The Faculty of Leisure & Tourism has a long and established sporting tradition, in terms of its contribution to both inter-university competition, and elite level representation at national and international level, including participation at World Championships and Olympic Games.

The University college’s athletic union now has over 30 teams competing in 10 sports in various leagues and tournaments.

Current sporting highlights include:

• Golf league champions 2000 through to 2002 and runners up of BUSA Premiership 2003 as well as finalists of the British Universities Cup
• Men’s Rugby Union League champions 2002, 2003 and now competing in BUSA first division
• League and cup wins in both SESSA and BUSA for football, cricket, tennis and both ladies and mens hockey
• Three current British Universities Judo champions
• World rowing championships silver medalists
• Full England women’s rugby representation
• A current British women’s wrestling champion
• Zurich premiership rugby club representation
• Great Britain dog agility champion

Centre for Exercise, Health and Performance

Since its opening in 2000, the Centre for Exercise, Health and Performance has developed as an invaluable academic resource supporting the teaching of a variety of programs delivered by the Department of Sport and Recreation at the Faculty of Leisure and Tourism. The Centre comprises two main facilities.

The Human Performance Laboratory (HPL)
Fully equipped with the latest apparatus for physiological testing and analysis the HPL allows students to gain valuable insight into the fundamentals of human physiological functioning, backing up the theory delivered through lecture and research programs. The facility is capable of analysing a variety of human performance parameters including cardiorespiratory functioning, electro-cardiography, muscular strength, endurance and power.

The Wellesbourne Exercise Facility
Equipped with the latest cardiovascular, resistance and free-weight machines and staffed by fully qualified instructors the Exercise Facility is the focal point of the Centre for Exercise, Health and Performance. The facility plays an important role in the support of teaching by affording students the opportunity to discover and apply the principles of exercise and training. The Wellesbourne Exercise Facility is open daily for recreational use and is capable of catering for all training requirements from health to elite performance. 1 in 4 students at the Wellesbourne Campus use the facility as well as classes offered including yoga, aerobics and circuit training.

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