An academy for the development of high-performance athletes, coaches and student interns.
What is the Academy?
The RMIT Sports Academy offers high level sport for participants, coaches, administrators and student interns. The Academy will offer a highly professional environment for a transformational student experience while preparing participants for life and work.
As part of the Academy, participants benefit from complimentary gym use, strengthening and conditioning programming, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic and remedial massage.
Basketball
We have representative teams in BIG V Men’s, Women’s and Youth leagues as well as squads playing in the UniSport Australia Nationals.
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Website: rmitbigv.com.
To register your interest representative Basketball Join Basketball- Redbacks Team or contact active@rmit.edu.au.
Interested in playing social basketball? Join the RMIT Basketball Club.
RMIT Tennis
Register your interest by emailing active@rmit.edu.au.
Based at the RMIT Sports Centre at Bundoora campus, the program is known for its strong culture, high-level coaching and community partnerships with the Bundoora Tennis Club and Gripping Potential Tennis Coaching.
Other opportunities to compete for RMIT in tennis include UniSport Nationals.
RMIT Esports and Games
Register your interest by emailing active@rmit.edu.au.
Supporting our RMIT Esports and Games Club members to excel at the highest level, develop their skills and participate in competition.
RMIT Esports and Games are based at the City campus spaces including our centralised social games space and our livestream studio available to the RMIT community.
Other opportunities to compete for RMIT in Esports and Games include via RMIT Esports and Games Club and UniSport Nationals.
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Facilities
- Health Clinic including: physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, remedial massage and psychology.
- Gymnasium.
- Video analysis technology.
- Fitness testing resources.
- Athletics training track.
- Multiple synthetic training surfaces.
- Indoor training stadium.
- Function rooms.
Work Integrated Learning
The Academy has formal partnerships with areas across the University to provide resources that in combination with the infrastructure deliver upon the vision of the Academy.
RMIT faculties supporting the Academy include:
- Health Sciences – myotherapy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, osteopathy.
- Media and Communication.
- College of Business.
- Education – Coaching, clinics.
- Exercise Science – Strengthening and conditioning, game analytics.
RMIT Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements
The Academy offers a variety of opportunities for students to gain valuable experience in their field of study, across the sports, teams and programs offered, helping on-field, off-field, at games, events, trainings and other key moments. Opportunities are available to students of Health Sciences, Media & Communication, Education and Business.
You meet new people, you make connections, my new job is in the sports and entertainment insights, my experience working with RMIT Big V internship helped me a lot… I’m so proud of the RMIT Redbacks Culture and I will always be a Redback.
2021 RMIT Big V Basketball – Analytics Student Intern
It's fantastic to have in person hands on experience, testing what does and doesn't work, across a wide variety of Sports. I recommend getting involved in the RMIT Sports Academy internship.
2021 Sports Academy Media Intern
Gain relevant, hands-on experience by practicing your skills in a fun, supportive and professional environment.
Email active@rmit.edu.au to hear about the current WIL and employment opportunities.
