Represent USC Spartans
USC Sport selects individuals and teams to represent USC in intervarsity events.
Australia’s largest university multi-sport event is the Unisport Australia Nationals Div 1 and Div 2 run by UniSport Australia
University sport events provide a fantastic opportunity to represent your university and meet people from all over Australia and the world.
The teams representing University of the Sunshine Coast compete as the USC Spartans.
2021 Nationals
The 2021 Nationals are a competitive week-long competition, filled with camaraderie and worldwide friendships that will last a life-time.
2021 Unisport Australia Nationals Div 1 and Div 2
Saturday, 25 September - Friday, 1 October 2021
Gold Coast, Queensland
(Nationals Div 1 and Div 2 will run at the same time and location in 2021).
Sports available for the USC Spartans to compete in at the 2021 Nationals Division 1 are the following:
- Australian Rules (men and women)
- Badminton (men & women)
- Baseball (open)
- Basketball (men & women)
- Beach Volleyball (men & women pairs, mixed fours)
- Cheer and Dance (womens & open)
- Cycling (men and women)
- Fencing (men and women)
- Football (men and women)
- Futsal (men and women)
- Golf (men & women)
- Handball (mixed)
- Hockey (men and women)
- Judo (men and women)
- Kendo (men and women)
- Lacrosse 5's (mixed)
- Lawn Bowls (open)
- Netball (women and mixed)
- Rowing (men and women)
- Rugby 7's (men and women)
- Sailing (open)
- Softball (women)
- Squash (men and women singles and men and women teams)
- Table Tennis (men and women)
- Taekwondo (men and women)
- Tennis (men and women)
- Tenpin Bowling (open)
- Touch (men, women and mixed)
- Ultimate (mixed)
- Volleyball (men and women)
- Water Polo (men and women)
Trial Dates and Times:
| Sport | Date | Time | Location |
| To be confirmed. |
Other Nationals events
UniSport Australia has a number of exciting national sporting events on offer each year. These stand-alone events give students the opportunity to compete at a highly competitive level.
2021 Nationals Triathlon
Date: 8 May 2021
City/Town: Port Stephens, NSW
2021 Nationals Athletics
Date: 21-24 April 2021
City/Town: Sydney, NSW
2021 Nationals 3x3 Basketball
Date: 29 - 30 April 2021
City/Town: Canberra, ACT
2021 Nationals League of Legends
Date: April/May 2021
2021 Nationals Swimming
Date: 13 - 16 May 2021
City/Town: Sydney, NSW
2021 Indigenous Nationals
Date: 20-24 June 2021
City/Town: Newcastle, NSW
2021 Nationals Distance Running
Date: 3-4 July 2021
City/Town: Gold Coast, QLD
2021 Nationals Snow
Date: 29 August - 2 September 2021
City/Town: Thredbo, NSW
2021 Nationals Surfing
Date: 10-12 August 2021
City/Town: Sunshine Coast, QLD
2021 Nationals T20 Cricket
Date: 9-12 August 2021
City/Town: Sunshine Coast, QLD
All dates are indicative
Other Intervarsity events
2021 Intervarsity Sport Bowl
Date: 8 May 2021
Location: Griffith University QLD
Sports:
- Mixed Touch
- Men's Touch
- Men's 5-a-side Soccer
- Women's 5-a-side Soccer
- Men's Volleyball
- Women's Volleyball
- Mixed Netball
- Women's Netball
- Men's 3x3 Basketball
- Women's 3x3 Basketball
- Rugby League 9's (M/W pending interest)
- Mixed Baseball (pending interest)
- Women's Singles Tennis (pending interest)
- Men's Singles Tennis (pending interest)
The University Basketball League (UBL) is a newly created university sport competition in Australia. Men's and women's competition will be played across the country, culminating in a finals weekend to determine Australia's number one basketball university. Student placement opportunities are also available through the league.
Games will occur during the week between April and May. You can find out more about the UBL via the UniSport website.
2021 Home Games: TBA
All home games will be played at USC Stadium. Come and support our first ever UBL teams!
Contact:
The Intervarsity Volleyball League (IVL) is a newly created university sport competition between UniSport Australia and Volleyball Queensland. Men's and women's competition will be played across the state against five other QLD universities.
2021 Home Games: TBA
All home games will be played at USC Stadium. Come and support our first ever IVL teams!
Contact:
- Email: uscvolleyball@outlook.com
The Queensland Premier League (QPL) is a multi-division state wide netball competition to determine the best Association teams in Queensland. For the first time, in 2021 university teams have been invited to join the league. USC Spartans will be playing in the Women's Zone 3 South East Queensland competition, with the opportunity to play in the QPL Opens State Finals against QLD's top teams. Regular season games will be played locally from April to September, with state finals in October.
2021 Home Games:
- Further details to come.
Trials:
To be announced shortly
Please register your interest to trial via email.
Contact:
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- Email: uscnetballteams@outlook.com
How to get involved
- Register your interest via email to sport@usc.edu.au.
- We will keep you up to date with any event or trial information
- Confirm your selection in the team with the Spartan Team Leader. Spartan Team Leaders (STL) are students appointed to help manage and select teams to compete at intervarsity events. If your sport doesnt have a STL, you can register your interest to apply.
- Individual sports do not require trials; however, you must meet the UniSport Australia qualification requirements.
- Pay fees by the due dates (Fees vary per event) — Due dates TBC
University Student Athlete Code of Conduct
The University Student Athlete Code of Conduct is applicable to all USC Sport events. By agreeing to participate in any USC Sport event, students are acknowledging that they are representing University of the Sunshine Coast.
USC Sport is proud of its image and reputation and will not tolerate the misbehaviour of individuals representing USC Sport and USC.
