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Ontario University Athletics, the Glossary

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Ontario University Athletics (OUA; Sports universitaires de l'Ontario) is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media.^[1]

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Algoma University

Algoma University, commonly shortened to Algoma U, is a Canadian public university in the province of Ontario, with campuses in Brampton, Sault Ste. Marie, and Timmins.

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Alumni Field (York University)

Alumni Field is an outdoor football, rugby and soccer stadium located at York University's Keele Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Alumni Stadium (Guelph)

Alumni Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Amateur wrestling

Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic, collegiate, scholastic, and other levels.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Atlantic University Sport

Atlantic University Sport (AUS; Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique) is a regional membership association for universities in Atlantic Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. Ontario University Athletics and Atlantic University Sport are u Sports, u Sports basketball, u Sports football, u Sports volleyball and university and college athletics conferences in Canada.

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Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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Bob Barney

Robert Knight Barney (born January 5, 1932) is an American academic and sports historian.

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Brock Badgers

The Brock Badgers are the athletics teams that represent Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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Brock University

Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

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Burlington, Ontario

Burlington is a city and lower-tier municipality in Halton Region at the west end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.

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Canada West Universities Athletic Association

Canada West (formally the Canada West Universities Athletic Association or CWUAA) is a regional membership association for universities in Western Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. Ontario University Athletics and Canada West Universities Athletic Association are u Sports, u Sports basketball, u Sports football, u Sports volleyball and university and college athletics conferences in Canada.

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Canadian football, or simply football (in Canada), is a sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's end zone.

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Canlan Ice Sports – York

Canlan Sports – York is an ice hockey arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation.

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Carleton Ravens

The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Carleton University

Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass.

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Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.

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Downsview Park

Downsview Park (French: Parc Downsview) is a large urban park located in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting.

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Field hockey

Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper.

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Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.

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Fort William Gardens

The Fort William Gardens is a multi-purpose arena, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Gee-Gees Field

Gee-Gees Field is a multi-purpose stadium at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport

The Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport is a 2,000 seat indoor arena facility at the University of Toronto's main campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Greater Sudbury

Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census.

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Guelph

Guelph (2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Guelph Gryphons

The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport.

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Kingston Memorial Centre

The Kingston Memorial Centre is a 3,300-seat multi-purpose arena located at 303 York Street in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Kingston, Ontario

Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario.

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Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball.

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Lakehead Thunderwolves

The Lakehead Thunderwolves are the U Sports varsity athletic teams that represent Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Lakehead University

Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

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Laurentian University

Laurentian University (Université Laurentienne), officially Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960.

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List of college athletic conferences in the United States

In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join in conferences for regular play under different governing bodies.

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London, Ontario

London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor.

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Maple Leaf Gardens

Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Matt Anthony Field

Matt Anthony Field is a 675-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the University of Ottawa campus in Ottawa, Ontario.

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McMaster Marauders

The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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McMaster University

McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Nipissing Lakers

The Nipissing Lakers are the athletic teams that represent Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada that compete in U Sports.

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Nipissing University

Nipissing University is a public university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel.

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North Bay Memorial Gardens

The North Bay Memorial Gardens is an arena located in North Bay, Ontario.

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North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Ontario Tech Ridgebacks

The Ontario Tech Ridgebacks are the athletic teams that represent Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Ontario Tech University

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Oshawa

Oshawa (also; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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Ottawa

Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.

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Ottawa Gee-Gees

The Ottawa Gee-Gees (Gee-Gees d'Ottawa) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto.

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Queen's Cup (ice hockey)

The Queen's Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the champion in men's ice hockey of the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports.

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Queen's Golden Gaels

The Queen's Gaels (also known as the Queen's Golden Gaels) is the athletics program representing Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Queen's University at Kingston

Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario), commonly known as Queen's University or simply Queen's, is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec

The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, abbreviated RSEQ, is the governing body of primary and secondary school, collegiate, and university sport in Quebec. Ontario University Athletics and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec are u Sports, u Sports basketball, u Sports football, u Sports volleyball and university and college athletics conferences in Canada.

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Richardson Memorial Stadium

Richardson Memorial Stadium, officially named George Taylor Richardson Memorial Stadium, is the football stadium for Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario.

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Ron Joyce Stadium

Ron Joyce Stadium is a football stadium owned by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Rowing (sport)

Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.

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Royal Military College of Canada

The Royal Military College of Canada (French), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR, is a military academy and, since 1959, a degree-granting university of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Royal Military College Paladins

The RMC Paladins (Paladins du CMR) are the athletic teams that represent Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste.

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Squash (sport)

Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball.

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St. Catharines

St.

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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

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TAAG Park

TAAG Park is a FieldTurf stadium located at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the north-eastern edge of the university campus, where Bronson Avenue meets University Road.

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Tait McKenzie Centre

The Tait McKenzie Centre is an athletic facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at York University.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press (CP; La Presse canadienne, PC) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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The Kingston Whig-Standard

The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.

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TMU Bold

TMU Bold, formerly known as the Ryerson Rams, are the varsity athletic teams that represent Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met), formerly Ryerson University, is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Toronto Varsity Blues

The Toronto Varsity Blues are the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto.

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Trent University

Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham.

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U Sports

U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), Canada West (CW), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Guelph

The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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University of Ottawa

The University of Ottawa (Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada.

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University of Windsor

The University of Windsor (UWindsor, U of W, or UWin) is a public research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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University of Windsor Stadium

University of Windsor Stadium, also known as Alumni Field, South Campus Stadium and St.

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University Stadium (Waterloo, Ontario)

University Stadium, also known as Knight–Newbrough Field and formerly known as Seagram Stadium, is a football stadium in Waterloo, Ontario with a capacity of 6,000.

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Varsity Arena

Varsity Arena, located at 299 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontarioretrieved from http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca 2007-10-22 is an indoor arena that opened on December 17, 1926, and is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, the Varsity Blues.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_University_Athletics

Also known as OUAA, Ontario Universities Athletic Association, Ontario Universities Athletics Association, Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

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See also

U Sports

U Sports basketball

U Sports football

U Sports volleyball

University and college athletics conferences in Canada

References