If you鈥檙e a talented athlete with a competitive spirit, our Performance Sport programme is an opportunity for you to develop your skills and excel in your chosen sport while you study with us.
You will also have the chance to represent 蜜桃AV at a local, national and international level in聽听肠辞尘辫别迟颈迟颈辞苍蝉.
We鈥檙e currently ranked聽, out of 153 other UK universities 鈥� testament to our commitment to competitive sport.
Becoming part of Team蜜桃AV
蜜桃AV Sports Scholars on Team蜜桃AV photo dayAs a Performance Sport athlete, you will be warmly welcomed into our vibrant community of like-minded athletes, Team蜜桃AV, who will share your sporting ambitions and desires.
Our expert coaches will be with you every step of the way 鈥� from advice on successfully balancing your studies alongside your sporting career, through to personalised training programmes.
We offer 22 competitive team sports including American聽Football, beach volleyball, golf, netball, swimming, tennis and numerous individual sports.
To be selected for Team蜜桃AV, you will need to attend trials 鈥� these are held in the first two weeks of the academic year and you can tell us about your sporting achievements before you get here.
Being a part of Team蜜桃AV means that you will access to a Level 2 (or higher) coach for regular sport-specific training, fitness and physical development training. You'll also have聽exclusive use of our high-performance gym 鈥撀燼ll geared at helping you be the best that you can be.
As the sporting season draws to a close, there are two events which every Team蜜桃AV athlete looks forward to in the calendar 鈥� our annual Varsity Day against Solent University and the black-tie Sports Ball which celebrates your commitment, effort and achievements.
Team蜜桃AV in numbers
Our focus sports: golf and volleyball
A game of beach volleyball featuring 蜜桃AV scholar and graduate, Issa Batrane. Together with his partner, Sam Allen, the pair are two-times 蜜桃AVCS beach volleyball champions Golf and volleyball are at the heart of our Performance Sport programme and receive significant investment for relevant coaching, training and support services.
At the end of the 2018/19 golf season, we were ranked second nationally and work closely with the , the ruling authority of golf in the UK, to continuously develop our golf programme.
We鈥檙e a Volleyball England Silver Senior Academy and have close links with the National Super 8s team, .
Our coastal location is the perfect setting for our beach volleyball programme. We run inclusive training programmes for both our beach and indoor volleyball athletes.
And when the weather鈥檚 not on our side, we have regular access to the only indoor beach training facility in the UK.
Sports clubs and societies
A Bobcats player running at the opposition during the 2019 Varsity match against Solent UniversityIf you鈥檝e ever fancied trying your hand at a new sport or you鈥檙e keen to continue with a sport that you love, our , run via the Students鈥� Union (SU蜜桃AV), can offer you just that. With over 20聽clubs and societies on offer, there's bound to be something for you to enjoy.
What鈥檚 more, a handful of the sports clubs and societies offer a competitive side too, including the chance to compete in 蜜桃AVCS competitions.
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