Can't find the Club that you're looking for? Why not set up your own! It's not as hard as you might think - below are our 5 easy steps to starting up your own Club.
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The BIG Idea
If you already have an idea for a Club you’d like to start – you’re already half way to the finish line. The chances are that if you want to play this particular sport – there are others out there too!
Just one important point first; your sport must be recognised as a bona fide competitive sport by either Sport England or BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport). You can check this at these links: -
· Sport England
· BUCS
If it isn’t, don’t worry; you could form a Society instead. To start this process just access our Starting a Society page.
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Putting Together Your Proposal
The next step in getting your Club off the ground is filling in a Sports Club Proposal Form. This is a simple form that asks for:
· Your proposed Club name
· What you will do to make your Club successful
· Names of the proposed President, Treasurer and Secretary
· Names of at least five potential members including your President, Treasurer and Secretary if it is an individual sport.
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Meeting Roger
Once you’ve gotten this form all filled in, email it to our friendly Student Activities Coordinator, Roger. He’ll have a look at your form and ask you to come in for a short meeting.
At this meeting he’ll go through the stuff you’re going to need to know and together you’ll begin to put a plan together for the coming year and write a constitution– it’s not as horrible as it might appear!
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Getting Members Signed Up
Following this meeting the only thing stopping you from being a full-fledged Club is members. It’s time to go back to the guys that filled your proposal form in with you!
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Celebrate Success!
You’ve done it! You’ve successfully created a new Club from scratch! Celebrate the moment at your first training session and enjoy the rest of the year – it’s going to be great!