College sport: get in
Dear Nouse,
I am writing in protest at your article on college sport last edition. I can’t help but feel you have overlooked the entire point of college sport. It aims to make competitive sport more accessible to more students, those who don’t have the time or ability to play for the University.
You say you don’t know anyone who plays sport for their college, so how would you be in a position to pass judgment on it? As a college sport player myself, I can honestly say it is less cliquey than most of the University clubs I have experience of, and all the reasons you gave for playing University sport (e.g. pure enjoyment, making new friends) also apply to college sport.
Surely getting people playing more often and giving students the opportunity to try more sports – that they may just excel at - is a good thing. My suggestion to you would be to get involved and see for yourself how fun it can be. College sport is accessible, fun, free and encourages involvement. I don’t understand how it could possibly be a bad thing.
Nikki Hayden
Sports Rep, Halifax College
