OFFICE OF INTRAMURAL, RECREATION, AND SPORT CLUBS

SPORT CLUB PROGRAM FACILITIES AND SCHEDULES (RATNER AND HENRY CROWN FIELD HOUSE)

Sport Club Facility Policy

The Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club will administer University athletic and recreational facilities using the following principles as guidelines;

1. Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club and the Department of Physical Education and Athletics will be responsible for the management and administration of all athletic and recreational facilities.
2. All buildings will be supervised by a trained building supervisor who is familiar with not only opening and closing procedures but emergency safety procedures as well.
3. Facility requests will be considered from Sport Club and other departments and recognized university entities.
4. Groups using facilities during closed hours will be billed an appropriate amount for building supervision.
   Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club will attempt, whenever possible, to accommodate the off-hour needs of all groups with the understanding that the Department will make a good-faith effort to secure the appropriate supervision needed but cannot devote extra-ordinary time to seeking out or persuading students to accommodate off-hour requests.
5. Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club or the Student Activities Office will determine the appropriate rate of pay for all building supervision depending upon the anticipated difficulty of securing student and/or staff employees during the requested time (i.e. early morning, late evening, or vacation hours may be billed at a higher rate because of the difficulty of attracting employees at this time).
6. Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club and the Office of Student Activities cannot guarantee off-hour access to athletic and recreational facilities - particularly during interim breaks, vacation periods and traditional holidays.

Athletic Facility Request (Ratner, Henry Crown Field House, Midway Plaisance, Washington Park)
All areas needed for practices and contests must be scheduled through the Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, and Sport Clubs.

1. Reservations are to be requested at least two weeks in advance. Standing reservation times for practices should be requested at the end of spring quarter for the next academic year.
2. Clubs must have approved facility reservations in order to use any University fields or buildings. It is recommended that all clubs have their facility pass with them when they practice or compete. This will assist in solving any concerns, which may arise.
3. Sport Club teams are to request all athletic indoor and outdoor facility space through the Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, Sport Club
4. The following facilities may be reserved through the Sport Club Office:
5. Outdoor Facilities: Midway Fields, Washington Park, Jackson Park
6. Indoor Facilities: Ratner Center, Henry Crown Field House, Ida Noyes, Bartlett Dance Studio

The following priority list for use of athletic facilities on campus: Physical Education, Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals, General Recreation, Sport Clubs, Other Groups

Field/Facility Usage
Priority for field usage will be determined by: in season clubs and longevity of club existence, if the request is made by the deadline. Whenever possible teams will share facilities. Due to limited outdoor space, clubs are encouraged to use good judgment on whether to play or practice during inclement weather. Clubs, which use outdoor facilities, may want to schedule back-up indoor facilities for practices.

Locker Room Facilities
Clubs hosting events at the University of Chicago should request locker room facilities through the Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, and Sport Clubs. Spikes or other athletic shoes, which will mark, damage or have collected excessive soil, should not be worn into indoor facilities.

Summer Recognition and Reservations
Teams wishing to be active during the summer must have prior approval of the Assistant Chair Intramural, Recreation, and Sport Clubs. Clubs may be active during the summer quarter if all the procedural requirements are met. This includes election of officers, a roster of at least ten students enrolled for the summer quarter and completion of an Assumption of Risk Agreement and Release for all new members.

All forms are to be submitted before the beginning of the first week of spring quarter.

Facility Rental Fees
Midway Plaisance and Washington Park Fields

$15.00/practice; $30.00/game

Questions or comments?
Contact the University of Chicago Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sports Clubs.