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Getting involved in university sports

By ResidenceLifeAssistant 22 Jan 2024

Making new friends in university plays a big part in settling into the new environment, especially if you are an international student. Most of the universities in the UK have their own sports team and Coventry University has its own teams too! If you are interested in joining one of them, this article is for you.

Personal experience being part of Team Phoenix

I was part of Team Phoenix as a member of the girl's volleyball team. It was a great experience as my teammates were very friendly and made me feel part of the team. Speaking a little bit about my journey that led me to Team Phoenix, I was 'recruited' during the open day and was asked to play during one of the volleyball team trials. The trial went smoothly and I was selected to become a member.

As part of Team phoenix, I had loads of benefits such as access to exercise rehabilitation, nutrition workshops organised by Team Phoenix and much more. I will never regret my decision to be part of Team Phoenix.

Sport teams at Coventry University

If playing sports is your interest, you might want to be part of one of the sport teams at Coventry University. Most of the sports have recreational and univeristy teams, so no matter if you are a newbie or a national-level athelete you still get to take part in sports. Here is a list of sports that you can play :

1. American Football

2. Archery

3. Athletics

4. Badminton

5. Basketball

6. Boxing

7. Cheerleading

8. Cricket

9. Cycling

10. Dance

11. Darts

12. Dodgeball

13. Equestrian

14. Esports

15. Fencing

16. Football

17. Futsal

18. Gaelic Football

19. Gymnastics

20. Hockey

21. Ice skating

22. Jiu Jitsu

23. Karate

24. Karting

25. Mountaineering

26. Netball

27. Pool and snooker

28. Powerlifting

29. Rugby union

30. Snowsports

31. Squash

32. Swimming and waterpolo

33. Table tennis

34. Taekwondo

35. Tennis

36. Volleyball

37. Watersports

If you are interested in any one of these, you can find the representatives during open days and join them during taster sessions to see if this is the experience you want.

If you want to learn more about the teams, the Student Union has a specific section for all the sport teams and you can find their details over there.

Sports outside of university

If you would love to invest some time outside university to join local sports team or clubs, the BBC has an exhaust list of sports club finder which you can use to search for local options. You can also expand your search to the Warwickshire District for more options. The Warwick District Council have included an A-Z list embeded with weblinks to specific sport clubs located within the Warwick District.

For more information and updates on Team Phoenix and Coventry Sports:

Coventry Sport @covsport

Team Phoenix @sportcoventryphoenix

CU Sports Centre @cusportscentre

Get involved with social Basketball on Sunday 28th January, 13.30 with Reslife - Email reslife@futurelets.co.uk to book a place! Reslife offer a selection of sporting events as part of our events calendar. Check out one of our collaborations with @cusportcentre below!