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Summer fun...
It might be a bit damp across the country but wherever you are I hope you’re all
having chance to unwind and enjoy a well-earned rest after the hectic finish to
the year.
It was great to see so many people at Club Conference in June, so thank you to
everyone that attended the session. I hope it was useful and that you were
able to work with your committees to set some goals for yourselves over the
summer so that you enter the new year ready to make an impact. A link to a short
survey is below and I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes
to fill it in so we can keep improving the training.
We are here all summer so if there are things on your mind please don’t hesitate
to drop us an email or if you’re back in Birmingham please feel free to come in
and say hello. Otherwise have a great summer and you’ll get the next Club Update
in late August.
Chris Anthony, Club Development Manager
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Club Conference
2012
Thank you to all those came to the training in June. To make sure that
Club Conference is as useful as possible we would love to know what you thought
about it so we have set up a short questionnaire. It will only take a few
minutes and could really make a difference to making sure your committee has the
training it needs so please take the time to fill it in:
Presentation Slides
As requested, all presentation slides are now available for you to download:
Development Plan Contacts
Hopefully you will have picked up a lot of useful information on how to develop
your clubs using your development plan. If you need any help in any of the four
areas then here are the contact details you need:
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Sports Fair 2012
The booking form for sports fair can be found attached to this email.
Please ensure that you have sent back to the form by 5pm on Monday 16th July 2012 to guarantee you a stall at sports fair.
Top Tips
As you will all be aware, Sports Fair is the single most important event for you
to ensure that your membership is as high as possible for the year so make sure
you are thinking about it over the summer. Here are some tips to help:
- Stand out: make your stall special! You are in competition with
around 80 other stalls so what will make you stand out?
- Information is key: new members will want to get involved as soon
as possible so make sure something is planned and they know about key dates
- Welcome sessions: Not everyone will want to take part in a
training session straight away so consider a welcome talk a less serious
training session to welcome new members
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Team
scholarships applications
This year the Hi Performance Centre will be awarding
3 team scholarships for 2012-13. The awards are designed to
assist the development of 1st team performances in BUCS or
equivalent championships.
The awards offer the opportunity for sports to access additional specialist
support via the HiPC or funding towards additional coaching or training camps.
This is to the value of between £2,000-£3,000.
The application form is attached and includes the full
criteria. The form must be submitted to
a.s.taylor@bham.ac.uk by the Head/Lead coach by 27th
July 2012. The HiPC team are about over the next month if you want to
discuss possible ideas of support which would benefit your team.
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Strength and
conditioning support
As outlined at Club Conference, there is also a lot of general club support
provided by the Hi Performance Centre. This includes:
- Twice weekly triage clinic (physiotherapy assessment & advice
- Referrals to Sports Doctor Consultations
- Weekly Pool recovery session
- Weekly Yoga sessions
- Twice weekly strength/endurance conditioning circuit sessions
- Weekly Team sport conditioning session
- Twice weekly running/foot drills sessions
- Education Workshops
A full breakdown of all support can be found
here.
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Jamaican Track
and Field Open Session
The University of Birmingham are proudly hosting the Jamaican track and field
team for their pre-Olympic camp this summer. As part of their stay here, the
team has agreed to open up one session for lucky spectators to watch.
Due to the limited capacity of the viewing area around the Munrow Sports Centre
track, the event has been invite only to the local community, including Athletic
clubs and schools.
However, there are 100 tickets available for staff and students to watch this
historic event. We are expecting a large amount of interest in these tickets so
we are inviting staff and students to enter their details in the linked form
below to be in with a chance of winning a ticket. The
deadline for entries is 13 July and the link can be found
here.
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Club of the Month:
Cricket Women
The month of June saw some fantastic end of season performances from archery,
cycling and triathlon but it was the Trophy winning performance form the Women’s
Cricket team that has earned them team of the month.Following the early
season success of reaching the BUCS Indoor Finals, held at Lords Cricket Ground,
the women have had a frustrating league season due to the less than ideal
weather conditions that have seen several matches rearranged, rearranged again
and then called off.
This didn’t dampen their cup ambitions, however, and some outstanding
performances saw them set up a final against Oxford. After a slow start the team
had an outstanding last 15 overs coming away with the trophy win with a 9 wicket
margin.
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Upcoming
Dates
A few upcoming dates to be aware of over the next month:16 Jul: Sports
Fair Booking form deadline. Please ensure your
Sports Fair Booking form is sent to the following email by 5pm:
sportsfair@contacts.bham.ac.uk
27 Jul: Team Scholarship Deadline. As
detailed above please ensure your coach sends in the application form to Alex
Taylor by the stated date.
19 Sep:
Sports Fair, incl. Briefing. Sports Fair will
be preceded by a short safety briefing, which is a mandatory requirement for all
clubs before the fair. The briefing will be held in the Munrow Lecture Theatre
at 10am before the fair, which runs 12-5pm.
24 Sep-5 Oct: Club Development Meetings. Mandatory
meetings for all clubs to set your yearly objectives. Meeting times will
be released at the Sports Fair Briefing.
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Also In the News
To keep you up to date with all that is happening with UBSport 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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University of Birmingham Sport
Tel: 0121 414 6712
Fax: 0121 414 4764
Email:
c.j.anthony.1@bham.ac.uk
Web:
www.sport.bham.ac.uk
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