Recreational sports directors lead with passion, purpose. (In Her Own Words).

While much of the focus on women's college athletics has been on varsity sports, for each varsity player there are several who play intramural sports. They receive neither the free education nor the public acclaim of their varsity sisters, yet they benefit from the opportunities to exercise, hone their skills, compete on a less stressful level and better integrate their athletics into their general education.

Behind much of their success are the women who have made major contributions to the field of recreational sports, whose leadership skills have enhanced the careers and opened new doors within their profession, and offered young women insight on alternative ...