The RMC Paladins are the athletic teams that represent Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its facilities include the Kingston Military Community Sport Centre (KMCSC) with seating for 3737, the Navy Bay fields with seating for 800 and Constantine Arena with seating for 1500 and the Birchall Pavilion. Sports The Paladins currently compete in five sports in the Ontario University Athletics Association (OUA): Fencing (M/W) Hockey (M) Rugby union (M) Soccer (M/W) Volleyball (M/W) Facilities <div style=""> RMC coaching The Director of Athletics, Darren Cates, oversees Physical Education, Recreation, Intramurals and the varsity program and has 26 full-time employees. "At a civilian university you must justify why physical activity is important. Here you don't have to do that," said Cates. "At RMC it is accepted that physical activity and sports are valuable and needed. We're held in the same regard as academics and second language training." Although the RMC does not give out Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs), students have a subsidized education through the Canadian Forces. Unlike many civilian universities, the RMC only employs full-time coaches who can spend all of their time focusing on their teams and their recruiting efforts. RMC student-athlete prospects Prospective student-athletes at RMC should meet at least seven of the 10 criteria: plays RMC sport at an "elite" level during his or her high school years; history of being a responsible person; potentially motivated towards RMC and Canadian Forces; history of being involved in community, school or church activities (2 out of 3); demonstrated good work ethic in full-time or part-time volunteer positions; dynamic and steadfast; thrives on challenges; potentially academically solid; excellent time-management skills; and has what it takes to be a potential "leader". History This photo of Royal Military College of Canada cadets doing a gymnastics routine, taken in 1901 in Kingston, is part of the Canada Patent and Copyright Office collection. The cadets are performing human pyramids, where the students work on balance, strength, cooperation, and teamwork. In this stunt, participants form pyramids of layers of persons, each standing on two others one level lower, one half a position to the right and the other to the left. In 1931–32, Brigadier WHP Elkins, RMC Commandant, introduced an academic eligibility rule for participation on the hockey and football teams which barred cadets with academic averages below 40%. He subsequently reported an improvement in the quality of the classwork and another