Placing student's needs and motivations at the heart of the process, the Sport Review is ultimately striving towards providing a world-class competition programme.
We have worked in partnership with Sport Advisory Groups (SAGs) 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.
Cycle Three
This has been postponed due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was originally scheduled to begin in April 2020 and is now anticipated for April 2021.
Cycle Two
Seven proposals were received in this cycle with six of those moving into implementation.
Implemented
In implementation
Not approved
Cycle One
This concluded in February 2019. With 10 changes to the BUCS Competitions Programme approved.
However, Handball remained in implementation with the intention of being introduced into the programme in 2020-21.