SPORT, HEALTH AND FITNESS.

Sport

Whether you’re serious about training and competing or would simply like to get a little fitter, you’ll have access to our multi-million pound Sports Centre with a state-of-the-art gym, a full range of fitness classes, interactive spin studio, climbing wall and a personal training service.

We provide many free programmes centred around student wellbeing to help you stay active and healthy.

You’ll also have access to Polo Farm Sports Club, a short distance from the Canterbury Campus, with facilities including three floodlit hockey pitches, an indoor tennis centre, outdoor tennis courts and a spacious sports hall specialising in netball, hockey and cricket.

There are five grass sports pitches for football and rugby, and in partnership with local clubs we offer golf, kayaking, equestrian, trampoline and athletics facilities.

We work with various national governing bodies of sport to offer sport-specific coaching and officiating courses, giving you the skills and academic knowledge to coach or referee – great for enhancing your career prospects.

Sport Scholarships

If you’re talented at sport, you can apply for a CCCU Sport scholarship.

As a Sport Scholar, you’ll enjoy a financial bursary, University gym membership, personal training, mentoring and sports science support. As a TASS Dual Career accredited site, we support our scholars in balancing their studies alongside their sport.

Sport scholarships are available in a range of sports, including disability sport.

Football Performance Academy

Play football alongside your studies through one of three diverse sport-based degrees (see page 82).

Train at an intensive level while we support you to succeed as both an athlete and a student, with access to regular football training, expert strength and conditioning, a fixtures programme, performance analysis and much more.

For more information, visit canterbury.ac.uk/sport or scan:

Student Sports Clubs

There are a wide range of club sports on offer, led by students through the CCCU Students’ Union.

n American Football n Athletics n Badminton n Basketball n Boxing n Cheerleading n Climbing n Cricket n Equestrian n Football n Futsal n Hockey n Lacrosse n Netball n Pole fitness n Rounders n Rugby n Snow sports n Swimming n Tennis n Trampolining n Volleyball

Many teams compete regularly in British Universities and Colleges

Sport leagues (BUCS) and a variety of other competitions.