We have worked in partnership with Sport Advisory Groups (SAGs), Event Management Groups (EMGs), and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs), alongside consultation with member institutions, to review and develop new competition offers.
The Sport Review is led by an Implementation Group, made up of BUCS and member institution representatives.
Key Stages
Sport Review: The BUCS Sports Review Cycle has been created to support sports to evaluate their student offer and to propose changes that will improve the experience for students.
The Review is an annual process. For information about the stages of the process click here.
Moving to the implementation stage involves sports working with the BUCS Executive to confirm the logistics of the programme ahead of being delivered in the season following implementation*.
Reward and Recognition Review, including BUCS Points: Beginning in May 2019, the Reward and Recognition Review is analysing the framework of how universities and their student-athletes are rewarded for performance and participation, for example, BUCS Points. It is anticipated this review will conclude in December 2021 with any changes implemented following that.
*Events based sports may request for implementation in the current academic year. This would form part of the proposal for member feedback with the final decision being made by the BUCS Executive as part of the implementation stage.
Cycle Three
Phase 1: Briefing Day
Cycle Three has begun with a Briefing Day held online on Thursday 22 April 2021. The Briefing Day introduced the Cycle and outlined the process and key dates for sports considering changes. Sport consultation took place between April and June 2021.
Phase 2: Draft Proposals
Sports submit an initial proposal to the SRIG – Monday 5 July 2021
Proposals shared with SRIG – (At BUCS Conference) Tuesday 13 July 2021
Feedback meeting with Sports – Monday 26 July 2021
The sports that submitted draft proposals were: cricket, powerlifting, rounders, rowing, sprint canoe, tennis and touch rugby.
Phase 3: Final Submissions
Submission of final proposals to BUCS – Tuesday 5 October 2021
SRIG meeting for proposal sign-off – Monday 11 October 2021
Phase 4: Membership Consultation
Membership consultation – Thursday 21 October 2021
Deadline for membership feedback – Monday 17 January 2022
BUCS National Competitions Group Assessment – 27 January 2022
Phase 5: Implementation
Following member-wide consultation throughout November and January, three proposals have been supported by National Competitions Group to move to the final stage of the process: Canoe Sprint, Powerlifting and Touch Rugby. You can find the full proposals for each sport above.
The implementation stage will now test the feasibility of each proposal being added into the programme. Progress updates will be provided throughout the remainder of the 2021-22 season.
There was one additional proposal which also progressed to the consultation stage of Cycle Three, this was from rounders. The BUCS Executive are working with the proposers to discuss the next steps which will focus on piloting the competition framework detailed in the proposal.
Cycle Two
Seven proposals were received in this cycle with six of those moving into implementation during 2019-20. The final proposal will now be implemented alongside the others in 2021-22.
Implemented
In implementation (for 2021-22)