A guide to sport for students and staff

A guide to sport for students and staff 2015-2016 Telephone: 01603 593567 Email: studentsport@uea.ac.uk UEA/HE University Sport Activation Project, supported by Sport England, UEA and UEA SU. /ueasport @ueasport www.ueasport.co.uk

Meet the Team uea+sport (Department of Sport) The department is responsible for the development and administration of a wideranging programme of sporting competitions and opportunities exclusively for UEA students (and staff), including instructional courses, intra-mural and social leagues, and the Sport Activation Project, ueactive. Union of UEA Students The Union is responsible for the development and administration of the union sports clubs and ensures they operate safely. Each club is run by a committee of current students, supported by the union. Welcome to Sport is an integral part of community life at UEA for students and staff alike. uea+sport (UEA s sport department) is pleased to offer a wide-ranging programme of sporting, recreational and health-promoting activities both on campus, in our fabulous Sportspark & Colney Lane as well as in the local community. ueactive will be continuing to encourage inactive students to become active through the Sport England University Sport Activation Project. Following the successes of last year s wide ranging programme we are proud to have maintained our top 5 status for student overall satisfaction (NSS) amongst English mainstream universities. Whether you are a first year or a returning student, a postgraduate, or a member of staff, we hope that you will use our facilities, and find a class, course, club or level of competition to suit you. Rachel Tomes - Assistant Director: Student Sport Email: r.tomes@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 592301 Location: Sportspark, UEA Rachel is responsible for the overall development of student sport, including the programming and administration of sports facility allocations (including Colney Lane) for s Clubs, Ziggurat Challenge, Intra-mural programmes and HE Activators, as well as liaising with students and staff, clubs and individuals. Becky Wilkinson - Student Sport Coordinator Email: becky.wilkinson@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 593567 Location: Sportspark, UEA Joe Skeet - Student Sport Coordinator Email: j.skeet@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 593567 Location: Sportspark, UEA Becky and Joe are responsible for coordinating and promoting the University Sports Activation project, ueactive, jointly funded by Sport England, the University of East Anglia and the Union of UEA Students. Yinbo Yu Activities & Opportunities Yinbo is the student officer responsible for clubs and societies. Please contact him regarding any matters relating to clubs. Email : Yinbo.Yu@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 593268 James Raywood Union Sports Development Co-ordinator James has responsibility for the union s sport clubs including health & safety, kit & development. The club committees liaise with James regarding their activities. Email: j.raywood@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 592595 Jacki Robinson Union Sports Administrator Jacki is responsible for organising BUCS fixtures, affiliations, transport to fixtures and all BUCS related matters. jacki.robinson@uea.ac.uk Tel: 01603 592511 Phil Steele Director of Sport Student Sport: 01603 593567 Sportspark Reception: 01603 592398 Student Union Reception: 01603 593272 www.ueasport.co.uk www.ueastudent.com www.sportspark.co.uk Twitter.com/UEASport Twitter.com/UnionUEA Twitter.com/SportsparkUEA Facebook.com/UEASport Facebook.com/ueastudentsunion Facebook.com/SportsparkUEA 2 3

The Sportspark has some of the best University sporting facilities in the country. Activity Times All activities must be paid for at the time of booking. If you fail to bring your campus card a 60p entry charge is payable. Rates shown are for educational card holders and details regarding sportscards and memberships can be found in this guide. For more information see our website www.ueasport.co.uk or call Sportspark reception on 01603 592398. Swimming* Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 06.30 16.00 & 20.30 21.40 & all weekend when available. Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 * Please see the website for the full list of closures and programme changes. Fitness Centre Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 06.30 16:00 & 20.30 22.30 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 Group Exercise Classes Sportspark offers... 