Springfield College released this document, which states their “policies regarding co-curricular sports activities for Springfield College Women,” on March 4, 1964. The document is broken into four activities: purposes, participants, leadership, and conduct of activities. The women’s athletic programs were available to any full-time student and led by the Director of Women’s Athletics. This was the first year, 1963-64, for women’s varsity athletics (i.e. “advanced team competition”) at the school. Varsity athletics was characterized by “try-outs, regular practices, systematic coaching, and planned seasonal schedules.” According to the document, varsity sports could be expanded based on participation in and response to current offerings. For information on the Women's Athletic/Recreation Association see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/corporate_entities/160
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