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

We have many supports in place to support students with disabilities and students who require specific accommodations when engaging in sport and exercise.

Full overview of our sports facilities

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

Respite room

Respite spaces are quiet rest areas in Trinity where students can take time out during the day to rest and recuperate.  Click the button below for more information on the TCD sense project, a major initiative aims to make Trinity College Dublin more inclusive by reviewing and improving new and existing spaces, building sensory awareness, and delivering specialist supports to students who experience barriers to managing and adapting the sensory environments of college.

TCD Sense project

60-minute sessions can be booked via the Trinity Sport app daily Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Inclusive sport

Trinity is home to 47 sport clubs that are fully inclusive, diverse and friendly to all students.

Physical activities

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.

Trinity Sport classes and courses

Scholarship

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, click the button below or contact the Student Sports Pathway Manager John Harman at harmanj@tcd.ie.

Trinity Sport scholarships

LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Universal Facilities

The Trinity Sport Centre features four fully inclusive private restrooms that are gender neutral. 

Individual communal changing areas can be located on -1.

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sport

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 and Wellbeing

Mind Body Boost

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.

The programme runs once a week for 6 weeks with 45 minutes of wellbeing support and 45 minutes of physical activity per session. These sessions vary each week, focusing on a different area of wellbeing including stress, mindfulness, PMR and guided meditation.

The programme is run collaboratively between Trinity Sport and the Student Counselling Services, drawing on experts in the field of mental health and physical activity to provide a supportive and inclusive environment.

Student Support Services

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.

Student Counselling

disAbility Service