The NWU potchefstroom campus advocate the benefit of sport and recreation activities not only in the manner of physical condoning but it also offers positive impact to students,, though it does not cater  to all student. 

The nwu cater the following recreational and leisure opportunities to students.

1 Recreation sport such as soccer, rugby, hockey, squash, golf, cycling and netball.

2.Art and craft

3 Social activities. 

Out door activities 

The recreational offered to more student as the is a university first team and also hostel leaque and tournament as such it benefit only specific group rather than the whole group and is selective.

Int terms of art and craft the is music, drama and dance offered to students, it accommodates more students on and out of campus residents, the institution host events that allow students to enhance their talent and have fun.

Social activities are mostly offered to hostel or on campus residents as the have parties and picnics allowing them to socialize.

The NWU leisure and recreational opportunities doesn't accommodate every student as such more student development needs are not addressed but on the other hand those having access to this opportunity the benefit from them. 

Camparing NWU with The three universities 2 USA universities and one Canadian University

1 university of America (USA) 

Their leisure and recreational opportunities and services offered are more of physical, special and wellness programs, they invest more on student weel being focusing on their fitness or physic and also improving their self esteem and most students suffer from. 

2.Washington University

Focus more on outdoor activities such as rock climbing, kayaking and intramural sport the activities are optional and offered to everyone and they help a dress students development in a way that they have fun and explore more out of their academics. 

3.Toronto University Canada have drop-in activities programs for students this include drop in basketball, cricket, squash, Frisbee, volleyball, hockyand learn how to play they advocate more on positive leisure. 

Unlike the above mentioned university NWU provides their leisure and recreational opportunities to students who are more talented and want to grow in that specific activities and also it gives chance to those who want to have fun to explore more about that activity but in many physical activities /recreational sport is selective as yearly they host trials for those specific sporting codes oflr activities. when comparing it to The Washington University that offers the opportunity to everyone and also Making them optional. NWU have no drop sports activities program that can help students to easily fit in the movement of play with their busy academic schedule while helping them to refresh, Toronto offers this drop in activities and they also teach their students how to play rather than only focusing on their academics.

Canadian University make it possible for the students to access their facilities without any extra cost but when coming to nwu students may be pay to use facilities such as using campus gym or the fields for soccer, rugby and cricket you can't access unless you are member of fist team.

NWU must make activities optional and accessible to everyone who is registered so student can all benefit from those programs this may lead to better academic achievement and improve student mental as well as their overall wellbeing. They can develop or invent facilities for drop in activities whereby students will not feel obligated to participate but be out of their dissire. The university students committee organize events that promote socializing while building unity amongst different racial groups this also help to address the need of belong to students.