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!$ Clubs
Some twenty different sporting and recreation clubs are
affiliated and supported by the Sports Association. Clubs are
- managed by Swinburne students who volunteer to work in a
committee format to plan and prepare activities for their
club. Types of clubs are wide ranging and include the more
.
team based and competitive sports such as badminton,
3 Australian rules football, basketball, netball, tae kwon do,
soccer and volleyball to the recreational based clubs such as
hang-gliding, scuba, snowski, sky-diving, bush walking and
waterski. The Sports Association's club structure emphasises
a beginner-up approach so that members of any skill level
can have a go, especially those who thought they wouldn't
normally because they felt they may not have enough
background or previous experience in that activity.
Throughout 1993 the number of clubs continued to grow,
especially at Eastern and Prahran where the club sptem
began in that year. Such growth is indicative of the fun,
challenge and enthusiasm obtained by joining a sports club.
Fitness and health
The Sports Association has as one of its objectives the
provision of fitness and health promotion at each campus.
The Hawthorn campus has a weight training, aerobics,
nutrition counselling, massage and fitness testing areas in its
Sports Centre. It is planned that aerobics and weight training
will continue at the Eastern campus in the new Sports
Centre planned for completion in late '93. Prahran campus
will either have on-campus aerobics or a subsidised
membership deal with fitness centres in the local vicinity to
the campus.
By uniting with the Student Health unit and the Student
Union the Sports Association creates on-campus awareness
and promotion weeks such as Quit smoking, Heart Week,
Health and Sexuality, and Women and Equal Opportunity.
Intercampus and elite sport
As a university, Swinburne submits teams into local, state
and national events. The Sports Association's colours are
green and gold and we support the individuals and teams
that wish to participate for Swinburne. In this spirit, 'grudge'
matches between the three Swinburne campuses develop a
healthy rivalry that assists in the preparation and selection of
our teams to compete against other universities in the
VictoriaKasmania conference. Our goal at these conference
challenges is to be ranked in the top four so that we can
progress to the national championships.
Students at Swinburne who are of world competition
standard will be nominated and supported by the Sports
Association for World Student Games events such as the
Summer Universiade held in Buffalo in July last year.
Sports Association handbook and
further information
By visiting the Sports Desk at your campus you can collect
our handbook and detailed information on any of the clubs,
recreations, facilities and services offered by us.
Opening hours and contact
Hawthorn
Monday-Friday 7.00am-11.00pm
Saturday-Sunday 1 1.00am-7.00pm
Sports Centre (Building 19)
Phone: 81 9 801 8
Mooroolbark
Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm
Room ME4
Phone: 728 71 71
Prahran
Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm
Room GI07
Phone: 522 6745