By: Amal Abdullah
SFU Cricket Club
SFU Cricket Club is a non-professional team sports interest club under the SFSS. They have four main objectives:
- Learning. Cricket isn’t a popular sport in North America, and the club focuses on allowing people to learn more about the game.
- Discussion. Cricket enthusiasts come together to discuss teams, players, and matches around the world.
- Watching games together. The club has events with livestreaming of cricket games and free food.
- Play. Club members come together to play cricket together. They aren’t allowed to support hardcore play, so they play with a soft ball instead of a leather ball.
Essentially, the club is a means for socialization, and they center cricket as an integral part of that.
SFSS Club Link: https://go.sfss.ca/clubs/789/info
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sfucricket/
Contact: sfucricket@gmail.com
SFU Badminton
A badminton team for all levels of expertise. They compete against other schools, but it’s a friendly environment, and anyone is welcome to join.
SFU Link: http://www.sfu.ca/students/recreation/active/sports/clubs/clubs/badminton.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sfuBadmintonclub/
Contact: badminton@sfu.ca
SFU Hip Hop
SFU HipHop club aims to educate its members about HipHop dance culture and everything that comes with it, from breakdancing to house. It offers students a way to meet new people with a love for the genre, and have fun while learning new skills.
SFSS Link: https://go.sfss.ca/clubs/286/info
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sfuhiphop/
Contact: sfuhiphop@gmail.com
SFU Ping Pong
SFU Ping Pong is an SFSS club that has events at different venues in Metro Vancouver, including the Greater Vancouver Tennis Association. They welcome people with different skill capacities, and they’re happy for more members to join the club.
SFSS Link: https://go.sfss.ca/clubs/502/info
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/pingpongsocialSFU/
Contact: ssaeidib@sfu.ca
SFU Field Hockey
SFU Field Hockey is a women’s team that plays in the Greater Vancouver Women’s League in Division 2. They have also partnered with Burnaby Bears, a club that has youth program with whom they volunteer, and a women’s team with whom they practice.
SFU Link: https://www.sfu.ca/students/recreation/active/sports/clubs/clubs/fieldhockey.html
Contact: fhd@sfu.ca
SFU Quidditch
Quidditch is a growing collegiate sport, and one that allows students to make new friends while competing. We will be running an in depth story on them this week.
SFU Link: http://www.sfu.ca/students/recreation/active/sports/clubs/clubs/quidditch.html
Club website: http://quidditchsfu.wixsite.com/marauders
Contact: sfuquidditch@gmail.com
SFU Athletics Dance Team
SFU Athletics Dance Team is a team that trains in street jazz, contemporary, and other genres of dance. They perform at games at SFU (four times a game). While dance experience on the team varies, they’re looking for dancers willing to commit and learn. A new program they’ve started is the Training Team, an option for members who want a more relaxed dance opportunity. Auditions for the competitive team are once a year, but anyone is able to join the training team for a fee of $20.
SFU Link: http://www.sfu.ca/students/recreation/active/sports/clubs/clubs/dance.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sfuathleticsdanceteam/
Bonus Clubs:
SFU Board Game Club
A friendly, casual board game club that specializes in lighter social games and promotes companionship. SFU Board Game Club is here to have fun and make friends.
SFSS Club Link: http://sfssgo.net/clubs/75/info
Contact: sfuboardgameclub@gmail.com
SFU Altered Reality
Club members meet up, play board games, and run Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. They have meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Rotunda, which run all day. People drop in and out all day long, play some board games, and have fun.
SFSS Club Link: https://go.sfss.ca/clubs/56/info
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/39506421514/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sfuarc
Contact: arclub@sfu.ca
