Recurrent Sports Events

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Recurrent Sports Events

Hello postdocs! We hope you are doing well and wanted to let you know about some of our ongoing sports activities. Our group sports activities are a great way to exercise, find community and have fun with other postdocs at Stanford!  Please let us know if you are interested in helping to lead a new sports activity and please participate in those that are going on!

  • New! Postdoc Racketball Club! We are creating this club for recreational purposes to have some fun and get lots of cardio. All experience levels are welcome and we will try to match similar levels! If you have any questions, please contact us at surpassportsclub@gmail.com. And sign up here to let us know your availability.

  • New! Postdoc Boxing Training and fitness! We are starting an Amateur Boxing Club for postdocs! We are creating this boxing club for recreational purposes to have some fun, develop strength and cardio conditioning. No matter if you have no experience or tried in the past there is something for everyone. All experience levels are welcome! We will help you with technique if you haven’t tried before.  If you have any questions, please contact us at stanfordboxclub@gmail.com. And sign up here to let us know your availability.

  • New! Starting of Stanford Cricket Club (SCC)! Hi everyone! You will be happy to know that we are going to start a cricket club at Stanford soon! I hope many of you already know about cricket and are looking for a club to join! We welcome all of you (Beginner, experienced, and all genders) to join our club! We will try to have fun (weekly based on availability) and create a team within Stanford. We are planning to start with tennis ball cricket then later we can decide about hard ball. We will teach you how to play if you haven’t tried before. So, hurry and join us!!! Can’t wait to be part of the cricket club here at Stanford. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Please sign up here to let us know about your availability.

  • Join the Stanford Post-Doc Tennis Club!

The Post-Doc Tennis Club is up and running! Every week we play social tennis on the Taube South tennis courts. Post-doc players of all experience levels are welcome! You can borrow a racket from the gym, but we will also provide balls and rackets for anyone who doesn’t have any. Participation is free! Please click here to complete the survey (or copy-paste https://forms.gle/4YSdR7hifthEaAnb9), so we learn your experience level and when you are available.

Follow us on Slack to see when we are playing: Stanford Postdoc Tennis Club (Stanford-pdtc.slack.com).

And follow us on Instagram for the latest tennis pics and updates! https://www.instagram.com/stanfordpostdoctennisclub/

If you have any questions, please contact us at stanfordpostdoctennis@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on the courts soon!

  • Biking: We’re taking advantage of the extraordinary cycling environment around Stanford, both on and off the road. We’re joined forces with Stanford Cycling to bring you more opportunities to ride, and will begin organizing regular rides for postdocs. If you’re interested in joining rides join the Google group here, as well as the Slack channel here– – be sure to find your fellow postdocs on the #notthatkindofdr channel. Sign up and tell us what your interest level is here.

  • Running Club: Every Thursday, 6 pm, meet at the top of the oval, sign up here to join and receive the weekly email.

  • Soccer: Time and place is decided weekly due to weather/availability (generally Friday afternoons), games are organized with WhatsApp, follow this link to be added to the group, sign up here.

  • Hiking: Our monthly hikes are going strong! Look for announcements in your inbox for SURPAS. Sign up here to connect with other hikers.

  • Indoor Volleyball meetup: Details coming soon! Previously we met every Saturday in AOERC, we hope to know soon when that will happen; sign up here.

  • Climbing: We have started to boulder at the AOERC gym, but we need new leadership to keep this group going. Please reach out if you are interested in participating or leading in any way. Sign up and tell us what your interest level and availability here.

Dates and locations may vary but do not hesitate to ask us to add you to the mailing lists.

Couldn’t find the sport you love or need help getting back to it? Email us! We will be happy to help with information or with organizing an event meet-up!

We are actively trying to start groups focused on ultimate frisbee, yoga, basketball … and anything else you are interested in!