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Sport

AND SOCIETIES.

With lots of clubs and societies to enjoy at Portsmouth, you are sure to find the perfect one for you.
Sports clubs
Play, train and compete with over 34 sports clubs. Develop your existing sporting passion or find a new one. You will make great memories and develop transferrable skills that will last a lifetime.
Here is a sample of sports you could do:
American Football Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cheerleading Climbing and Mountaineering Cricket Dance Dodgeball
Equestrian Fencing Football( Men’ s and Women’ s) Futsal Golf Gymnastics and Trampolining Handball Hockey Lacrosse Netball Rowing
Rugby( Men’ s and Women’ s) Sailing Snow Sports Squash Swimming and Water Polo Table Tennis Taekwondo and Karate Tennis Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball
Teams take part in leagues and competitions against other universities, including in British Universities and Colleges Sports( BUCS) competitions. If competition is not for you, each club has a range of social sport and development opportunities for you to get involved in. Whatever your level, we have the right club to help you fit in and find your place.
You will have the chance to try out a huge range of sports at Portsmouth during your first few weeks of university with:
Trials and tasters for virtually every Team UOP Sport Club Group fitness classes with our instructor team Swimming sessions in our 25m swimming pool
Find out more about sports clubs:
www. sport. port. ac. uk
Societies
We know it is not always easy to be in a new place. That is why our studentled groups are the perfect way to make friends and find new communities. The Students ' Union offers over 150 studentled groups, from sports to culture, faith and much more.
Here is a sample of what you could get involved with:
Afro-Fusion Dance All Sober Socials Anime Biomedical Board Games Book Club Bangla Society
Christian Union Cinema Gaming Islamic Law LGBT +
Nigerian Rock Surfing Swifties Theatrical Arts Vegan
Find out more about societies: www. upsu. net / groups
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