Glasgow University Sports Association

Established	1881
Institution	University of Glasgow
President	Stephen Flavahan
Location	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Affiliated to	University of Glasgow
Homepage	GUSA Website

Glasgow University Sports Association (formerly Glasgow University Athletic Club) is a student organisation at the University of Glasgow responsible for the promotion of sport, and to which sports teams at the University may affiliate.

Contents 1 History 2 Activities 2.1 Affiliated Clubs 2.2 Facilities 3 Management 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The Glasgow University Athletic Club was founded on 20 April 1881 and its constitution approved by the Senate ten days later. Its founding aim was to "promote all forms of Athletic Exercise", an aim which continues to this day. In 1903, a women's section was established at Queen Margaret College, the women's section of the University.

The Athletic Club provided representation on behalf of all students five years before the foundation of the Students' Representative Council, which now fulfills this role. Along with the Dialectic Society and Medico-Chirurgical Society, the Athletic Club was instrumental in founding the Glasgow University Union in 1885, and the two maintain a close relationship.

In 1992, the Club became the Glasgow University Sports Association, a name intended to encapsulate better the work done by the organisation.

[edit] Activities

The highlight of the year is the GUSA Ball (or Annual Awards Dinner and Dance) in February, a black-tie affair at which Blues, Half-Blues and Awards are presented to successful athletes and teams. The 2009 GUSA Ball was recorded in the Glasgow University Guardian as having made a loss of over £4,000.^[1]

[edit] Affiliated Clubs

There are over forty sports teams at the University affiliated to the Sports Association, which assists them financially and in obtaining transport, equipment and publicity. Such teams include the following:

Aikido Athletics Badminton Club Basketball Clubs (men's and women's) Boat Club Amateur Boxing Club Canoeing Cross-country (Hares and Hounds) Cheerleading Squad Cricket Club Curling Fencing Football Association Football (men's and women's) American Football (Glasgow Tigers) Gaelic Football (men's and women's) Rugby Football (men's and women's)

Golf Hockey (men's and women's) Martial Arts Judo Karate Kendo Muay Thai Shorinji Kempo Lacrosse Club (men's and women's) Mountaineering Club Netball Club Potholing Riding Club Rifle Club Sailing Club[2] Shinty Club Ski and Snowboard Club[3]

Skydive Club[4] Snooker Squash Sub-Aqua Swimming and Waterpolo Club Tennis Club (men's and women's) Trampoline Club Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball (men's and women's) Surf Club (windsurfing, surfing and kitesurfing)

[edit] Facilities

The Association works in partnership with the University of Glasgow Sport and Recreation Service, which maintains the University's sports facilities. The Stevenson Building (or 'Stevie') on the University's main site in Gilmorehill houses a fitness suite, squash courts, sauna and six-lane 25m swimming pool, while the Garscube Estate near Bearsden, where the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is based, offers a further fitness suite, six grass and two all-weather pitches, three tennis courts, a cricket oval and extensive grounds for walking and running. Students who join the Sport and Recreation Service also become members of GUSA.

The Association's offices are located at 62 Oakfield Avenue on Gilmorehill, opposite the Stevenson Building.

[edit] Management

The Association is managed by the GUSA Council, a body of sixteen members elected in the Spring. The Council comprises the Executive (made up by the President, Vice-President Clubs, Vice-President Recreational Sport, and Secretary), six Convenors (of Finance, Travel, Publicity, Charities & Outreach, Property, Recreation), four Ordinary Members and two Ordinary Associate Members. The position of President is a sabbatical post, for which the holder takes a year out from their studies and is paid by the University. The current President is Stephen Flavahan.

Members of University Staff are also appointed to the Council to represent the Association to the management of the University. These are the Honorary President, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Vice-President and Court and Senate Representatives. The current Honorary President is Professor Frank Coton, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering.

[edit] External links

• GUSA website

[edit] References

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