WITS SPORT (WS) Game On!
Wits Sport has a reputation for sporting excellence Wits Hockey Turf
Wits Sport offers 28 SPORT CODES to choose from Students may choose to compete at the level they are comfortable with, from beginner, right through to elite level.
a world-class sport facility has hosted the following events: - 2016 USSA Hockey, (men & women) - 2017 USSA Hockey, (men & women) - 2017 USSA Hockey, (men) - 2017 FIH World League - 2018 SA vs France (men’s series) - 2020 SA vs Germany (men’s series)
OUTDOOR SPORT Aquatics Cricket Football Futsal Hockey Mountain Climbing/Bouldering Netball Orienteering Rowing Rugby Rugby 7’s Snow Skiing Tennis Ultimate Frisbee Underwater Sport Yachting INDOOR SPORT Aerobics Basketball Boxing Chess Fencing Gymnastics Karate (JKA) Tai Chi & Yuishinkai Kobujutsu Squash Table Tennis Tang Soo Do Volleyball, Wargames
WORLD-CLASS SPORTING FACILITIES Expect world-class sport facilities including: football, rugby, cricket fields, hard court areas for tennis, basketball and netball, two 50m swimming pools, an artificial hockey turf, extensive indoor sport facilities, futsal courts, two exceptional outdoor gyms and a Wits Fitness and Wellness Centre which offers state of the art equipment, top trainers and cutting edge facilities. All our HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTING CODES have access to strength and conditioning training facilities at the
WITS SPORT HIGH PERFORMANCE GYM,
situated on the Wits Education Campus. This together with ELITE TRAINING, TESTING AND COACHING, ensures athletes receive integrated, sport specific, periodised training. Athletes also receive rehabilitative support. We prepare our athletes to be competitive at all levels, from representing our University to representing our country on the national and international stage. Our network of professionals is grow-
ing with the launch of WITS SPORT AND HEALTH (WiSH) which gives Wits Sport unmatched access to the world’s best sport physicians, surgeons, physiotherapists and other sport and medical professionals. www.wits.ac.za/wish/
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