FAQ

The Club Sports program provides opportunities for individuals who share a common interest in a specific sport to enjoy the benefits of a group experience.

Clubs are regulated by program and university policy but retain the characteristic of self-administration and self-regulation. Members assume a variety of roles within the club and are called upon to assist in all aspects of club operations.

Club Sports are not a program of the University of Arkansas Athletics Department.

Club Sport participation is open to any student currently enrolled in classes through the University of Arkansas (flagship institution only) as well as any faculty, staff, and spouses who have a current UREC membership. Individual clubs may have more specific eligibility due to their structure and may hold tryouts for teams.

The best way to get information is to ask the club directly! Look under the heading Active Clubs for their emails. 

For more general questions, please email sclubs@uark.edu to ask our UREC Staff.

Before applying to become a club sport, a Registered Student Organization must be active for a preferred term of least 1-2 years and must also have completed a successful transition of officers. 

Persons and/or groups who've met the above criteria in starting a new club sport should first contact the Club Sports Administration via email at sclubs@uark.edu to set up a meeting. Groups interested in creating a club must complete the following:

• Club constitution
• Club budget (for one full academic year)
• Roster of potential club members, including UARK ID numbers (minimum of five names for an individual sport club and at least the amount of names needed to field a team for a team sport)

Email all items to sclubs@uark.edu.  Once the above steps are completed and the Club Sports Administration feel the club is ready to move on, the potential club will then present their club to the Club Sports Advisory Council. The Council will have the final decision on whether or not a club can join the program.

Clubs who are admitted will be considered an official club sport and may start participating in the program. Clubs who are admitted into the program prior to the end of fall semester are eligible to receive funding from the program the following fiscal year, however, funding is not guaranteed. Clubs admitted after the fall semester must wait a full fiscal year before receiving any program funding. 

Those interested in capturing photo or video of a UREC event, including Club Sports, may request a media pass by e-mailing urec@uark.edu and obtaining written permission. A request must include the event name or reason for capturing footage, the date and time when it will take place, as well as the organization which the individual seeking to check out the pass represents and their reason for requesting a media pass. 

To pick up a media pass, the interested party must then visit the UREC Main Office in HPER 225 to check out the pass. At this time, you will be required to show proof of written permission from the Marketing Office or UREC Administration. Requests should be made during business hours from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for a timely response.

Media passes must be immediately returned to the UREC Main Office once the event has finished, unless the Main Office is closed. In this case, the pass may be returned the next day that the Main Office is open, or it may be turned in to the Club Sport Supervisor if the event is on a Sunday.