Sport Support Programme

Supporting students in achieving both their sporting and academic goals

Our Sport Support team based at Unipol Recreation provides support to those students who are balancing their academic academic goals with those of a performance athlete. We also provide support to students pursuing leadership roles in performance sport (i.e. referees, coaches and managers).

Sport information support

Information regarding local sport opportunities (e.g. clubs, training groups, performance coaches, opportunities to coach / manage teams, competitions).

Student–athlete academic support

Help in balancing sporting and academic goals and where appropriate help in negotiating extensions to assignments and exam changes due to sporting commitments.

Performance enhancement support

Information and help in accessing a range of specialist sport science services such as strength and conditioning programmes, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, mental skills training, and nutritional support.

Access to support services

As a University of Otago or Otago Polytechnic student you have access to wide range of support services including mental health and wellbeing, medical, financial support and more. We can provide more information on services available and how to access these.

If you need to see a friendly face and have a chat, get in touch with one of the team or drop in and visit us. We are happy just to listen and provide a safe and judgement free space.

University of Otago Sport Mentorship Programme

Students that have signed up for the University of Otago Sport Mentorship Programme will be offered opportunities to come together to share their experiences and learn from the experience of others. These sessions will also help us understand student athlete needs and how we can further support them.

Sign up for the University of Otago Sport Support Programme

Performance Entrance Scholarship

Established to encourage excellence in areas of performance including sport, culture, music and the arts. These scholarships are available to academically-able students with demonstrated high-level ability in their chosen area of performance.

Past recipients of this scholarship have represented New Zealand and their regions in sports such as adventure racing, aerobics, alpine ski racing, athletics, badminton, basketball, BMX, cricket, equestrian, football, free-skiing, futsal, gymnastics, hockey, ice hockey, kayaking, mountain biking, netball, road cycling, rowing, rugby league, rugby, sailing, softball, snow boarding, surf life saving, swimming, taekwon-do, touch, volleyball, waka ama, and water-ski racing.

Other recipients have exceptional performance achievements in acting, dance (including ballet, hip hop, jazz), debating, kapa haka, music (including bag piping, cello, clarinet, double bass, drumming, flute, french horn, guitar, oboe, piano, saxophone, Scottish drums, singing, trombone, trumpet, viola, and violin), musical theatre, St John Youth, song writing, speech and drama, and visual arts (including painting, photography, sculpture).

Address:

52 Miro Street, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga 3116

Phone: 07 577 8575

Email: hpstc.admin@bayvenues.co.nz