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Team Championships 2009-10
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The BUCS Badminton Team Championships will be part of the BUCS Championships that will take place in Sheffield in March 2010. To find out more about The BUCS Championships please go to www.thebucschampionships.co.uk

 

Pre Event Information

DATE:   Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 March 2010

VENUE: EIS, Sheffield

FIXTURES:   

Saturday 13 March 2010   

Men’s Championship Semi Finals
Leeds Met Carnegie 7 - 1 Birmingham
Bath 1 - 7 Loughborough

Women’s Championship Semi Finals
Leeds Met Carnegie 8 - 0 Birmingham
Bath 1 - 7 Loughborough

Sunday 14 March 2010      09.00 – Men’s Trophy Finals
(Loughborough 2 v Bath 2)

09.00 – Women’s Trophy Finals
(Leeds Met 2 v LSE)

09.00 – Men’s and Women’s Championship Finals

PLAYING ORDER

The order of play in the matches above will be as follows:

Singles    1 v 2
Singles    2 v 1
Doubles    1 v 2
Doubles    2 v 1
Singles    1 v 1
Singles    2 v 2
Doubles    1 v 1
Doubles    2 v 2

ARRIVAL
Please arrive plenty of time prior to your scheduled start time as all teams and coaches will need to accredit before being allowed to enter restricted zones. Please see the accreditation document attached or visit www.bucs.org.uk/accreditation Upon arrival all players on the team sheet and 3 named officials will receive an accreditation pass. Allplayers will also receive a BUCS Championships T-shirt.

YOUR TEAM CAPTAIN MUST PRESENT STUDENT IDENTIFICATION FOR ALL SQUAD MEMBERS. IF A TEAM MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE HIS/HER STUDENT IDENTIFICATION THEY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PLAY.  NUS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

OFFICIALS
BUCS and the Badminton Umpires Association of England have arranged officials for both Finals on the Sunday. We will also have Young Officials from Badminton England providing assistance over the weekend.

CHANGING
Changing facilities will be available but entry will only be to those team members and team staff that are accredited. Please do not leave valuable possessions in the changing rooms as you will not have exclusive use of the facilities.

MEDICAL
There will be physiotherapists, a doctor and a paramedic on site at all times.

SQUAD & KIT
Please complete the attached team sheet and return to the BUCS Office by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 2 March 2010 for Championship teams or 5pm on Thursday 4 March 2010 for Trophy teams. Once again Ashaway will be providing shuttles for the tournament.

Badminton - Men's Championship Team Sheet

Badminton - Women's Championship Team Sheet

Badminton - Men's Trophy Team Sheet

Badminton - Women's Trophy Team Sheet

CATERING
The cafeteria at the EIS will be open throughout the event.

BEHAVIOUR
All teams and supporters will be expected to behave in manner befitting to the standard of the event. For further guidance please read the BUCS statement on alcohol in the policies section of the website. Teams are reminded of General Regulation REG 8.9 which is also available from www.bucs.org.uk/rules (general regulations).

SUPPORTERS
It is vital that each institution notifies BUCS of the number of supporters likely to attend and gives the name of 3 people who will be responsible for supporters’ behaviour. Please inform alayna.carter@bucs.org.uk of this no later than Tuesday 2 March 2010 (Championship) or 5pm on Thursday 4 March 2010 (Trophy).

QUERIES
Please contact Alayna Carter on 020 7633 5085 or at alayna.carter@bucs.org.uk. The tournament director at the event will be Sue Orwin.

ACCOMMODATION
Now you have all your entry information, do you need to find accommodation in Sheffield? Yorkshire South has secured a number of great hotel deals within the city centre close to the sporting venues. To book you can use the online portal here or ring them on 0114 201 1024. For directions and venue information visit our page Getting to Sheffield.

SPECTATORS
Universities are encouraged to invite spectators and fans to the BUCS Championships. Entry is £3 per person and this gives access to all 26 sports and 18 venues. Tickets will not be pre-sold, but are available at every venue. View the ticket information here.

MERCHANDISE
BUCS Championships Hoodies will be available for sale at the event from most venues. Priced at £20 you can pre-order your hoodie from www.bucs.org.uk/shop

PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMING
Please note that by attending the BUCS Championships as a competitor, official, volunteer or spectator you agree to your image being used by BUCS and approved BUCS third parties (ie Sky Sports, BBC or ITV). This may include using your image in photographs, live and pre-recorded footage online, in print and/or television programming to promote BUCS, the BUCS Championships and BUCS event sponsors and funders.

All media and photographers will be accredited by BUCS and will have appropriate identification at the event. If, at the event, you become aware of unaccredited photographers or crews please notify a member of the event team immediately.

The official event photographer is DE Photo. Pictures from the event will available for sale on-site at most venues and online after the event from www.dephoto.biz/bucs

HEADLINE EVENTS

Wednesday 10 March
Women’s Championship Football Finals, Bramall Lane, 19.45

Thursday 11 March
Rugby League Championship Finals, Headingley Stadium, 19.00

Saturday 13 March
Boxing Championship Finals, Don Valley, 17.00 

ENTERTAINMENT: SATURDAY 13 MARCH

Sheffield United Football Club vs Queens Park Rangers,
Sheffield United Football Club, 15:00
£5 entry with accreditation

Sheffield Steelers vs Hull Stringrays
Ice Hockey League Match, Sheffield Arena. 19:00
Free Entry for student athletes with accreditation at Box Office C

BUCS PARTY: The HUBS, Sheffield Hallam University from 22:30
£1 entry with BUCS accreditation

PARTNERS
The BUCS Championships is supported by Yorkshire Forward, Sheffield City Council, Yorkshire South and Nike. You can read more about our partners and the Yorkshire region at www.thebucschampionships.co.uk

BUCS Charity Partner, Right To Play, will also be at the event. March is Right To Play month so visit our charity page to see how you can get involved before and during the event.

Championships match balls will be provided by Molten at Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Water Polo, Korfball and Futsal. You can buy balls from Molten at www.moltensports.co.uk using the code BU11 for a 35% discount.

Yorkshire South has secured a number of deals across Sheffield for competitors to take advantage of while staying in the region. View the full list of offers here. 

Last updated: 13th Mar 2010 19:24

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