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SPORTS
AT VC
PHILOSOPHY
At Varsity College we believe the student experience extends beyond
the lecture room. Our philosophy focuses on the holistic development
of the student and we encourage a healthy balance between studies,
part-time work and participation in a variety of sport, social, cultural
and community engagement initiatives.
VARSITY COLLEGE SPORTS CLUB
The Varsity College Sports Club is at the heart of all things sport
on campus, and students wishing to participate in any sport need
to be registered. The Sports Club is managed by the campus Sports
Co-ordinator (SC) who works closely with the various Club Captains
to make it all happen. Each of our sports is run as an individual club
and is overseen by a Club Captain who is experienced, talented and
passionate about their sport disciplines.
TEAM SPORTS
For those who are more team oriented, Varsity College offers a wide
variety of social and competitive team sports such as rugby, water
polo, football, netball and hockey, as well as action sports including
netball, cricket and football. An important part of our sports vision
at Varsity College is to identify major team sports at designated cam-
puses and create centres of excellence for these sports.
Varsity College is an active member of University Sport South Africa
(USSA) and participates in a number of their different sporting codes
such as rugby, water polo, surfing, swimming, netball, canoeing, golf,
hockey and football. This ensures the opportunity for students to
meet and compete against other universities at various tournaments
and events.
SPORTS LIFE
Sports Life focuses on outdoor activities that are fun, healthy
and geared towards the individual. These include sports such as
mountain biking, running, canoeing, surfskiing, surfing, golf and
triathlon – the sorts of activities that once you start, you’ll likely
keep doing for the rest of your life. Sports Life provides great
opportunities for students to get outdoors and get active while
meeting new people, and we encourage our students to participate
at both a social and competitive level.
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