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Athletics, Intramurals, Special Events & Camps

Frank Lawrence, Director of Athletics and Recreation
Sarah Brennan, Associate Director of Athletics, Special Events and Sports Camps
To be Appointed, Assistant Director of Athletics and Head Athletic Trainer
Bo Scannapieco, Intramural Coordinator
Cindy McCarthy, Senior Office Assistant

Robert J. Collins Arena
Phone (732) 224-2377
Rec & Tournaments (732) 224-2376
Special Events (732) 224-2379
Sports Camps (732)-224-2823
FAX (732) 224-2155 

Intercollegiate Athletics

Student participation in intercollegiate athletics promotes good citizenship, teamwork, health, fitness, camaraderie, and competition that are compatible with academic pursuits. Brookdale's intercollegiate sports include women's softball, men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, coed golf and coed cheerleading.

The Brookdale Athletic Department has been one of the best in the US over the last five years. We have won the Athletic Director's Cup in our class for New Jersey's best overall athletic department three of the last six years. During the past three years we have won 9 Region Championships, 11 Conference Championships, 3 District Championships, 11 National Tournament appearances, and a National Championship in Women's Softball.
 
The same athletes who have competed at such a high level on the athletic fields have excelled in the classroom, receiving more National Academic Awards than any other two-year institution in NJ. For the 2006/07 academic year the Jersey Blues have received 51 Academic All-Region awards, 5 Academic All-Americans and two NATYCAA Scholar-Athlete honors.

Eligibility for the above named sports is determined by the National Junior College Athletic Association rules, which can be found at http://www.NJCAA.org or by contacting Brookdale Athletic Director Frank Lawrence.

Recreation and Intramurals

We offer a wide range of activities, both on and off campus:

Tournaments: Tennis, bowling, spot shot, basketball, karate, basketball free-throw, horseshoes, bocce, one-on-one Basketball.

Intramurals: Basketball, volleyball, softball, and indoor soccer.

On-Campus Recreation Programs: Run-for-Fun, outdoor tennis courts, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, indoor track, universal machine, Friday night tennis, 100-Mile Club (jogging), and weight room.

Off-Campus Recreation Programs: Golf, skiing, swimming, bowling, billiards and charter fishing trips.

Special Events

Collins Arena events include concerts, sporting events, fairs, trade shows and area high school graduations.  The Arena has hosted, for example, "Rihanna,” “Los Lonely Boys," and "Annie DiFranco" concerts, The Harlem Globetrotters, The Jersey Shore Home Show, The Shore Conference Basketball Championships, Region XIX College Basketball Championships, and the Holocaust Colloquium.

Sports Camps 

The Jersey Blues Sports Camp provides a comprehensive summer program for children, with over 1,200 campers participating in 35 different camps.