FOX GLACIER SPORT
The Fox Glacier Community Centre opened on the 22nd of April 2017. This was a huge undertaking for a small village, funding was sourced and over time the project came to life. The facility offers an exceptional range of services and multi-functional spaces. There are two function rooms (one large and one small) along with a full-size sports stadium, fully equipped gym, postal service and small library. All facilities are available for hire and memberships are available for sporting spaces. The community centre is also the Civil Defence Welfare Centre because it is well equipped in the case of a large-scale emergency.
GYM
The Fox Glacier Community Centre is home to a members-only very well-equipped, well-lit, spacious gym with stunning mountain views and large enough to accommodate 5-8 fitness enthusiasts comfortably at any one time. There is a great selection of weights and weight-training equipment. There is a rowing machine, treadmill, cross trainer, a bike and a stepping machine. Members have access to yoga mats and protective flooring. Towels and sanitiser are provided for wiping down equipment before and after training. Access is via members' swipe cards. Members are responsible for ensuring the space is kept tidy and the access doors are locked when not in use.
Would you like to become a gym member?
Badminton
The stadium has three badminton courts and proves as a popular community sport, especially during the winter months when a group of keen players get together and form a social club and play one night a week. Please sign up for the community newsletter to be notified of when this club becomes active and to receive more information about badminton in Fox Glacier.
Basketball
The community centre has a full-size indoor state-of-the-art basketball court with retractable hoops suitable for one on one play-offs or fully-fledged games. If you are interested in forming a club or group to play regular basketball, please enquire to seek support in getting this set up.
This facility is open to groups of friends on a casual basis as long as you all have stadium passes or for those who may not have a stadium pass, we ask that you put a donation in the donation box.
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Vollyball
The community centre has a full-size indoor state-of-the-art volleyball court complete with nets. If you are interested in forming a club or group to play regular vollyball, please enquire to seek support in getting this set up. This facility is also open to groups of friends on a casual basis as long as you all have stadium passes or for those who may not have a stadium pass, we ask that you put a donation in the donation box.
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Soccer
The community centre has a full-size indoor soccer court complete with nets. If you are interested in forming a club or group to play regular soccer, please enquire to seek support in getting this set up. This facility is also open to groups of friends on a casual basis as long as you all have stadium passes or for those who may not have a stadium pass, we ask that you put a donation in the donation box.
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Touch Rugby
Touch rugby is played socially in the shoulder seasons either out in front or on the playing field behind the community centre. These grasses spaces suitable for playing sports surrounding the community center are free to use by community members for social sport purposes.
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Rugby
Rugby is a huge part of West Coast sport culture. The Woodham Shield is an annual South Westland rugby competition where South (a combined team made up of players from Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier and Haast), Hari Hari and Whataroa each have teams and battle it out for the top spot across a series of games throughout South Westland.
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You can learn more about this sacred shield here.
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For more information or to sign up for South as. a player or cheerleader, Contact Us.
Yoga
Our Yoga space is the perfect place to practice and learn the art of yoga or take part in any other online exercise programs (i.e. Thai Chi, Senior Strengthening and Balancing etc). For those interested, the Social Room or the Meeting Room can be used as a yoga space where Yogi's in the community can come together to participate in an online yoga session. If you would like to teach yoga, get in touch for more information and to learn more. Our Yoga Spaces are the place to be for all your yoga needs.
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Swimming
The Fox Glacier School pool is made available to the community for use outside of school hours and is located just along the road from the Community Center. Admission is provided via a key which can be purchased - where this is purchased and the cost of the key will be advertised before each swimming season.
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Triathlon
The South Westland Triathlon is an annual event that starts in Franz Josef Glacier and finishes in Whataroa. The event attracts competitors from all over the South Island and makes for a fun social day out, but there is no lack of competitive comradery!
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Participants can opt to enter the duathlon or the triathlon (which has a run, swim, bike or run/walk, kayak, bike option) as individuals or teams.
For more information on this event and to stay up to date with entry timelines follow them on Facebook.