Support and Inclusion
At Trinity Sport, we believe sport and physical activity is for everyone. We work alongside the Students Union, Disability Service and Student Counselling Service to ensure there are accessible sport and exercise opportunities for all students. We also have our own Sport & Physical activity Inclusion Officer to help and support you on your sport and fitness journey, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Disability
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We have many supports in place to support students with disabilities and students who require specific accommodations when engaging in sport and exercise. A full overview of our sports facilities can be found here.
An overview of our accessibility features include:
- Automated doors and service lift for ease of access.
- Pool hoist for support into the pool.
- Universal gym equipment and an Invictus Accessible Treadmill
- Disability friendly restrooms.
We are always open to hearing suggestions on improving accessibility across all our facilities so please email our Inclusion Officer, Naz Velic with any suggestions: Velicn@tcd.ie
Respite spaces are quiet rest areas in Trinity where students can take time out during the day to rest and recuperate. More info on the TCD Sense project can be found here: https://www.tcd.ie/disability/services/tcdsense.php
60-minute sessions can be booked via the Trinity Sport app daily Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Trinity is home to 49 sport clubs that are fully inclusive, diverse and friendly to all students.
We have a range of supports available to further support you with your physical health and fitness:
Gym Quiet Hours
Our Gym Quiet Hours initiative provides students/staff with the opportunity to exercise in a quieter gym environment.
The initiative is ran from Monday - Friday's from 12pm-1pm. You can request for music and monitors to be switched off by simply speaking to an available fitness instructor.
Inclusive Classes & fitness plans
Our amazing fitness instructors deliver inclusive classes and fitness plans that are tailored to support you. You can find more information here: https://www.tcd.ie/Sport/classescourses/
The Trinity Sport Scholarship Programme supports talented student athletes in their pursuit of sporting and academic excellence. We are committed to supporting those with a disability in their aspirations to achieve sporting excellence and we encourage both current and prospective students to apply to the programme.
To find out more about the scholarship programme and application process, visit the Sport scholarship page here or contact the Student Sports Pathway Manager at: harmanj@tcd.ie
LGBTQ+ Inclusion
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The Trinity Sport Centre features 4 fully inclusive private restrooms that are gender neutral. Inclusive restrooms can be identified with the following signage:
Individual communal changing areas can be located on -1.
Trinity Sport values and supports individuals with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities participating in sport. When registering for a sports club you may sign up using your preferred gender and pronoun.
We work closely alongside Sporting Pride and highly recommend keeping up to date with their events.
Mental Health
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Mind Body Boost (MBB) is an Erasmus+ funded project designed to encourage inclusivity and equality through sport. Devised to help university students managing mental and physical health issues combined with low interaction with physical activity, the MBB project aims to address these issues through social/behavioural activation, combining mental and physical interventions, in a collaborative and self-supportive delivery model.
There are a number of factors such as injuries, incidents or experiences in your personal life that can impact your sport and physical activity experience.
There are a number of supports available within Trinity if you are experiencing poor mental health and we urge you to contact one of the brilliant services listed below.
Women in Sport
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Trinity College Dublin was proud to recently announce the launch of its ‘Women in Sport’ campaign, marking a significant step towards inclusivity and gender equality in sport at Trinity. The campaign, initiated in response to Sport Ireland’s ‘Women in Sport’ Policy 2023, aims to spotlight areas of improvement for female participation across all sports and physical activity at Trinity College Dublin until 2026 in line with ‘Realising Potential: A Strategy for Sport at Trinity 2022 – 2026’.
The Trinity ‘Women in Sport’ campaign objectives are:
1. Spotlight improvement areas: Identify and address key areas for enhancing female participation in sport and physical activity in Trinity.
2. Establish sustainable structures for growth in female sport participation: Create and implement sustainable sports structures that ensure continued growth for female participation, extending beyond 2026.
Read more about the Trinity 'Women in Sport' campaign HERE.