50m Olympic-size swimming pool (with seating for 350 spectators) Fitness centre with 125 stations Air-conditioned group exercise studio Functional Training Studio 3 hall indoor arena with 750 moveable seats 2 hall indoor arena with viewing gallery 5 glass-backed squash courts with moveable walls to form doubles courts 10m high climbing wall with bouldering cave Gymnastics Centre 8 conference rooms 2 floodlit Astro-turf pitches for hockey incorporating 6 pitches for 7-aside football. Soccerpark: 4 floodlit 3G 5-aside soccer pitches and 3 floodlit 3G 7-aside soccer pitches 8 lane national standard athletics track 6 outdoor floodlit tennis courts incorporating 4 netball courts Café and bar and at Colney Lane 40 acres of playing fields including pitches for football, rugby, american football, lacrosse, touch rugby, cricket, baseball & softball and ultimate frisbee... And access for water sports at the Whitlingham Watersports Centre. Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 06.30 16.00 & 20.30 22.30 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 12 month Off-peak Group Exercise Card options available. Indoor Facilities Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 06.30 16.00 & 21.00-22.20 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 Badminton, Squash & Table tennis Five-aside Football & Futsal Basketball, Korfball, Netball, Volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee - ½ Court or Full Court Climbing Wall Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 07.00 16.00 & 20.30 22.00 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 Tennis Courts (Floodlit Outdoor Courts) Off-peak: Monday to Friday 09.00 16.00 & 20.30 22.00 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00 20.30 Astro-Turf 7-Aside Pitches and SoccerPark 3G 5-Aside Pitches Off-Peak: Monday to Friday 09.00 16.00 & 21.00 22.00 & all weekend Peak: Monday to Friday 16.00-20.30 4 5

Activity Prices Peak Time Off-Peak (16.00-20.30) Pool Member Concession Swimming 2.75 2.50 Pool Classes (as 45 min Group Exercise) 3.50 2.50 Aquafit (Daytime) 4.25 3.65 Swimfit (60 minutes) 5.50 4.90 Fitness Member Concession Fitness Centre 4.50 3.00 Induction 7.50 7.50 Personal Training - Standard 25.00 25.00 Personal Training - Elite 30.00 30.00 Group Exercise - 60 mins 4.50 3.00 Group Exercise - 45 mins 3.50 2.50 Group Exercise - 30 mins 2.50 2.00 Synrgy Session - 1:6 45 per group Synrgy Session - 1:18 80 per group Indoor (40 mins unless stated) Member Concession Rackets (Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis) 4.60 3.00 Full Hall Hire (Basketball, Korfball, Netball, Volleyball) 19.00 14.00 Half Hall Hire (Basketball, Korfball, Volleyball) 14.00 10.00 5-a-side Football 27.50 18.50 Cricket Nets (2 hours) 90.00 90.00 Badminton Drop-in Class 3.40 3.40 Basketball Drop-in Session 2.20 2.20 Outdoor Member Concession Rackets (Tennis) 4.60 3.00 Netball 14.00 n/a Athletics 3.25 2.80 Full Astro (per hour) 57.50 42.50 Astro Third/ 3G5 s/ 3G7 s (per hour) 29.00 19.00 Misc Member Concession Climbing* 4.00 2.50 Gymnastics Member Concession Open Gymnastics Drop-in Class 5.00 5.00 Teen Gym Drop-in Class** 4.50 4.50 Strength & Conditioning Drop-in Class 5.00 5.00 The University Department of Sport (uea+sport) and the Student Union are pleased to offer an even wider-ranging programme of sporting, recreational and healthpromoting activities. Whether these are based at the Sportspark, across campus or in the local community, the aim is to provide a greater choice of activities for the coming year. The following pages will give you some of the highlights: Pay & Play at Sportspark We want to encourage you to take part in exercise on a regular basis to keep fit, keep healthy and socialise. You can simply use Sportspark on a Pay and Play basis as and when you want, but taking out membership with a sportscard makes things easier, cheaper and provides additional benefits. Full time undergraduate and postgraduate students on a taught degree course will have their campus cards upgraded free of charge to an Educational Card for the length of their course. UEA Students need to take their campus cards to Sportspark reception for validation. The Educational Card will give free entry into Sportspark and eligibility for the concession price at off-peak times. Outside the off-peak times the member price is applicable. The