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at UWA Sports winter is a time of activation, not hibernation. With Recreate courses, Evening Social Sports and new classes at the UWA Recreation & Fitness Centre all starting at the same time, there's a huge variety of fitness and lifestyle activities to choose from!

• Beach Boot Camp
• Boot Camp
• Core Spin
• Flex-A-Lates
• Kickboxing For Fitness
• Pilates - Level 1 & 2 available
• Running Club - various levels available
• Shape Up
• Yoga - various levels available
• Weight No More - Ladies Only

• Aikido For Beginners
• Experience AFL
• General Coaching Course
• Golf - Level 1 & 2 available
• Officiating
• Sport First Aid Course
• Sport Trainer Course
• Taekwon-Do For Beginners
• Tennis - Level 1 & 2 available
• Tennis For Beginners
• Tennis Training

Active Dance Courses:

• Argentine Tango
• Belly Dancing
• Capoeira
• Salsa - Level 1 & 2 available

Active Outdoor Courses:

• Abseiling Day
• Bibbulmun Track Day Walk
• Rock Climbing
• Swan Valley Wine Tour

Active Lifestyle Courses:

• Bar Course
• Espresso Mastery
• Guitar For Beginners
• Photography Workshop
• Senior First Aid
• Wine Appreciation
• Fat Burner

Active Aquatic Courses:

• Kitesurfing - Learn How
• Paddling - Learn How/Level 1
• Paddling - Level 2
• Paddling - Over 35's
• Paddling - GOLD Over 50's (Beginners & Intermediate available)
• Paddling - River Trip
• PADI Open Water Scuba Diving
• Surfing - Level 2 available
• Twilight Sailing

ENROLMENTS: Open until Sun 26 July
COURSES: Mon 27 July - Sun 13 September

How to Enrol:

Online: Log in your UWA Sports Account at the UWA Sports homepage.
Fax: Fax your Enrolment Form to UWA Sports; Attention: Recreate®; 6488 1043
Mail: Mail your Enrolment Form to UWA Sports; Attention: Recreate®; 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley
Phone: Call us on 6488 2286. Please have your valid credit card details ready.
In Person: Enrol at the UWA Recreation & Fitness Centre Reception between 6:00am and 10:00pm.

Download the Enrolment Form here

BODY STEP FINALLY LANDS AT UWA RECREATION & FITNESS CENTRE!

Come and experience the Les Mills Body Step™ Class!

Brand new to the UWA Recreation and Fitness Centre, Body Step™ is the energizing step workout that makes you feel liberated and alive. Using a height adjustable step and simple movements on, over and around the step you get huge motivation from sing-along music and approachable instructors. Cardio blocks push fat-burning systems into high gear followed by muscle – conditioning tracks that shape and tone your body.

What Will Body Step™ do for me?

• Burns lots of calories for a leaner body
• Tones and shapes the body
• Raises overall fitness levels
• Improves co-ordination
• Builds strength through core conditioning work
• Improves your bone health and density
• Increases your heart and lung capacity through a full-body cardio fitness workout.

Class Times
Tuesday 7am
Wednesday 6pm
Thursday 7am or 4pm
Friday 5pm

2009 HBF CITY TO SURF - JOIN TEAM UWA!

The HBF City to Surf fun run is on again and we at UWA Sports would like to invite you plus your family and friends to be part of the UWA team as we pound the pavement as the most prominent and successful university team at the event!

So are you ‘Fit for the Challenge?’ Enrol now online under Team ‘UWA’ at http://citytosurf.activ.asn.au

The TSWA semester 2 calendar is approaching us for 2009.

The first events will be Mixed Basketball and Mixed Dodgeball. These events are to be hosted by ECU Sports in Joondalup and promises to be a great day of high quality sport played in great spirit. UWA Sports wishes good luck to those entire competitor’s in the upcoming TSWA events. To get involved contact Nathan at UWA Sports on 6488 1955.

Check out the Semester 2 events schedule.

