Intramural Soccer Club Founder Welcomes Students to Join in the Fun
By Rachel Williams | Observer Contributor
Ethan Williams has devoted over two years to keeping the Intramural Soccer Club running because he loves the sport and missed it from high school.
Williams has been playing soccer since he was five years old and has always had a passion for the sport. In the fall of 2017, William’s first semester at MWCC, he started the Intramural Soccer Club because he felt out of place and wanted to be playing the sport he missed.
According to Williams, there are about 15 – 20 members in the club and that number fluctuates between weeks. About six people, not including Williams, come every week to join in on the activity, competitive spirit, and joy that the game brings.
“The game is for anyone and everyone – no skills or prior knowledge needed,” said Williams.
Williams said that the process to get the club running was very difficult and a lot of work. He had to talk with Kathy Matson, Student Life Programing Assistant, about wanting to start up the program, then talk to the former Fitness Center Director about the use of the Fitness Center. Many emails later, Williams got the club running and was able to get the Fitness Center to let students join the club even if they did not have a gym membership.
After that, he needed to get other students to join, which involved putting up flyers and meeting face-to-face with students to let them know about the club. He discovered that he had to repeat this process at the start of every semester due to student schedule changes, new students arriving on campus, and former players graduating.
Usually, the club meets on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 p.m., but it changes from semester to semester depending on class schedules and the availability of the gym.
Williams is graduating this spring and is hoping to find a student who wants to keep the club running. Though difficult, Williams said the motivation for the sport has kept him wanting to keep the club going.
“It brings people back to high school,” he said.
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