cost of this is met by the University. Free sessions Circuit training sessions are available on a regular basis. The classes are taken by our Fitness Advisors and are designed to accommodate the requirements of all fitness levels. The sessions take place in a variety of venues including the Dance Studio and Main Arena (and the Athletics Track in the summer). Circuits are free to UEA students & staff on Monday s and Tuesday s 13.00 13.40. * Climbers (16+) must obtain a registration card (cost 10) before using the wall. Registration cards are available to experienced climbers only ** Gymnasts (14+) with previous gymnastics experience. Must obtain an annual registration card (cost 5) 6 7

Sportspark Memberships Sportspark offer 4 different Student Membership upgrades; all designed to save you money on the classes and facilities that you use the most. For example, the Student Off-Peak Gym Membership works out at just 2.89 per week. This allows you to visit the Sportspark Gym anytime at the weekend or before 4pm and after 8.30pm during the week. If you re a keen swimmer and use the pool twice or more per week, the Student Off-Peak Swim Membership is incredible value and works out at just 2.89 per week. This allows you to use the pool during any public swimming sessions during the weekend or before 4pm and after 8.30pm during the week. Interested? For more information or to discuss the benefits of the upgraded Student Membership offers, please speak to one of the Customer Service Advisors at Sportspark Reception or call: 01603 592398. PRICES STUDENT MEMBERSHIP UPGRADES Membership Type Price (Per Annum): Equivalent to WEEKLY rate of * : Student Off-Peak Gym Membership Card 150.00 2.89 Student Off-Peak Group Exercise Membership 150.00 2.89 Student Off-Peak Swim Membership Card 150.00 2.89 Student Gold (Peak) Gym & Swim Membership Card 300.00 5.77 *Based on payment for the full year. Staff Membership UEA Staff who register their campus cards will automatically gain unlimited free access to Sportspark. Staff can take out any level of membership at a discounted rate, therefore full time members of staff can become Bronze Members for 2 a month, Silver Members for 29 a month or Gold Members for 37 a month. Staff are required to fill out a membership application at Sportspark Reception. On leaving the University the standard monthly charges will apply. To view the full list of Sportspark Pay & Play prices and memberships, please visit the website www.sportspark.co.uk or for further details call Sportspark reception on 01603 592398. To view the full terms and conditions of Sportspark use please visit www.sportspark.co.uk. ueactive ueactive is a fun programme of activities for students and staff at UEA, to help develop a healthy lifestyle and promote a sporting habit for life. It is part of the UEA/HE University Sport Activation project, supported by Sport England, UEA and UEA SU. This year the programme includes: Give it a Go taster sessions FREE (Experience the UEA clubs training sessions before you join) Drop-in Sports - 1 each (Badminton, Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Men s & Women s Football, Racquetball, Swimming, Touch Rugby, Tennis, Rush Hockey, Netball, Korfball and Climbing) Group Exercise Classes - 2 each (Indoor Cycle, Body Pump, Aerobics, LBT, Body Combat, Body Balance, Zumba etc.) Social Leagues & Tournaments varying prices (Basketball, Hockey, Badminton, Touch Rugby plus many more) The Ziggurat Challenge FREE (Compete for your school of study in a programme of sporting events) All activities run term time only and spaces can be booked at Sportspark reception or by calling 01603 592398. For more information or to see a full programme of activities please visit the website www.ueasport.co.uk. Ziggurat Inter-School Challenge The Ziggurat challenge has been designed to promote enjoyable participation in the spirit of sporting competition as well as encourage friendly rivalry between schools and departments. Participants compete for their school of study and teams comprise of both staff and students. Who can take part? Any student, alumni, member of staff or faculty, including Norwich Research Park can compete in the Ziggurat Challenge for free. You can take part in, or spectate at, every event this year and pay nothing (60p entry if not a cardholder). How do I get involved? Each school has 4 sports activators who are responsible for putting together a team for each event. Contact details for sports activators can be found on the website. If you would like to become an Academic Sports Activator, more information can be found on page 14. For more information on how to take part and to view last year s results please visit www.ueasport.co.uk. If you have any further questions please email studentsport@uea.ac.uk or call 01603 593567. 8 9