INTERFACULTY SPORT

Second semester of Interfaculty sport is almost here and some very exciting events are soon to be hosted.

The first event for Semester 2 is the UWA Basketball classic. This entails the winner of the Interfaculty Basketball Championship vs. the winner of the Intercollege Basketball Championship. This year the Women’s competition will be contested against Economics and St. Thomas Moore with the Men’s game being between Economics and Trinity. The action will tip – off at 1:15pm on 5th August, so please feel free to get down to the Recreation Centre and support your team.

Check out the Semester 2 events schedule.

FEMALES WANTED

The 2009 Australian University Games team is looking for some more representation in a selection of sports.

Are you interested or have experience in any of the following sports:

• Volleyball
• Softball
• Martial Arts

Please contact Nathan at nathanj@sport.uwa.edu.au.

MIXED ULTIMATE

UWA Flying Disc Club will be hosting the TSWA Mixed Ultimate Championship on Sunday 19th July.

JULY DAYZE is a one day mixed tournament designed to kick start the winter seasons.  It is aimed at all teams, from those who are starting campaigns for whatever tournament, to those who want to get some extra practice for league.  What are the details you ask?

When: Sunday 19 July
Where: McGillvray Oval, Mt Claremont
What: Mixed Ultimate, 4:3 split
Cost: $20pp includes insurance, field hire, all food for the day and prizes.
Teams can register at: http://www.afda.com/rego/showcompetition.php?competitionid=666

For more information at UWA, please contact Nathan at nathanj@sport.uwa.edu.au

It promises to be a fun tournament, and the weather bureau is predicting a fine day.

WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

Congratulations to the following students that competed in the recent World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.

• Amanda Bisk – Athletics (Pole Vault) – 9th
• Nick O’Halloran – Water Polo – Gold Medal
• Zoe Timmons – Athletics (High Jump) – 6th

All of these students have not only done UWA proud but have done the very best for Australia. Congratulations to all of these competitors. We look forward to seeing these guys and girls in action for UWA in the Australian University Games in the Gold Coast in September 2009.  

TOURNAMENTS AT THE UWA TENNIS CENTRE

Over the next few months the UWA Tennis Centre will be hosting many tennis tournaments.

From a Round Robin Style tournament on 15-16 August to the State Open Claycourt Championships in the first two weekends in September, there is something for everyone – whether you’re a spectator or a player. It all culminates with the biggest junior tournament on the WA calendar, the UWA Spring Nationals! This brings the best from the 12’s and 14’s age groups from around Australia to battle it out for the right to claim National Champion! This event runs from 27 September to 8 October. Hope to see you there!

UWA GRADUATE LAUNCHES NEW BOOK 

Sudoku lovers, rugby players and lovers of literature alike are invited to the international launch of “Full Contact Sudoku”, the story behind the story of the Members Equity Numbats Australian Sudoku team.

Author Michael Colliss UWA and UWA Rugby Club) will launch the book :

Where: UWA Rugby Clubrooms, McGillivray Oval, Brockway Rd Mt Claremont
When: Sunday 26 July
Time: 4.00 – 6.00pm

POOL COMPETITION

UWA Sports will be hosting a Pool (Eightball) competition on Friday 31st July.

The competition will be held at the UWA Tavern between 12 – 3pm. To register for the competition please contact Jeff at palmje@gmail.com. First prize is a $50 sports voucher, so register early to secure your place in what promises to be a hotly contested competition.

UWA SPORTS ADOPTS NATIONAL ALCOHOL CODE OF CONDUCT

Recently, Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis wrote to peak sporting bodies outlining the new National Alcohol Code of Conduct and sought the support of sporting organizations to endorse and adopt the Code for their sport throughout Australia.

UWA Sports has adopted the Code. In addition UWA Sports has sought each of its affiliated Clubs to consider, endorse and implement the Code.

A copy of the UWA Sports Alcohol Code of Conduct is available on the UWA Sports website under www.sport.uwa.edu.au/forms