Facilities

Sports Arena
The $24 million sports arena is the only facility of its kind in the region. It is fully air-conditioned, seats 3,000 spectators with national standard facilities for netball, basketball, futsal, hockey and badminton.

Aquatic
UniSC Sunshine Coast has an Olympic-standard, 10-lane, 50-metre heated pool, a six-lane 25-metre pool, cold immersion and warm plunge pool and aquatic recovery equipment. The elite training ground is used year-round by recreational swimmers and Olympic and Paralympic champions.

Gyms
Two fully-equipped indoor gyms offer the latest equipment including indoor and outdoor functional training zones. Gym instruction caters to all fitness levels from high-performance athletes to beginner.

Playing fields
Multipurpose playing fields for Rugby Union, Rugby League, Football, Cricket and AFL training are available with lighting for night-time play.

Track and field
The IAAF-standard athletics track has eight and ten lane running tracks and equipment for hurdles, steeplechase, javelin, shot-put, discus, hammer-throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and disabled throw events.

Outdoor courts
UniSC has outdoor hard courts for tennis, basketball and netball. Night lighting is available for after-dark competition.
High performance sport
UniSC supports athletes and teams at the highest levels of sporting competition.
Our rising champions achieve their personal best in sport, competition and study, surrounded by the right expertise, people and facilities.
Emerging and world-class sport and exercise scientists use the latest technology and facilities to harness the power of human movement to impact fitness, performance and recovery.
Learn more about high performance sport at UniSC.

Strength and Conditioning Service
Injury prevention testing, athlete periodisation and programming, and strength and conditioning services.

Physical Performance Coaching
Physical performance coaches (PPC) use assessment and screening, individualised training and conditioning, required recovery and overall load management to help high performance athletes achieve their athletic potential.
Study sport at UniSC

Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Exercise scientists use the science of human movement to help people improve their health and fitness, and to prevent common lifestyle diseases.

Bachelor of Sports Studies
Combine core sport science courses with a major in journalism, management, marketing, public relations, tourism, leisure and event management, or sport and exercise nutrition. Gain the skills to become job-ready for a career
Resident teams

Sunshine Coast Lightning
UniSC is a proud Foundation Principal Partner of the Sunshine Coast’s first national sports team. The Sunshine Coast Lightning trains and plays home games at the UniSC Arena.

Sunshine Coast Thunder
Sunshine Coast Thunder netball club provides a stepping for netballers looking to progress from grassroots to professional netball.

Australian Cycling Academy
ACA is an elite training academy taking an athlete-centric approach to high performance cycling coaching

USC Spartans
UniSC's high performance swim team includes Olympic and Paralympic medallists. They train at the USC pool under Head Coach Chris Mooney.
Our Sporting Partners

Dolphins NRL
UniSC is the official Tertiary Education Partner of the Dolphins NRL which provides work integrated learning opportunities for students and research opportunities for our academic staff.
Student sport

Intervarsity sport
Represent the UniSC Spartans UniSport Nationals and other intervarsity events.

Student sports teams
UniSC offers a range of student run sporting clubs and teams from elite to social level.

Social sport
UniSC staff and students are invited to join in the free social sports program. Get fit, have fun and make new friends.
Recognising excellence

UniSC Sports Awards
We celebrate the athletes and administrators that make sport great.

Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame
UniSC pays tribute to our local sporting champions.
News

Rugby league player inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
24 JanNational Rugby League Premiership winner and Queensland State of Origin winner Chris Flannery has been inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame.

Beecroft takes UniSC’s top sporting honour
22 Nov 2022Spartans swimming star Emily Beecroft has been named the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Sportsperson of the Year following a remarkable year in the pool.

UniSC calls on young aspiring athletes to discover their green and gold potential
30 Sep 2022Young aspiring athletes are invited to discover their potential at the University of the Sunshine Coast, as Queensland looks ahead to hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.