Ziggurat programme of events 2015/2016 Autumn Semester ~ 21st September 2015 to 11th December 2015 Event Date Time Place (SP = Sportspark) 1. 2 mile race (approx. 2 laps of the Broad) 2. Everybody counts 1 x lap stroll around the Broad Wednesday 7th October Supporting Marie Curie 1.15pm 1.30pm onwards Norfolk & Suffolk Terrace, by the Broad 3. Mixed indoor rounders Tuesday 13th October 5.10pm to 7.40pm SP Halls 4 & 5 4. Men s 5-aside football Tuesday 20th October 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP 3g (cages) 5. Women s 5-aside football 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 6. Women s netball Tuesday 27th October 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 7. Men s netball 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Netball courts 8. Table tennis Tuesday 3rd November 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 9. Mixed basketball Tuesday 10th November 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 10. Indoor (5-aside) hockey Tuesday 17th November 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 11. Mixed badminton Tuesday 24th November 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 12. Ten-pin bowling Wednesday 2nd December 2pm to 4pm Namco Funscape (Bowthorpe) 13. Climbing wall challenge Wednesday 9th December 1.30pm onwards SP Climbing Wall Spring Semester ~ 11th January 2016 to 29th April 2016 14. Relays swimming Wednesday 20th January 2pm 4pm SP Pool 15. Mixed volleyball Tuesday 26th January 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 16. Mixed ultimate frisbee Tuesday 2nd February 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 17. Mini-korfball Tuesday 9th February 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 18. Mixed indoor lacrosse Tuesday 16th February 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 19. Inclusive-zone basketball (IZB) Tuesday 23rd February 5.15pm & 6.15pm SP Halls 4 & 5 20. Mixed archery Wednesday 2nd March 1.45pm & 3.15pm SP Hall 3 21. Zorb football Wednesday 9th March 1.45pm & 3.15pm SP Astro pitches * 22.Mixed touch rugby Tuesday 12th April 5pm & 6pm SP Astro pitches * 23, 24 & 25. Tug-O-War and men s & women s athletics *Please note: Subject to change, please see the uea+sport website for programme changes Wednesday 20th April 1.30pm onwards SP Athletics Track UEA Clubs Sports Clubs are a great way to get involved during your time at UEA. Clubs create great friendship groups, provide new experiences and offer fantastic opportunities for learning and development and most importantly, for having fun. There are over 60 active sports clubs on offer, ranging from american football to yoga and every club is open to all students. For more information on who to contact and for the full list of training times, please see the website and the student notice board based in the Sportspark or visit www.ueastudent.com for more details. Union of UEA Students Sports Club Association Membership Before you are eligible to join any of the sports clubs you will be required to purchase Union Sports Association Membership (SAM) at a cost of 45 via the student union website (www.ueastudent.com). This contributes to the cost of Sports clubs, i.e. coaching, kit, transport, affiliations, insurance and much more. For further information please visit the union website (www.ueastudent.com) or contact Yinbo Yu, Yinbo.Yu@uea.ac.uk. Please note this should be purchased before joining any of the clubs. BUCS British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport in the UK, a membership organisation, and a company with charitable status. Their vision is to enhance the student experience through sport. BUCS deliver more than 50 sports, including everything from archery to ultimate frisbee to almost 170 member institutions, comprising a busy league programme of over 4,800 teams and over 100 championships events every year. UEA will enter over 45 teams into BUCS this year, and for all the up to date information on where they are coming in the league tables please visit the uea sport website. For more information please see the BUCS website www.bucs.org.uk. Elite Sport In addition to a sports bursary allowance, facilities and support are made available to elite athletes with the ability to represent the University in regional and national competitions. If you would like further information about this or you think you may be eligible to apply please email studentsport@uea.ac.uk 10 11

