[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]S2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Recent successes: hockey, tae kwon do. [ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Sport isn't all fun and games at MMU. They play to win, devoting considerable staff and money to making sure they do. Support is given to players at every level although the priority is on competitive laurels rather than hardy low-level involvement. There's a small charge for some facilities.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]SPORTS FACILITIES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]The merger with Crewe and Alsager was a shrewd move for sports facilities adding 32 acres of playing fields, a 400m grass athletics track and a 25m outdoor pool. There are other sports centres at the main site and Didsbury. On the main site, in the All Saints building, there is a sports hall, 5 squash courts, gym, weights room and a flood-lit outdoor sports court. Meanwhile, back at the Didsbury ranch, there's another sports hall, a swimming pool, gym, fitness room and tennis courts. There's also a team of 34 part-time coaches to help you contort your deltoids to maximum potential.[HDNG]SPORTING CLUBS:[EHDNG][PARA]Aikido (martial art); Darts; Dry Skiing; Women's Football; Hang Gliding; Hung Kuen (another martial art); Jiu Jitsu (yet another martial art, Grasshopper); Nin Jitsu (have a guess); Nippon Kendo (with swords this time); Parachuting; Rambling; Rowing; Rugby League; Rugby Union; Women's Rugby; Shoalin Wu Shu (yup); Tae Kwon Do ([ITAL]ever get the feeling they like martial arts?[EITAL]); Volleyball; Waterpolo; Weightlifting; Womens Football; Wagamamma (ooh, no, sorry, that's where I had lunch..)[HDNG]ATTRACTIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]Manchester United is the world's most supported football club, but, of course, for those who look better in baby blue, there's always Man City. For test and county cricket, there's Old Trafford and golf at the Golf Club. Speedway bikes at Broadhurst Park, Rugby at Swinton, Salford and Trafford Borough, Volleyball at Sale. The list goes on...[PARA][PARA]
