Sports Awards

"Awarded to the club who has gone above and beyond this year and excelled across all criteria."

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 500 words) + video up to one minute in length.

Things to think about:

• What has the club done to attract new members?
• How has the club kept its membership engaged?
• How has the club helped its members through personal development opportunities and strong exec leadership?
• How well has the club performed in competitions this year? What are the clubs biggest achievements of the season?
• How does the club contribute to a wider environment and SU Campaigns? Working with the SU, Warwick Sport, Warwick Volunteers, local community etc.
• Tell us about any other achievements, new activities or events the clubs has done this year.

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.

"Awarded to the club who has shown the most improvement from the previous year across all criteria."

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 500 words).

Things to think about:

• What has the club done to increase its membership this year? What has the club done to attract new members?
• How has the club improved in competitions in comparison to the previous year? What are the clubs biggest achievements this season?
• What new activities, events or campaigns has the club organised or got involved in to contribute to their membership, Warwick students and local community.

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.

"The Most Improved Team award goes to a team which has showed significant improvement in the last year. They may have come back from a difficult year last year or performed significantly better than in previous years".

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 500 words).

Things to think about:

• What has the team done to show their improvement?
• How have they performed compared to previous years?
• What has led to this improvement?
• How has the culture of the Team helped with the improvement?

"Awarded to the club who has made the greatest contribution to the local and student community through volunteering and/or has made the greatest effort to fundraise for and raise awareness of charities this year."

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 500 words)

Things to think about:

• How has your club got involved in varied charity events as a club? Has your club hosted any of its own charity events this year?
• How has your club raised awareness on campus of particular causes or charities? What charities has your club supported and how much money has the club raised? What innovative ideas for fundraising have your club carried out this year?
• Have you collaborated with other clubs or societies this year? What activities/events did you engage in, organise or support?
• How has the club contributed to the wider university environment? (e.g. working with other university departments, demonstrations at open days etc.)
• How has the club contributed to the local or wider community? (e.g. volunteering, fundraising, food collections, canal clean-up etc.)

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.

"Awarded to the BUCS team that has achieved the highest level of sporting success during the year, performing exceptionally well in BUCS sporting events"

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 250 words)

Things to think about:

• How well has your BUCS team performed in its competitions/tournaments/leagues this year?
• What are the team’s biggest achievements of this season?
• Are these improvements from last year?
• To what extent has your members’ commitment to training contributed to your success?

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.

"Awarded to the non-BUCS team that has achieved the highest level of sporting success during the year, performing exceptionally well in BUCS sporting event"

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 250 words).

Things to think about:

• How well has your non-BUCS team performed in its competitions/tournaments/leagues this year?
• What are the team’s biggest achievements of this season?
• Are these improvements from last year?
• To what extent has your members’ commitment to training contributed to your success?

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.

"Awarded to the Executive Committee of the club that have worked in collaboration with The Sports Partnership (SU & Warwick Sport) to have demonstrated excellence in organisation, administration, development of their club providing extensive opportunities for all club and other members."

How to nominate: Online nomination (max. 250 words)

Things to think about:

• How has the exec engaged with staff at the SU and Warwick Sport this year?
• What SU events have the exec/club engaged in?
• How well have the exec managed the clubs finances and club administration this year?
• Club behaviour will be taken into consideration.
• How have the exec gone above and beyond for their members this year?
• As an exec, how have you worked together to overcome obstacles?

These points are to act as a guide as to what judges will be looking for – this is not an exhaustive list as clubs have different priorities for the above criteria. They are intended to be fairly broad to allow for the diversity of clubs at Warwick.