British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in 2008 by a merger of the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport (UCS) organisations. BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter-university sports in the UK and representative teams for the World University Championships and the World University Games.
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Replaced
British Universities Sports Association (BUSA)
University College Sport (UCS)
Official website
www.bucs.org.uk
BUCS is a membership organisation for over 165 universities and colleges in the UK, with 6,000 teams competing across 850 leagues. Anne, Princess Royal is patron of BUCS.
Team sports compete in BUCS leagues, with the majority of league fixtures taking place on Wednesday afternoons, which is commonly referred to as BUCS Wednesday. Wednesday afternoons are generally free from lectures to allow students to compete in sport. There are 850 leagues, with institutions across the country competing against each other to avoid relegation or win the league and gain promotion to higher leagues.
The finals of the Championship and Trophy are played at BUCS Big Wednesday. This annual single-day event showcases the Championship and Trophy finals across 16 league sports. As of 2023,[update] Big Wednesday will take place at Loughborough University.[2]
BUCS Nationals is an annual multisport event that takes place across three days. As of 2023, Indoor athletics, swimming, badminton and climbing are the sports represented at BUCS Nationals. The event is held in Sheffield.[3]
Over the year, BUCS runs over 120 events for both individual and team sports.
BUCS Pointsedit
BUCS Points are given to institutions depending on where they finish in leagues and events. The accumulation of these points determine which institution becomes overall BUCS Champion.
Loughborough University have won the BUCS competition 42 years in a row up until the 2022-23 season. Both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons were not completed due to COVID.
BUCS applies for annual funding from Sports England to support the delivery of student sport across the country. They also work with national governing bodies to develop sports within the student sector and some posts within BUCS are funded by governing bodies, with the aim of developing the specific sport for students.
The Football Association fund projects and positions within BUCS to help develop grassroots football. With their investment, BUCS set up 62 Football Grassroot Hubs to support Football and Futsal in the higher education sector, benefiting just under 70,000 participants. BUCS and The FA also joined to create the Women's Leadership Programme, providing students with important skills and qualities to help them in their future careers whether that is in the football and sporting sector or not. The first cohort of leaders graduated in 2020.
Boardedit
The BUCS Board is responsible for leading strong governance and strategic leadership within the sector. The Board is made up of the chair, five independent directors and four BUCS directors - two representing students and two representing the staff of the membership.
Chair of the Board: Vacant
Commercial Director and Senior Independent Director: Russell James
Sport and Competition Director: Katy Storie
Finance Director: Simon Wilson
EDIA Director: Vacant
Legal and Governance Director: Carrie Stephenson
Chair of BUCS Senior Managers Executive: Cathy Gallagher
Chair of BUCS Advisory Group: Chris Anthony
Student Director: Ella Williams
Student Director, Welfare Lead: George Christian
Hall of Fameedit
In 2019, BUCS introduced the Hall of Fame to celebrate the centenary of British university sport. The Hall of Fame acknowledges individual's dedication and achievements in sport. Members of the Hall of Fame include:
Certain university and college sports are not govererned by BUCS for various reasons. The following is a partial list of these sports and respective competitions:
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BUCS redirects here For other uses see Bucs disambiguation British Universities and Colleges Sport BUCS is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom BUCS was formed in 2008 by a merger of the British Universities Sports Association BUSA and University College Sport UCS organisations BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter university sports in the UK and representative teams for the World University Championships and the World University Games British Universities and Colleges SportSportUniversity sport in the United KingdomAbbreviationBUCSFounded2008 15 years ago 2008 AffiliationFISURegional affiliationEUSALocation20 24 King s Bench StreetLondonSE1 0QXUnited KingdomReplacedBritish Universities Sports Association BUSA University College Sport UCS Official websitewww wbr bucs wbr org wbr ukBUCS is a membership organisation for over 165 universities and colleges in the UK with 6 000 teams competing across 850 leagues Anne Princess Royal is patron of BUCS Contents 1 Sports 2 Competitions and Events 3 BUCS Points 4 International representation 5 National governing body involvement 6 Board 7 Hall of Fame 8 Non BUCS sports 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksSports editAs of 2023 BUCS has 54 sports represented within the leagues and events They are 1 American football Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball and softball Basketball Boxing Canoeing Clay pigeon shooting Climbing Cricket Cycling Diving Dodgeball Equestrian Fencing Football BUCS Football League Futsal Gaelic football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Jiu jitsu Judo Karate Korfball Lacrosse Modern biathlon and pentathlon Netball Orienteering Para powerlifting Pool and snooker Powerlifting Rifle Rowing Rugby league Rugby union including rugby sevens BUCS Super Rugby Sailing Snowsports Squash Surfing Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Touch rugby Trampolining