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HOBART ATHLETICS
Mike Hanna '68, Director of Athletics
Mike Alton, Head Rowing Coach
Mike Cragg, Head Football Coach
Ron Fleury, Head Cross Country Coach
Shawn Griffin, Head Soccer Coach
Scott Iklé '84, Head Sailing Coach
T.W. Johnson, Head Lacrosse Coach
John LaCrosse, Head Golf Coach
Ian Lockwood, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Izzi Metz '98, Head Basketball Coach
Mark Taylor, Head Hockey Coach
Carol Weymuller, Head Squash and Tennis Coach
WILLIAM SMITH ATHLETICS
Deb Steward, Director of Athletics
Sandra Chu, Head Rowing Coach
Lindsay Drury, Head Basketball and Golf Coach
Chip Fishback, Head Squash and Tennis Coach
Pat Genovese, Head Lacrosse Coach, Associate Director of Athletics
Scott Iklé '84, Head Sailing Coach
Kelly Kisner, Head Swimming & Diving Coach
Ian Lockwood, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sally Scatton, Head Field Hockey Coach, Assistant Director of Athletics
Jack Warner, Head Cross Country Coach
Aliceann Wilber, Head Soccer Coach
Hobart
Hobart athletics seeks to afford experience in intercollegiate sports to as many men as possible. Annually, about one third of the Hobart student body participates in intercollegiate athletics. Many participate on more than one team. While student-athletes are encouraged to strive to fulfill their athletic potential, emphasis is placed on achieving a healthy balance between their scholastic and athletic endeavors. The broad-based program receives excellent support in the areas of equipment, facilities, staff, and sports medicine.
Under the supervision of the Department of Athletics, Hobart fields intercollegiate teams in basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, sailing, soccer, squash, and tennis. Hobart is a member of Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and competes in this division in all sports except lacrosse. Since 1995, the Hobart lacrosse team has competed at the Division I level.
Since 1972, Hobart College has won 18 national championships, three Eastern College Athletic Conference regional titles, and 17 conference championships.
William Smith
The Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation has as its foundation an educational philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the medium of movement as a learning vehicle for individual growth and development.
Recognizing that students learn in a variety of ways and through a variety of experiences, the department provides a wide range of activity courses and a comprehensive intercollegiate athletics program. Certain activity courses are offered for credit, others are offered for no credit. Students may select from team sports, individual sports, fitness, wellness, and aquatics classes. Included in the offerings are soccer, lacrosse, tennis, skating, squash, skiing, swimming, scuba diving, weight training, conditioning, aerobics, and more.
Designated as a Division III institution, William Smith engages in varsity competition in the following sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, and tennis. Soccer provides opportunities at the junior varsity level as well.
William Smith is a member of the Liberty League, MAISA, NCAA, and ECAC. Through their membership in the William Smith Athletic Advisory Council, student-athletes play a significant role in the operations of the athletics department. They select a board of team representatives who work closely with the athletics director, providing input in policy development.
Recreation and Intramurals
The Colleges provide an extensive recreation and intramural sports program for those who enjoy sports activities but don't necessarily wish to compete on the intercollegiate level. This enables each student to choose the activities that best satisfy his or her needs. Walleyball, touch football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and a host of other team and individual sports are available.
Physical Education Classes
The Colleges also offer a wide variety of physical education classes (some are credit-bearing courses) designed to develop skills in activities that can be performed throughout one's life. These classes, which range from scuba diving to ice skating, are instructed by staff members who have significant experience and expertise in that related activity.
Club Sports
Club sports include alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, cycling, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, Frisbee, floor hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, paintball, rugby, ski racing, track and field, These sports are organized under the Office of Student Activities and do not carry varsity or intercollegiate status.
Outdoor Recreation Program (ORAP)
ORAP provides both structured and unstructured recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts in the Hobart and William Smith Colleges community. In addition, a concerted effort is made to introduce novices to a variety of outdoor activities.
