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Staff & Student SportPlay sport for fun & fitness
MMU offers a number of opportunities to get involved in sport & physical activity at a recreational level. These activities are fun and are open to both students and staff.
This provides the opportunity for halls of residence, departments, individual courses or a group of friends to enter teams in the leagues.
Choose a sport to find out more…
Staff Fun Run
Get fit in the New Year for free!
Join the MMU staff fun run group: all abilities catered for – including beginner walk to run sessions.
Starts Tuesday, 31st January 2012 at Sugden Sports Centre · 12.15pm for a 12.30pm start.
Run Leaders Wanted!
To sustain the group going forward we require new Run Leaders. There is funding available for staff to gain a Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification.
The next course is planned for Saturday, 3rd March 9am – 5pm at Sport City. For more details on any of the above please email Liam Browne at lbrowne@englandathletics.org.
Football
11 a side intra-mural football
This takes place at the Turn Moss Lane sports ground in Trafford on a Wednesday afternoon. Matches kick-off at 2pm. The Manchester Amateur Football Sunday League will run the league in partnership with the University.
The league is run from October until April.
For further details and to register a team contact: John McFayden · 0161 282 1429. Get directions to the grounds.
Closing date for teams to register is: 9th October 2011
International Students League
This league is an 11-a-side league open to all MMU students and staff. It is organised by the Manchester Amateur Sunday Football League at the Turn Moss Lane sports ground. Matches kick-off on a Saturday at 11am. The league is run from October until April.
For further details contact: John McFayden · 0161 282 1429. Get directions to the grounds.
Closing date for teams to register is 9th October 2011
6 a side leagues
Well organised leagues for students and staff from MMU, University of Manchester and Salford University.
Student Sixes
Takes place at Manchester City’s Platt’s Lane complex on Monday, Wednesday evenings as well as on Saturday and Sunday.
To register and for further details contact Barry McKay, 07710 814 329, or go to the student sixes website, or email info@studentsixes.co.uk.
Closing date for teams to register is 6th October 2011
Students Soccer
Takes place every Saturday / Sunday in Fallowfield at the Armitage Centre.
To register and for further details contact Alex Hope · +447900618766 or visit the student soccer website.
Closing date for teams to register is 7th October 2011
5 a side league
5-a-side football leagues are organised on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evenings between 6 – 10pm on the new 3G pitches at Manchester University’s Armitage Sports Centre.
For further details and to register visit Manchester University’s Sport website.
Basketball
For further details about entering a team into an intra-mural league in Manchester, please contact Nat Black-Heaven.
Netball
StaffNet Netball Squad
If you are a member of staff or postgraduate student at Manchester Metropolitan University or the University of Manchester then we have a netball squad for you!
StaffNet comprises of three teams; Fairies who play in the 1st division of the Campus Sport Netball League, Growlers who play in the 2nd division of the Campus Sport Netball League and Pixies who play in the Back to Netball League.
StaffNet is a friendly squad and we are open to players of all abilities, including complete beginners. We organise regular socials and training sessions as well as play competitively in leagues so it is a great way to meet new people within the University.
Training sessions take place on a Friday, 12:30 – 1:30pm at the Sugden Sports Centre and we also link in with the Back to Netball training session on Tuesdays. The league plays on a Tuesday evening, from 6:30 – 10:30pm at The Sugden Sports Centre.
Please contact the StaffNet Squad if you would like to join the squad or find out more about our teams or training.
Rugby Union
A Rugby Union league is organised by the University of Manchester between October 2011 – April/May 2012 on Sunday between 1pm – 4pm at Didsbury Toc H Rugby Club and Old Bedians Rugby Club.
To register and for further details visit the Manchester University sports site.
Boxing Sessions
Boxing Manchester are organising specific boxing sessions for Manchester Metropolitan University students every Wednesday, between 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
The sessions will include fitness training, circuits, improving boxing technique, skipping, bag & pad work.
