Sports at CSCs

Sports at CSC is supported by the CERN Medical Service and is part of CERN's  Move+Eat better programme.


Welcome to the CSC Sport Programme

Introduced a few years ago, the sport programme proposes two to three hours of sport every afternoon to those who are interested. The aim of the programme is not only to provide a healthy work-life balance before the late afternoon working sessions begin, but it also provides additional opportunities for interactions between students, lecturers and organizers. Several of the lecturers act as sport instructors or organizers.

We hope that all students attending the school  will appreciate and participate in the programme.

Francois Fluckiger, Director of the CERN School of Computing


Daily sports

Sports usually proposed in the afternoon depends on the local facilities and may include swimming, volleyball, basketball, floorball, climbing, squash, badminton, tennis, football, hiking, biking, and whenever possible canoeing, kayaking, sailing, or horseback riding.

Sport afternoons are usually organized every day in week 1and the first two days in week 2 (the other afternoons in week 2  being usually reserved for free time, the examination and the closing cession.

Optional ... yet exceptionally popular

The sports programme is obviously optional, and no student should feel embarrassed if not interested. It is however particularly appreciated and usually more than 90%  of the students do participate. In particular, the possibility to discover new sport or to improve early skills through lessons given by school lecturers or by external instructors is appreciated.

Year Daily Sports proposed in the afternoons
CSC2006
Helsinki


Daily sports

Volleyball

FloorBall

 Basketball

Swimming

   
CSC2007
Dubrovnik


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Ping-Pong

Swimming

Petanque

   
CSC2008
Gjřvik


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Swimming

Climbing

Badminton

Squash

FloorBall

   

CSC2009
Göttingen


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Swimming

Climbing

Badminton

Track and Field

Football

   

CSC2010
Uxbridge


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Fitness

Climbing

Badminton

Squash

Football

   
CSC2011
Copenhagen


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Swimming

Climbing

Badminton

Fitness

Football

   
CSC2012
Uppsala


Daily Sports
Volleyball
l
FloorBall
Basketball
Swimming
Climbing
Badminton
itness
Freesbee
Beach Volley
Stretching
CSC2013
Nicosia


Daily Sports

Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Ping-Pong

Squash

Badminton

Fitness

Football

Beach Volley
Handball

Special outdoor sports day

In addition to the daily programme, a special outdoor sport day has been organized since 2007. Participants can select one of four or five proposed activities of decreasing physical difficulty.

As example, over the past years, proposed choices included sea kayaking, lake canoeing, river kayaking, horse-back riding, biking, hiking, lake sailing, orienteering, rock climbing, “Tree-Top” adventure, cricket.


Year

Proposed options for special Outdoor Sports Day

CSC2007
Dubrovnik


Outdoor Sports-day

Kayaking
Level 4

Biking
Level 3

Hiking
Level 2

Horseback Riding
Level 1

CSC2008
Gjovik


Outdoor Sports-day

Lake Canoeing
Level 5

Climbing
Level 4

Orienteering
Level 3

Hiking
Level 2

Sailing
Level 1

CSC2009
Göttingen


Outdoor Sorts-day

Rock Climbing
Level 5

River Canoeing
Level 4

Tree-top
Level 3

Biking
Level 2

Hiking
Level 1

CSC2010
Uxbridge


Outdoor Sports-day

Tree-top
Level 4
 

Biking
Level 3 

Cricket
Level 2
 

Hiking
Level 1
 

Pools
Free Time

CSC2011
Copenhagen


Outdoor Sports-day

Lake - River Canoeing
Level 4

Biking
Level 3

Hiking
Level 2

Sailing
Level 1

Beach
Free Time

CSC2012
Uppsala


Outdoor Sports-day
Lake - River Canoeing
Level 4
Frisbee
Level 2
Horse Riding
Level 2
Hiking
Level 1
Forest area
Free time


 Traditional matches and tournaments

This sports programme would not be complete without the traditional matches and tournaments:

Traditional CSC Football Match

Traditional CSC Football Match

 

 

CSC2003 match

CSC2004 match

CSC2005 match

CSC2006 match

CSC2007 match

CSC2008 match

CSC2009 match

CSC2010 match

CSC2011 match

CSC2012 match

Since 2003, it has become a tradition to organize a football match the second week of the school. The match traditionally involves all those willing, beginners and experienced, male and female, students and organizers, old and young, tall and short ... players.

 

 


Back to past matches

2013: Uppsala. Sweden

The two teams


2013: Uppsala. Sweden

We played in the  in-door Anders Dios Hallen  football pitch located a couple of kilometers north to the  University Campus.

   
   

2011: Copenhagen, Denmark
The two teams

2011: Copenhagen, Denmark
John and Medhi

2010: Uxbridge, UK
The two teams

2009: Göttingen, Germany
The two teams

2007: Dubrovnik, Croatia
We played football in one of the Dubrovnik city official pitch.

2007: Dubrovnik, Croatia
The two teams

2006: Helsinki, Finland
 We played on an official full-size pitch adjacent to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

2006: Helsinki, Finland
The two teams

2005: Saint Malo, France
We plaid on the spectacular beach of Saint Malo

2004: Vico Equense, Italy
we played on the illuminated municipal pitch of Vico Equense

   

2003: Krems, Austria
We plaid on the full-size football pitch adjacent to the hotel

 

 

Mixed-double Badminton tournament

Mixed-double Badminton tournament


 

Mixed-double Badminton tournament.
Whenever possible, CSC organizes Mixed-double tournaments to favor female participation in sport activities that non-experts may also enjoy.

Some past mixed-double tournaments
CSC2010 Badminton Tournament  
CSC2009 Badminton Tournament
CSC2008 Badminton Tournament
CSC2007 Ping-Pong Tournament
CSC2006 Badminton Tournament
CSC2003 Ping-pong Tournament

 






About Sports at CSCs

 

History of Sports at CSCs

   Daily Sports
   Outdoor Sports Day
   Matches/Tournaments

 

Lecturer Involvement

 

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