Candidate for the position of Vice President Sports and Health
A vote for Dylan is a vote in confidence. Let's create a stronger TeamUWE together.
Hi, my name is Dylan, and I am running to be VP Sport and Health. During my 4 years at UWE, I have been part of the Trampoline Club and am currently the club’s President. I have also participated in Ultimate Frisbee, Social Hockey, and more recently, Athletics.
I have seen the TeamUWE brand expand and achieve fantastic results, with teams and athletes seeing success regionally and on a national stage at BUCS, but also internationally. The aim is to progress from this, achieving more and showing the country what UWE is about. We love to win medals and trophies and to showcase our special talents wherever we go. Oh, and not to mention, beating UoB!
I believe that sport at UWE should be available for all, regardless of their gender, age, religion or ability, having access to any sport they wish to participate in without discrimination or question.
The biggest issue I am looking to improve on at UWE is that of Mental Health as it is something that affects us either directly or indirectly. Sometimes, it can even affect our game and results. Whatever the story, however big or little the problem is, everyone at University deserves to have someone there for them. I will provide training courses for Mental Health for all, especially those who are part of committees, so that Mental Health is more commonly recognised, accepted and treated.
I am also looking to continue with the fantastic TeamUWE brand that has been created, expanding it through all sports teams and clubs and creating one big family, connecting our success and our journeys by means of social media, the continuation of the VP Sports and Health Blog, and through the UWE Western Eye.
Finally, it is important to concentrate on communication between clubs, the SU, Centre for Sport and other governing bodies within sport so that clubs can train and compete stress free. After all, we use sport to escape the stress of our courses. It should be enjoyable and rewarding. To do this, I will consider alternative methods that will reduce the waiting time for responses from the SU and CFS to sports clubs and will also explore more effective communication. For example, I will enforce a system where informal questions or queries are easy to ask and efficiently answered.