Student Club Training times 2015-2016 The following times shown are for core training times only. For full details of the sessions, match times and the clubs which are not mentioned in the below table please visit www.ueastudent.com. CLUB PRESIDENT TRAINING DAY TIME TRAINING LOCATION American Football Archery Athletics Badminton Ballet Baseball & Softball Basketball Men Basketball Women Capoeira Cheerleading Dance Cheerleading Stunt Climbing Cricket DanceSport (Ballads) DanceSquad (Street) Fencing Football Men Football Women Ross Aveyard (r.aveyard@uea.ac.uk) Jessica Kovacs (j.kovacs@uea.ac.uk) Sophie Morris (s.morris2@uea.ac.uk) Jamie Baggett (j.baggett@uea.ac.uk) Emily Eastwood (e.eastwood@uea.ac.uk) Elliot Wotton (e.wotton@uea.ac.uk) Jurijus Gorskovas (j.gorskovas@uea.ac.uk) Natasha Hampton (n.hampton@uea.ac.uk) Fraz Chaudhry (f.chaudhry@uea.ac.uk) Laura Sutherland (laura. sutherland@uea.ac.uk) Madeleine Bertie (m.bertie@uea.ac.uk) Jack Evans (j.evans3@uea. ac.uk) Glenn Wheeler (g.wheeler@uea.ac.uk) Sophie Whiteside (s.whiteside@uea.ac.uk) Isobel Phelan (i.phelan@uea.ac.uk) Josh Matthews (j.matthews@uea.ac.uk) Jonathon Steventon (j.steventon@uea.ac.uk) Jessica Keeling (j.keeling@uea.ac.uk) Tues & Thur 19:00-21:00 Colney Lane/3G/ Conference Room Sat/Sun 10:00-16:00 Colney Lane Wed 13:40-17:00 Main Arena Tues & Thur 17:00-18:30 Athletics Track Wed 14:00-16:00 Athletics Track Sat 10:30-12:00 Athletics Track Tues 19:40-21:40 Haydn Morris Fri 19:00-20:20 Main Arena Sun 18:20-20:20 Main Arena Sat 14:30-19:00 Dance Studio Mon 15:00-16:20 Main Arena Wed 13:00-16:00 Colney Lane Thur 15:40-17:00 Main Arena Sat 11:00-16:00 Colney Lane Mon 20:40-22:20 Main Arena Fri 19:40-21:00 Main Arena Sun 20:20-22:20 Haydn Morris Mon 19:00-20:40 Main Arena Fri 18:20-19:40 Main Arena Sun 18:20-20:20 Haydn Morris Wed 15:00-16:50 Kiff Matheson Suite Fri 16:00-17:20 Dance Studio Wed 15:45-17:15 Dance Studio Fri tbc Gymnastics Hall Sat 11:30-13:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Wed & Fri 20:00-22:00 Gymnastics Hall Mon, Wed & Fri 15:00-17:00 Climbing Wall Sun 16:00-18:00 Climbing Wall Mon (Sept-Mar) 16:20-18:00 Main Arena Fri (Sept-Mar) 13:40-15:40 Main Arena Mon & Fri (Apr/June) 15:00-17:30 Colney Lane Sun 19:00-22:00 Dance Studio Mon 17:00-18:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Sat 11.45-14.30 Dance Studio Sun 14:00-17:00 Dance Studio Mon 19:40-22:15 Main Arena Wed 17.40-19.40 Main Arena Mon & Fri 17:00-19:00 3G Tues 17:00-19:00 Colney Lane Fri 17:00-19:00 3G 12 13 Futsal Gymnastics Handball Hockey Men Hockey Women Karate (Shotokan) Korfball Lacrosse Netball Rugby Men Rugby Women Squash Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tap Dancing Tennis Touch Rugby Trampolining Triathlon Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Water Polo Yoga Brandon Maysey (b.maysey@uea.ac.uk) Alex Cambridge (a.cambridge@uea.ac.uk) Martyna Ruczynska (m.ruczynska@uea.ac.uk) Richard Shapland (r.shapland@uea.ac.uk) Lucy Jeffrey (lucy.jeffrey@uea.ac.uk) Lena Ioannou (l.ioannou@uea.ac.uk) Matt Gallagher (m.gallagher@uea.ac.uk) Ryan O'Grady (r.ogrady@uea.ac.uk) Samy Gibson (samy.gibson@uea.ac.uk) Marco Merlina (m.merlina@uea.ac.uk) Beth Simms (beth.simms@uea.ac.uk) Jamie Nesbitt (j.nesbitt@uea.ac.uk) Joseph Zilch (j.zilch@uea.ac.uk) Alice Rudge (a.rudge@uea.ac.uk) Sally Maryosh (s.maryosh@uea.ac.uk) Maria Slade (m.slade@uea.ac.uk) Alex Goodall (alex.goodall@uea.ac.uk) Charles Unsworth (c.unsworth@uea.ac.uk) Megan Calcutt (m.calcutt@uea.ac.uk) Cindy Berry (c.berry@uea.ac.uk) Nathan Kelly (nathan.kelly@uea.ac.uk) James Urry (j.urry@uea. ac.uk) William Rea (w.rea@uea. ac.uk) Dilyana Germanova (d.germanova@uea.ac.uk) Wed 17:00-18:00 3G/Astro Fri 16:00-17:00 3G Fri 20:20-22:15 Main Arena Mon 20:30-22:00 Gymnastics Hall Fri tbc Gymnastics Hall tbc tbc tbc Mon 20:30-22:00 Astro Thur 17:00-19:00 Astro Mon 19:00-20:30 Astro Fri 17:00-20:00 Astro Mon 20:15-22:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Sun 13:00-16:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Mon 17:00-17:40 Main Arena Wed 17:00-19:00 Main Arena Sat 17:00-19:00 Main Arena Tues 17:00-19:00 3G Wed 13:00-16:00 Colney Lane