Paralympian and University of Leeds table tennis athlete Kim Daybell, will find out if he has qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympics in the New Year. On January 1st Kim will find out if he qualifies for the Rio Paralympics 2016, to be selected he must be placed within the top 15 in the […]
A team of 3 staff and 11 students have been chosen to lead the life-changing Gryphons Abroad project in the Kwa-Zulu Natal region of South Africa which will raise student aspirations through education and increase student access to education. One of the exciting projects the team will undertake is increasing the number of girls who […]
This week saw an epic battle in women’s volleyball, seeing our women come back from 2-0 down to take the win over Varsity rivals Beckett 3-2. As it is #ThisBUCSGirlCan campaign in partnership with Sport England ‘This Girl Can’ campaign and BUCS we focused on our women in sport and our teams didn’t disappoint. Our fencing women carried […]
University of Leeds Sports Scholar Jack Perry co-captained the U22 Great Britain wheelchair basketball team to take gold in the Champions Cup, beating the world’s best as a recent international tournament out in Japan. The International tournament hosted by Japan welcomed Great Britain, Korea and the USA. This was Jacks second time competing in Japan having previously […]
A successful Cup and Trophy week for our Gryphons seeing 8 teams through to the last 16 in the Trophy and 7 teams into the quarter finals of the Cup. An outstanding performance from our womens rugby team, hitting triple figures winning 107 -0 against Glasgow Caledonian University. Away from the fortress the mens […]
On Monday 30th November, the Gryphons Abroad team are going to be running a Spin-a-thon event at The Edge to raise awareness and funds for the life changing programme that they will be delivering in one of the least privileged areas of South Africa during June 2016. The Spin-a-thon will be a 12 hour event running […]
To help develop our student clubs we will be hosting a number of free Strength & Conditioning sessions for students to attend. This is a unique opportunity to learn from highly experienced professional S&C coaches, with previous experience of working at both Olympic level and in professional sport. When: Tuesday 1st December at 18:00 pm – Focusing […]
Leeds dominated the BUCS duathlon over the weekend at Castle Combe with both the mens and womens team finishing in the top 3 in the team championships. Sam Dickinson won the individual men’s race then went on to be part of the men’s team who finished top of the team championships ahead of Loughborough in […]
Wednesday 18th November 2015 As storm Barney took to Leeds that didn’t dampen our Gryphons spirits seeing Rugby league team confidently beating Sheffield Hallam in all sorts of weather, finishing 44-24. In the union they had a thrilling game under the lights up North, with the last kick of the game seeing them take away […]
The aims of the Coach Education Programme are to give students, staff and members of the public the opportunity to develop important skills and gain qualifications within all areas of sport. This includes: coaching, officiating and performance support. We offer National Governing Body Awards, First Aid Qualifications, SCUK Workshops and Professional Fitness and Leisure Qualifications. […]
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