Sports Association

Team Sports

Sports association has the biggest membership bases in the Union and offers traditional sports, such as Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball, Basketball and Cricket. We welcome new players of all levels, whether you are new to the sport or have played before. Sport for beginners is catered for in every club, with comprehensive training and a welcoming atmosphere.

Sports association encourages teams to organise themselves with each team having a committee structure and a place on the Sports Association Committee. We support the development of teams yet leave each sport to follow there own route in doing so.

Training for the teams takes place predominantly on Monday evenings and will involve a mixture of fitness and technique. Team gym sessions can be arranged and strength and conditioning session are also available.

The majority of our teams compete in BUSA (British Universities Sports Association) and SESSA (Southern England Student Sport Association) on Wednesday afternoons either playing at our local facilities or travelling around the London region and Southern England to spread the word, "WE ARE TVU!!!"

Alongside the competitive element of the university sport comes the social aspect. We host a number of events through out the year including Varsity and the Sports Awards at the end of Semester two. In addition to this there is the infamous sports tour this year heading to Rimini, Italy to battle it out against 40 other universities in sports, banter and fancy dress. We also have weekly post match social events either in Freddie’s – the union bar or head out for a student club night in London for teams to celebrate and have general banter!!

Activities

The union offers a small range of fitness classes and activities in the Lawrence hall including Yoga, Stretch and Tone and Table Tennis. These classes are great for those looking for gentle exercise. The union gym is also open for use although small is however adequate for most students needs.

If you are not looking to participate in the activities themselves but have a skill in teaching activities, coaching or refereeing/umpiring (particularly umpiring) we are always looking for new people to work with. We may even be able to send you in a training course to help your development.

Finally, I hope you enjoy TVU and I would urge you to use as many of the Union services provided, such as Sports Association, to make your University experience the best it can be.

 Raoul Sanchez - Vice President of Recreation