Sport

The sports scene at Cambridge is huge. There's a broad range of activities to help you achieve your goals; whether you want to improve health and wellbeing, try a new activity, become a coach/match official, or train for competitions. Just about every sport you can think of is catered for, including team games, water sports, martial arts, racket sports, and extreme sports. In fact there are over 100 sports clubs and societies to choose from.

Sport for all levels

At Cambridge, you have a choice of sport for fun, health or serious competition. Many clubs have taster sessions at the beginning of the year for newcomers to find out a bit more.

There are College teams in a diverse range of sports offering opportunities for novices and experts alike to compete in inter-College leagues and cup competitions. Alternatively, if you're already very good and are more serious about your commitment to your sport, you may want to try out for one of the University teams - to represent Cambridge and compete against other university, local and national club sides.

Facilities

To support all this activity, Colleges provide facilities for all the traditional team games and other sports such as tennis and rowing. Many also have their own gym and provide indoor facilities for squash and badminton. In addition the University has:

• a UK Athletics grade 1 athletics track (floodlit for training purposes)
• a floodlit sand-based synthetic hockey surface
• Fenner's Cricket and Tennis Ground (home to the ECB Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence)
• the Indoor Cricket School
• a recently refurbished fitness suite housing £50,000 worth of the latest cardiovascular equipment, complete with Freeview TV and iPod connectivity

There are also a number of sports centres, gyms and swimming pools around town that offer membership discounts to students.

Financial support

Some financial support is available through the Colleges, trust funds and bursaries for students who play competitive sport at a high level or wish to progress within coaching or officiating. For further details and advice, contact the Department of Physical Education.