Try Get Active for Free!

This Welcome Week and Week 1 you can try all our Semester 1 Get Active Try It sessions for FREE! A great way to meet new people and settle into uni life at Queen Mary. Come on your own or with other people and we'll sort the rest. No equipment or experience needed.

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Try Get Active for free!

This Welcome Week and Week 1 you can try all our Semester 1 Get Active Try It sessions for FREE! All sessions take part in Qmotion Sports Hall on the Mile End campus. A great way to meet new people and settle into uni life at Queen Mary. Come on your own or with other people and we'll do the rest. All sessions are led by experienced students from our clubs.

Saturday 19 September - all sessions run for 60 minutes. Spaces are limited to 20 per slot, book here.
11am: Badminton - Our most popular Get Active Try It session. 
12pm: Pickleball - Never played? Most people haven't. Give it a try.
1pm: Quick Cricket - Pairs format, no umpires, no whites. Just bat, bowl, and meet someone new. 
2pm: Volleyball - No experience needed. Easier than it looks.

Week 1 - all sessions run for 45 minutes. Book in advance on the QMSU Sport App or just turn-up.

Monday 21 September
1:15pm: Quick Cricket - Pairs format, no umpires, no whites. Just bat, bowl, and meet someone new. 
5:15pm: Basketball 3v3 - Half-court, small teams, quick games. No experience needed.

Tuesday 22 September
1:15pm: Women's Only Session - A session just for women. Sport TBC - check the app to see what's on.
2:15pm: Badminton - Our most popular session. Book early - it fills up fast.
4:15pm: Futsal - Quick, five-a-side indoor football. All abilities.
5:15pm: Volleyball - No experience needed. Easier than it looks.

Wednesday 23 September
11:15am: Badminton - Between lectures? Come and play.

Thursday 24 September
1:15pm: Pickleball - Never played? Most people haven't. Give it a try.
3:15pm: Table Tennis - Round-robin format. You'll play with everyone in the room before you leave.
6:15pm: Badminton - Evening session. All abilities, relaxed format.

Friday 25 September
1:15pm: Volleyball - Social, no pressure, a great way to end the week.
2:15pm: Basketball (Full-Court) - Full court, five-a-side. First-timers and regulars both welcome.

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