ANU University Games Team Captain
Introduction
In 2015 approximately 500 students will represent the ANU at various Australian University Sport
(AUS) events. Each year ANU Sport appoints 2 individuals, one male and one female, to represent
these students as ANU Team Captains. These roles provide students with an opportunity to develop
their leadership skills and help build the ANU Sport community, by setting an example of athletic
excellence, personal integrity and social responsibility.
The objective of the role is to help foster a culture of excellence with respect to ANU university
games teams, both on and off the playing field.
This role should allow students to undertake a commitment and be responsible for an area they are
passionate about and highly engaged in. The role will allow 2 students to make a significant
difference to the UniGames experience for ANU Students. This may be challenging but will be highly
rewarding and enjoyable and ANU Sport will seek to ensure this is the case.
Team Captain Eligibility
There are a number of key criteria potential team captains will need to address to be eligible to take
on the role of team captain in 2015;
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Attend both EUG in Wagga Wagga in July and AUG on the Gold Coast in September/October
o Have the intention to attend AUG on the Gold Coast, pending qualification
o Should your team not qualify for the AUG event the team captain will still be
required to attend the event
o If your sport is not offered at EUG, attendance will still be required.
Be able to demonstrate leadership skills and ability and personal integrity, responsibility and
reliability through past experience
o Sporting or otherwise
Be able to demonstrate significant experience competing in sport at a high level
o At unigames or otherwise
Team Captain Responsibilities
Team captains will have a variety of responsibilities to fulfill, both in the lead up to AUS events and
while participating at AUS events. Most responsibilities will require Team Captains to be leaders and
role-models for the ANU Unigames Team.
Pre & Post-Event
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Promotion of Unigames events on campus
o Working with ANU organizations, ANU SPORT, ANUSA, PARSA, WORONI and others
Assist with logistical administration of Unigames events prior to events
Attend all leadership sessions as required
o E.g. Be the Influence program
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Conduct team briefings in partnership with ANU Sport
Represent the ANU teams at ANU events where required.
Host a feedback and discussion forum post event.
At Event
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Attend official AUS events such as VIP opening ceremony and closing ceremony
Be a leader on and off the field through displaying good sportsmanship and behavior.
Provide daily content for social media to promote the event
As much as possible provide a presence and support to other ANU teams, beyond the team
you are competing in.
Coordinate the social aspects of the team dinner.
Assist ANU Sport in dealing with breaches of participant agreement
Team captains may be required to undertake tasks not listed above. ANU Sport will engage in
dialogue with team captains and will plan Team Captain Responsibilities around competing
commitments (study, sport, work or otherwise). As mentioned above the role should be fun and
ANU Sport will seek to ensure that this is the case.
Compensation for Team Captains
ANU Team captains will have the cost of their attendance at EUGs and AUGs meet by ANU Sport.
Other forms of remuneration may be negotiated and will be dependent on the standard to which
the individual meets the requirements and responsibilities of the role.
Applying to become an ANU Team Captain
If you are interested in becoming a Team Captain in 2015 send a 1-2 page statement addressing the
eligibility criteria along with a cover letter to Jack Birtwhistle at [email protected].
Please also provide personal details, including year of study and expected year of completion.
Critical information to provide when addressing the Eligibility Criteria which will help in your
application is detailed on the next page.
If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to email Jack. Any Urgent enquiries should be
made by telephone (02) 6125 8383.
Applications will close at 9am Monday 27th April.
Addressing the Eligibility Criteria
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Attend both EUG in Wagga Wagga in July and AUG on the Gold Coast in September/October
o Which sport you intend to compete in
o Evidence to support your claim that you will in deed attend AUG and EUG as a player
 Evidence of past participation
 Other evidence if you have not attended in the past.
Be able to demonstrate leadership skills and ability and personal integrity, responsibility and
reliability through past experience, sporting or otherwise
o What experience do you have and how will that help you meet and manage the
requirements.
o Provide detail of what challenges you faced, what skills you used to overcome those
challenges (specifically what techniques did you use), what the outcome was and
what you learned from the experience.
o Evidence that the candidate holds them self to high personal standards and does not
have a history of poor sportsmanship or anti-social behavior
Be able to demonstrate significant experience competing in sport at a high level, at
unigames or otherwise.
o Provide evidence that shows a history of sporting and athletic excellence.