UC Sport and Recreation

Sport and Recreation

Sport Science Centre Overview

The Sport Science Centre (SSC) at the University of Canterbury can help you achieve your sporting or fitness goals faster and more efficiently. Our accredited and experienced Sport Scientists have worked with a diverse range of athletes, beginner through elite, from various sports. Ask us how which of our services could help you improve your times, strength or technique.

Exercise Physiology

Fitness testing - laboratory or field based
General fitness assessment/screening
Anthropometry - body composition analysis

Strength & Conditioning

Programming - strength, power, speed and aerobic fitness
Coaching

Biomechanics

Game Analysis for Team Sport
Technique Analysis (video) in Sport

“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get”.
Michael Phelps, Swimming Champion (16 Olympic medals - six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008).