Sports prospectus 2019 nottingham.ac.uk/sport
Contents 04 Stay active with state-of-the-art facilities 06 Be part of something unique 08 Choose from over 70 sports clubs 10 Get involved with social and inclusive sport 12 Compete in our intramural sports programme 14 Achieve your sporting goals
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Join the Green and Gold Sport is a huge part of life at the University of Nottingham and we believe that everyone should have the chance to stay active during their studies. With the right support, outstanding facilities and world-class coaching we want to enable every student to be the best they can.
We have a strong history of sporting success here at Nottingham and are ranked 4th in the all-time British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league tables – the official ranking system for university sport. Our alumni have gone on to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European titles; table tennis superstar and Chinese athlete of the century Deng Yaping and Rio 2016 canoe slalom medallist David Florence are both Nottingham graduates. Our heritage is important to us but our ambitious vision is all about the future. University of Nottingham Sport has invested over £50 million in our facilities and developed award-winning programmes to ensure every student can get involved during their time here. For fitness enthusiasts, our facilities are state-of-the-art and we’ve invested in the latest technology. Students get priority access to our venues and our expert team is always on hand to support.
If you’d like to represent the University of Nottingham, we have over 70 sports clubs to choose from. Our intramural sports leagues programme is one of the largest in the country and our social sport sessions welcome hundreds of students every week. For those who wish to compete at the top level, we offer comprehensive scholarships, world class coaches and some of the best training and competition facilities in the UK. Of course, we know the value of sport goes beyond the pitch and can provide powerful life experiences. We hope to inspire our students to become the next generation of leaders through innovative campaigns and programmes such as our Leadership Academy. We’re incredibly proud of our offer and we really look forward to welcoming you to our world. Dan Tilley Director of Sport
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Caption: Opened in October 2016, the multi-million pound David Ross Sports Village offers world-class fitness and sports facilities for our students.
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Stay active with state-of-the-art facilities We’ve invested over £50 million over the last decade to provide our students with some of the best sports and fitness facilities in the UK Higher Education sector.
As well as the David Ross Sports Village, our all-inclusive sport and fitness membership includes access to our sports centres on Jubilee and Sutton Bonington Campuses. For just £209* per academic year, members enjoy:
• three state-of-the-art fitness suites • 25m swimming pool • over 200 weekly group exercise classes including Les Mills ™ favourites
• bespoke indoor cycling studios • climbing and bouldering wall • indoor courts (including squash) • snooker room • free fitness inductions and programme reviews
• supported 1-2-1 programmes for students with a disability
Our expert fitness team are on hand to make sure you make the most of your workouts. Fitness inductions and programme reviews are free-of-charge and for students with a disability, our supported fitness programmes offer discounted membership and 1-2-1 support in the fitness suite.
For our sports clubs, our extensive range of training and match facilities are sectorleading. Our world-class venues include:
• seven sports halls • table tennis, archery and fencing salle • martial arts dojo • all-glass squash court • more grass pitches than any other University
• modern sports pavilions • international-standard waterbased hockey pitch
• High Performance Zone • Sports Injury Clinic • Functional Training Room • outdoor Active Trail • University boat house * Early Bird rate for the 2018/19 academic year – valid from 1 August 2018 – 31 July 2019.
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Hundreds of University of Nottingham students volunteer in our local community every year, making a real change to young people through the power of sport and physical activity. 6
Be part of something unique University of Nottingham offers unique sporting experiences for students choosing to study here. You could play in front of a crowd of thousands, travel across the globe with your teammates or make a real difference in your local community.
Leadership Academy
Nottingham Varsity
Our Leadership Academy offers students the opportunity to build their skills and experience across a range of sports programmes. Our student volunteers receive training, recognised qualifications and support from mentors to allow them to deliver to schools, their local community as well as their fellow students.
Every year, the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University compete for the coveted Varsity Series title. The largest Varsity event outside of the United States, highlights include a sell-out ice hockey crowd of more than 8,000 at the Motorpoint Arena and football fixtures at Meadow Lane, the home of Notts County FC.
We don’t ask for any previous sporting experience and as our programmes include projects focussing on using physical activity as a tool for behavioural change, inclusive offers as well as specific sport disciplines the Leadership Academy offers valuable experience for a range of future careers.
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We’ve also teamed up with global giants Laureus Sport for Good to offer a bespoke training and community delivery programme for our students, the only one of its kind in the UK.
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Tri Campus Games Unique within higher education, the Tri Campus Games brings together Nottingham’s three international campuses – UK, Malaysia and China. Teams compete across eight sports and with the theme ‘Friendship through Sport’ the Games also includes cultural events. Funded by the University it’s an incredible opportunity for our students to travel and meet new friends from across the world.
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Join a sports club We have over 70 sports clubs who are at the heart of sport here at the University of Nottingham, so from beginner to elite player, there is something for everyone to try. Over 120 teams represent the University of Nottingham each week at local, national and international level.
We’re incredibly proud of our success – we haven’t finished outside the top ten of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues since they started 30 years ago and placed 4th in the 2017/18 season.
