11 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS MAGAZINE WINTER 2011 HK WARD GYMNASIUM Casual and permanent HEALTH & FITNESS FACILITIES Grose Farm Lane bookings are available for (between Oval Nos. 1 & 2) clubs and individuals, either Whatever you’re after we’ve got it for you. Tel: 02 9351 4988 in person at the reception or Fax: 02 9351 4990 by phoning: 02 9351 4988 Email: [email protected] THE GRANDSTAND Opening Hours RESTAURANT Monday - Friday: & FUNCTION CENTRE 11.30am - 10pm The place to meet – perfect Saturday - Sunday: for sporting celebrations 9.30am - 6.30pm (and post mortems!) The Get among the elite at HK Grandstand Restaurant is Ward Gym. Situated between located in the Bruce Williams the two main ovals of the Pavilion on No.1 Oval, in the University, it’s a focal point grounds of historic Sydney for high performance sports, University. Open Monday to recreational activities and Friday for lunch daily until club sport. Hire a variety of 3pm, except for public sports equipment at holidays. 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(USAC) with its wide range Opening Hours • 3 Badminton courts Monday to Friday: • Specialised high-standard of fitness services, indoor • The Ledge Climbing 6.30am - 10pm safety equipment. All swimming pool, state-of Centre -the-art cardio and resistance Saturday: 8am - 5pm first-time climbers must • Ralph’s cafe equipment and group Sunday: 12pm - 5pm complete a thorough fitness classes by Les Mills. safety orientation session. Let our professional, caring Improve your lifestyle through LEDGE CLIMBING CENTRE Casual climbing and improved fitness at The Arena. team help you on your Arena Sports Centre, bouldering is open Our new, media integrated way to a better you. Western Avenue. to all. Both Beginner cardio equipment will raise USAC features: Tel: 02 9351 8115 and Intermediate your heart rate, whilst our climbing programs • 50m heated indoor pin loaded resistance weight Opening Hours can be organised • swimming pool machines and wide range Monday - Friday: on request. • 6 synthetic grass of free weights continue to 12pm - 10pm tennis courts prove to be extremely popular Saturday - 11am - 5pm For school bookings, amongst our diverse range contact: • 4 squash courts Closed on Sundays & of clientele. Whether you’re Public Holidays Peter Butcher • Multi-function sports hall a complete beginner to on 02 9351 8115. • Modern fitness equipment exercise or an elite athlete our Move up in the world at • Group fitness studio highly qualified, friendly and The Ledge. Experience rock facilities.indd 1-2 1/02/2011 10:15:31 AM ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAM. CLUBS GOING FROM Join a club! There are so many to choose fromSTRENGTH and they’re open to TOeveryone. STRENGTH. AFL ATHLETICS The Sydney University Australian The Sydney University Football Club, run entirely by its Athletics Club, established members, is the oldest Australian in 1878, is one of the oldest Rules Club in NSW and the fourth athletics clubs in the country. oldest in Australia. The men’s The club is for athletes of all club has six teams competing in abilities from elite to social, the Sydney Football Association, and from undergrads to providing opportunities for both veterans. The club competes elite players and beginners. The in a wide range of competitions women’s club is continuing to around Australia including grow with two teams competing national and state championships, in the Sydney Women’s AFL state relays and Athletics competition. Over the past 25 NSW all-comers events, Pitch years the club has won seven in both the summer (track) Senior first grade flags and have and winter (cross country/road been runners up five times. walks) seasons. For more information go to For more information go to: www.suanfc.com.au www.suac.org or email: or email: [email protected] (Men) australianfootball@sport. UNI SPORT. usyd.edu.au BADMINTON (Women) [email protected]. The Badminton club provides edu.au open opportunities for men WE’VE GOT IT and women, from elite to AMERICAN FOOTBALL beginner players. The ALL COVERED. The American Football Club, Badminton Club is affiliated established in 1984, fields an with the Sydney Badminton PERFECT open team (Sydney Uni Lions Association Inc. and competes in Division 1) as well as an in all of the association’s HOW SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB CREATED A under 18 team (Sydney Uni tournaments, as well as various Cubs in the Colts Division) in intervarsity competitions BASKETBALL leading competitive rowing WINNING CULTURE. Gridiron New South Wales, the throughout the year, including The Sydney University club in New South Wales. highest level of competition the Australian University Basketball Club has both The club has won the for American Football in the Games and the Eastern men’s and women’s teams Honours Trophy at the NSW state. The Lions have won 12 University Games. playing in various Sydney Championships for scoring NSW championships in the 27 competitions. In 2003, Sydney the most points at the For more information go to: years of competition, including University took ownership of championships for the last www.usydbadminton.com the past 8 years consecutively. the Sydney Uni Flames, which eight years. Also, at the or email: The Sydney Uni Cubs have won competes in the Women’s 2010 National Championships, [email protected] 8 NSW championships in their National Basketball League. the club won the “Centenary 16 years of competition. The Sydney Uni Flames take Oar” for the most points. BASEBALL pride of place as our signaturePLUS: TRAINING TIPS > AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL > HOCKEY > PHYSIO IN FOCUS For more information go to The Cynics, established in For more information go to: women’s program. www.sydneyunigridiron.com 1904, fields three teams that www.subc.org.au or or email: americanfootball@ are open to both students and For more information go to: email: [email protected] sport.usyd.edu.au the community. The club plays www.sydneyuniflames.com.au in the Sydney Winter Baseball or email: BOXING ARCHERY League, the highest level [email protected] The club offers something for The Sydney University Archery league in NSW. Their Pacific [email protected]_SYDNUNSP_ROARall levels, from non-contact MAG JUNE 11 EDITION.indd 1 16/05/11 4:27 PM Club, established in the 1970s, Coast team plays in a more aerobic fitness classes to caters to all levels of archery, social league to foster BOAt (men’S rowing) amateur competition for men from the beginner to the elite. development among players. The Sydney University Boat and women. Training is held Members compete in various The club is a great place to Club was established in 1860. in a dedicated boxing gym competitions through Archery play baseball, and is always The club, together with at HK Ward Gymnasium. NSW and Archery Australia at looking for new members. the women’s rowing club, For more information go to: club, state and national levels. competes as Sydney University For more information go to: www.subxc.com.au or Currently the club has a member in the club, State and National sydneyunibaseball.com.au email: [email protected] ranked in the top 20 in the Championships and includes or email: Australian Ranking list. members of the Australian [email protected] squad. 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