Do you only get to play if you are amazing?
Or does everyone get a go and play at their own level?
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tobytoby
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- 10-08-2004 10:20
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- 10-08-2004 16:19
I think all universities have "social" sports squads where you just have a laugh and play at whatever level you want. Some universities have international-standard people in a number of sports though, so you'd have to be amazing to get on to the best teams.
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- 10-08-2004 17:02
I played intramural level football and badminton at my first (Scottish) uni several years ago. I also played in several six a side footie competitions, and used the Uni's facilities for playing tennis, cricket and squash.
Thing is, I am resoundingly ordinary at all these sports. But it was never close to a problem; there will surely be opportunities available at very level.
It's probably even possible to represent the uni, especially if you find a sport that has minority appeal and therefore few players. At Aberdeen (in the eighties) you could forget about playing certain sports - hockey, squash, rugby, shinty (!), skiing, football - at varsity level unless you were pretty good. But I recall that certain squads - volleyball and basketball iirc - were always looking for new team members. Basketball has grown in popularity recently, so it's probably harder to get in to the team now, but you take my point.
Even here in the US, it is easy to play at intramural or club level. Walking on to a varsity team is a different matter altogether, however. -
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- 10-08-2004 19:14
at exeter, everyone who wants to play sport can play sport.
theres lots of levels and you can just play with a bunch of mates or take part in uni organised activities.
i would presume all unis are the same.
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- 10-08-2004 19:25
(Original post by ickle_katy)
at exeter, everyone who wants to play sport can play sport.
theres lots of levels and you can just play with a bunch of mates or take part in uni organised activities.
i would presume all unis are the same.
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- 11-08-2004 07:02
Thanks guys
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- 11-08-2004 07:55
(Original post by Tajel)
It's probably even possible to represent the uni, especially if you find a sport that has minority appeal and therefore few players. At Aberdeen (in the eighties) you could forget about playing certain sports - hockey, squash, rugby, shinty (!), skiing, football - at varsity level unless you were pretty good.
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