Sports for Faculty Members

Playing

Many faculty take advantage of the Drexel facilities for exercise and recreational competition.  My own passion is squash, served by courts in the bowels of the Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) on the north side of Market between 33 and 34th streets - currently experiencing a major addition.  That same building includes facilities that are available (mostly scheduled) for:

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Exercise machines
• Free weights
• Squash
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball

There are also available for recreational use

• Tennis courts
• Soccer/Lacrosse field

To make use of the facilities you need to purchase a quite inexpensive athletics pass.  You can also sign up for an inexpensive locker.  Inquire at the DAC entrance.

Watching

As you might expect, Drexel has an active varsity sports program, conducted in multiple locations.

• Basketball is the big varsity sport with pep-rallies and large attendance at games in the DAC during the season.
• Swimming, Diving and wrestling all occur in the DAC as well.
• Field sports take place at "Drexel Field" at 43rd street North of Market.  As a futbol (soccer) fan I've enjoyed a number of games there.  But they also host: Lacrosse, Tennis, Field Hockey
• Drexel Crew has a boathouse on boathouse row on the Schuylkill River.
• Drexel Golf occurs as well, but not close to campus so far as I'm aware.

Advising

If you have an interest in a sport there are many non-varsity sports that need a faculty advisor.  I found myself the advisor to the Drexel squash club despite my mediocre abilities and have seen them flourish to my great pleasure with very little active effort on my part - and much highly-disciplined effort on the part of the students.

Jim Mitchell