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OFFICE OF RRCREATION & SPORTS

§ Mission Statement		§ Objectives
§ Programs		§ University of Belize's Annual Relathon
§ University Health and Fun Run		§ Sports Day for UB
§ UB Sporting Legacy		§ Representatives of the University

Mission Statement

The University of Belize's Office of Recreation and Sports functions to improve personal growth by promoting good health practices. This will be accomplished with the use of state-of-the-art equipment alongside coordinated services, provided by a full-time staff. The University's sports programs will focus, just as the facility, on maintaining a physically active lifestyle, through both individual and group activities.

Mr. Kirk Smith

Director of
Recreation and Sports

Objectives

Provide equipment that will support the goals of the facility
Provide sporting opportunities for students
To increase student's knowledge of physical education and sports
Use the University colors and the Black Jaguar mascot, to endorse school sports
To generate creative means to financially maintain sports programs
To formulate an effective system of selection for UB Varsity Teams
To train and support UB Varsity Teams

Programs

Programs include: Recreational, Intramurals, Extramurals and Varsity

RECREATIONAL

Individual

Table Tennis, Weight Training, Badminton, Dart, Billiards, Checkers, Dominoes, Aerobics, Judo, Karate

Team

Male/Female, Coed, Faculty and Staff

VARSITY

Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Softball, Track & Field, Canoeing (Male and Female)

INTRAMURALS

Basketball, Football, Softball,Volleyball, Futsal and Track & Field

EXTRAMURALS

Competitions between all campuses (i.e. PG, Central Farm, BZ and BMP)

University of Belize's Annual Relathon

UB RELATHON - An annual activity originally inherited from one of the five tertiary institutions that contributed to the formation of the University of Belize.

University Health and Fun Run

UB UNITY FUN RUN - A means to encourage the UB community to come together by partaking in a positive life-fullfilling activity.

Sports Day for UB

GOAL - To bring students of all cultures together, enabling them to interact and learn from each other and hopefully assist in developing beneficial relationships.

UB Sporting Legacy

LA RUTA MAYA - Belize River Challenge

All these activities exist to endorse UB as the #1 University in Belize.

Representatives of the University

Play by the rules
Be role models
Be Ambassadors