Sport
Sport is an important part of life here at Sheefield of College. We are renowned for our sporting reputation and we pride ourselves on inclusivity – catering for all abilities from casual sports enthusiasts to high performance athletes. Our superb facilities allow us to offer a large variety of participation opportunities for all students. Whatever your ambitions, you’ll have every chance to take part in sport and fitness activities.
We believe that sport and wellness should be embedded into student life. Choose from our 52 sports clubs, our social sport programme, and various wellness initiatives offering the chance to get involved in activities throughout the region. If you’re interested in coaching, volunteering, or enhancing your CV then you can get involved in our coach education programmes too.
We are consistently in the top 5 in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rankings, finishing 5th in the 2021/22 table and totalling our highest ever BUCS points and with more teams supported. We are currently the No.1 Sports University in the South of England and Wales with more teams supported in 2022/23 we expect more growth and even more points.
We continuously invest in sport, health and fitness with some exciting plans for further improvement to ensure excellence in sport for everyone.
Performance Programme
Our Performance Programme offers assistance to top level student athletes in our Performance sports: Rugby Union, Hockey, Cricket, Golf, Netball, Tennis, Lacrosse and Sailing.
Performance Sports athletes receive elite professional coaching, sports science services, physiotherapy, athlete lifestyle support and strength and conditioning training.