Sat 11:00-14:00 Colney Lane Mon & Fri 17:00-19:00 Main Arena Mon & Fri 19:00-21:00 Colney Lane (Mon)/ 3G (Fri) Mon & Fri 17:00-19:00 Colney Lane Wed 14:20-16:20 Squash Courts Sat & Sun 15:00-17:00 Squash Courts Tues 20:00-21:30 Pool Wed 13:00-16:00 Pool Fri 19:30-21:30 Pool Sun 19:00-21:30 Cringleford/Pool Wed 21:00-22:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Thur 19:00-22:15 Haydn Morris Sun 18:00-21:30 Kiff Matheson Suite Tues & Fri 19:45-22:00 Kiff Matheson Suite (Tues)/ Dance Studio (Fri) Sun 10:00-12:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Thur 16:30-18:30 Kiff Matheson Suite Sun 16:00-17:00 Kiff Matheson Suite Mon, Thur & Fri 17:00-19:00 Tennis Courts Wed & Sun 14:00-17:00 Tennis Courts Thur 17:00-19:00 3G Sun 12:00-14:00 Colney Lane Mon 17:40-19:40 Main Arena Thur 18:20-20:20 Main Arena Fri 18:00-20:00 Gymnastics Hall Mon, Wed & Fri 14:00-16:00 Pool (Mon & Fri)/ Athletics Track (Wed) Thur 20:20-21:40 Main Arena Sat 11:00-14:00 Colney Lane Sun 20:20-22:20 Main Arena Wed & Fri 17:00-19:00 Haydn Morris Sun 21:00-22:20 Main Arena Mon 19:30-21:00 Pool Tues 20:00-21:30 Pool Tues 17:30-19:30 Kiff Matheson Suite (Clubs not mentioned: Boat, Boxing, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Cycling, Fell, Golf, Judo, Ice Skating/Ice Hockey, Kayak (Canoe), Kitesurfing, Mixed Martial Arts, Pole Fitness, Pool & Snooker, Riding Club, Sailing & Powerboat, Snowsports, Sub-Aqua, Surf, Waterski/Wakeboard & Windsurfing).

Working within Sport The University of East Anglia, and the UEA Student union provide many opportunities for students to volunteer and work within sport. Academic Sports Activators... are a group of informed and enthusiastic volunteers (students and staff) who liaise between the department of sport and their own academic department and contribute to the running of a successful and comprehensive sporting programme at the university. What does an Academic Sports Activator do? Provides a valuable link between academic departments and the department of sport Is responsible for organising a Ziggurat team from their own academic department and recruiting fellow students and staff to help coordinate the teams for each sport Gives feedback and advises on current student trends and requirements Attends monthly meetings throughout the year Promotes the university & the Sportspark to prospective students and visitors to the university If you are interested in becoming an Academic Sports Activator and would like more information please email studentsport@uea.ac.uk. Club Committee Members All of the clubs are run by the students for the students, offering a wide variety of opportunities to acquire new skills whilst making friends. Each UEA club has a committee who are experienced students who have been involved in either participating or administrating a particular club prior to becoming responsible for the overall running of a club. What does a Club President do? Provides a valuable link between the club, the Union and the department of sport and the local community Takes overall responsibility for the organisation of all activities on behalf of that club Gives feedback and advises on current student trends and requirements Attends monthly Club Presidents meetings throughout the year Promotes their sport to current and prospective students NGB Activators The National Governing Body (NGB) activators assist with the sports development programme offered to the various groups within our community. Working with the University (UEA), Sportspark (SP), Student Union (SU), Club Committees and Academic Sports Activators, the NGB activators develop, coordinate and promote their sport to the University. A key focus is the development of new opportunities for students, including skills such as refereeing and coaching. The Higher Education Officer is supported by their NGB &. Currently at UEA we have NGB activators in badminton, volleyball, rugby, football, tennis, netball and wheelchair basketball. For further information and a full list of contact details for our NGB activators please visit the uea sport website. Sportspark Sportspark are always looking for enthusiastic and committed employees to join the team. Sportspark vacancies can be found on the UEA website however they are often looking for casual members of staff which may not always be advertised. If you are interested or would like some more information on any vacancies that may be available then please email studentsport@uea.ac.uk. 14 15