Sports
USP Campus Life Sports Department provides a wide range of recreational and sporting opportunities for all students and staff. We have sports like – Athletics, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Hockey, Football, Indoor Soccer, Netball, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Triathlon, Rugby Touch and Paddling/ Canoeing.
The USP Sports Office comes under the Department of Campus Life. The office is allocated together with the USP Indoor Sports Gym. We look after all Sports Teams that are registered under USP Sports together with their Individual Coaches that looks after their respective Sports.
Each Sport has a qualified Coaches that teach skills and also impart or enhance the performance of our students. Our USP Sports Clubs are affiliated to National Sporting Associations here in Suva and in the Fiji Association Sporting fraternity and we play our weekly leagues games on Saturdays around the greater Suva areas during the season.
Our Coaches are all Accredited Specialized Coaches in each Sports. We have a Total of 9 Sports Teams with their respective Coaches that runs programs like Training Sessions, Team Bonding and off course Games Competitions in weekly basis according to the Sports Seasons that is going on during the semester at the Laucala Campus.
Below are the Sports Teams together with their Coaches:
- Athletics – Fesaitu Mario
- Basketball – Manoa Puamau
- Netball – Adi Teimumu Moce
- Rugby Union – Sale Sorovaki
- Rugby League – Jone Wesele & Aseali Saravaki
- Volleyball – Waisale Suka
- Swimming – Manasa Marisiale
- Badminton
- Paddling
All these Sports they have their Championships at certain times and their main Competition is the Inter Tertiary Games, which is held every year in Semester 2, in the month of September.
It is compulsory that all students are to be registered at the Sports Office in every Semester, so we can give their names and details to the Sports Coaches for their records.
Please if you need more assistance or clarifications, do not hesitate to contact me on the below given details.
Emori Bakewa
Sports Coordinator
Campus Life
Phone: 32 31575
Email: emori.bakewa@usp.ac.fj
