U Sports

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U Sports
Canadian Interuniversity Sport Logo.svg
Founded 1961
Place of foundation Richmond Hill ( Canada ) CanadaCanada 
president Mike Mahon
Homepage http://usports.ca/

U Sports (1969-2001 Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union , short CIAU ; 2001-2016 Canadian Interuniversity Sport , short CIS , French Sport Interuniversitaire Canadien , short SIC ) is Canada's national university sports organization , in which most of the country's universities are in the form of a Voluntary association. The organization was founded in 1961, but goes back to the much older Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union . Its equivalent in the field of Canadian colleges is the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association ( CCAA for short ). Some institutions are members of both organizations in different sports areas.

Funding

The members do not award any sports scholarships , but there is the option of academic scholarships or grants for athletes who cannot finance their studies independently. For the academic year 2002/03, the average grant for athletes, according to U Sports, was 522 Canadian dollars for men and 311 Canadian dollars for women. The highest average was among ice hockey players, who were subsidized with an average of $ 1,108.

In addition, the participating universities offer funding programs under which alumni , parents or companies can donate money that ultimately covers the athletes' tuition and living expenses. The U Sport has no prescribed rules as to how much money the universities can distribute through private support. However, because the US National Collegiate Athletic Association , unlike U Sports, distributes full- and part-time scholarships , many Canadian high school athletes are still moving to the United States to begin fully funded studies.

The Canadian junior ice hockey organization CHL supports players who switch to a U Sports university after at least two years in major junior hockey . CHL players are also not allowed to accept or own an NCAA scholarship. NCAA students, on the other hand, are allowed to take part in a CHL training camp for a maximum of 48 hours, but cannot play in any game.

Members

In 2008, 52 universities were organized in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology was accepted as the last member .

The member universities are organized in four regional associations, which in some sports are also referred to as conferences based on the US National Collegiate Athletic Association and can be divided into divisions in heavily frequented sports such as basketball or Canadian football :

Since not all conferences organize all sports, some universities participate in several conferences depending on the sport.

university Team name city Conference division
University of British Columbia UCB Thunderbirds Vancouver CWUAA Pacific
Trinity Western University Trinity Spartans Langley CWUAA Pacific
University of Victoria Victoria Vikes Victoria CWUAA Pacific
Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Clan Burnaby CWUAA Pacific
University of the Fraser Valley Fraser Valley Cascades Abbotsford CWUAA Pacific
Thompson Rivers University Thompson Rivers WolfPack Kamloops CWUAA Pacific
University of Calgary Calgary dinos Calgary CWUAA Central
University of Alberta Alberta Golden Bears
Alberta Pandas
Edmonton CWUAA Central
University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatoon CWUAA Central
Mount Royal University Mount Royal Cougars Calgary CWUAA
University of Lethbridge Lethbridge Pronghorns Lethbridge CWUAA Central
Brandon University Brandon Bobcats Brandon CWUAA Great Plains
University of Regina Regina Rams
Regina Cougars
Regina CWUAA Great Plains
University of Winnipeg Winnipeg wasms Winnipeg CWUAA Great Plains
University of Manitoba Manitoba bison Winnipeg CWUAA Great Plains
Carleton University Carleton Ravens Ottawa OUA / RESQ East
University of Ottawa Ottawa Gee-Gees Ottawa OUA / RSEQ East
University of Toronto Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto OUA East
Ryerson University Ryerson Rams Toronto OUA East
Queen's University Queen's Gaels Kingston OUA East
York University York Lions Toronto OUA East
Laurentian University Laurentian Voyageurs Sudbury OUA East
Royal Military College of Canada RMC Paladins Kingston OUA East
Trent University Trent Excalibur Peterborough OUA East
Nipissing University Nipissing Lakers North Bay OUA East
University of Ontario Institute of Technology UOIT Ridgebacks Oshawa OUA East
University of Western Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs London OUA west
University of Windsor Windsor Lancers Windsor OUA west
McMaster University McMaster Marauders Hamilton OUA west
University of Guelph Guelph Gryphons Guelph OUA west
University of Waterloo Waterloo Warriors Waterloo OUA west
Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Waterloo OUA west
Brock University Brock Badgers St. Catharines OUA west
Lakehead University Lakehead Thunderwolves Thunder Bay OUA west
Concordia University Concordia Stingers Montréal RSEQ / OUA -
Laval University Laval Rouge-et-Or Quebec RSEQ -
Université du Québec à Montréal UQAM Citadins Montréal RSEQ -
McGill University McGill Redmen
McGill Martlets
Montréal RSEQ / OUA -
Bishop's University Bishop's Gaiters Sherbrooke RSEQ -
University of Montreal Montreal Carabins Montréal RSEQ -
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières UQTR Patriotes Trois-Rivières RSEQ / OUA -
Sherbrooke University Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or Sherbrooke RSEQ -
Acadia University Acadia Axemen Wolfville OUT -
Cape Breton University CBU capers Sydney OUT -
Dalhousie University Dalhousie Tigers Halifax OUT -
Memorial University of Newfoundland Memorial Sea-Hawks St. John's OUT -
Mount Allison University Mount Allison Mounties Sackville OUT -
University of Moncton Moncton Aigles Bleu Moncton OUT -
University of New Brunswick UNB Varsity Reds Fredericton OUT -
University of Prince Edward Island UPEI panthers Charlottetown OUT -
Saint Mary's University Halifax Saint Mary's Huskies Halifax OUT -
St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier X-Men
St. Francis Xavier X-Women
Antigonish OUT -
St. Thomas University St. Thomas Tommies Fredericton OUT -
  1. a b c men
  2. a b c women
  3. football only

Sports supported

The WP McGee Trophy
Men Women
basketball
Canadian football
Cross-country run
Curling
ice Hockey
hockey
Soccer
golf
athletics
Wrestling
Rugby union
Swimming
volleyball

Other sports such as lacrosse or baseball are to be included in the U Sports program in the future.

Championships

basketball

43 universities are currently participating in the basketball competitions of underground sports (see map).

The current and record champions are the Carleton Ravens with thirteen titles.

Canadian football

A total of 27 U Sports universities participate in Canadian football .

The winner of the Atlantic University Football Conference , the Conference of AUS, receives the Jewett Trophy . From 1956 to 2001 the AUS also played the Atlantic Bowl , one of two national semi-finals. The RSEQ conference has been called the Quebec University Football League since 2004 . The winner of the conference will receive the Dunsmore coupe . The best team from the Ontario University Athletics is awarded the Yates Cup , while the master of the CWUAA Conference, which is usually referred to as the Canada West Football Conference , receives the so-called Hardy Trophy .

In 2007, 120 former U Sports players were registered who were on the current squad of a Canadian Football League team . In 2006 there were 23 players in the National Football League .

ice Hockey

Soccer

41 of the 52 member universities took part in the 2007 men's football season. The winner of the championship tournament will receive the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy . Later national players like Pat Onstad and Wandrille Lefèvre spent their studies in the game of the then CIAU.

Television broadcast

Important events, e.g. B. the finals of most sports are broadcast on national television ( Sportsnet 360).

Individual evidence

  1. https://usports.ca/hq/board-of-directors
  2. universitysport.ca, CIS Announces Results of Data Collection on Athletic Awards ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
  3. universitysport.ca, Sport by Sport Comparison - 2002–2003 ( Memento from August 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Jump up ↑ Places Rated Almanac, by Savageau and Boyer, 1999
  5. universitysport.ca, CIS Membership list ( Memento from June 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : U Sports  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files