Performance sport

Be the best you can be

Our performance sport programme supports talented athletes through university. The programme is moulded around your sporting talent and academic potential, with an expert team on hand to help you balance your university career with competing on the national or international stage.

If you are an athlete with an outstanding ability who competes at national or international level, or shows strong potential to do so, enrolling on the performance sport programme means you can apply for a sport scholarship at our High Performance Academy (HPA). Our HPA athletes compete in sports including gymnastics, athletics, football, cricket and basketball.

Facilities

Providing our students with excellent sporting facilities is a key priority. State-of-the-art football venues, teaching gyms, sport science labs and indoor pitches are just a few of the resources you can take advantage of.

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Partnerships

We work with a number of local, regional and international partners to enhance the University sport experience. We work closely with organisations such as Hampshire FA, Southampton FC, England Rugby and Basketball England.

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Teams and clubs

Team Solent's 30-plus teams and clubs compete in a variety of sports, in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues and tournaments, as well as local, national and international competitions.

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Performance scholarships

Our sport scholarships offer financial assistance towards academic fees, as well as a support package of up to £2,500.

Athletes and High Performance Academy

Our High Performance Academy helps talented athletes to reach their full potential, while offering support with their university studies.

Performance Sports Teams

We have a range of successful sports clubs who compete at national levels. Find out more about them and how to join

Snapshot of a student basketball player

Sonia is one of our high performance athletes playing for the Solent Kestrels while studying BSc (Hons) Applied Human Nutrition. Here she talks about life as an HPA athlete and balancing her studies with a full-time sports career.

TASS and dual accreditation

As a Dual Career Accredited Centre, Solent is committed to helping athletes achieve their full potential in their studies, as well as success in their sport.

Supporting clean sport

We're committed to providing a clean sporting environment by promoting and implementing the clean sport policies from UK Anti-Doping.

Performance sport programmes at Solent

Our performance sport programme is moulded around your sporting talent and academic potential, with an expert team to help you balance your university career with competing on the national or international stage.