UoW Sports Brochure

Sports at

Winchester Facilities, teams and courses

Here at the University of Winchester, we take sport and fitness seriously

Training the next generation of sports scientists, therapists, coaches and psychologists through our sports courses, supporting elite studentathletes and developing a passion for teamwork through the Team Winchester sports teams run by Winchester Student Union are all just the start of what we do. The doors of our outstanding facilities are truly open to the whole community.

On campus you can find our gym, sports hall, fitness suite and multi-use games area. Meanwhile, a floodlit 8-lane athletic track and all-weather pitches await at Winchester Sports Stadium at Bar End. Used by students, community sports groups and elite athletes alike, Winchester Sports Stadium is the perfect setting to train and gain. Winchester Sports Stadium is a sports facility of choice for individual athletes, teams and events. In fact, it is England Athletics’ preferred training location in the south for ‘throws’ athletes.

Adjacent to the Winchester Sports Stadium is the Winchester Sport and Leisure Park. We are proud to be a funding partner in this fantastic facility which is home to our Winchester Health Clinic offering physiotherapy treatment for members of the public.

This brochure is designed to be a first step to discovering sports here at Winchester. There’s bound to be more you’d like to know, so please don’t hesitate to use the contact details you’ll find in each section, we would love to hear from you.

sportsenquiries@winchester.ac.uk

KING ALFRED QUARTER

On our campus you will find our University Gym, with a wide variety of fitness equipment, including TechnoGym cardiovascular machines, across two floors. Designed to give you an excellent workout experience, gym membership is open to all, with special discounts for students.

The John Shannon Sports Ground, also located on the King Alfred Quarter of our campus, is an enclosed TigerTurf All-Weather Pitch, featuring courts for tennis or netball, or 5-a-side pitches.

Used for teaching, as well as a wide range of team sports through Winchester Student Union from basketball to volleyball, our Sports Hall has three courts.

BAR END QUARTER: WINCHESTER SPORTS STADIUM

Located a scenic 25 minute walk from the King Alfred Quarter, our Bar End Quarter is home to the Winchester Sports Stadium as well as the Winchester Sport and Leisure Park.

The floodlit eight-lane athletics track has a sandwich surface and field discipline facilities while the allweather pitch is a great venue for competitions, matches and training, thanks to it being a top grade and dressed TigerTurf.

There is also teaching space at the Winchester Sports Stadium, utilised by our range of sports courses, including Sports Therapy.

WINCHESTER SPORT AND LEISURE PARK

Next door to our Winchester Sports Stadium you will find the Winchester Sport and Leisure Park, used by Team Winchester students on Wednesday afternoons to train and compete. Membership to the Sport and Leisure Park is available in order to take advantage of facilities like the 50m swimming pool or the climbing walls.

Within the Winchester Sport and Leisure Park there is our Winchester Health Clinic. A physiotherapy clinic that provides high quality assessment and treatment, overseen by a qualified member of staff and provided by Physiotherapy students.

Find out more:

winchester.ac.uk/sports

sportsenquiries@winchester.ac.uk

ELITE-TALENTED-EXCELLENCE

ELITE SPORTS PROGRAMME

We are really proud of our Elite Sports Programme. The Programme’s sport performance team are dedicated to providing talented student-athletes with the support needed to develop and compete to reach their full potential whilst gaining a degree.

If you want experience training like a professional athlete alongside gaining your degree, Winchester can offer you a range of support for free, including:

• A sport-specific Head Coach to oversee performance development

• Use of fantastic sport-specific facilities

• Access to sport therapy and physiotherapy

• Access to weekly Strength and Conditioning sessions

• Gym membership

Find out more by visiting winchester.ac.uk/sport or emailing elitesport@winchester.ac.uk

TALENTED ATHLETE SUPPORT SCHEME

As an accredited Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) Dual Career provider, we help foster accomplished student-athletes from any sport with a national governing body to successfully balance highperformance sport and university study.

Free provision available to you through the Scheme may include:

• Lifestyle and sport performance support

• Access to sport performance support

• A dedicated member of staff to support your academic progression

• Weekly meetings with TASS academic staff

• Assignment deadline extension where necessary

Explore more at winchester.ac.uk/sport

SPORTS EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

If you’ll be a full-time undergraduate student paying full tuition fees, why not apply for the Sports Excellence Scholarship Award? Student-athletes from any sport are welcome to apply and you could receive £500 in each year.

Apply for the Sports Excellence Scholarship Award at winchester.ac.uk/scholarships or email sportsenquiries@winchester.ac.uk

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF TEAM WINCHESTER?

Winchester Student Union has an amazing range of sports teams on both a competitive level and a noncompetitive level.

Whether you want to try something brand new or join the sport you’ve been playing for years, you’ve come to the right place. There are over 30 different sports teams, some are part of the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) league and play competitively almost every Wednesday, others take part in tournaments on a weekend and some just wish to play without competing. You will find a range of different sports, from football, hockey, rugby and cricket to American football, badminton, cheerleading and dodgeball.

Winchester Student Union prides themselves in being open to all so please, take a look at winchesterstudents.co.uk/sport and if the sport you wish to play isn’t there, enquire into starting that team!

Find your team:

Get in touch: su_admin@winchester.ac.uk

STUDY SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE AT WINCHESTER

Develop the knowledge, skills, behaviour and expertise to start your career as a sport and exercise scientist

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science delivers an engaging and contemporary curriculum that:

• is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

• includes professional placement and work experience opportunities

• has a focus on employability and strong links with industry

• involves collaboration with individuals, teams and agencies in sport and exercise

• provides a personalised learning experience and high levels of student satisfaction

• includes contributions from national and international guest speakers

More Sport Degrees at Winchester

• BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning (NSCA approved; UKSCA affiliate training provider)

• BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology (BPS accredited)

• BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching

• BSc (Hons) Sport Management

• BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy (SST accredited)

• MSc Applied Sport Psychology (BPS accredited)

• MRes Sport and Exercise

• MRes Health Science