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Welcome to the Sports Network!

 

The Sports Network is a student-led group that prioritise what students actually want from the sport at the uni, whether playing in a competitive BUCS league or a social intramural league on Sundays.

 

Ignition is our main event of the year. We gather sports teams from across the uni to participate in 10 hours of activity (anything from skipping to swimming to shooting hoops!) to raise money for Bristol City Centre Hospitals. This year well-being is at the forefront of our agenda, so make sure you follow our Instagram (sportsnetworkbristol) to keep up with what we have in store!

 

 

Our 2021/22 Chair is Tiegan Ball:

 

“Hi everyone, I’m Tiegan, and I’m the Sports Network Chair for the 2021/22 season. I am a third-year student who has recently become a Maroon athlete for the boat club.

 

As Chair for a typical year, my role would include running the sports network committee, sitting on grant panels and affiliation boards, attending student council and coordinating our main charity event of the year, Ignition! We attend fortnightly meetings with Obafemiand the SEH/SU partnership team, making sure the students' interests were represented while we developed our plans for the coming season. Throughout, I have been working behind the scenes to make sure our sporting community is working cohesively to look after each other’s wellbeing in these difficult circumstances.”

 

 

Each October, a new Sports Network committee is elected. These student representatives put themselves up for election for an accredited role on our official SU Network committee, representing the interests of the 10,000 students that play sport across the uni and have the resources to influence the decisions that matter to you and your clubs. 

 

Typically, a committee member can expect to spend 1-2 hours on the Sports Network per week, less during quieter periods (e.g. exams) and a little more towards big events such as Ignition (depending on the role). However, as students, we know sometimes there isn’t enough time to get everything ticked off that to-do list, so by working as part of a committee, we’ll be there to help out when needed.

 

The roles available on our committee are (ELECTIONS OCTOBER 2021, Elections @ Bristol SU):

 

Liberation Officer 

Coordinate with the liberation networks and wider student community to ensure that their views are adequately represented, understanding barriers to sport and address these accordingly
Bring forward new initiatives/collaborations to further ensure that these communities feel the sport is accessible for them.

 

Wellbeing Officer

Engage with sports clubs and campaigns to promote the importance of understanding mental and physical wellbeing within the sport
Collaborate with all levels of student-athletes from participatory to elite level and their wellbeing concerns/queries and bring these to the front of the network's agenda

 

Access Officer

Represents students who would like to get involved in sport at university at the participatory level, for example, by engaging with intramural team captains
Work with students who would like to be further involved in sport but are unable to due to barriers.

 

Events Officer

Be the committee lead on the planning and running of events in the network (the main event of the year is Ignition)
Coordinating with the SU Marketing team to publicise events run by the network

 

All roles are overseen by the Chair of the network, whose job it is to ensure that all the roles and responsibilities of the network are being fulfilled; whilst working with the full-time Student Sport and Development Officer, staff at SEH (Sport, Exercise and Health) and the SU, and sports clubs captains and their members to help provide the best possible offer for all Bristol University students. The Chair also attends Standing Committee, Student Council, Grants and Affiliations panels and weekly meetings with the SU-SEH partnership team to help shape students' opportunities. 

 

For more information, head over to our Instagram (sportsnetworkbristol) to keep up with what this year's committee are up to!! Any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Tiegan (gx19296@bristol.ac.uk)

 

A step-by-step guide to nominate yourself:

• Log in to your account on the Bristol SU website.
• Click the drop-down menu next to the ‘Hello, [your name].’
• Click on ‘Account/Profile’
• Then from the grey menu on the left-hand side, click ‘My Nominations’
• Scroll down to find the roles you’re looking for! 
• Elections @ Bristol SU

 

A visual guide can be found on the 'Elections' highlight reel on our Instagram (sportsnetworkbristol), but if you get stuck, please don't hesitate to get in touch.