Category: Aquatics

Mason Rec’s Welcome2Mason Events!

Recreation Sensation

August 27, 2019 | 11 am – 2 pm | Merten Lawn

Stop by this event hosted by Corner Pocket and Mason Recreation on the Merten lawn. There will be lawn games like KanJam, Corn Hole, Giant Pong, and Ladder Golf – as well as information tables, giveaways and much more!

Enjoy a frozen treat and try to win an exclusive “Recreation Sensation” T-shirt as you browse our info tables and learn about all the recreation opportunities available to you on campus. From table, arcade and video games at the Corner Pocket, to Intramural and Clubs Sports, Outdoor Adventures, Fitness, and other activities with Mason Recreation – there will be plenty of things to do and fun to be had at this event.

Check out our website for more information! Recreation.gmu.edu | cp.gmu.edu

Rockin’ With Rec

August 28th | 5pm – 8pm | RAC

Join us as Mason Recreation along with our campus partners welcome students to campus at our annual Rockin’ with REC event on Wednesday, August 28 at the RAC from 5pm – 8pm! This event is a MUST for all Mason students – it is one big student centered party at the RAC where we show you ALL of the different ways you can get involved, have fun and stay active on campus! We will have food, fun, games and prizes at this event, with a little something for everyone to enjoy including a Rockwall, a S’mores station, games, and more! Looking to join a Club Sport? They’ll be here tabling and ready to answer questions! Want to try a Group Exercise class? We will be hosting 30 min demos throughout the event! The facility will also be open for use so stop by to play some basketball, tennis, volleyball, lawn games like 9 square, giant pong, giant jenga, corn hole, and more! View Last years event Photo Album here.

Rockin will REC will feature:

FUN
FOOD
Games & prizes
Climbing wall
Basketball, Wallyball, Volleyball
Cornhole & lawn games
Self Defense and Martial Arts class demos
Group fitness class demos
Employment opportunities
and MORE

EDGE Open Climb

August 30th | 10am – 2:30 pm | EDGE Alpine Tower (SciTech Campus)

Are you a thrill seeker, looking to test your climbing skills, or just want to try something new? Come try your hand at Climbing our Alpine Tower! Bring friends, or just bring your enthusiasm and meet fellow adventurers while you climb! We supply the harnesses, helmets, and belaying expertise–just come dressed for the outdoors and wear closed-toed shoes (tennis shoes work fine on the tower), and we’ll help you with the rest!

Most people have to book a program to climb this 50′ ft tower, but our Open Climb events are some of the only opportunities you will have to climb this tower for FREE and not as part of a Team.

Location & Parking: The EDGE is located at the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas. Climbers should meet at the large green and white tent in the middle of that campus, near the Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center. Since you are participating in an activity at The EDGE, you may park in the Freedom Center parking lot. There is also a shuttle that runs regularly from Fairfax to Scitech.

Visit our Alpine Tower page online for more!

Questions? Email Dave Heath at [email protected] for more!

Dive In Movie – Aqua Man!

September 15 | 7:30pm | AFC Recreation Pool

Grab your swim suit and get ready to hit the water! We’re watching Aquaman in the AFC Recreation Pool! An assortment of fun pool floats will be provided for our viewers to relax on as they float around the pool and enjoy the show, but don’t forget your towel! Comfort in water is suggested, water depth is a maximum of 4 feet.

Splash Night

September 3rd | 7:30pm – 10:30pm | AFC

Join us for an evening Aquatic fun as we kick off the fall semester!

We will have:

Innertube Water Polo
Log Rolling
Paddleboarding
Paddleboard Boot Camp
and an aquatic driving range
BIGGEST SPLASH CONTEST AT 9PM!

Come check out what Mason Recreation and Club sports do in the pool! Underwater Hockey, Club Swimming, and Masters Swimming will have practices as well to check out and see if they are for you.

View last Years Photo Album Here!

AFC Down week: Facility Closed from the 1st – 14th

The AFC will be closed for Annual Maintenance during the dates of August 1st – 14th. While we know that this can pose an inconvenience for our regular AFC patrons, we can offer alternatives recreation options to use during this time period.

Recreation Athletic Complex

Monday – Friday: 6:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

The Aquatic and Freedom Center

(located on the Sci Tech campus where our EDGE Challenge course is)

This facility is available for those looking for aquatic based recreational activity options

We appreciate your patience during this time as we work to ensure the highest quality of our facility for our students, members, and guests.

July 2019 | Longer days mean more time for FUN!

Show Us Your Summer FUN!!

Whether it’s swimming & hiking, playing sports & e-gaming, or cooking & dancing – there’s a little bit of fun (and Well-Being) in everything we do, especially with friends, and we want to tell your story!

