Intramural Sports
Campus Recreation’s intramural sports league is called IM West. We offer a unique co-ed, co-curricular and engaging student experience to all UH West Oʻahu students. We partner with IM LeeSports to offer intramural sports, including flag football, volleyball, basketball, cornhole, ping pong, axe throw and pickleball. A typical sports season will consist of two to four UH West Oʻahu teams, ranging in competitiveness from beginner to advanced, who compete against each other and other UH campuses. You can find out more about IM LeeSports here.
We also teach athletics on the Great Lawn during Tuesdays and Thursdays in our “Play to Learn” sessions. This provides an opportunity to both learn sports and play casually for fun with UH West Oʻahu students, staff, and faculty and Tokai International students. Tournaments are occasionally held throughout the semester, such as our Breast Cancer Awareness Volleyball Tournament in October and Bowling Tournaments near mid-terms.
Requirements
UH West Oʻahu Student
Be at least a part-time student at UH West O'ahu
Grades
Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher
Liability and Photo Waiver
Sign both waivers for IM West and IM LeeSports
Good Health
Be in good health to participate
Rules
IM LeeSports refers to the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education: Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students regarding participation based on gender when it applies to co-ed specific rules that align with the gender identity to further advocate for an inclusive community.
IM LeeSports staff is CPR and First Aid certified and will make the decision to keep a player off the court/field after an injury based on their judgement. Players must understand that it is their responsibility to read all the rules for the league for each sport they participate in.
Basketball
Basketball is one of the most competitive and popular sports in our league! IM West usually signs up 3-4 teams per season: Tyto (competitive), Asio (moderate), Stryx (moderate), and Hootie Hoo (beginner).
Axe Throw
Ever watch Thor swing his mighty hammer and think, “I could do that with an axe”? Well, now’s your chance to prove it. Axe throwing is like stepping into your action movie without the explosions. Whether you’re channeling your inner Viking, Marvel superhero, or lumberjack, the key to a successful throw is knowing the rules of axe throwing.
Flag Football
Flag Football kicks off the academic year and is a nice way to spend the last days of summer weather outside. The league is quite competitive, and we are proud of Tyto as the undefeated FA19 champions! We also sign up Hootie Hoo, a moderate/beginner team.
Cornhole
Cornhole (also known regionally as sack toss, or bags) is a lawn game popular in North America in which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at an inclined board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag through the hole (three points)
What Is Pickleball?
Pickleball is a paddle sport blending tennis, badminton, and table tennis, played indoors or outdoors on a badminton-sized court with a slightly lower net. Players use a solid paddle and a perforated plastic ball in singles or doubles, with underhand serves and the unique kitchen zone that encourages long, strategic rallies. As the sport’s National Governing Body, USA Pickleball sets official rules, approves equipment, sanctions tournaments, and supports programs nationwide. Easy to learn but challenging to master, pickleball is accessible to all ages and abilities, offering both casual fun and competitive play.
Volleyball
Volleyball is one of our most popular and exciting sports– the team limit for the league is usually full! IM West signs up 3-4 teams each season: Tyto (competitive), Asio (competitive/moderate), Stryx (moderate), Hootie Hoo (beginner).
