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Club Update,
January 2012
Happy New Year and welcome back for what should be the start of a very exciting year.
The BUCS season is fast approaching its conclusion with final league positions,
cup runs and championship performances all reaching their climax. The
introduction of the ’Get Involved’ Sports Fair brings you another chance to
attract members to your sport. And there’s
the small matter of the Olympics, too. With UBSport hosting the Jamaican Track
and Field team’s pre-Olympic Training camp the spotlight will be on everyone
connected with UBSport to really deliver.
This is also the term that you can really make your mark on sport here at
Birmingham. With the introduction of development plans and the start of
club AGMS in February as well as the completion of club forms and budgets, the
next few months can really make a difference to what you and your club can
achieve. But don’t let that overwhelm you; there is a huge amount of
support, starting with the January Club Meetings.
- January Club Meetings
- Committee Volunteering Hours
- Employability Workshop
- Club Captains’ Meeting and Mini-Forums
- Club of the Month
- Upcoming Dates
- Also in the News
Chris Anthony, Club Development Manager
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January Club
Meetings
The
next round of club meetings are fast approaching so here is a reminder of the
sessions that you have booked:
click here. If you cannot make the
session you have booked into then please let me know as soon as possible and we
will re-book you into a new slot. Meetings will be held in the Sports
Development Office.The following clubs are still to book sessions and need to
do so or risk their budgets being frozen: BrumSki; Rugby Union Men;
Table Tennis; Ten Pin Bowling; Ultimate; Windsurf.
Final Agenda:
- Review of Term One
- Financial Review
- Three-year Development Plan (see below)
- Club AGM process and forms (see below)
- Your questions and feedback
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Committee
Volunteering Hours
Our push to get all the hours the you volunteer for your club recognised has
been gathering momentum with more and more committee members getting involved in
the scheme.With term one completed we have had 20 students hand in their
volunteer hours, which total an amazing 994 hours! To date, the top three volunteers are:
- William Hoad, Kayak
- Laura Bass, Athletics and XC
- Rudi Vrabel, Tennis
With the top 10 volunteers by hours awarded a £50
voucher to spend at the Bullring there is still every incentive for
you to fill in your volunteer matrix and be in line to receive the voucher along
with a welcome boost to your CV. For more information please contact our
Volunteer Development Manager, Gary Yates, on
g.p.yates@bham.ac.uk.
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Employability
Workshop, 16 February
To compliment recognition of your volunteering, UBS and the Guild of Students
will be continuing to help you get the most out of your time as a committee
member by running an Employability Workshop.The workshop will look at how you
can best represent the work that you’ve done on your committee on your CV and in
interviews and we’ll look at how you can use your experiences to really stand
out against the crowd.
We’re also lucky to have
John Rider as our guest speaker. John
is Chair of the Birmingham County Sport Partnership, Chairman of the Regional
Institute of Directors and also does a lot of work promoting and enabling
internships with Universities in Birmingham, including UoB.
The workshop is open to all and will take
place on 16 February 2012 at 18:00; more information will become available in
the next Club Update but please look out for it as it will really help in making
the most out of your hard work.
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Club Captains’
Meeting and Mini-Forums
The second round of club mini-forums get under way in February. Led by
Tim
SmithThe Club Captains’ Meeting will take
place in the Munrow Lecture Theatre on Thursday 12th January at 17:00. At
least one member should attend this meeting, ideally the Club Captain.
All Mini-Forums will take place in the
top corridor of the Munrow Sports
Centre at 13:00 on the dates
below: Small Teams, Tuesday 14th February: Basketball
Men, Basketball Women, Gaelic Football, Korfball, Lacrosse, Netball, Ultimate
Frisbee, Volleyball.
Martial Arts, Thursday 16th February: Jitsu,
Judo, Karate, Ninjitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun.
Large Teams, Friday 17th February:
American Football, Cricket Men, Cricket Women, Football Men, Football Women,
Hockey, Rugby League, Rugby Union Men, Rugby Union Women.
Water Sports, Tuesday 21st February: Kayak,
Lifesaving, Rowing, Sailing, Surfing, Swimming, Triathlon, Waterpolo, Windsurf.
Indoor Sports, Thursday 23rd February: Badminton, Cheerleading,
Fencing, Gymnastics and Trampolining, Pool and Snooker, Squash, Table Tennis,
Ten Pin.
Outdoor Sports, Friday 24th February:
Archery, Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Mountaineering, Tennis, Ski.
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Club of the Month:
Netball
The Netball club have had an outstanding term across all four of their teams.
Racing out of the blocks, their early season form led to an unbeaten October.
November saw some outstanding results for the 1st team including two wins over
Loughborough, one of which included a thrilling cup comeback from 8 points down
going into the final quarter.Together with success on the court they have
looked to develop their club with the introduction of a buddy system for
Freshers and a more inclusive social environment.
With their Coach going on maternity leave over Christmas the club have worked
hard to make sure that everything is in place for them to continue their form
through to the conclusion of the season.
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Upcoming Dates
A few upcoming dates to be aware of in November:
9-20th Jan: Club Meetings, Sports Development Office, Munrow Sports Centre.
All the details are above - please turn up on time and remember to bring some
ideas for your development plans.
11th & 18th Jan: Team Photos, Squash Court 7, Munrow
Sports Centre. Please arrive in plenty of time and make sure that you
have washed your hair, applied your make up, etc. And remember to bring
your money as photos can only be ordered with payment on the day.
12th Jan: Club Captains’ Meeting, 17:00, Munrow Lecture Theatre.
Your chance to be updated with information from your VPS and share
thoughts with other club captains.
13th Jan: ’Get Involved’ Sports Fair, 11:00-15:00,
Munrow Sports Centre. Your chance to sell yourself to new members who
may have missed Freshers Week or have decided to kick of the New Year in a
sporting fashion. All clubs should have received information from Tim Smith
already; if not, get in contact ASAP.
18th Jan & 8th Feb: Sports Night, 21:00, Guild of Students.
Sports Night returns for the second term; just remember that after you leave the venue on a Wednesday
night you are still responsible for your club members’ actions. Please ensure
your club members leave the venue and go home quietly without disturbing
residents.
24th Jan: ’Recovery’ Lucozade Workshop, 18:30,
Munrow Lecture Theatre. The third of four free workshops run by
the Hi Performance Centre will focus on how to effectively recover after
training and competitions so that you make the most of your sessions and are
ready for your next performance.
1st Feb: Club AGMs start. All the
information you’ll need for AGMs including how to book rooms can be
download here.
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Also In the News
To keep you up to date with all that is happening with UBS and any other
relevant news stories, each month we’ll give you links to the stories that will
have an impact on you and your club.
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Chris Anthony, Club Development Manager
University of Birmingham Sport
Tel: 0121 414 6712
Fax: 0121 414 4764
c.j.anthony.1@bham.ac.uk
Web: b:
www.sport.bham.ac.uk
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