The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration by George S. McClellan & Chris King & Donald L. Rockey

Author:George S. McClellan & Chris King & Donald L. Rockey
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118234747
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

These three areas account for the primary expenses in any recreation and intramural program. The highest cost in the operation of recreation, intramurals, and fitness is in the area of salaries and benefits. There are many different types of staff members within a recreation program. These may include full-time and part-time employees, graduate student assistants, and undergraduate student workers. Recreation management must balance the cost of this staff with the need to provide a safe, healthy, and enjoyable experience to its users, who include students, staff, and faculty.

Facility maintenance, utility, and equipment costs represent the bulk of programmatic expenses, after recreation staff salaries and benefits. Intramural programs are actively operating for as much as eight to ten hours a day on many campuses, while fitness programs may operate 16 to 20 hours per day. With such extensive usage, it is obvious that the cost of operation and the wear and tear on facilities and equipment will be continual and extensive. Due to the extensive and continual use of the facilities and equipment, ongoing and deferred maintenance programs, as well as equipment inspection and equipment replacement cycles, will be more frequent in recreation and intramural programs.

Additional expense items may include extramural competitions for club and intramural sports. Club sports have traditionally traveled off-campus for competition, but extramural competition as a part of a comprehensive intramural program is becoming a growing phenomenon. Intramural program directors are cooperating with each other and arranging competitions between their students in a variety of team sports. The participant benefit is easily apparent, but these activities are an additional expense for intramural programs.

Although the cost per participant is well below that of intercollegiate athletics, recreation and intramural programs play an important role in campus and student life and require a budget comparable to its importance and programmatic size. These expenses go hand-in-hand with the operation of a comprehensive recreation, intramural and club sport, and fitness program.

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