The students union and the Sports & Recreation Department of the University of Portsmouth has organised for various free taster sessions to mark this year’s This Girl Can Campaign from November 19 to 23, 2018.
Sports England started the campaign “This Girl Can” in the year 2015 and it was launched to encourage the women to be active in some ways of exercise or physical fitness activity across the country. In the 3 years the campaign has become popular and motivated around 3 million women. As the women is not willing to take part in physical activity due to judgement fear as said by the research, the campaign is a great way for women to participate in and stay active and this campaign promotes ethos of non judgement and not caring about others’ thinking while doing exercises among women.
The union and UoP have been motivating since 2015 and last year they made to take part 700 women in physical activities with an achievement of 75471 minutes of physical activity in a week.
They are giving wide choice of various sports and other activities to encourage the women to get active which require no prior experience. You can take part in any number of sessions. There is no need for booking also. Just come along to the place and try out as per your wish list. If you love the sessions, you can join the student led group also.
All the free taster sessions from 18th to 23rd November are open to University of Portsmouth students and staff as detailed below.
Sunday November 18, 2018:
- Tennis from 3 pm at Portsmouth Tennis Academy.
Monday – November 19, 2018:
- Reenactment from 6 pm at The Students Union, Activities Room
- Rugby from 6 pm at HMS Temeraire
- Softball from 7 pm at Spinnaker Sports Centre
- Karate from 8 pm at Somerstown Centre
Tuesday – November 20, 2018:
- Surfing from 9 am at The Students Union, Activities Room.
- Gym & Tramp from 4 pm at John Pounds Centre
- Athletics from 4.45 pm at HMS Temeraire Track
- Dodgeball from 5 pm at Spinnaker Sports Centre
- Squash from 6 pm at Spinnaker Sports Centre, Squash Courts
- Hockey from 6.30 pm at Langstone Student Village Astro Turf
- Netball from 7 pm at St Paul’s Gym
Wednesday – November 21, 2018:
- Rowing from 12 noon at Southsea Rowing Club
- Tennis from 1 pm at Portsmouth Tennis Academy
- Kayak from 1.30 pm at Eastney Swimming Pool
- Kickboxing and MMA from 1.45 pm at Gym01, The Partnership Park, Unit 16 Rodney Rd, Portsmouth, Southsea, PO4 8DF.
- Gym & Tramp from 2 pm at Mountbatten Gym Centre
- Ultimate Frisbee from 2 pm at Southsea Common
- Dance Club from 2 pm at Spinnaker Sports Centre, Studio 1
- Capoeira from 6 pm at The Students Union, Activities Room
- Karate from 8 pm at Somerstown Centre
Thursday – November 23, 2018:
- Athletics Club from 6.45 pm at HMS Temeraire Track
- Handball from 7.30 pm at St Paul’s Gym
- Musical Production from 7.30 pm at The Students Union, Meeting Room 1
Friday – November 23, 2018:
- Rounders from 4 pm at Langstone Student Village Astro Turf
- Breakdance from 6.15 pm at TMI Studio
- Boxing from 8 pm at Spinnaker Sports Centre
- Reenactment from 6 pm at The Students Union, Activities Room
For more information about free taster sessions, please visit https://www.upsu.net/tgc.
