LUSL Season review
Season stats
• 455 teams (incl. 15 cricket)
• More than 6000 students in leagues
• 149 Taekwondo entries
• 91 Fencing entries
LUSL Team entries
2012 - 2016
480
460
Total team entries
440
420
400
380
360
340
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Team Distribution 2016/17
160
148
140
120
100
72
80
58
60
20
0
36
32
40
24
15
10
12
12
15
6
10
8
Key
Orange writing = student responses
Red writing = staff responses
Black writing = outcomes from the Big LUSL
Meeting
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
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
Rate LUSL
Students: 3.21/5
Staff: 4.33/5
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
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
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
Fixtures played
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Walkovers
Void
Played
Men’s Rugby
Handball
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Rugby Union Men
Intermediate
Handball Men
Intermediate
Handball Women
Intermediate
Premier Division
Royal Holloway 1 (w/d 16/09/16)
Birkbeck 1
Imperial 1
Queen Mary 1
Royal Free (RUMS) 1
UCL 1
Brunel 1
Premier Division
Brunel 1
Imperial 1
UCL 1
King's College 1
Middlesex 1
Westminster 1
Premier Division
Imperial 1
King's College 1
Middlesex 1
UCL 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
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?
New tiered system
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?
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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
Appeals/disputes
• Clarity on when walkovers can be
claimed
• Clarity on team sheets
• Tighter on knockout rounds
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
Rules and tiers
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Clarify each tier and associated rules:
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Competitive - full BUCS rules apply, incl. -3 points for walkovers
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Intermediate - dependent on number of leagues, more flexible than Comp.
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Recreational - fully flexible as long as both institutions agree
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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
Officials
Struggled to find officials in…
Football
Lacrosse
Netball
Volleyball
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
New sport/
format ideas
• Swimming
• Futsal/7-a-side football
• Rugby 7s
• Hobby horsing
Communication
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 emails, how does password
not get lost?
• Identify on BUCScore who looks after
BUCS/LUSL fixtures
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, • Minimum team sizes
e.g. how many dates do I need to
• Season deadline (why doesn’t the
offer?
season run into the summer term?)
• How to find contacts/ how do i
• What happens if my official doesn’t
contact the opposition
show?
• BUCScore
• How far in advance can i cancel a
• Preferred days for fixtures
fixture (24 hrs/ 48 hrs?) e.g. to avoid
payments
• 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 guidance, do I need
officials guide
qualified refs?
Social Media
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
Recruitment
2 student officers
Applications open now!