Recreation

Recreational Sports

Recreational sports information can be picked up in the Office of Student Life, located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center. The following sports activities are offered:

• Fall Flag Football (September-October)
• 3 on 3 Basketball (February-March)
• Spring Flag Football (March-April)

Games are played on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, 12pm-1pm. Location: Recreational Sports Field (by the water tower) or the GCC Gymnasium. All sports activities are co-educational in design. Personalized t-shirts are awarded to the individual team winners and the team name is placed on a plaque in the Student Center.

Games and Tournaments

Numerous games and tournaments are scheduled throughout the Fall and Spring semesters (October and February).

Types of games: Ping Pong, 8-Ball, Foosball, Air Hockey, Dominoes, Double Shot Basketball, PS II, X-Box etc. Personalized t-shirts are awarded to the 1st and 2nd place finishers in each category.

Evening Open Gym

The GCC Gymnasium is open for student use when not occupied by a physical education class or by the Athletic Department. Supervised, free play, gymnasium time(s) may vary weekly and from month to month during any given semester. Use of this space and/or the exercise equipment without college supervision is prohibited.

The "evening open gym" concept is designed to encourage students/employees to participate in informal, recreational sports activities during their leisure time. The following rules apply to the Evening Open Gym Program:

1. Only GCC students and/or employees are eligible to participate. *The activity is closed to the general public.
2. Participants must provide their GCC ID card, sign in upon arrival, sign a liability release waiver and sign out when departing. These procedures will be followed nightly.

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Instructions for Checking Out Recreation/Game Equipment in the Student Center (The fine print)

1. Students must present a valid GCC photo ID card to the staff person on duty. The card is kept in the office until the user returns the equipment. The equipment will not be checked out without the GCC identification card. Substitute identification or personal items will not be accepted in place of the proper identification. Equipment users are responsible for damaged or broken equipment. The Director of Student Life will access the proper charges. Failure to pay will result in loss of Student Cener privileges and/or a hold will be placed on your grades.
2. Equipment users must sign the equipment checkout book, located on the desk, within the Office of Student Life. Please complete the sign out and sign in procedure in its entirety. This data is very important!
3. There is no time limit on the use of equipment. DO NOT WALK OFF AND LEAVE EQUIPMENT ON THE TABLES. Please return the equipment to the office. Sign the book and ask the staff person for your ID card. *The Office of Student Life is not responsible for ID cards left overnight. Unclaimed cards left longer than 5 business days will be destroyed.
4. Recreation/game equipment available for student use:
   • Billiard balls and cues
   • Table tennis paddles and balls
   • Mini basketballs for the electronic basketball game
   • Foosballs
   • Air-Hockey strikers and pucks
   • PSII entertainment centers
   • Assorted PS II games
   • Assorted table games (chess, checkers, dominoes, playing cards, puzzles, etc.)
   • Any form of gambling is prohibited.

The hours of operation for The Office of Student Life, games area and lounge can be found on bulletin boards located in the Student Center. This information may also be found on the GCC homepage under College Calendar.