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Student Life

Sports

BASKETBALL

Location:
Polideportivo Triángulo de Oro
C/ Bravo Murillo, 366
Directions: Valdeacederas Station (Line 1)
Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Directions: We will meet at 4:45 p.m. at the door of the Student Services Office, Avenida del Valle, 28

SOCCER

Location: Campo del Canal de Isabel II
C/ Francisco de Sales (on the corner of Pablo Iglesias and San Francisco de Sales)

Schedule: Monday 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Directions: We will meet at 3:45 p.m. at the door of the Student Services Office, Avenida del Valle, 28

Schedule: Saturday 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Directions: We will meet at 4:45 p.m. at the door of the Student Services Office, Avenida del Valle, 28

VOLLEYBALL

Location:
Polideportivo Triángulo de Oro
C/ Bravo Murillo, 366
Directions: Valdeacederas Stacion (Line 1)
Schedule: Friday from 3:00 to 5:00 (p.m.)
Directions: We will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the door of the Student Services Office, Avenida del Valle, 28

GOLF

Students interested in golf can take advantage of our:

- Individual classes
- Group lessons of four players
- Driving range practice

TENNIS

We offer the following for tennis players:

- Private lessons
- Group classes for four students
- Intramural competitions, which includes a ranking of 30 students

PADDLE

Those who wish to play paddle can take part in:

- Personal classes
- Group classes for four players
- An ongoing intramural competition which ranks 10 pairs of players

RUNNING CLUB

Runners can meet with the running club twice a week for long distance runs through Madrid and its parks.  Throughout the semester runners can also takes part in several public races of varying distances (5k, 8k, 10k, half- and full- marathon).

Group runs take place on Monday at 5 pm and Friday at 2:15 pm. 

LACROSSE

Our students play in the Club Madrid-Lacrosse. For more information visit their team's webpage: http://www.madridlacrosse.com/sources/en/index_en.html

ULTIMATE FRISBEE

Our students play in the Ultimate Frisbee Club Los Quijotes. For more information visit their team's webpage: http://www.losquijotes.es/

SQUASH

During the semester there is an ongoing competition that ranks students among each other. 

GYM MEMBERSHIP

There are several gyms in the University area and throughout Madrid that offer special rates to our students. 

HORSEBACK RIDING

SLU, Madrid Campus invites you to take advantage of the magnificent Horseback Riding School of Madrid: Escuela de Equitación del Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (Carretera de Castilla, km. 3,200 Madrid).

You can enjoy horseback riding in Madrid Sierra on the weekends.

SWIMMING

There are various pools in the city that offer special prices to our students.   

Swimmers can swim on their own, train with a team, or take classes.  It is also possible to play different water sports in Madrid such as water polo.

SCUBA DIVING

Although the University doesn't directly offer this activity, we are in contact with a licensed scuba diving center. The theory classes are taught here at the University, and the scuba certificate obtained is PADI (internationally recognized). The cost of the course is 260 € and includes use of all the equipment and materials and four open water dives. Lodging and transportation, which are not included, will have to be paid for separately. The trip excursion is to Carboneras NATIONAL PARK CABO DE GATA in Almería (a coastal town in the southern province of Andalucía).


PILATES

Students wishing to do Pilates can do so at various gyms around the University.

The best gym to do pilates is Metropolitano.  For more information about this gym, their webpage is http://www.cdmetropolitano.com/03_ACTIVIDADES/_pilates.htm.

FIELD HOCKEY

Our students play with the Club Hockey Pozuelo Team at the polideportivo del Valle de las Cañas.

Their webpage is http://www.hockeypozuelo.com/.  For more information, their e-mail is club@hockeypozuelo.com.


BASEBALL

Our students play with a local team known as Los Gatos de Madrid at the polideportivo de la Elipa.

If you are interested contact Cesar Rioja at criojaal@slu.edu
For more information, their e-mail is manuelhernandezlorrio@yahoo.es.
To check out photos go to: http://beisbolgatosmadrid.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html.


RUGBY

Our students play with the Arquitecutra Rubgy Team at Campo Central Universitaria - Avda. Juan de Herrera.

If you are interested contact Cesar Rioja at criojaal@slu.edu
For more information, their e-mail is arquitecturarugby@gmail.com.


AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Our students play in the Black Demons American Football Club, a local team that is in the LNFA (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano).
Their webpage is:  

Their webpage is: http://www.blackdemons.com/


If you have any questions regarding any of this information,
please contact: César Rioja, Sports Director.

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