Triathlon Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wheelchair basketball WindsurfingCompetitions and Events editTeam sports compete in BUCS leagues with the majority of league fixtures taking place on Wednesday afternoons which is commonly referred to as BUCS Wednesday Wednesday afternoons are generally free from lectures to allow students to compete in sport There are 850 leagues with institutions across the country competing against each other to avoid relegation or win the league and gain promotion to higher leagues The finals of the Championship and Trophy are played at BUCS Big Wednesday This annual single day event showcases the Championship and Trophy finals across 16 league sports As of 2023 update Big Wednesday will take place at Loughborough University 2 BUCS Nationals is an annual multisport event that takes place across three days As of 2023 Indoor athletics swimming badminton and climbing are the sports represented at BUCS Nationals The event is held in Sheffield 3 Over the year BUCS runs over 120 events for both individual and team sports BUCS Points editBUCS Points are given to institutions depending on where they finish in leagues and events The accumulation of these points determine which institution becomes overall BUCS Champion Loughborough University have won the BUCS competition 42 years in a row up until the 2022 23 season Both the 2019 20 and 2020 21 seasons were not completed due to COVID BUCS Points Season 2022 23 2021 22 4 2020 21 a 2019 20 b 2018 19 2017 18 2016 171st Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University2nd University of Nottingham University of Nottingham University of Nottingham Durham University Durham University3rd Durham University Durham University Durham University University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh4th University of Exeter University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh University of Nottingham University of Nottingham5th University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Exeter University of Bath University of Exeter Due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic the 2020 21 season was unable to go ahead Competition was suspended early due to the COVID 19 pandemic the points table was voided since the season was not completed International representation editMembers of both FISU International University Sport Federations and EUSA European University Sports Association BUCS is responsible for sending a cohort of students to international events including the World University Summer amp Winter Games and the European University Games The British international team goes by the name of GB Students National governing body involvement editBUCS applies for annual funding from Sports England to support the delivery of student sport across the country They also work with national governing bodies to develop sports within the student sector and some posts within BUCS are funded by governing bodies with the aim of developing the specific sport for students The Football Association fund projects and positions within BUCS to help develop grassroots football With their investment BUCS set up 62 Football Grassroot Hubs to support Football and Futsal in the higher education sector benefiting just under 70 000 participants BUCS and The FA also joined to create the Women s Leadership Programme providing students with important skills and qualities to help them in their future careers whether that is in the football and sporting sector or not The first cohort of leaders graduated in 2020 Board editThe BUCS Board is responsible for leading strong governance and strategic leadership within the sector The Board is made up of the chair five independent directors and four BUCS directors two representing students and two representing the staff of the membership Chair of the Board VacantCommercial Director and Senior Independent Director Russell JamesSport and Competition Director Katy StorieFinance Director Simon WilsonEDIA Director VacantLegal and Governance Director Carrie StephensonChair of BUCS Senior Managers Executive Cathy GallagherChair of BUCS Advisory Group Chris AnthonyStudent Director Ella WilliamsStudent Director Welfare Lead George ChristianHall of Fame editIn 2019 BUCS introduced the Hall of Fame to celebrate the centenary of British university sport The Hall of Fame acknowledges individual s dedication and achievements in sport Members of the Hall of Fame include Alison Odell CBE University of Birmingham Alun Wyn Jones OBE Swansea University Bill Slater CBE University of Birmingham Catriona Matthew OBE University of Stirling Christine Ohuruogu MBE University College London Dame Jessica Ennis Hill University of Sheffield Dame Katherine Grainger DBE University of Edinburgh Danielle Brown MBE University of Leicester David Florence University of Nottingham Dr Deng Yaping University of Nottingham Eric Liddell University of Edinburgh Jonathan Edwards CBE Durham University Lauren Steadman MBE University of Portsmouth Liz Nicholl CBE University of Nottingham Rebecca Romero MBE St Mary s University Sir Gareth Edwards CBE Cardiff Metropolitan University Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE University of Oxford Sophie Ingle OBE Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityNon BUCS sports editCertain university and college sports are not govererned by BUCS for various reasons The following is a partial list of these sports and respective competitions Underwater hockey BOA Student NationalsSee also editInternational University Sports Federation Scottish Universities Sport Colleges amp Universities Sports Association of Ireland National Collegiate Athletic Association U SportsReferences edit BUCS Sports British Universities and Colleges Sport BUCS Big Wednesday BUCS Retrieved 2 March 2023 Nationals BUCS Retrieved 2 March 2023 2021 22 BUCS points External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British Universities and Colleges Sport amp oldid 1178771554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
