Hartpury University Undergraduate Prospectus 2020

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Performance and community sport

Our performance Sports Academies help students reach their sporting peaks. They also enable those not competing to gain valuable experience behind the scenes, working with top-level athletes, coaches, therapists and scientists as part of their degree. You could treat high-performing athletes in our sports therapy clinic, refine rowers’ performance in our labs or strengthen equestrian athletes’ posture in our Rider Performance Centre. You could also get to the heart of the action, helping our football players with pitchside first aid or developing your marketing and social media skills at big games.

You could work alongside a whole range of sports professionals who are working with our Sports Academy teams. Many of these experts are also lecturers on our degrees, which means you’ll get top-level expertise and exciting opportunities as part of your learning. experience of community sport through our partnerships with local projects and charitable organisations. We’ll support you to develop your skills and community connections so that you’re able to make an informed choice about your career direction. Community sport is also a core part of our provision. You can develop your

Want to compete in your sporting discipline alongside your studies? Turn to page 31 to find out more