1. LUSL Season review

2. Season stats 455 teams (incl. 15 cricket)
More than 6000 students in leagues
149 Taekwondo entries
91 Fencing entries

5. Key
Orange writing = student responses Red writing = staff responses Black writing = outcomes from the Big LUSL Meeting

6. Responses
117 (out of ~ 5900 players) = 2% 18/33 institutions represented All sports but Handball, most from Football (46) and Hockey (25) Most from Competitive or Intermediate leagues 14/33 institutions represented Mostly sport admins/coordinators
What did Royal Holloway do to promote it?

7. Worth sharing at the start of the season who operates how
Worth sharing at the start of the season who operates how? Is there a good way to do this?

8. Delegation
Google doc or published contact list with preferred points of contact for each institution - could be a regional thing for the different types of staff - refer to where contacts can be found - colour code teams who drop out

9. Rate LUSL Students: 3.21/5 Staff: 4.33/5
Where does this discrepancy come from? Is it just communication? Is it survey bias?

10. Number of fixtures
Enough: 63% Too many: 7% Too few: 30% Especially M. Football (Sat), W. Football, M. Hockey, M. Rugby M. Rugby, Ultimate, Lacrosse, W. Basketball too few

11. Unplayed matches
9% had 6 or more unplayed matches: M. Hockey Comp Div 1, M. Rugby Main reasons: 49% - not enough players 27% - miscommunication with opposition Late cancellations/changes seems to be a big problem Player availability, weather and miscommunication with the opposition
Player availability – does this mean there need to be bigger incentives to commit or is this ok as part of a flexible league?

12. Unplayed fixtures
More structure in terms of rules and regs, team sheets, especially at Competitive level
Institutional responsibility to monitor their teams and check if they are actually playing
Introduce more consequences? Minus points for walkovers or fines?
Officials’ availability contributes to commitment
Clarify the minimum numbers needed for a match in each sport
Encourage more unis to combine teams (e.g. Lil Babas) where commitment is questionable
Make Rec tier less competitive - remove league aspect - network of teams rather than competition

13. Problem sports: M. Rugby + Handball

14. Royal Holloway 1 (w/d 16/09/16)
Men’s Rugby Handball
Rugby Union Men
Intermediate
Premier Division 1
Royal Holloway 1 (w/d 16/09/16) 2
Birkbeck 1 3
Imperial 1 4
Queen Mary 1 5
Royal Free (RUMS) 1 6
UCL 1 7
Brunel 1
Handball Men
Intermediate
Premier Division 1
Brunel 1 2
Imperial 1 3
UCL 1 4
King's College 1 5
Middlesex 1 6
Westminster 1
Handball Women
Intermediate
Premier Division 1
Imperial 1 2
King's College 1 3
Middlesex 1 4
UCL 1
6 men’s rugby teams this season – 7/47 fixtures played
6 men’s handball teams – 66/132 fixtures played
4 women’s handball teams – 27/81 fixtures played
Handball and Men’s Rugby Union – yay or nay?

15. Rugby and Handball
Extended entry period for rugby to engage interest? Open entries and see what happens?
Contact handball captains to see what support they need
Contact handball NGB to enquire how they are developing interest in London, would be good to get more teams
Kings and Imperial handball teams merge
Explore handball tournament rather than league matches?

16. New tiered system Staff response overwhelmingly positive:
Might enter more teams next season, especially staff and departmental teams
Some leagues definitely more competitive/standard better aligned
Frustration around commitment in recreational leagues

17. Still some work to do to standardise teams
Still some work to do to standardise teams. Maybe more communication with teams for entries this summer? Make sure teams are entering the right tiers.
How can we communicate this best?

18. Rule change ideas
More notice/better communication around cancellations and rearrangements
Clarify any deviations from BUCS rules (e.g. Football substitutions)
Preferred fixture date for Badminton, Saturday or Sunday?
Rule around late arrival?
Duty of payment (e.g. in case of fixture reversal)
An FAQ page or captain’s handbook
Requirement to inform opposition if Netball will be played indoors or outdoors
Team sheets – yay or nay?
Walkovers – yay or nay?

19. Appeals/disputes Clarity on when walkovers can be claimed
Clarity on team sheets
Tighter on knockout rounds

20. Competition ideas Centralised referee databases
10 teams per league better than 11?
Better communication of cup dates/ management of cup rounds
Start ultimate fixtures later
More promotion/relegation places?
More incentive to fulfil fixtures

21. Rules and tiers Clarify each tier and associated rules:
Competitive - full BUCS rules apply, incl. -3 points for walkovers
Intermediate - dependent on number of leagues, more flexible than Comp.
Recreational - fully flexible as long as both institutions agree
Upload case studies of what kind of teams compete in each tier
Clarify standard by sport?
Notice period for rearrangements, e.g. outside 2 weeks both teams should try to rearrange, within that framework it’s at the teams’ discretion
cut-off deadline for cancellations and rearrangements - e.g. 24 hours
Late arrival rule - refer to BUCS
Payment cancellations - refer to BUCS at Comp. - most would prefer to work it out
Enforce team sheets - clarify that eligibility is wider in LUSL

22. Officials
Struggled to find officials in… Football Lacrosse Netball Volleyball
What can we do about this? Concerted effort to organise courses?

23. Individual events
Response overwhelmingly positive! Fencing Taekwondo More one-off event suggestions: Softball, Karate, Judo, Climbing, Cheer, Tenpin Bowling, Cycling, Archery, Tennis, Kabbadi, Table Tennis
But what about Golf? Survey responses low…

24. New sport/ format ideas
Swimming
Futsal/7-a-side football
Rugby 7s
Hobby horsing

25. Communication Students:
68% contact info for opposition is an issue
30% couldn’t find rules and regs
Staff:
85% struggled to find contact info for staff
Make sure contact details are on BUCScore. How?

26. Communication
Institutions’ responsibility to ensure contacts are on BUCScore - how can this be enforced?
A contact section on the LUSL pages
Provide captains’ details with team submission
Student club s, how does password not get lost?
Identify on BUCScore who looks after BUCS/LUSL fixtures

27. FAQs/ Handbook/webinar
When and how can I claim a walkover?
Knockouts - dates, rearrangement rules
Inputting scores/changing wrong scores
Confirming fixtures with the opposition - deadline?
Idiot’s guide to rearranging fixtures, e.g. how many dates do I need to offer?
Minimum team sizes
Season deadline (why doesn’t the season run into the summer term?)
How to find contacts/ how do i contact the opposition
What happens if my official doesn’t show?
BUCScore
How far in advance can i cancel a fixture (24 hrs/ 48 hrs?) e.g. to avoid payments
Preferred days for fixtures
What to do if opposition is late/doesn’t show
What do I do if I can’t get a hold of the opposition to arrange a match?
Team sheets
Links to key documents, e.g. officials guide
Officials guidance, do I need qualified refs?

28. Social Media
80% have never heard of LUSLBUS – only 10% have watched it
LUSL social media delegation – e.g royal holloway take-over
Or management Group

29. Management Group feedback
Send round the minutes after meetings
Opportunity to submit feedback throughout the season
“Meet the team” at the start of the season
Share calendar of meetings with region

30. Recruitment
2 student officers Applications open now!