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Caltech Club Sports
APER Important Club
Sport Team Dates for 2012-2013 Academic Year
Fall Term
• Sunday, October 7th– Mandatory Kick
Off Meeting 7pm Brown Classroom
• Wednesday, October 10th 4:30-7:30 –
Club Fair Location TBA
• Friday, October 19th - Club Sport Teams
Registration due
• Friday, October 19th - Individual CST
member registration due
• Monday, October 22nd - Club Sport Council
Meeting Noon, Brown Classroom
• Monday, November19th – Club Sport
Council Meeting Noon, Brown Classroom
Winter Term
• Monday, January 14th – Club Sports
Council Meeting Noon, Brown Classroom
• Wednesday, January 16th – New Term
Updates due
• Monday, March 11th – Club Sports
Council Meeting Noon, Brown Classroom
Spring Term
• Wednesday, April 10th – New Term
Updates due
• Monday, May 13th – Club Sports
Council Meeting Noon, Brown Classroom
• Friday, May 17th – Leadership
Transition Meeting 6pm, Brown Classroom
General Club Sports
Information
Complete Listing of Club Sports (PDF)
Club sport teams (CSTs) at Caltech provide an avenue for students
and members of the campus community to participate in athletic
activities and competition not currently supported by
intercollegiate athletic programs. Clubs sports are team
organizations that rely on student leadership and are formed by
individuals sharing a common interest in a sport activity.
The strength, membership and active competitive spirit of each club
sport team is defined by its participants and their interest level
in staying active in their sport and competition.
CSTs provide our students with a real-life learning
laboratory. It is a chance to work hands-on in leadership,
group dynamics, and organizational management. Budgeting,
scheduling of competition, maintaining files and rosters, meeting
deadlines and filing reports are skills club members and leaders
develop and polish before entering the working environment.
CSTs present great opportunities for Caltech students to sharpen
life skills.
Club sport teams are primarily a student endeavor and are intended
as student groups interested in a sport and pursuing competition
not offered by intercollegiate athletics. Other members of
the Caltech community may join CSTs, however the majority of
membership must be undergraduate and graduate students.
What defines a club sport team at Caltech? The APER staff has
designed criteria to define a club sport team. All clubs are
asked to register through the appropriate Caltech club process, and
only clubs meeting the definition of a club sport team need to
register in addition with APER to receive an opportunity to request
department support.
Criteria for club sport team designation:
• The primary purpose of the club is to
develop and display athletic ability in the context of
competition.
• The sport has a defined playing season
designated by a national or international governing body. A
designated season includes a clear start, a clear finish, a method
to calculate the length of activity, and includes a period where no
activity is taking place as an off-season.
• A national or international governing
body defines rules for practice/competition, playing season,
eligibility for competition, and generally administers the state of
the sport in the sporting community.
• The team participates in at least five
(5) competitions against other teams/individuals that are guided by
similar guidelines or structure during their designated playing
season.
• The team or individuals hold practice
sessions at least twice each week with the primary goal of the
session focused on skill development and preparation for
competition.
Benefits of registering as a club sport team at Caltech CSTs at
Caltech enjoy benefits by registering with APER which
including:
• Ability to request to schedule athletic facilities
for practice sessions and competition subject to APER schedule
availability.

• Use of the Caltech name, institute logo and athletics
logo
Anyone interested in starting a new club should review the Club
Sport Teams appendix to the Caltech Clubs manual. A link is
provided below with the appendix only, and all clubs must also
obtain and review the Caltech Clubs manual through the student
activities office.
Complete Handbook for Club Sports (PDF)
a. Calendar
f. Misc. Forms
g. Annual Report
If you have an interest in starting a new sport club team, and
meet the criteria listed above, please contact our club sports
coordinator, Sandra Marbut at 626/395-3674 or smarbut@caltech.edu
