Play Week

Free Sporting Events from 6-9 October

Play Fit, Play for Fun, Play to Score, Play to Win!

Play Week is your chance to fall in love; fall back in love; or show your love for all things sport and fitness! It's all about having fun, getting social and getting out there and giving something a go!

Your chance to give it a go: Play along at St Lucia, Gatton and Herston with pop-up sports like badminton, novelty tennis, and more! 
Your chance to get social: If you are looking for something more social, come and chat to UQ Sport staff to find out  more about the many sporting options on campus including venues, programs & their 35+ sporting clubs.
Your chance to get tricky: If trick shots are more your thing, enter our skills competition and show off your moves! Show us your best slam dunk, tweener, touch down, specky or bicycle kick for a chance to win great prizes!
Your chance to get moving: For those of you studying online, this is the week we encourage you to get up and move! Join online apps and UQ fitness groups, take part in our online panel discussions, join our virtual fitness class, or learn how to make your own cheer squad material! 
Your chance to get professional: Our 3x3 UQ Slam Basketball Tournament is back! The feature event of Play Week, UQ Slam will return on Thursday 8 October for all those hardcore ballers. Get your crew ready to compete and take home the major cash prize!

 

 

Feature events

The world's number one urban team sport is coming back to UQ! The 3x3 UQ Slam Basketball Tournament will be the feature event of Play Week. SLAM returns on Thursday 8 October for all those hardcore ballers and wannabees. Get your male and female teams ready to compete and share in a $1200 prize pool.
Play Week is all about giving it a go! Play for fitness or play for fun with badminton, novelty tennis, inflatables, or get in touch with your child inside with jump rope and hula hooping! There will also be musicians, fitness classes and performances to join in and enjoy as well as on the spot prizes to win!
Head to the Great Court the day before 3x3 UQ Slam for a B-Ball frenzy! Get excited about all things basketball with Connect 4 Basketball, Vertical jump, inflatable challenges, hacky sack competitions, chill out area performances. There will also be plenty of chances to win prizes!
Tag us on UQLife and UQ Sport socials with your best moves, tricks, skills and all round crowd-pleasers to woo your friends, colleagues or your mum! We want to see your best slam dunk, specky, touch down or tweener. The winner takes home a $100 eftpos voucher.
It might seem out of reach for some, but yes you can make a career out of sport! Join us for this online panel event during Play Week which explores the different career pathways in sport. Hear from elite athletes on their experiences in their respective sporting fields; how they started, their achievements and how their grit, determination and resilience has shaped the pathway for their own studies and work.
Can't make it to campus? You can still get up and get moving from home! Tune into our virtual Bootcamp with Elisa from your living room, backyard or bedroom!