“It is important to give a sense of community and interact with other students,” said recent alumnus David Jackson, a supervisor of intramural softball. “I hope it is enjoyable for everybody and they have a good time and relax, especially with all the stress of studying for classes.”

This is the first time soccer is being offered during the summer semester. Johnny Allen, assistant director of intramural sports, is heading the soccer program this summer and has been involved with the sport for more than 10 years.

“We know the interest is here for MSU soccer,” Allen said. “Our expectations are that lots of people are here for this summer.”

The minimum requirement for players on a team for softball is eight, soccer is nine and sand volleyball is two, but teams can be as large as seen fit.

Students and faculty can create a team and sign up online, or if the participant doesn’t have a team to join, they can sign up as a “free agent” and be selected by a team in search of additional players.

The cost for a soccer or softball team is $70, which can be split between all the players. The deadline to sign up for softball and soccer is noon Friday, and for sand volleyball is 8 p.m. tonight in IM Sports-East.

The meeting for softball is 5:15 p.m. today in room 208 of IM Sports-West. Whether or not the teams want to practice can be determined and scheduled amongst players. The sports follow the same format as in other semesters, but on a smaller scale, Intramural Sports Coordinator Ross Winter said, who is heading the softball league this summer.

“We have a lot of availability, we are just looking for enough teams to play,” Winter said. “Anybody and everybody is welcome.”

Art history and visual culture senior Tatum Walker, said offering these sports over the summer is a great idea, but the time commitment would be her only hesitation to forming a team.

Walker also would like to see tennis offered over the summer because she said it is difficult to find partners and match each other’s time schedule.

“I would be interested in softball because I played in high school,” Walker said. “It sounds awesome, but I would be worried about time management because I work three jobs and take two classes.”