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The Recreation Center Network is an institution in New Arindell and seeks to move many extracurricular activities away from schools while promoting community.

History

The first rec centers started in the old worker's village when the city was being rebuilt. Many of the Rowen woodsmen hired to build the city brought along their families; and since hunting and farming were unnecessary, provision had to be made to give these people something to do. Facilities were hastily built and various activities put together. The basic concept was that for each block of temporary barracks, a building was set aside and stocked with games. The workers being brought to the valley to build the city, being housed in the Rowen-made temporary village, were enamored by the prospect. While many were used to working remote construction jobs, they liked the idea of actually having something to do during off-hours.

As the new city coalesced, the concept was kept. The idea of community and fellowship were well-liked by the new Alliance, and Conri liked the notion of everyone getting on with wholesome activities instead of drinking and gambling. The new city was geared towards family, and as the first suburbs were constructed, space was always set aside for recreation centers. The city, having been planned from the first street, also made ample provision for such areas, and by the end of the first century N.D., an institution was born.

Layout and Amenities

Every rec center has three main components: a park with sports fields, a swimming pool, and a club house. Most feature a large auditorium and additional smaller rooms available for a wide variety of functions. Many include exercise equipment or are adjacent to privately owned gymnasiums. Sauna and hot tubs are also popular editions, given the cold climate. In the inner city, public bathhouses feature heavily in the rec centers.

Whenever possible, the pools are built indoors to provide year-round swimming. Many suburban centers feature both indoor and outdoor pools, including slides and dive boards. The opening of the outdoor pool is typically a celebrated event and features rituals like the group dive. These are mostly for children, but the whole thing is a popular party.

The sporting fields support a variety of youth and adult amateur sporting leagues. The culture in Arindell is such that spectator sports have very little appeal, but participation is popular. Most schools, especially the smaller suburban schools, do not have