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Club Update,
Summer 2011
Welcome to the first Club Update, a newsletter designed to give club committees all the
information they need relating to clubs and UBS in one easy-to-read email. As this is the
first time that we’ll be using it please let us know if you want something added
or changed.
For now, I hope you’ve had a great summer and are looking forward to getting
back into the swing of things with Sports Fair and the new BUCS season fast
approaching.
Chris Anthony, Club Development Manager
P.S. I'm out the office between 29 August-9 September so please contact
Adrian Scriven for any queries until I return.
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Club Committee
Handbook Released
One of our summer projects has been creating a Committee Handbook that will act
as a guide for you throughout the year. It should answer many of the
questions that you might have and provide you with hints and tips to help you
run and develop your clubs.Copies of the Handbook will be distributed at the
Refresher Training but a digital copy can be downloaded
here. Please take
a look at it and if you have any feedback, let us know.
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New Club Calendar
Available
To go alongside the Club Handbook, UBS and our VP Sport, Tim Smith, have put
together a Club Calendar, which details all the events, deadlines and useful
dates that will happen throughout the year.
The calendar can be downloaded
here
so now there is no excuse not to attend all the training and make all the
deadlines!
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Refresher and
Team Captains’ Training
Two of the first dates to note on the calendar are Refresher Training and Team
Captains' Training.Refresher Training is
mandatory for one person per club to attend. We will run through
developments that have happened over the summer and important upcoming dates.
- Refresher Training: Munrow Lecture
Theatre, Wednesday 21 September, 09:30-10:30
Team
Captains’ Training, run by Ade Scriven, will cover all BUCS rules and regulations and must be
attended by all team captains.
- Team Captains’ Training: Munrow
Lecture Theatre, Thursday 6 October, 18:00-19:00
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Club Development
Fee
Following release of the final Sports Development budgets for last year it is
clear that we are going to be unable to reduce the Club Development Fee to £5 as
was hoped. Instead the fee will remain at £10, which individuals will pay
separately at Munrow Reception as was the case in 2010-11.We will be doing
more than ever to ensure that individuals know what they are paying for and your
help in publicising the free strength and conditioning, pre-hab and re-hab
classes alongside subsidised physiotherapy sessions would go a long way in
helping this understanding. We will be providing you with much more
information at the Refresher Training so you can feel confident in helping us
explain the cost.
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Sports Fair
2011,
Wednesday 21 September
Your biggest recruitment drive of the year is fast approaching so now is the
time to start getting ready if you haven't already. Jenna Hadley will be
in contact in the next week or two with all details but the important
information is that the Fair will run between 13:00-18:00 and you will
be able to set up large equipment by consent between 19:00-21:00 on Tuesday 20 Sept and from 08:00 on the day of the Fair.
If you haven’t already then start thinking about how you want to represent
yourselves and think about these simple top tips:
- Make an impact. What makes your sport stand out?
- What next? Give them some dates to come back for: a trial, a first session
or a social, perhaps
- Stand out. Don’t sit behind your table! Push it back and get in front of it
so you can interact with interested students
Club Notice Boards
Part of making sure that Sports Fair is as informative to prospective members
as possible, we will be clearing all club notice boards on the top corridor of
the Munrow Sports Centre on Monday 12 September. All current information
will be placed in you pigeon holes should you wish to re-use it. Please
ensure that your boards are re-done by Monday 19 September ready for the
Fair.
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Club Conference
2011 Presentations
All of the presentations from Club Conference 2011 are now available for you to
download.
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Club of the Summer:
Triathlon
A regular feature, we will recognise a club each month that has performed or
developed above expectations. We start with a summer award.Securing the first points of the 2011-12 BUCS Season, Triathlon have had great
success at the Olympic Distance Triathlon in Dearne Valley, Rotherham. The
club recorded a top 10 finish in the men’s race and two medals in the Women’s
thanks to Sophie Reynolds and Sam Rose, who place 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The club also picked up Men’s Team Bronze and Women’s Team Silver.
Visit the
BUCS website for full results from Dearne Valley.
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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
Email:
c.j.anthony.1@bham.ac.uk
Web:
www.sport.bham.ac.uk
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