Aren't Taylorians sporting enough?

Sports clubs at Taylor’s are facing difficulties in recruiting dedicated members, reflected during the recent Clubs and Societies Day held earlier this month.

President of Taylor’s University Anime Society Edwin bin Sabturani said more students join non-sports clubs because they view these clubs as physically less demanding.

“By joining non-sports clubs, students expect the activities to be held indoors. They prefer to just attend meetings. It is more convenient compared to joining a sports club which requires outdoor activities,” he said.

Tabitha Ujang, a member of Taylor’s Book Club, said many Taylorians have hectic lifestyles as university students.

“We students are too busy with our studies and assignments. Most of us cannot commit to the demanding activities of a sports club,” she said.

Meanwhile, Nurul Syahirah, a Foundation in Science student, mentioned that some students who were interested in joining sports clubs during Clubs and Societies Day failed to do so because there was no one at the booths.

“I actually wanted to join the Athletics Club but there wasn’t anyone,” she explained.

Edwin also pointed out the inconsistency of sports clubs’ activities as another contributing factor to the students’ lack of interest.

“Personally, I was planning to join the basketball club but I heard that practices are inconsistent. If the club is inactive for three months, students would start to think the club does not exist anymore,” he said.

Taylor’s Women’s Futsal Club experienced this exact situation when the club was inactive for two months recently.

“Our last futsal practise was in December last year. We will start training regularly again beginning this March with new members already signed up,” said Aseel Omar, captain of Women’s Futsal Club.

Meanwhile, Swimming Club president Jillian Ng said the club had not been active because nobody was running it previously.

Taylor’s University Student Event Advisor J.B. Aravind said Taylor’s management had activities planned for sports clubs last year but students in charge did not execute them.

“However, there are clubs who are consistently active, like the Muay Thai and Ping Pong clubs,” he said.

Aravind added that Taylor’s was looking to change the situation this year.

(By Nurul Ain Jamaluddin)