Sport and fitness facilities

Choose sport at Deakin, and you're choosing excellence

Be at the cutting edge of sport science – learn in clinical spaces, exercise stations and innovative laboratories, or out in the field on world-class sport and fitness facilities.

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Australia’s most advanced sport facilities

Don’t just learn about the future of sport, access it, with state-of-the-art facilities, cutting-edge research and advanced technology at your fingertips. Our progressive, real-world approach to learning means you gain practical experience using the latest industry technology.

Elite Regional Sports Precinct

At the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus' Elite Sports Precinct, we have world-class sport and fitness facilities to help both elite athletes and our students. Facilities include:

an MCG-sized AFL oval
FIFA-grade soccer pitch
eight-lane 400-metre athletics track
50-metre long-jump track and sandpits
high-quality baseball diamond
basketball and netball courts.

The precinct supports the activities of a wide range of users, from elite athletes like the Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW teams to student-based clubs like the Deakin Ducks Soccer Club. The precinct also provides student placement opportunities, which enhance your career pathway into the sports and education industries.

Our facilities are available to hire, please email us to find out more.

Deakin student stretching on a sport facility running track at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus.

Take a tour of our Elite Sports Precinct

Follow Dr Kirsten Howlett around our Elite Sports Precinct and dedicated Exercise and Sports Science Laboratories, the home of our Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences in Geelong.

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Specialised Indoor Exercise and Sport Science Building

When you study in the Specialised Indoor Exercise and Sport Science Building at our Melbourne Burwood Campus, you’ll be using some of Australia’s most advanced sports and exercise facilities. The building boasts exciting features, including:

specialist facilities and equipment for biomechanics, motor learning and exercise prescription teaching
a dedicated Deakin Clinical Exercise Centre and consulting rooms, where you can apply your clinical knowledge to real clients
a climate chamber that can simulate extreme temperatures, humidity and altitude
a large atrium space with feature staircase and interactive display
a 16-piece cardio area and an open group fitness area with over 40 stations
five 40-metre running lanes and a walking track with overhead harness gantry.

Find out more about our Specialised Indoor Exercise and Sport Science Building

Deakin student weightlifting in a campus gym in the Deakin sport facilities.

Take a tour of our exercise and sport science labs

Check out Deakin’s purpose-built biomechanics, motor learning, strength and conditioning, and anatomy and physiology labs on this 360-degree tour.

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#1 school of sport science in the world

Our School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences is ranked the #1 school of sport science in the world for five years running by the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2021–2025, making Deakin the leader in progressive, real-world sport education.

Deakin 3D Gait Lab

The Deakin 3D Gait Lab has the most progressive type of motion analysis available in the world and is the only lab in Australia that partners with the developers of 3D GAIT. As a student, you’ll have access to the world's largest database of 3D biomechanical walking and running data. It’s an excellent practical learning facility, where you can get a 3D assessment of your biomechanics as you walk or run.

Find out more about the Deakin 3D Gait Lab

Deakin student running on a treadmill in a campus sport facility with a screen in front of them.

Teaching labs

As a School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences student, you’ll benefit from practical, hands-on learning in our state-of-the-art teaching labs, including our:

exercise physiology lab
biomechanics lab
strength and conditioning lab
anatomy and physiology lab
research spaces
food and nutrition lab.

Deakin student stationary cycling in a Deakin campus sport facility for a test.

Our suite of sports facilities continues to increase the number of people participating in sport and recreation across the Deakin and Geelong communities.

Professor Iain Martin

Vice-Chancellor

Sport, health and wellbeing at Deakin

A healthy lifestyle will help you hit both your wellness and study goals. Join DeakinACTIVE to use our fitness facilities to work out in the gym, play your favourite team sport, join in on group fitness classes or have a detailed health consultation.

You can find DeakinACTIVE at all our campuses:

Melbourne Burwood

DeakinACTIVE Burwood includes:

gym space with cardio equipment and weights
group fitness classes including pilates, yoga, strength training, Zumba, boxing and spin
multipurpose stadium for team sports including basketball, badminton, pickleball, volleyball and netball
outdoor undercover multipurpose court.

Where
Building LC, 70 Elgar Rd, Burwood Campus

Contact us
0419 150 416
Email DeakinACTIVE Burwood

Geelong Waurn Ponds

DeakinACTIVE Waurn Ponds includes:

gym space with cardio equipment and weights
group fitness classes including pilates, yoga, strength training and spin
multipurpose stadium for team sports including basketball, badminton, pickleball, volleyball and netball
Elite Regional Sports Precinct including a MCG-sized AFL Oval, athletic track, FIFA-grade soccer pitch and baseball field.

Where
Building DA, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds Campus

Contact us
0429 658 925
Email DeakinACTIVE Waurn Ponds