6th Annual Cal Bears Auction - Holiday Edition

Sneak Preview now available! Check out this year’s great selection of Cal Gear, fine dining gift certificates, local museums and attraction specials and more. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Cal Rec Sports summer youth camp scholarship program. Online bidding will be available Monday, November 9th -16th.

Ask the Trainer | Increase Your Hops

Want to increase your vertical leap? It might help your BB or VB IM team win championships. It's also impressive to friends/sigs if you can say, "think I can touch that branch?" and actually follow through.  Rec Sports trainer Devin Wicks explains the basics of jumping and suggests some key exercises to help you achieve your goal. Check out the Learning Center for Devin's advice.  Have a question for Devin?  Email him at rsweb@berkeley.edu.

Bay Area Rival10 College Challenge, New Video!

Check out the new video for the upcoming college challenge road race! Held on Sunday, November 15th, the event will feature a 5K/10K foot race through San Francisco and includes a festive post race celebration with food, entertainment, vendors fans and supporters of all the participating Universities. For more information on rules and registration, please visit our Rival 10 page.

Cal Football Tickets Special Offer!

Cal Football would like to invite Recreational Sports Members out to Memorial Stadium for an exciting day of Cal Football on Saturday, November 7th with a special ticket offer for the Cal vs. Oregon St. game. Check out FunZone before the game, cheer on the Golden Bears in the March to Victory, enjoy halftime with the Cal Marching Band and card stunts by the Cal Student Section. Regular reserved tickets are only $30! To Purchase Tickets, go to CalBears.com/code and enter code: RSF

RSF Poll Results: It's Serena!

The results for last month’s poll are in! 51% of you think tennis player Serena Williams is the most dominant female athlete of our time. Trailing far behind was American swimmer Dara Torres with 13%. Lisa Leslie came in at 7%. Other athletes on the list also included Jennie Finch, Michelle Wie, and Abby Wambach. See the full results!

Keep RSF Healthy

Protect yourself this flu season with simple steps, including washing your hands, covering your cough, wiping down your equipment and staying home when you are sick.  Doing this will help keep you -- and the RSF! -- healthy this flu season.  For more information on how to stay well and avoid the flu, visit the Tang Center's H1N1 (swine flu) resource page.

Wellness Wheel: Campus Guide to Feeling Good

The new Rec Sports Wellness Wheel demonstrates how the dimensions of life work together to support and foster wellness in each of us.  When all six dimensions come together equally, the wheel is balanced. Lack of effort in any area produces an unbalanced whole -- this is normal!  Click on the wheel’s segments to discover campus programs and offerings that can help you attain the balance you need to live a healthy life.  Take the Wheel for a spin!