Send us a photo (like the one above) & tell us about what you are doing this summer!

Send in your photos HERE to get a shout out in the next newsletter and on our social media!

Summer Facility Hours

Beat the heat and come workout with us!
Click here to find out our hours.

Welcome 2 Mason Events

The fall semester is coming up faster than you think! Here’s a sneak peak of some amazing events we are hosting for you in the fall! Check out the events here and mark you calendars now!

Summer Fitness

Our Gold Access pass is 1/2 price for summer, and classes will run from May 20th – July 31st.

Where do I sign up?

Aquatics

Learn how to save lives

Mason has upcoming CPR/AED/First Aid training classes! Want to be a lifeguard, babysitter, or just someone who is prepared?
Certify with us!

Fitness & Wellness

Pink Glove Boxing Demos

Pink Glove Boxing is an empowering small group training program for women is a fun way to stay in shape, meet new friends, and have a lot of fun while having a great workout! This will start at the start of the fall semester. We are even giving away a “starter kit” that includes official gloves, mitts, wraps and a ‘PGB’ drawstring bag! Check it out!!

Competitive Sports

Club Sport Shoutout

Meet Stephanie Treme! Stephanie is a Mason alumni class of 2019 and she started the Trap and Skeet Club here at Mason. She has recently qualified for the US Open Sporting Clays. Stephanie encourages others to try this sport and hopes they have as much fun as she did. Click here for the whole interview

Want to start a new club at Mason?

Join the Trap and Skeet Club!

Facility Feature: Squash courts

Upstairs in the RAC are racquetball and squash courts! You can learn how to play with one of our lessons, or schedule a time and play with a friend! It is a great sport and is a great work out. We also offer lessons in tennis as well!

Fitness Tip: Barbell Squat

Learn how to correctly do a ‘Barbell Squat’ by Bashir Hooper!
This will give you a great workout and is very easy to learn and can be done at any of our facilities!

Get on the GAIN TRAIN

Well-Being Corner: Walking

Walking is something we can all do and has lots of benefits! Walking gives you cardio and also makes you mentally stronger too! It releases stress and give you a clear mind, this is very important during the semesters for all!

We have great trails around campus and around the Fairfax area! Check them out!

Welcome Chris!

Lets all welcome Chris Sato, our new coordinator for competitive sports, camps and special events! He will be a great addition to the Mason Rec Family!

July Employees of the Month

Adrian Acuna Marketing & Katlyn D. AFC/ Skyline Facilities

Sidney Amber-Messick Aquatics

June 2019 | Swim into the Summer with Mason Recreation

Summer Facility Hours

Here when you need us, especially during Summer! Click here to find out our hours

Thanks for Supporting the 2019 Mason Open

This years event was a huge success! We raised $4,000 for our Mason Recreation Development fund, which allows us to send students and staff to conferences and other professional development opportunities. Special Thanks goes to our Sponsors Whiting-Turner and Modell’s Sporting Goods.

Summer Fitness Schedule

School is out, but that does not mean that you have to stop working out! Come join our group fitness classes after a hot day outside! When is my next Group Fitness Workout?!

Summer Fitness

Our Gold Access pass is 1/2 price for summer, and classes will run from May 20th – July 31st. Where do I sign up?

Aquatics

Are you ready to Save A Life?

You never know when you could save a life! Get CPR/ AED/ First Aid certified and be prepared! Certify Me!

Fitness & Wellness

Green or Gold Access?

Are you wondering what the difference is between our Green and Gold access classes? Green is FREE for anyone who has a facility membership or any student and includes: Group X, Cycling, Aqua Aerobics and Flow Motion FITT. Gold has a fee and includes Martial Arts & Self-Defense, and the Yoga/Pilates classes. Click here for more info and prices!

Competitive Sports

Intramural Sports

Start getting your teams ready for the Fall 2019 semester, practice over the summer and stay ahead of the competition! Practice on the RAC Field over the summer, or one of our west campus fields.

Click here to reserve a field for use.

Check out the photos from last semester on our Flicker page!

Facility Feature: Heavy Bags

Upstairs in the RAC is where our Heavy Bag boxing area is set up. This area delivers a total body workout, builds solid core strength, and can be used by people of all fitness levels!

Look out for more info coming soon, about our Pink Gloves Boxing classes, starting in Fall 2019!

Fitness Tip: Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift

Learn how to correctly do a ‘Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift’ by Tara Esmaelli! This will give you a great workout and is very easy to learn! Get on the GAIN TR AIN

Well-Being Corner: Find your Strengths

Did you know that Mason has a partnership with Clifton Strengths? Take the assessment and find out what your Top 5 strengths are! For those who are job searching, one of the most used interview questions are “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” So go WIN that job interview and learn more about yourself! Show me my Top 5!

