Sports
The university’s Sport Centre provides the university community with the opportunity to train and practice a variety of sporting activities, regardless of whether they are beginners or top-level athletes.
- Over 5,500 participants, including 1,520 members of the French University Sports Federation (FFSU);
- more than 100 trainers, instructors and temporary staff;
- over 40 activities to choose from;
- 12 specialised Physical Education and Sports teachers;
- 47% of participants are female, all sports included.
The Sport Centre is also responsible for ensuring that the university’s sports policy is properly implemented.
Different ways of practising sports:
- personal training with initiation, improvement and competition in 48 sports and physical activities. These activities are open to all Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) students and staff members;
- validating training courses, which are integrated into the following university courses: Health, L3 and Master’s degree in Sciences at the University Institute of Technology (IUT);
- skills training courses resulting in coaching qualifications in partnership with various federations;
- involvement in associations and volunteering (FFSU competitions, outdoor activities, various training courses, etc.) through the Sports Association.
Specific courses for:
- Top-level athletes, to enable them to pursue their two-fold objective of academic and sporting success.
- Students with disabilities.
Activities
The university’s Sport Centre offers 40 physical and sporting activities for all students, from beginners to top-level athletes.
These activities are open to all UT3 students and staff members.
- Climbing
- Windsurfing - Funboarding - Windfoiling
- Scuba diving
- Physical preparation for winter sports
- Hiking - Walking - Snowshoeing
- Downhill skiing - Snowboarding
- Cross-country skiing
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Football - Futsal (indoor football)
- Handball
- Rugby Union
- Women’s rugby
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volley ball - Beach volley ball
- Aquagym
- Keeping fit / well-being
- Fitness classes
- Muscle training & cardio workout
- Nordic Walking
- Weight training
- Qi Gong
- Strength and muscle toning
- Stretching
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
- Aikido (Japanese martial arts)
- Kickboxing
- French Boxing / Savate boxing
- Fencing
- Judo
- Karate
- Kung Fu (Chinese martial arts)
- Wrestling
- Athletics
- Rowing
- Badminton
- Biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle shooting)
- Running
- Horse riding
- Golf
- Unicycling
- Swimming
- Roller skating/blading
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Archery
- Shooting sports
- Ballroom and Latin dancing
- African dancing
- Modern/contemporary dance