UMP Sports and Recreation is committed to providing an environment that allows students to have a vibrant student life through sporting and recreational activities. This is done through several sporting codes and recreational activities in both campuses of the University. The provision of sporting codes is primarily for recreational purposes, but students who show competitive performance can be supported to move to the next level of competitive sport.
UMP Sports offers a home for dedicated sports people but also creates an atmosphere for students to participate in a fun-filled and secure environment with assistance and commitment from Sports and Recreational Officers on both campuses. UMP currently has the following sporting codes in existence, Athletics, Cross Country, Football (males and females), Netball, Volleyball (males and females), Basketball (male and female), Squash, Hockey, Tennis, Cricket, Rugby (males and females) and Chess. Students are continuously encouraged to participate in sporting activities. Recreational activities are also part of student development and vibrancy, that includes indigenous games such as aerobics, incuva, morabaraba, and diketo.
Our teams are members of the different Sport Federations and, therefore, participate in the various leagues at local, district and provincial levels. The University is also part of Universities Sports South Africa (USSA) and our qualifying sporting codes get to participate in USSA Tournaments.
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