Football as an Intramural

Internal Proposal for
Football to be added to
Intramural Sports

Alexandria Technical and Community College

Submitted By:
Manny Dralu
Casey Chermak

November 19, 2012

Table of Contents
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….iii
1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…1 2.1 Problem……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 2.0 Discussion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 3.2 Benefits to Alex Tech……………………………………………………………………………………………………1 3.3 Benefits for students…………….…………………………………………………………………………………….2 3.4 Sports and its effect on attendance…………………………………………………………………………….3 3.5 Sports and its effect on grades…………………………………………………………………………………….4 3.6 Right to give students a choice in sports…….……………………………………………………………….5 3.7 Comparison to schools with football as an intramural sport……………………………………….6 3.0 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 4.0 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 5.0 Glossary……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 6.0 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9

Illustrations
Figure 1.1 NCAA Rulebook………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
Figure 1.2 Grades for school and GPA…………………………………………………………………………………………….4

Abstract
Intramural sports present a fun way for students to spend their time at school, and provide an excellent opportunity to introduce themselves in the new world of college. Students get the chance to meet new people by playing against them in various sports such as softball, volleyball, and basketball. These sports are also co-ed, meaning that men and women can play on the same teams or against one another. Intramurals is also a great way to improve attendance or boost student’s motivation to improve their grades. However, there is only a select variety of options for sports. Most of the sports would

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