Registration now is open for UNMC’s intramural curling and broomball leagues.
Are you an employee? Get your co-workers together and represent your department. Students? Represent your college. University pride (and some excellent t-shirts) are on the line.
- Cost: $30 per team (if paid by Nov. 25).
- All equipment provided.
- No experience necessary.
- Games last 30 minutes.
- Teams play once a week.
- No skates. We play in regular shoes.
Broomball leagues are held on Mondays and Tuesdays, and curling leagues are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The curling and broomball seasons run from Dec. 2-Jan. 30 (with the exception of a three-week holiday break from Dec. 15-Jan. 5).
Register by Nov. 25 to secure your team’s spot in the league. To register, simply fill out a short form to create your team in EZLeagues and pay the team registration fee at the front desk of the Center for Healthy Living. Late registration may be accepted beyond Nov. 25; however, there will be an additional $10 late fee.
About curling
Although most people have seen curling in some capacity, few have had the opportunity to try it out themselves. Played with brooms and 40-pound stones made out of a special kind of Scottish granite, curling is likely the most unique recreational activity offered at UNMC. Once a week for six weeks, student and employee teams face off for 30-minute games at the university’s own ice rink in the middle of campus.
UNMC’s intramural curling leagues require absolutely no prior experience, and are an excellent way to blow off some steam after work with co-workers or classmates. Curling is played on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, each with a 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and late (7-9 p.m.) league.
About broomball
Imagine a sport that looks like hockey, but without the skates, pads, and fights. In a nutshell, that’s broomball. At UNMC, broomball is played on the ice by two teams of five players with the aim of scoring points by hitting a small ball with a stick, called a broom, into their opponent’s goal. The rules really are that simple, which allows players to focus on the trickier task of maintaining balance and footing while running on the ice in shoes.
Like curling, intramural broomball requires no prior experience. However, broomball is a much more active sport than curling, so participants can expect to get their cardio in for the day. All players are required to wear helmets which are provided every week.
Intramural leagues are open to UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, and University of Nebraska at Omaha faculty, staff, students, retirees, volunteers and their families. Each team is allowed a limited number of non-UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/UNO individuals.