I love being part of the tennis club here and representing Nottingham each week alongside my team mates. I’ve met so many people from different courses and backgrounds through my sport – we work hard on court and enjoy our time together off court too! Ed Gibbs University of Nottingham Tennis 8
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Aikido American Football Archery Athletics
Gaelic Football Gliding Goalball Golf Gymnastics
Rambling & Hillwalking Rugby Union (Men’s) Rugby Union (Women’s) Rugby League
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Jiu-jitsu Judo
Sailing Shooting Skydiving Snooker & Pool Snowsports Softball & Baseball Squash Sub Aqua Surf Swimming Synchronised Swimming
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arate K Kayak Korfball
Table Tennis Taekwondo Ten Pin Bowling Tennis Thai Boxing Trampoline Triathlon
B Badminton Basketball (Men’s) Basketball (Women’s) Boat Club Boxing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Handball Hockey (Men’s) Hockey (Women’s)
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C anoe Polo C Caving Cheerleading Climbing Cricket (Men’s) Cricket (Women’s) Croquet Cycling
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Dodgeball
Lacrosse (Men’s) Lacrosse (Women’s) Lifesaving
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F Fencing Floorball Football (Men’s) Football (Women’s) Futsal (Men’s) Futsal (Women’s)
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Mixed Martial Arts Motorsport Mountaineering
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Netball
Water Polo Wheelchair basketball Windsurf & Kite
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Volleyball
Polo Powerlifting
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Trying wheelchair basketball for the first time at our popular Engage Inclusive Sports Day led by our friendly student ambassador team.
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Get involved We know that trying to fit everything in when you first start university can be a challenge, so here at Nottingham we make it as easy as possible to take part.
Engage programme
Inclusive Sport
Delivered for students by student activators from our clubs, the programme includes over 25 different sports. There are no matches or league points to win, so you can just turn up and play for fun. It’s free for UoN sport and fitness members or starts from £3 per session for students without membership.
For students with a disability or a long-term medical condition, our Disability Sport Officer coordinates a wide range of supported programmes to make sure you can get involved in a safe inclusive environment.
You don’t need any previous experience to join in and we offer options just for beginners. If you’ve played a little before, or just want to get straight into a game then Engage social sessions are ideal. You can try something new like Ultimate Frisbee, polo or join a football or netball session – whatever fits with your schedule.
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To help you stay fit, we offer a sports buddy programme as well as the opportunity to access supported fitness sessions with our fitness instructor team. These sessions provide 1-2-1 weekly support to make the most of your workout in our well-equipped fitness suites. Several of our Engage sessions are inclusive, with selected activities specially organised for disabled students such as inclusive riding, climbing and wheelchair basketball. Our sports clubs are committed to welcoming all students and all have a welfare officer or representative to make sure they are proactively developing their inclusive offer.
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Compete in our intramural sports programme One of the largest campus sports leagues in the country, University of Nottingham’s Intramural Sports (IMS) programme is hugely popular with over 3000 students taking part every week.
It’s a perfect way to enjoy competitive sport and make new friends without the commitment of weekly training or away game travel. You can join a team with your hall of residence, academic course or get together with group of friends to play.
We’re lucky to have extensive facilities on offer to our intramural teams; we offer more outdoor pitches than any other university and have invested in two modern pavilions for the 130 football teams competing every week at our Riverside Sports Complex.
We run a series of weekly team leagues as well as one day competitions and you can also enter our popular individual tournaments such as squash and tennis.
Many of the competitions are even qualifiers for the Tri Campus Games, where you could win the once in a lifetime opportunity to represent Team UK against students from our China and Malaysia campuses.
Twelve different sports are on offer: 1. football
(11-a-side, 7-a-side and women’s 7-a-side)
6. futsal 7. volleyball
2. netball
8. tennis
3. hockey
9. table tennis
4. rugby
10. squash
(15-a-side and touch)
5. basketball
11. badminton 12. dodgeball
League winners also compete against Loughborough University in the hotly contested annual IMS Varsity. Our popular Welcome Halls Sports Day at the start of the year is a great way to try out a range of different sports for free with your new house mates before you sign up!
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Student Maria Tsaptsinos (BSc Geography) celebrates with Kelly Sibley (Head of Table Tennis) as the pair win Commonwealth bronze in the Women’s team event at the 2018 Gold Coast Games. 14
Achieve your sporting goals The University of Nottingham offers a comprehensive scholarship offer, world class coaching and academic flexibility to ensure talented athletes can reach both their academic and sporting potential
Scholarships
World-class coaching
We offer four levels of sports scholarships worth up to ÂŁ12,000 and include a bespoke disability sport option. Coordinated by our scholarship team, our packages include financial support, performance lifestyle mentoring and UoN sports and fitness membership.
Our coaches are recruited from amongst the best in the world. Our team includes former Welsh No 1 Martyn Lewis (Badminton), London 2012 Olympian and 2016 Commonwealth medallist Kelly Sibley (Table Tennis) and former England senior international Matt Taylor (Hockey). This season they have supported our teams to 27 league wins and 24 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championship titles.
Sports scholars also access specialist strength and conditioning training in our dedicated High Performance Zone and physiotherapy within our inhouse Sports Injury Clinic, both based in the David Ross Sports Village. Your academic success is a key priority for us – our performance lifestyle mentors work closely with students and academic tutors to support our scholarship athletes. Online lecture capture, flexible training slots and 1-2-1 sessions with coaches all ensure you can balance your course requirements and needs of your sport.
Sporting history The Unviersity of Nottingham has a rich heritage of sport, from our first Olympian John Dudderidge in 1936 to fellow canoe star David Florence, silver medallist at Rio 2016. We were the most successful university at London 2012 and our alumni have won multiple Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth golds.
Make sure you pick up a copy of our Performance Sports Guide for more information.
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