June Employees of the Month

Drew Smith-Fitness & Melanie Esteban-Outdoor Venues

Justin Greene-Marketing & Shannon Murphy-RAC Facilities

Ryan Frayne-Aquatics & Zenab Mohamad-AFC Facilities

May 2019 | ‘May’ the Force of Summer be with You

Summer Hours

Here when you need us, even in summer!
Click here to find out when we are open

FINALS Week

Updated Fitness Schedule

Finals week can be stressful, give yourself time to relax with our Finals Week Group Fitness Schedule!

When is my next Group Fitness Workout?!

Summer Fitness

Our Gold Access pass is 1/2 price for summer, and classes will run from May 20th – July 31st.

Where do I sign up?

Mason Rec. Summer Camp!

Looking for a summer camp where your kiddos can make friends, have fun and learn, ALL while staying active?

Find out more here!

Summer Aquatics

Are you ready to Save A Life?

You never know when you could save a life! Get CPR/AED/First Aid certified and be prepared!

Certify Me!

Fitness & Wellness

Spring Power Meet Recap

Our Spring Power Meet awarded 5 Men to the 1,000 pound club and the women’s event produced some ‘Rosie the Riveter-esc’ numbers!

View the Numbers

View the Album

Competitive Sports

Mason Open

The 2019 Mason Open, with almost 100 participants, raised over $4,000 for Mason Rec’s Professional Development Fund.

And we had a lot of fun at the same time!

Check out what you missed!

Club Sports Recap

Our Club Sports had a year to remember! With a number of clubs competing in Nationals, while others had their best seasons to date!

Stay up to date on all Club Sports News!

Club Sports Banquet

Recently our Club Sports celebrated their athletes and all of their accomplishments for the year. Men’s Club Hockey won “Club of the Year” and “Community Service Award”, Field Hockey won “Most Improved Club”, Abiral Pandey won “Officer of the Year”, Georgianne Cushmore and Julianna Gohman both won “Athletes of the Year!”

Intramural Champions

Season 2 of Spring was eventful with coordinators juggling the schedule more than once due to rain, yet we crowned our champions of 11v11 Soccer, Table Tennis and 4v4 Flag Football!

In it for the pics!

End of the Year Cookout

Our End of the Year All Staff Cookout was a day filled with games, food, laughter, and lasting memories.

Check Out What You Missed!

Facility Feature: TRX

In the AFC stretching room, you will find our TRX set up – it delivers a fast, total body workout, builds solid core strength, it can be used by people of all fitness levels and can be set up pretty much anywhere!

Employee of the Year

Adrian Acuna, class of 2019, is a Facility Manager. We couldn’t be more proud to have such a dedicated student on staff!

Congratulations Adrian!

Employee of the Semester

Jonathan Thomas, class of 2017, is an amazing Outdoor Adventure trip leader! He is someone who goes above and beyond to make our Outdoor Adventure program the best it can be. Plus, he has some awesome hiking stories too!

Fitness Tip: Zottman Bicep Curl

We’ve all heard the phrase “Sun’s out, guns out,” so get strong with Ola as she teaches you the Zottman Bicep Curl!

Get on the GAIN TRAIN

Well-Being Corner: Study Prep

The best study prep is to prepare to study. Set your study goals and make a plan to stick to, but remember to take breaks. The brain is like a muscle in the sense you can work it until it needs a break to recover from all that knowledge!

Check out our Finals Week Group Fitness Schedule!

Employees of the Month of April

Dan Labriola – Competitive Sports & Andres Lopez – Fitness

Heyi Gao – RAC & Byron Carter – Marketing

Jack Jackson – Aquatics & Liam Averion – AFC

Matt Palagyi – Outdoor Venues

Capri Cunniff – Outdoor Adventures

Summer Faculty/ Staff Memberships – $75

With the end of Spring comes the “finals scramble” and soon our students will be leaving campus to enjoy their summer and a small break from school. But students won’t be the only ones enjoying their summer, Mason Recreation is here to make sure our Faculty/Staff live their BEST life with a special Summer Membership!

This $75 membership will grant you entrance to the AFC and RAC, from May 15 – August 15th. These facilities offer you the changes to swim laps, relax in our hot tub and/or sauna, or take advantage of our Open Recreation activities such as: Basketball, Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton, Volleyball, Wally ball , and more! Don’t forget about our outdoor fields! With grass and artificial turf fields, and a Pavilion that is available to rent for special events, we have something that everyone can enjoy.

So stop by and see us and get your Summer Mason Rec membership today! We are here to support and empower your lifelong well-being.

If you have any questions please contact Taylor Hyde at [email protected] or (703) 993 – 5891.