With the move not only has the location changed but so have the sports being played as well as many of the individuals playing them. Football gives way to wrestling, cross country gives way to indoor track. Yet as much as the sports change and the individuals vary, the fact remains that every season the Trinity sports teams are bombarded with players hoping to participate. Just as there is a profusion of players willing to play there are just as many reasons for them to be there. They are as different from each other as the people participating are different from each other.
Many people join sports teams to get in shape.
That is one of the more basic reasons. A sports team provides a disciplined way to stay in shape that you can't blow off just because you don't feel like it or you are too tired. It gives students an incentive to keep themselves in good shape when they might not be able to give themselves enough on their own to guarantee a rigorous schedule at the gym. Some like the feeling of being part of the team. For many it is a great basis for meeting people outside of classes.