Sport Excellence Awards

Our Sport Excellence scheme rewards performance, both team and individual, engagement with their communities, and club activities. At CUSU, we want our clubs to be rewarded withn bronze, silver or gold excellence awards.

Understand the process Apply for an award See the award criteria in full

The Process

Stage 1: Award Application

As you meet the requirements of each rosette a committee member can fill in the application form and submit your application for approval. You must be able to evidence how you have met each requirement and must have followed CUSU’s policies and procedures.

The criteria will show you how many requirements you must meet to move onto the next level of the scheme. Clubs must be accredited as a Bronze before moving onto the silver application form and, similarly, must be accredited as a Silver before moving onto Gold.

Stage 2: Submission and Review

Once your application is completed online and submitted, your coordinator will review your application and get back to you with the result of your submission.

Stage 3: Recognition

When you have achieved your respective level of accreditation, we will award your society with the relevant rosette on your mini site, feature you on our social media pages and you will be formally part of the Sport Excellence Award.

Bronze

If your club isn't currently accredited you should apply for Bronze Award. Need to know more about the criteria?

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Silver

If your club is already accredited as Bronze and you're ready to progress to the next level you should apply for Silver. Need to know more about the criteria?

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Gold

Gold is the highest standard, a club that has achieved gold across all three areas is operating at the height of excellence. Need to know more about the criteria?

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Criteria

Each Rosette (Performance, Activities, Community) has a different set of criteria:

Standards Criteria Activities Criteria Community Criteria

Performance

	Bronze You must achieve 5/7 criteria	Silver You must achieve 3/7 criteria	Gold You must achieve 2/7 criteria
Competition Entries	1 x team competition over the course of the year OR 10 individual entries over the course of the year	3 x team competitions over the course of the year OR 15 individual entries over the course of the year	6 x team competitions over the course of the year OR 20 individual entries over the course of the year
Competition Rankings	1 x Tier 2 team (or equivalent) OR 1 x top 10 competitor in BUCS	1 x Tier 1 team (or equivalent) OR 1 x top 4 competitor in BUCS	1 x Premiership team (or equivalent) OR BUCS National Champion (or equivalent)
Events	Host an event (guest speaker related to sporting performance)	Host two events (guest speakers related to sporting performance)	Host three events (guest speaker related to sporting performance)
Local Partnerships	Partnership with local (Warwickshire) competitions	Partnership with regional (Midlands) competitions	Partnership with national (UK) competitions
The Group	Partnership, Club, or projects set up at/with another Coventry University campus (CU Coventry, CU Scarborough, CU London, Coventry University, London)	Partnerships, Clubs, or projects set up at/with two other Coventry University campuses (CU Coventry, CU Scarborough, CU London, Coventry University, London)	Partnerships, Clubs, or projects set up at/with three other Coventry University campuses (CU Coventry, CU Scarborough, CU London, Coventry University, London)
Competition Representation	50% of players play in local (Warwickshire) teams or competitions	60% of players play in regional (Midlands) teams or competitions	70% of players play in national (UK) teams or competitions

Activities

	Bronze You must achieve 6/9 criteria	Silver You must achieve 6/9 criteria	Gold You must achieve 6/9 criteria
Festival Events	Host one festival event per semester	Host two festival events per semester	Host three festival events per semester
Recreational Members	15 recreational members	30 recreational members	60 recreational members
Faculty Events	Host one Faculty event throughout the year	Host two Faculty events throughout the year	Host three Faculty events throughout the year
Community Events Find a Community to partner with	Host one SU Community event throughout the year	Host two SU Community events throughout the year	Host three SU Community events throughout the year
Halls Events	Host one Halls event throughout the year	Host two Halls events throughout the year	Host three Halls events throughout the year
Training	One committee member undertakes Activator Training through the SU and delivers recreational sessions	Two committee members undertake Activator Training through the SU and deliver recreational sessions	Four committee members undertake Activator Training through the SU and deliver recreational sessions
Guest Speakers	Host an event with a guest speaker	Host two events with a guest speaker	Host three events with a guest speaker
Alumni	Host an alumni event in the course of the year	Host two alumni events in the course of the year	Host three alumni events in the course of the year
Communities	Host a CUSU Community event in the course of the year	Host two CUSU Community events in the course of the year	Host three CUSU Community events in the course of the year

Community

	Bronze You must achieve 10/13 criteria	Silver You must achieve 10/13 criteria	Gold You must achieve 10/13 criteria
Coaching/Refereeing	Delivering 20 hours per year of coaching/refereeing within a community setting	Delivering 50 hours per year of coaching/refereeing within a community setting	Delivering 100 hours per year of coaching/refereeing within a community setting
Charity Fundraising	Raising £250 for charity or £500 for your sports club	Raising £500 for charity or £750 for your sports club	Raising £1000 for charity or £1000 for your sports club
CU Group Partnership	Host one partnership event with another CU Group Campus (CU Coventry, CU London and CU Scarbrough)	Host two partnership event with another CU Group Campus (CU Coventry, CU London and CU Scarbrough)	Host three partnership event with another CU Group Campus (CU Coventry, CU London and CU Scarbrough)
Student Media	Promoting your sports club through interviews on one of the CUSU Student Media channels (TV/Radio/News)	Promoting your sports club through interviews on two of the CUSU Student Media channels (TV/Radio/News)	Promoting your sports club through interviews on all of the CUSU Student Media channels (TV/Radio/News)
CUSU Employability Find out more about The Leadership Award	One Sports Official completing a CUSU Add+Vantage Module or the Leadership Award	Two Sports Officials completing a CUSU Add+Vantage Module or the Leadership Award	Three Sports Officials completing a CUSU Add+Vantage Module or the Leadership Award
CUSU Reps	One student involved in your Club being a Student Rep	Two students involved in your Club being a Student Rep	Three students involved in your Club being a Student Rep
CUSU Governance	50% Club turnout in Elections	60% Club turnout in Elections	80% Club turnout in Elections
Community Volunteering Find volunteering opportunities	Volunteering 50 hours per year in the community across the club	Volunteering 100 hours per year in the community across the club	Volunteering 250 hours per year in the community across the club
Trips	Take club members on a day trip	Take club members on a one-night residential trip	Take club members on a multi-night international trip
Links	Collaborate with a sports club from another University	Collaborate with sports clubs from two other Universities	Collaborate with sports clubs from three other Universities
Comms	One post per week that includes either educational, informative and entertaining content on the CUSU website and Club Social Media	Two posts per week that includes either educational, informative and entertaining content on the CUSU website and Club Social Media	Three post per week that includes either educational, informative and entertaining content on the CUSU website and Club Social Media
Inclusivity	Host a social/event that encourages inclusivity in the club	Host two different socials/events that encourage inclusivity in the club	Host three different socials/events that encourage inclusivity in the club

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