Manifesto: 

VP Sport Manifesto: 

Introduction: Hello everyone, I’m Max Duggins and I am running for VP of Sports. As a passionate advocate for university sports, I would be honoured to have the opportunity to develop our athletic body into a better supported, more inclusive and tighter-knit community. Drawing on my experience of being on committees and conversations provided to me by clubs and students, I have outlined my goals and ideas that I would love to be able to put into fruition with the help of your votes.  

Key ideas & targets: 

Fostering Equal opportunities & Club Recognition: 

• Ensure fair treatment for all sports, involve every club at the university equally. 

• Enhance club visibility, particularly on smaller/developing teams through promotion. 

• Advocate for increased recognition of certain clubs as competitive sports, aiming to secure better coaching support and funding.  

Improve Communication Efficiency: 

• Implement regular checkups with teams to get a deeper understanding of what they require from the AU, also allowing any problems to be resolved swiftly. 

• Look at streamlining the sign-up process on Undeb by including emergency contacts and medical details to make the club-side administration simpler. 

Financial & Resource Support: 

• Funding for BUCS and non-BUCS competitions, travel and overnight stays to be reviewed to assist where possible. 

• Drive for a fair funding system, where it is aimed at club growth and development 

• Explore sponsorship opportunities/fundraising initiatives to reduce financial pressure on clubs; as well as to aid in securing better game-day kit and coaching support for all clubs. 

• Improve training and match-day facilities for all sports, ensuring access to venues at home, with each team having access to appropriate training grounds, gym and team equipment. 

• Improve transport arrangements and lobby for subsidised travel for match days and training sessions to enhance accessibility for players. 

Community and Individual Focuses: 

• Offer better mental health and wellbeing support for students. 

• Social events that encourage interactions spanning all sport societies. 

• Work towards initiatives that keep sports affordable and accessible for all students. 

• Review Varsity’s schedule to make it more engaging, propose a shuttle system and make the timetabling more available for spectators to attend.