(Texas Tech Recreational Sports)

Department of Recreational Sports
Mission & Vision

Mission

Recreational Sports promotes each student's learning experience by having quality facilities, programs and activities that engage the university community in healthy lifestyles incorporating sport, fitness and leisure

Vision

The university community recognizes Recreational Sports for quality, comprehensive recreational opportunities leading to active, healthy lifestyles

Values

Appreciation, Caring, Cooperation, Courtesy, Dedication, Dependability, Diversity, Effort, Hard Work, Helping Others, Honesty, Humility, Integrity, Learning, Living in Balance, Participation in Regular Physical Activity, Patience, Respect, Service, Teaching by Example, Tolerance, Trust

Goals

Goal 1 - Provide the best modern recreation facilities and equipment for student and faculty/staff use.

Benchmarks:

100 % of SRC fitness studios have contemporary working stereo systems.
Leisure pool opened and operating by March, 2009.
Increase by 15% the number of fitness equipment having individualized TVs.
Referendum approved by Students for satellite recreation facility by 2011.
Increase by 50% the number of functional areas housing automated web based operations.
10% annual replacement/upgrade schedule of cardio equipment

Objective 1.1 - Improve sound systems in fitness studio

Strategies:

Utilize expertise of USA sound personnel to determine needs
Establish funding sources
Purchase and install new equipment

Objective 1.2 - Design, construct and open within budget, new leisure pool adjacent to Student Recreation Center.

Strategies:

Work with students, Facility Planning and architects to create a one-of-a-kind leisure pool
Establish priorities on completion date
Determine operational costs and secure yearly operational funds

Objective 1.3 - Increase the number of individualized pieces of fitness equipment having their own TVs.

Strategies:

Determine locations, cable availability and desired equipment needs
Secure funding for projects from Rec Fee Advisory Committee

Objective 1.4 - Receive approval for design of satellite recreation/student union facility
near West Rec Soccer Complex

Strategies:

Do preliminary planning with Union, Rec Sports
Hire architect to do planning schematic and budget preparation
Meet with students to gauge interest
Determine funding
Have referendum on new facility

Objective 1.5 – Use of new technology in departmental operation

Strategies:

Improve equipment issue check-out to ID card swipe system
Purchase an registration/point of sale system for Fit/Well programs
Purchase and install digital sign for building

Goal 2 - Expand recreational opportunities for students

Benchmarks:

One new facility update yearly in Student Recreation Center
5% increase in fitness class participation
5% increase in fitness special events
95% play rate for all team intramurals

Objective 2.1 - Update physical facility areas within Student Recreation & Aquatic Center
Strategies:

Expand boxing area
Create outdoor basketball court
Create classrooms space at Aquatic Center
Develop outdoor " Venice Beach" lifting area

Objective 2.2 – Provide additional opportunities through Fitness/Wellness Center

Strategies:

Develop a "for credit" personnel training course
Develop a "for credit" group fitness training course.
Promotional booths across campus
Choreographed programs provided around campus

Objective 2.3 - Increase intramural play rate for team sports

Strategies:

Market policies and procedures
Increase refundable team intramural forfeit fee
Improve recreation leagues with more play dates

Objective 2.4 - Involve incoming freshman into Sport Club Program

Strategies:

Move Sport Club "Publicity Day" to the beginning of semester
Produce Sport Club brochure for freshman

Goal 3 - Use of resources to recruit and retain quality staff and student assistants

Benchmarks:

Increase of student assistant salaries by an average of 20%
Average 3 semesters of work for all student assistants trained

Objective 3.1 Decrease turn-over of student assistant employees

Strategies:

Increase student employee salaries above minimum wage increases
Identify specialty student positions and pay competitive salaries
Focus on departmental expectations during hiring and training

Objective 3.2 Provide training and developmental opportunities for staff

Strategies:

Update lifeguards with the new lifeguard qualifications
Provide in-house CEU training for fitness instructors yearly
Increase the number of fitness instructors nationally certified
Encouragement and support for staff learning

Goal 4 - Increase Outdoor Pursuit Center participation opportunities for students, faculty and staff

Benchmarks:

10% increase trip participation
5% increase in wall use
5% increase in programs and special events

Objective 4.1: Identification and development of new users

Strategies:

Establishment of an outdoor themed living community within the Residence Halls.
Develop new programs for international students through the International Culture Center
Partner with Intensive English for new programming opportunities

Objective 4.2: Increase current program practices

Strategies:

Work with departmental marketing department
Increase partnering practices with Honors College
Review present scheduling format

Goal 5 - Departmental awareness throughout campus

Benchmarks:

Increase sponsorship income by $10,000
Installation of new digital signage
Annual Student Rec Center use exceeds1,000,000

Objective 5.1 - Develop marketing plan

Strategies:

Develop print material objectives
Assist in campus program that promote Recreational Sports
Use University Relations to promote large events
Create Rec Sports "e-newsletter"

Objective 5.2 - Increase Self generated income

Strategies:

Develop sponsorship goals
Specialized marketing program for sponsor
Partnership development

Objective 5.3 - New marketing ideas

Strategies:

Expand Facebook use
Purchase digital sign for Student Rec Center
Add video to website
Use of podcasting for promotion