Athletics and Recreation

Athletics and Recreation are key components of a broader-learning environment, especially at a community-focused, residential university like Queen’s. Lessons of leadership, collaboration and personal health and wellness are bolstered through varsity and recreational involvement. Our goal is to revitalize our playing fields and Richardson Stadium to be among the highest quality university facilities in Canada to inspire our community, showcase Queen’s athletic successes, and to recruit, train and challenge scholar-athletes.

Queen’s Athletics & Recreation seeks to be the destination of choice for student-athletes who excel in both academics and athletics. The landscape for university sport is dynamic. Competition to recruit Canada’s best student-athletes is fierce and top-performing student-athletes are vital to top-performing teams. An athletic award helps Queen’s recruit the best and most promising student-athletes by providing students with a means to offset their direct costs of tuition, fees and other expenses. More athletic awards are needed to attract the best students and compete for podium placements. With your support, our athletes can focus on their pursuit of athletic and academic excellence.

The Field House is a critical component of Queen’s Athletic and Recreation goals, and our commitment to all-around student health and wellness. The Field House, will be a multi-purpose facility, supporting both the varsity, recreational and social needs of the Queen’s community. It will also provide a much-needed gathering space of the size and flexibility to meet a wide variety of our community’s needs, including convocation ceremonies, large-scale conferences, exams, and trade shows.

The Field House is the next important phase for the development of the Queen’s Centre and will further solidify Queen’s Athletics & Recreation as the resource for community health and wellness.

Coaches play a significant role in developing student-athletes, helping them to reach their full potential both on the field of play and in the classroom. Support for coaching leadership development transcends the field of play promoting wellness, leadership, discipline, goal setting, time management and working with peers toward common goals – qualities that impact and inspire academic and professional success.

Funds designated to support coaches will help us recruit the most talented coaches in a very competitive job market. They will help to retain existing coaches, which allows for consistency from season to season, and provides a dedicated advocate for the program articulating a strong and compelling vision for the long term success. An investment in coaching touches all aspects of a sport program. Perhaps the most significant impact is the ability to influence, shape and create a positive learning environment that accentuates the holistic development of our student-athletes. Leadership gifts will help create an endowment that provides a continuous and stable funding base for the future of coaching recruitment and retention.