Department of Sports Studies
Sports Facilities
Sport at Stirling
Sports Facilities
The University has a superb collection of facilities on a beautiful
parkland campus. The quality of the environment is second to none.
Moreover, there are lots of opportunities to meet your sports and
fitness requirements.
Sports
Hall
This is the size of eight badminton courts or two basketball courts. It can be divided into two or four activity areas.
Squash Courts
There are three courts in the sports centre and they have a viewing
gallery.
See Squash Courts Timetable for further information.
Swimming Pool
This is the National Swimming Academy. It is a six lane, 50 metre
swimming pool which can be split into two 25 metre pools by a moveable
boom. One of these 25 metre pools has a moveable floor, changing
the water depth from 0 metres to 2 metres. There is a land conditioning
room next to the pool, containing swimming benches and associated
equipment. There is an Omega timing system and the full range of
water polo fittings and equipment.
We also offer swimming classes to adult and children.
Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Courts
These form part of the National Tennis Centre. There are six acrylic
indoor courts, two outdoor all weather courts and two outdoor clay courts.
Fitness
Centre
This is the MP Jackson Fitness Centre. It contains a fitness suite
and strength and conditioning "super centre". They have
some of the best equipment on the market and supervision by very
experienced fitness officers. The fitness suite has over 50 pieces
of cardiovascular and resistance equipment while the super centre
contains five lifting platforms, various benches and the finest
bars and discs.
Sports Science Laboratories
There are three laboratories forming part of the MP Jackson Fitness
Centre - an athlete assessment laboratory, a research laboratory
and an analytical laboratory.
Meeting Rooms
There are three rooms for lectures, seminars and meetings. Projection
equipment is available.
Athletics Track
This 400 metre, six lane track with an eight lane straight has a porous rubber,
non-slip surface that is an excellent training facility.
Grass
Pitches
There are three football pitches by the sports centre and changing
for teams in the sports centre. There are four pitches by Airthrey
Castle. There are two football pitches, one rugy pitch and one multi-purpose pitch. There is also changing for teams available in the sports pavilion overlooking
the golf course.
Cricket Square
There is a grass cricket square. There is an artificial wicket set
into the square.
Artificial Floodlit pitches
There are two floodlit pitches. A sand dressed pitch is available
for hockey and football and a rubber crumb surface is available
for most field sports.
See Artificial Pitches Timetable for further information.
Golf facilities
These consist of Airthrey Golf Course, a 9-hole, par-3 parkland
course, and a practice centre consisting of a specialist short game
area, a mid-game driving range and an indoor video analysis teaching
room. These are located at the north-east corner of the campus between
the historic Airthrey Castle and the scenic Airthrey Loch.
See Airthrey Golf Course Timetable for further information.
Putting Green
This is located next to Airthrey Castle.
Airthrey Loch
This forms the centrepiece of the campus. It is used for angling
and canoeing. There is a practice area for slalom canoeists at its
northern end.
