Playing pickleball, intramural

Join an intramural sports team at WMU!

If you would love to participate in a team or individual sport, learn how to get involved in WMU’s intramural sports.

Set goals, build friendships, have fun

Intramural sports are for Western students, faculty, staff and members of the Student Recreation Center. We offer a variety of team and individual sports, which give you the opportunity to develop leadership skills, learn how to work together toward a common goal and build memories with new friends. Sign up for your favorite sport and discover the benefits!

How to sign up

To start the process of signing up for an intramural sport, you must create your an IMLeagues account:

  1. Go to imleagues.com/WMich.
  2. Enter your Bronco NetID and password on the single sign-on page.
  3. You will be sent an activation email; click the link in the email to log in and activate your IMLeagues account.

See next steps below:

  1. Log into your IMLeagues.com account.
  2. Click the Create/Join Team button at the top right of your homepage or click on the “Western Michigan University” link to go to the homepage on IMLeagues.
  3. The current sports will be displayed; click on the sport you wish to join.
  4. Choose the league you wish to play in (men’s, women’s, fraternity, co-rec, etc.).
  5. Choose the division you’d like to play in (Monday 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday 2 to 5 p.m., etc.).
  6. You can join the sport in one of three ways (see the information below):

Creating your own intramural team is a great way to build leadership skills while playing a sport you love with people who share your passion. Here’s how to create a new intramural team:

Create a team (for team captains)

  1. Captains can invite members to their team by clicking the “Invite Members” link on the team page. Any invited members must accept the invitation to join the team.
  2. If they’ve already registered on IMLeagues: Search for their name and invite them.
  3. If they haven’t yet registered on IMLeagues: Scroll down to the “Invite by Email Address” box and input their email address.
  1. Use the Create/Join Team button at the top right of every page.
  2. Accept a request from the captain to join his/her team.
  3. Find the team and captain name on the division or league page and request to join.
  4. Go to the captain’s player card page, view his or her team and request to join.
  • You can list yourself as a free agent in as many divisions within a league as you’d like.
  • You will be visible to all site members and can request to join teams or post information about yourself so teams can request to add you to their team.
Just coming down here and seeing new faces, talking to people, I’ve definitely been able to communicate more with people, engage and be social.
—Ryth Seiler, biology major

Other ways to break a sweat

Need variety in your workouts? Intramural sports are just one of the ways you can get moving.

Club sport Esports, student competing.

Club sports

Have a favorite sport activity? We probably have a club for that. A club sport is a registered student organization at WMU that may be competitive, recreational, social or any combination of these.
Yoga class at University Recreation.

Take a class at the SRC

Want to break a sweat in a group setting? We offer a wide variety of GroupEx classes, functional training classes, wellness workshops and more. For those of you looking for something more customized, personal training is available, too!
Students enjoying some basketball at University Recreation

Student Recreation Center

Our Student Recreation Center serves as a resource for your physical and mental well-being. In addition to our workout facilities, we also provide wellness workshops and events to help you be at your best.