RAC Attack: Amenities, Intermurals, And More

If you’re looking for a place to participate in organized intramural sports, group fitness programs, or even just a place to get fit then the Recreational Sports & Athletics Center or the RAC for short is your go to.

The RAC is open for every student at Green River.  All you need is a student ID to get in. If you are under 18, you will be required to have a parent sign a waiver. The RAC is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, closed on Saturday, and is open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Rob Pedicone, the RAC coordinator, is very ambitious and has big plans for the RAC. He encourages students to come to the RAC because they offer so many programs that students may enjoy. Rob emphasizes that the RAC is free to students, “It’s part of the tuition that [students] pay for”. Rob picked up the job in late May and is already thinking about expanding the RAC.

The RAC offers tons of sports like: 6 on 6 volleyball, 3 on 3 and 5 on 5 basketball,  5 on 5 indoor soccer, coed badminton, and more. The RAC is a great place for students who would like to participate in organized sports. According to Rob, they have trained officials and a scoreboard to have that “real live” feel. They have a great gym where all the indoor sports are held, it’s kept clean for all the students to enjoy their time there.

The RAC also offers special events like: a ping-pong tournament, a dodgeball tournament, and skills challenge that tests out your skills and fitness (which is still not finalized yet). Balls and equipment are provided by the RAC, but have to be checked out in order to be used.

The RAC also offers group fitness programs like: dance aerobics, kickboxing cardio, MixxedFit, dance club, zumba, high intensity interval training, and yoga. These programs are all held by trained instructors. All these programs are held on the second floor also known as “The Loft”. It is a beautiful space with one wall of mirrors and windows that overlook the basketball court and windows that overlook the scenic trees and colorful, fall leaves. According to Rob, students can make reservations and are even allowed to have their own music playing on the auxiliary cord. The Loft is open to all students as long as there are no programs being held at the time. You can also check out equipment like: mats, jump ropes, plyo boxes, resistance bands, yoga balls, and etc. at the desk.

The weight room has top notch equipment you will find at the best gyms. All machines are brand new and ready to be used by students. The weight room offers free weights, cardio equipment, strength equipment like squat racks and barbell bench presses. There are a total of 9 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 5 ellipticals, and 8 weight machines. The treadmills have mini screens you can watch TV on, if that’s too small for you, the weight room has 3 huge, flat screen TVs mounted on the walls. Rob also plans to get a punching bag in the weight room.

The RAC also has beautiful locker rooms available to students to put their personal belongings and etc. No lock? No worries, the locks on the locker are actually pretty cool. You can create your own passcode and will be reset for other students to use after.

Pedicone has a plan to expand the RAC, in fact, a student has petitioned to have a field on the empty space right next to the Student Union building. Rob plans to have more programs like soccer, flag football, and other field sports if petition passes. Pedicone claims there are multiple papers filled with signatures of students would like to expand the RAC as well.  Rob is very passionate about his job and would love to have more students come to the RAC. The RAC actually averages about 300+ students a day and Rob is aiming to increase that by 100 more students. Green River students are very lucky to have a great RAC with top of the line equipment. Don’t miss out, have fun at the RAC.