This program sponsors a combination of courses, clinics, and outings throughout the school year. Examples of instructional courses and clinics which may be offered are: hiking and backpacking, kayaking, ice climbing, nordic skiing, spelunking, and ice skating.
Dates and times of programs are publicized and a fee is charged to cover equipment and administrative costs. A resource center and an equipment rental system also provide individuals with the means to coordinate their own outings.
The Wellness Program
As an extension of the physical education program, the wellness program emphasizes the interrelationships between nutrition, stress management, fitness, and mental and physical well-being. More information about the program can be obtained by contacting the director of the Sport and Recreation Center.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Aquatics
915 Lifeguard Training This course is given for those desiring American Red Cross certification. Swimming stroke improvement, conditioning, practicing, and practical use of all phases of in‑the‑water life‑guarding and out‑of‑water prevention‑supervision methods. Some first aid and artificial respiration methods are included. Prerequisite: swimming test. Fee. (Spring, offered annually)
916 Water Safety Instructor This course includes perfection and practice of all recognized swimming strokes and lifesaving techniques plus some first aid and artificial respiration methods. Prerequisite: PEC 915 Lifeguard Training. Fee. (Spring, offered annually)
921 Swimming I In this course, novice and beginning swimmers are given adjustment techniques and instruction in basic strokes. The class is divided into non‑swimmers and those who desire stroke improvement and endurance development. (Fall, offered annually)
930 Scuba Diving I This course includes all techniques of the sport. Certification is given for satisfactory completion. Fee. (Offered each semester)
932 Scuba Diving II This course is a Specialty Diver program designed to teach advanced diving skills in the areas of: Underwater Navigation, Night / Low Visibility Diving, and Diver Stress & Rescue. Completion of classroom, pool, and open water work will lead to an internationally recognized Specialty Diver certification. Divers will be able to complete reciprocal and triangular navigation runs, make dives to depths greater than 60'(as limited by Level 1 training) and to dive in low light diving conditions. Divers will be able to identify and help relieve stresses in themselves and their buddy. Buddy Rescue and self-help skills are mastered. Fee.
Lifetime Services, Individual, and Dual Activities
980 Athletic Training The objectives of this course are to acquaint and afford opportunity for concentrated study by means of participation, observation, discussion, instruction, and research in the latest techniques, practices, problems, and theories pertaining to athletic training. (Reeland, Spring, offered annually)
989 Essentials of Personal Training This course introduces and explores, to a limited degree, the essential components associated the “personal training” profession. Some of the components covered include exercise programming, facility management, medical screening, safety/liability issues and marketing strategies. While theory/content is traditionally addressed in the classroom, the practical application of some of these components extends into the fitness center and group exercise room. (Hess, Fall, offered annually)
Recreational Clinics
919 Ice Skating This course enables students to learn the basics of ice skating at the Geneva Ice Rink. Skate rental available. Fee. (Wilber, Fall, offered annually)
921 Basic Sailing In this course, students are instructed in basic sailing skills and the fundamentals of sailing theory. Classes are held at the HWS dock off South Main Street. (Iklé, Fall, offered annually)
929 Field Hockey Clinic (Scatton, Spring, offered annually)
935 Fitness Basic theories of physical fitness and conditioning are taught with instruction in a variety of fitness activities.
937 Power/Strength Training for Women (01 section meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 02 section meets Tuesdays and Thursdays)
955 Cross‑Country Skiing Clinic This is a course in which basic cross‑country skiing techniques are taught and perfected. Transportation is furnished to practice slopes. (Wilber, Fall, offered annually)
972 Indoor Soccer Clinic This course is coeducational and is held in the Sport and Recreation Center. (Wilber, offered each semester)
989 Essentials of Personal Training This course introduces and explores, to a limited degree, the essential components associated with being a personal trainer. Some of the components covered include exercise programming, facility management, medical screening, safety/liability issues, and marketing strategies. While theory/content are traditionally addressed in the classroom, the practical application of some of these components extends into the fitness center and the group exercise room. (Hess, Fall, offered annually)
