• Find the club’s page on the “Sport Club A to Z“. 
• Contact the club either by email or through their social media expressing interest, it’s a good idea to give them a brief background of your experience in the sport.
• Competitive sports host trials in September/October due to the high demand for places. However most clubs are open to all and host a “Welcome Session” in September where you can try the sport out before committing. 

• All clubs are run by students for students, each year club’s hold and Annual General Meeting (AGM) where students elect their peers into leadership positions such as “Club Captain” & “Treasurer”.
• Committee members are offered support and training by UoM Sport to enable them to fulfil their role and develop future employability skills.
• Every student who joins a club must follow abide to the UoM Sport “Code of Conduct”.
• Committee Members log their volunteer hours through our “Sports Volunteer Scheme” which contribute to the “Stellify Award“.
• Clubs have highly experienced qualified coaches who attend training, match days and competitions.

There are different membership types depending on what level of commitment and competition you want to take part in. Some clubs have teams in our Team Manchester programme – teams not in this programme will have their membership price set by the Club Treasurer and Committee. 

Team Manchester members pay an affiliation fee. This covers;

– Transport, entries and accommodation to competitions and fixtures.

– Discounted training facility hire.

– Highly experienced and qualified coaches.

– Equipment.

– Playing kit.

– Annual gym membership to the Armitage Centre.

– Custom strength and conditioning programmes. 

Training:

Clubs train throughout the week at different times at different locations in order to improve their athletic performance and prepare for upcoming fixtures – training will always fall outside of University teaching time. Team Manchester athletes have an expectation that they are committed to attending training on a regular basis.

Competition:

For clubs that compete in BUCS Competitions their fixtures are either on Wednesday afternoons (free from lectures) or weekends. Depending what level each club plays at means travel for competition can range from 3 to 300 miles. For sports where we do not have facilities on site we have a number of partnerships with the best sports facilities in Manchester. 

Sport clubs are one of the best places to make friends and meet people at university. Sports clubs have a very active social side organising a range of events for members to attend, from club nights to sustainability workshops. All clubs offer socials both with and without alcohol which tend to happen on a weekly basis but can be less frequent depending on the club. 

There are three awards events across the year.

• The XXI Club Dinner is in November. Here new electees are announced and welcomed to the club. 
• The University of Manchester Sport Awards and XXI Dinner take place in early May. Throughout Semester 2 clubs are nominated in different award categories for all their amazing work throughout the year. At the dinner, awards are announced to the students and performance colours given out. 
• The UoM Sport Summer Social takes place in May, this is a less formal dinner where the awards are announced to wider club members and sports enthusiasts. 

UoM Sport Awards & XXI Club Dinner 

Celebrating excellence in Sport and Physical Activity across the University of Manchester.  

In May 2024, as The University of Manchester celebrated its 200-year anniversary, UoM Sport and XXI club celebrated its first ever combined UoM Sport Awards and XXI Club Dinner, hosted in the iconic Whitworth Hall. The evening was an opportunity to celebrate and recognise current and historical sporting success. To mark the bicentenary and celebrate the first joint event, bringing together current sporting students and alumni, The University of Manchester Sport Hall of Fame was introduced. This award recognises the achievements and contributions of athletes, coaches and supporting staff throughout our history.  

The event saw 23 students inducted into the XXI club; 62 students awarded committee stripes for volunteering; 30 students awarded performance colours for athletic achievement; 2 alumni inducted into The Hall of Fame; awards for Social Responsibility and Inclusion; as well as awards for Team, Club, Volunteer, Coach and Athlete of the Year.  

Following the success of the first joint UoM Sport Awards and XXI Club Dinner, the event will return as an annual celebration of continuing sporting success and achievements while recognising and celebrating the legacy of rich sporting history that paved the way for our current athletes, coaches and volunteers. Save the date for the  UoM Sport & XXI Club Dinner 2025, first weekend of May.

Our 2024 award winners:  

Social Responsibility- KEZIAH GIL-STEVENS & JAMES THOMPSON FOR BLOOD DRIVE 

Inclusion- YOGA 

Coach of the Year- JONATHAN KINSELLA 

Sport Volunteer of the Year- MEGAN BASSETT 

Team of the Year- MEN’S ATHLETICS 4x100m RELAY 

Athlete of the Year- GRACE HARVEY 

Club of the Year- DARTS  

Hall of Fame Inductees- ROWENA BIRCH and RON HILL  

See all award details and nominees in our program.

Hear about our winners in our ceremony presentation.

UoM Sport Executive members are selected from committee members of  Clubs. Individuals apply to the Sports Sabbatical Officer for one of the positions and are then required to present to the clubs at the AU forum in June where the successful candidates are voted in by their fellow club committee members. The roles are:

Events officer

BUCS/Competitions Representative

Marketing and Communications officer

Wellbeing Executive officer

Inclusion and Diversity Officer

Sustainability officer