, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, and hiking.
Noncredit instructional classes in arts, dance, fitness sports, golf, kayaking, martial arts, outdoor adventures, rock wall, rowing, sailing, standup paddling, surfing, swimming, tennis, water aerobics, windsurfing, yoga, and a variety of group fitness programs are offered for beginning and intermediate levels. Private lessons in arts, dance, martial arts, sports, aquatics, and other activities are also available. Fitness is offered either as a recreation class or on a drop-in basis.
For registered students who prefer independent recreation and exercise, UREC offers access to many facilities. The John R. Wooden Recreation and Sports Center has multiple gymnasia; basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts; handball/racquetball/squash courts; a weight training facility, rock climbing wall, exercise/dance and martial arts studios; and a games lounge. The Bruin Fitness Center, located on the Hill, and Kinross Recreation Center, located in Westwood, offer closer-to-home exercise options for undergraduate and graduate students respectively. Sunset Canyon Recreation Center offers activities in an outdoor park setting that features a 50-meter swimming pool, 25-yard family pool, picnic/barbecue areas, play fields, outdoor amphitheater, six lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball court, two multipurpose sports courts, and various meeting rooms and lounges, as well as a challenge course. The UCLA Marina Aquatic Center offers sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, rowing, surfing, and other activities. Students also have the use of Drake Stadium, Hitch Basketball Courts, intramural field, Los Angeles Tennis Center, Pauley Pavilion, Student Activities Center, Sycamore Tennis Courts, and Kaufman Hall for recreational sports and activities.
