Spring Break
Alums start local broomball leagues
Caroline Briggs
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Community
Shugarts said the group of about 25 guys enjoy playing in the CBA because playing broomball with Miami's intramural program can become limiting because of Goggin Ice Arena's half-sheet arena. Shugarts said the CBA and the DBA are both played on a full sheet of ice.
"They're doing fantastic with promotion," Shugarts said. "(The CBA has) the new summer program coming up with Dayton teams coming down to play and fundraisers around the community to promote the league."
With the growing popularity of broomball in the area among young professionals, Downs, Shugarts and Kaeppner all agreed that the tradition of broomball at Miami plays a large role.
"The one thing you need to start a league is good people who know the sport and have experience," Shugarts said. "They are certainly targeting Miami people (at the DBA) because it is obviously a recipe of success in Cincinnati."
Barry Schutte, senior director at the Goggin, said the intramural broomball at Miami is larger than any other school's because almost anyone can play.
"It is an opportunity for those who don't necessarily have great skills on the ice," Schutte said. "It is a lifetime sport that will stick with you."
Cost of becoming a member of a DBA league will run about $40 to $60 per person, according to Downs, with leagues ranging from recreation to competitive. All teams will be co-ed. More information on the league can be found at www.daytonbroomball.org.
More information about the CBA can be found at www.cincinnatibroomball.org.
"They're doing fantastic with promotion," Shugarts said. "(The CBA has) the new summer program coming up with Dayton teams coming down to play and fundraisers around the community to promote the league."
With the growing popularity of broomball in the area among young professionals, Downs, Shugarts and Kaeppner all agreed that the tradition of broomball at Miami plays a large role.
"The one thing you need to start a league is good people who know the sport and have experience," Shugarts said. "They are certainly targeting Miami people (at the DBA) because it is obviously a recipe of success in Cincinnati."
Barry Schutte, senior director at the Goggin, said the intramural broomball at Miami is larger than any other school's because almost anyone can play.
"It is an opportunity for those who don't necessarily have great skills on the ice," Schutte said. "It is a lifetime sport that will stick with you."
Cost of becoming a member of a DBA league will run about $40 to $60 per person, according to Downs, with leagues ranging from recreation to competitive. All teams will be co-ed. More information on the league can be found at www.daytonbroomball.org.
More information about the CBA can be found at www.cincinnatibroomball.org.
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