Smith College Athletics

The Smith Archery Club is committed to providing students with the opportunity to learn and practice the sport of archery in a safe environment. The club will coach exclusively recurve style, but will allow archers with alternative styles and prior experience access to practice space at the discretion of the Executive Board. All experience levels welcome. Bring your own equipment or use ours. Email: archery@smith.edu

Smith’s Badminton Club provides a space for beginner to experienced players. We hold open gyms three nights per week, where members can come to play with friends and meet other players (open gym means that practices are not structured). We also organize events and tournaments a couple of times per semester, and players of all levels are encouraged to sign up. Rackets and birdies are provided. If you are interested in joining or have any questions, please email badminton@smith.edu. Looking forward to seeing you on the courts!

Basketball club at Smith is a low-stress competitive space to build your basketball skills and meet other ballers! We meet twice a week during the semester, usually on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons. Practice consists of a few drills followed by a lot of inner-squad scrimmaging and a couple other group games. We also aim to have a couple scrimmages with other schools in the area each semester. Some prior experience is helpful but not required. Contact: bballclub@smith.edu

The Smith Cheer Team is a competitive club team open to all Smith students, regardless of their prior Cheerleading experience. There are two teams that make up Smith Cheer: the Sideline Team and the Competition Team. The Sideline Team practices Sunday from 11-1, and performs cheers and dances at Smith Basketball games. The Competition team practices Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9, as well as Sunday from 11-1, and prepares to compete at the novice-intermediate level in a collegiate competition sometime in late winter-early spring. Both teams participate in weightlifting sessions on Monday nights, located in the Varsity Weight-room. All levels of experience are welcome, and participants can choose if they would like to perform, compete, or both! Go Smith Cheer! Our club can be reached at scspirit@smith.edu.

Fun Run Smith is a non-competitive running club, open to runners of all levels of experience. SMIRC, a competitive branch of Fun Run, open to runners with at least some experience (not a strict cut off but most members run a 5k in under 25 min). Members can choose to participate in local 5k (3.2miles), 10k (6.4 miles) and half marathons (13.1 miles) such as Fall Foliage and Cider Run at Amherst College, Hot Chocolate Run at Smith College, and Dash and Dine at Umass Amherst! SMIRC members participate in intercollegiate races. Fun Run is a great way to get some exercise, explore the area, and meet new people. Come one, come all, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned runner! We aim to enjoy the outdoors and explore the area while appreciating each other's company. We help you reach your goals to become a healthier and happier person. Email: funrun@smith.edu

Smith College Synchro is a club sport. As a club, we left behind the formal, old-school style of the sport and created a joyful splash-friendly synchro style that focuses on inclusivity. While we do not go to competitions, we do put on an incredible show at the end of each semester! Each show has a unique music theme and is open to the public. We practice once a week as a full team, Wednesdays from 7-9 PM, and once a week in separate groups, Tuesday or Sunday. We do warm-ups together, both on land and in the pool, and then work on our choreography. You will learn the basic sculls (swim strokes) that we use to move around, eggbeater (synchro version of treading water), how to hold your breath underwater for a while, and a variety of cool moves to practice, like helicopter, crane, and pinwheel. You will be surprised how much you can learn in a semester- most of our swimmers had never done synchro before college! We hope you join our family! Email: lifeguards@smith.edu

Volleyball Club is all about having fun and supporting each other. Whether you’ve never touched a volleyball before or you’ve played your entire life, we want to provide a space for everyone to play and improve! Email: volleyballclub@smith.edu

We are a friendly and welcoming club sport dedicated to having fun and getting built. Anyone who has an interest in lifting can lift with us regardless of experience or skill. We focus on safe, healthy lifting techniques and overall fitness.