The sessions will be held at Manchester Boxing Centre of Excellence, Matthews Lane, Gorton, M18 7SP
For further information contact: Kevin Williams · 07912 287289. Download a poster.
Staff & Student sport Campus Coaching Opportunities
These coaching sessions are 8 weeks long and run during each semester. These are structured coaching sessions suitable for all abilities.
Ladies Football
This session is open to students and staff. It takes place at the Sugden Centre on Tuesday evenings between 5pm – 6pm. Just turn up with appropriate kit and each session costs £3.50 per week.
Every third Tuesday of the month an FA Qualified Coach will be taking the session teaching new skills and helping to improve the players game.
For further details contact Victoria Stone · 0161 247 3758
Back 2 Netball
This is a fun session for individuals who haven’t played the sport for a while and would like to start again or for those who haven’t played before and would like to try the sport. It is open to both students and staff.
This session takes place at the Sugden Sports Centre on a Tuesday evening between 5pm – 6pm.
For further details e-mail bk2netball@yahoo.co.uk.
Athletics
Track & Field sessions take place at the Indoor Arena at Sports City on Wednesday afternoons starting on the 5th October 2011 between 1pm – 3pm. The cost is £1.85 per session with the first session on the 5th October free.
Contact Ceri Richardson for further details:
Telephone: 0161 220 3855
Email: c.richardson@manchester.gov.uk
Mobile: 07534 223392
Get directions to the Indoor Arena
Run Leaders Wanted!
To sustain the the MMU staff fun run group (starts Tuesday, 31st January 2012 at Sugden Sports Centre · 12.15pm for a 12.30pm start) going forward we require new Run Leaders. There is funding available for staff to gain a Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification.
The next course is planned for Saturday, 3rd March 9am – 5pm at Sport City. For more details on any of the above please email Liam Browne at lbrowne@englandathletics.org.
Softball
BaseballSoftball UK is inviting all University students and staff in Manchester to take part in 8 weeks of slow pitch softball. Softball is a sport for men and women of any age to enjoy together. It’s fun and exciting and a great way to keep fit no matter what your previous experience is with a bat and ball.
Sessions begin Saturday, 16th February 2012 between 5.30 – 6.30pm and run until 22nd March at the Armitage Centre, University of Manchester. Cost for the 6 sessions is £25.
For further details and information email UniversitySoftballManchester@bsukmail.com, visit BaseballSoftballUK.com or download the flyer.
Boxing Sessions
Boxing Manchester are organising specific boxing sessions for Manchester Metropolitan University students every Wednesday, between 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
The sessions will include fitness training, circuits, improving boxing technique, skipping, bag & pad work.
The sessions will be held at Manchester Boxing Centre of Excellence, Matthews Lane, Gorton, M18 7SP
For further information contact: Kevin Williams · 07912 287289. Download a poster.
Beginners Squash sessions
£37 · Wednesday 7.00pm – 8.20pm
1st February – 21st March 2012 at Sugden Sports Centre (8 weeks)
Sessions will provide balls/shuttlecocks but racquets need to be provided by the participant, (racquets can be hired from the Sugden centre for around £3).
A Squash ladder will also be organised:
£20 · Thursday 5.40pm – 7.20pm
2nd February – 22nd March 2012 at Sugden Sports Centre
Beginners Badminton sessions
A Badminton ladder will be organised:
£20 · Monday 5.30pm – 6.30pm
30th January – 19th March at Sugden Sports Centre
Beginner Mixed Lacrosse sessions
£37 · Thursday 5.30pm – 6.30pm
20th Oct – 8th Dec 2011 at Armitage artificial pitch (8 weeks)
Handball beginner sessions
£35 · Thursday 6.00pm – 7.00pm
6th Oct – 8th Dec at Armitage (10 week beginner coaching block). We also have a free taster on Friday 23rd September 2011 at Sugden Sports Centre, 4.30 – 6.30
For further details and to book your place and pay online for the Beginner activities, go to the Manchester University Sport website.
Phone 0161 275 5991
E-mail campus.sport@manchester.ac.uk