Sports (SUAPS)

For your reservations, SUAPS is evolving

From now on, when slots, sites, or events are available for booking, you must go through AFFLUENCES.

Please note that slots can only be reserved within a certain time frame.

Seven days prior to the event, the slot becomes bookable and, depending on the activity, remains available from one day to one hour before it begins.

After booking, if you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation using the email you receive. This will allow the slot to be reopened for another student.

When a slot is canceled, a place becomes available, so you should check regularly to see how busy it is.

Registration is open all year round!

• Students no longer need to submit a medical certificate, and registration is done online on ENT via the SUAPS Pre-registration box in the Student Life section.
• Staff must certify that they are able to participate. Registration is done online on ENT via the SUAPS Pre-registration box in the My File section.
• Students have priority.

If you are a student at the University of Montpellier and you have paid the CVEC:

New: no need to travel for 2024-2025, registration will be online and you won't need a medical certificate.

If you have not paid the CVEC (only those in continuing education): contact the SUAPS by email.

• Download the internal regulations

Programs:

• SUAPS Montpellier
• SUAPS Nîmes
• SUAPS Béziers
• SUAPS Carcassonne
• SUAPS Mende
• SUAPS Perpignan (coming soon)
• SUAPS Sète

Try out 40 activities:

• team sports: basketball, soccer, futsal, handball, rugby, volleyball;
• combat sports: boxing, French boxing, judo, karate, capoeira, kickboxing;
• physical training: fitness, gymnastics, weight training, yoga, step aerobics, Pilates, physical conditioning, muscle strengthening;
• dance: modern jazz dance, rock 'n' roll dance, salsa dance, Zumba, ballet, lindy hop, solo jazz, Latin dance;
• water sports: swimming, lifesaving;
• racket sports: badminton, tennis, table tennis, padel;
• other sports: track and field, rock climbing;
• New: cross-training, yoga, ultimate.

And throughout the year, SUAPS organizes events such as scuba diving, rock climbing, and much more.

Academic year 2023–2024

• Over 13,900 practitioners
• 11 tenured teachers
• 34 temporary teachers
• 13 student contracts
• 6 administrative staff
• Four sports campuses in Montpellier (CSU, PUS, PHARMACIE, RICHTER)
• 6 External sites (CARCASSONE, PERPIGNAN, SETE, BEZIERS, NIMES, MENDES)
• 400 hours of instruction per week
• 45 sports activities
• 1,000 licensees participating in university competitions
• 1,000 students enrolled in the option, EU, ELC sport

• I must register with my school;
• Then confirm my request by completing the questionnaire sent to my university email address (by SUAPS).
• During my first session, I identify myself as an Optionnaire to the instructor so that they can give me my attendance card, which I must then present to them at each session for validation.

The components define:

• the training course(s) open to OPTION/EU/ELC SPORT;
• the number of points awarded on the overall average.

Rules:

The sports offered for its options and teaching units, along with the schedules, can be downloaded from the SUAPS program. The options and teaching units can be identified by the names of the "assessing" teachers.

You must complete 10 sessions, with a maximum of one session per week. Depending on the activity, one session corresponds to a class lasting between 1.5 and 2 hours.

Three evaluation criteria selected:

• investment;
• progress made;
• the level achieved.

Assessment will be based on continuous assessment: three tests will be given over the course of 10 sessions, with the last one serving as a second chance.

Note:
Before registering, I must check whether the sport I wish to practice is available, whether the time slot is compatible with my schedule, and/or take into account my internship weeks.

To be eligible for elite athlete status, you must:

• either be registered on the ministerial lists;
• either in a PPF-recognized training structure or in a professional club's training center or under an employment contract with a professional club;
• either be a judge and/or referee or high-level sports coaches;
• or meet the criteria in this downloadable list.

The status of high-level athlete gives access to adjustments to studies and/or exams. These adjustments are the responsibility of each department.

• Download the status of high-level student athletes

When enrolling at the University of Montpellier, athletes wishing to obtain high-level athlete status must apply online on the University of Montpellier website.

• Submit your application online

Complete applications will be reviewed by the University's High-Level Sports Committee, which will grant high-level athlete status. Please note that incomplete applications will be rejected.

First committee:

• The committee meeting is over.

Second committee:

• The committee meeting is over.

Third committee:

• Online registration start date: Monday, November 17, 2025
• Online registration deadline: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
• Deadline for submitting supporting documents to SUAPS: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
• Date of the committee meeting: Monday, December 8, 2025

Download the status

• encourage student participation in university competitions;
• represent the University of Montpellier in university competitions.

ASUM may contribute to the travel expenses of FFSU-licensed students from the University of Montpellier participating in university competitions:

• reimbursement procedure;
• operating procedures;
• standard quote to be submittedbefore moving, at ASUM treasurer :
  • quotes for teachers;
  • quotes for students.

The FFSU organizes academic-level competitions in all individual and team sports and provides free training to become a referee. Sports competitions open to students:

• Academy championships;
• French championships;
• international meetings.

How can I participate?

Would you like to participate in university competitions? To do so, you must have an FFSU multi-sport license. To obtain one, click here.

Possibility of obtaining High Level status

• schooling arrangements;
• promotion of sports in the curriculum;
• supervision, participation, and support during FFSU championships;
• Possibility of training every evening, physical and mental preparation, and specific monitoring.

In the STAPS program:

• mention Physical education: become a certified or certified physical education teacher, but also a school teacher;
• Sports training: become a physical trainer, coach, or trainer. In Montpellier, federal agreements will allow you to enhance your resume with numerous additional qualifications (BF1&2 Weightlifting BF1&2 Strength Training, Bodybuilding, Functional Training, Fitness, Kettle Bell – MNS, etc.).
  For these two courses, subject to certain conditions, you can benefit from the STAPS-FFjudo agreement and become a judo instructor in a club.
• APA certification: become a professional in adapted physical activity, specializing in sports for adapted audiences;
• MS mention: organize large-scale sporting events, become a specialist in communication and the development of sports facilities.

The UFR STAPS also offers a dozen university degrees that can be taken as part of initial or continuing education.