Sports Club

Benefits

Becoming part of a University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness – Sports Club, as a member you get access to various benefits. Below is the list of benefits with descriptions of how to access them.

Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions listed outline the sports club membership, start and end date of membership, refund policy and termination of membership. The Terms and Conditions also refer to the Sports Club Code of Conduct.

*A member shall, in the event of cancelling their membership within 14 days of paying their membership subscription, be entitled a partial or total refund.

Code of Conduct

The Sports Club Code of Conduct outlines the following: 

  • Aims 
  • Expectations of behaviour 
  • Initiations 
  • Manging social media channels 
  • Reporting of breaches to the Code of conduct 
  • Consequences of breach 

Additional Benefits

Triage Clinic

The Triage Clinic is available for any student athlete who has sustained a suspected sports-related injury. This service is free to access.

 

 Triage Clinic takes place within Term one and two on the following days:

  • Monday: 11.00am – 12.40pm 
  • Thursday: 11.00am – 1.40pm

To book an appointment, the student-athlete must come to Sport and Fitness at 8.30am on a Monday and Thursday morning within term time to book their slot.  

 

Slots are on a first come first served basis. Details will be taken from the student-athlete, an assessment will be made, and recommendations will be given to both student and coach (if appropriate).

 

Triage clinic opens on w/c 30 September and runs until w/c 9 December. January onwards clinic dates will be confirmed in December via the Sport and Fitness website.

Concussion Clinic

As of now we are running a concussion clinic out of MoveWell over on the 2nd floor of the Gisbert Kapp Building.  This is being led by clinicians – Dan and Jude the physiotherapists who are experienced in supporting those who have sustained a concussion.

 

We advise that anyone who suffers a suspected concussion must attend this clinic to be assessed. This follows the UK government guidelines. If anyone who has a concussion confirmed, the return to competition is a minimum of 21 days. If the player is not concussed they will be cleared to return to training and competition. In all cases, notification will come from the clinic confirming the outcome of the assessment and any follow ups. 

 

 

All players who have sustained a concussion with follow the graduated return to activity (study/work) and sport.  They will be advised on what they should and shouldn’t be doing at the different stages and supported through this. 

 

Throughout October we will be rolling out our concussion awareness training.

 

  • Where: MoveWell; Centre for Movement and Wellbeing 2nd floor Gisbert Kapp Building (G8 on map)
  • When: Monday and Thursday 11.00am – 3.00pm starts as of now and running until 21 June 2025
  • How: Call 0121 414 3224 or email [email protected] providing details of the injury. 

Concussion Policy

From the 2023-24 academic year and the introduction of UK Government Concussion guidance, University of Birmingham Sport and Fitness have created a Concussion policy. If a member of UOB Sport and Fitness sustains a concussion, the graduated return to play will be 21 days. 

 

If you have any concerns that yourself or someone else has a suspected concussion, please attend the concussion clinic to be assessed by professionals.

Sports Club Classes

There are a series of fitness classes which take place across the course of the week which are bookable to Sports Club Members. The service is FREE. 

 

Sports Club Classes will start from w/c Monday 7 October and will run until w/c Friday 13 December.

Mondays |  Weights & Conditioning  |  7.40am – 8.30am  |  Studio 2

Tuesdays |  Core  |  1.10pm – 1.40pm  |  Studio 2

Fridays |  Yoga  |  8.35am – 9.25am  |  Dojo

How to book via the UB Sport & Fitness app:

  1. Login using your Student email. Click ‘Forgot your PIN’ to have it sent to your student email.
  2. Click ‘Classes’ and scroll to your chosen Club class
  3. Select the class you wish to attend and book your space up to 10 days in advance.

You can cancel a class via the app or online up to four hours in advance to avoid a ‘no-show’. Find your booked class under the ‘Classes’ section OR ‘My Bookings’, and click ‘Cancel’.

Alternatively, you can book online:

Book a class
To cancel online, log in using the above link and click ‘Manage Bookings’, then click the rubbish bin icon.

Further Information

Insurance

Becoming a member of a Sports Club you covered by Personal Accident insurance through the University. 

Endsleigh Ltd is our insurance provider for all Sports Clubs and provides personal accident insurance for all paid members.  

Click here to access the Endsleigh Insurance benefits document.

 

How to claim  

Please email [email protected] if you have sustained an injury. Club Development will provide you with the relevant information to claim.  

Wellbeing

Throughout your time at university, the university wellbeing services are here to support you in a multitude of areas from welfare support, mental health, disability and safety plus much more. 

 

Click here to head to the University Wellbeing Services webpage. 

 

The Report and Support platform here is there you can inform the university of anything that has happened to you and/or others. We have a specific UBSport and Fitness tile where you can report sport related incidents. 

Discipline

Becoming part of a University Sports Club, there set expectations that we expect from our members. This can be seen in our Sports Club Code of Conduct. 

 

Additionally, you can report any conduct related issues both within your academic career and your sports club here via the University of Birmingham Report and Support 

Sports Executive 

The Sports Executive is a group of 8 students sports club members, Sports Officer and Club Development who work together to provide, lead and excel sports clubs at the University of Birmingham. 

 

They executive advise UBSport on upcoming trends within sports clubs, issues that might be arising and support the wider UBSport objective. More information coming soon on this years Sports Executive

The Birmingham Award 

The Birmingham Award is the University of Birmingham’s recognised employability programme for undergraduate students. Endorsed by graduate employers, the award supports you to develop and recognise the skills you gain through extra-curricular activities, and how to articulate these skills in preparation for real world recruitment process.    

 

Click here to find out more about the Birmingham Award. 

Consent Matters Training

As part of our continued commitment to support students, we have worked with the University Student Affairs team to roll out widely to Sports Clubs consent matters training. The training takes an hour to complete, and we recommend all University of Birmingham Sports Club Members to complete the training.

 

Click here to access the training.

Privacy and Data Protection 

The Birmingham Award is the University of Birmingham’s recognised employability programme for undergraduate students. Endorsed by graduate employers, the award supports you to develop and recognise the skills you gain through extra-curricular activities, and how to articulate these skills in preparation for real world recruitment process.    

 

Click here to find out more about the Birmingham Award. 

Feedback  

We are always looking for ways to improve our facilities, programmes and services. Therefore, we really appreciate any feedback you can share with us. Whether it is positive, negative or constructive, we want to hear it! 

 

Click here to submit your feedback