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WSU Sport Club Federation

Tier System Outline

Why do Sport Clubs Exist?

• “So students can organize their own clubs to further their

activity and competition in sports about which they may feel passionate”

• Give students the opportunity to “play” their sports at a

more in-depth level

• Offer students leadership opportunities in leading an
• rganization
• Increase the value of a WSU experience

Weaknesses in Our System

• Limited practice and event space
• Limited funding
• Inequities in program expenses (ice hockey vs. lacrosse)
• Limited objective metrics when making decisions

involving allocation of resources involving different clubs

Current Process

• Clubs submit practice schedules for the following semester by a deadline
• Conflicts are worked out fairly if they are on time
• Late submissions get lower priority
• Events-Space reserved on a first come first serve basis
• Budget Allocation
• Clubs present to SCF Council and professional staff as to why they are asking

for their request

• SCF Council/Professional Staff deliberate following all presentations, some

metrics include:

• Prior allocations
• Number of members
• Major purchases
• Need (facility costs, equipment costs, travel)

About Tiers

• The SCF program currently uses a Tier System, with Varsity

Sport Clubs and regular Sport Clubs

• Adding additional tiers will group clubs with similar goals and
• perations together (more competitive and active clubs vs.

clubs that are less so)

• This process is commonly used in sport club programs

nationally

• Should not change anything for clubs themselves
• Rewards clubs that are more organized
• Helps us to remove clubs that are not a good use of resources
• Increases transparency of expectations of clubs

Why tiers ?

• Assist in tracking club activities
• Tool to help with budget allocations
• Informative for clubs
• Track club progress throughout the year
• Objective way to group clubs and allocate resources
• Transparency
• Developed with SCF Council to create a system showing

clubs what actions we value as a program

• Built off of existing criteria within the SCF Manual

Tier Outline

• Tier 3
• Tier 2
• Tier 1
• Varsity
• Conditional

Tier 3

• Minimum of 10 dues-

paying members

• 3 Competitions vs. non-

WSU entities (1 travel)

• 1 practice per week in-

season

• President, Treasurer,

Safety, Marketing Officers

• Coach
• Current constitution
• Match 60% of allocation
• Monthly meetings
• DAPTC completed by

end of fall semester

• Officer/Coach Training
• Submit Allocation

Request/Year End Report

• Allocation Presentation
• Competition Schedule
• Practice Schedule

Tier 3 Benefits

• UREC Allocation of up to $1,000
• Practice request priority over conditional clubs (get

to later)

• Home event request priority over conditional clubs

Tier 2

• Meet all Tier 3 requirements
• Minimum of 15 dues paying members
• 5 Competitions per year (2 travels)
• 4 hours of practice per week in-season
• 2 CPR/First Aid/AED Certified members
• Member of SCF for at least 2 academic years and in good

standing

Tier 2 Benefits

• UREC allocation of up to $6,000.00
• Practice request priority over Tier 3 and conditional

clubs

• Home event request priority over Tier 3 and

conditional clubs

• DAPTC request priority over Tier 3 and conditional

clubs

Tier 1

• Meet all Tier 2 requirements
• Minimum of 20 dues paying members
• 6 competitions per year (3 travels)
• 5 hours of practice per week in-season
• SCF member for 3 years in good standing
• Events Officer
• Regional/National competition schedule
• Submit post-event synopsis within 48 hours of competitions
• Here
• Post competition results on club website

Tier 1 Benefits

• UREC allocation of up to $10,000
• Practice request priority over Tier 2, 3 and

conditional clubs

• Home event request priority over Tier 2, 3 and

conditional clubs

• DAPTC request priority over Tier 2, 3 and

conditional clubs

• Marketing advantages (more access to UREC

marketing resources)

• Additional administrative support for club operations

Varsity Tier

• Meet Tier 1 requirements
• Member of SCF for 3 years in good standing
• Must be in good standing with WSU, SCF, NGB
• Salaried Coach hired by University Recreation, funded by

club

• Website Officer
• 10-20 hours of practice per week during academic year

Varsity Tier Benefits

• Access to priority scheduling for facilities and

equipment during sport club designated times

• Enhanced marketing opportunities and resources

towards fundraising and team promotion

• Additional access to funding for operations
• Additional administrative support for club operations
• Ability to request loans from UREC

Conditional

• All new clubs are conditional for 2 full semesters
• Must achieve all Tier 3 requirements during 1st annual

year as club

• Request allocation during first eligible spring semester
• Must present to move to Tier 3
• Following a year of conditional status, the club’s SCF

membership will be reviewed

Clubs on Probation

• Clubs can be put on probation for:
• Conduct
• Not fulfilling Annual Requirements to Maintain Club Status

(SCF Manual)

• Should a club be put on probation for either of these

reasons, their tier placement will be reviewed

• Clubs must meet the minimum requirements for their tier

to maintain current status

Kicking Off the Process

• Tier Application
• Available on UREC Sport Clubs tab
• Due 12/18
• Council will make recommendations on placement based
• n applications, and lack thereof
• Effective for budget allocations April 2016

Moving Between Tiers

• Available starting Fall 2016
• Clubs may petition the SCF Council to change tiers
• The petition will include a written application and 15

minute (maximum) presentation to the Council

• Must be completed by October 31 to be eligible for

current year’s budget allocation process

• Petitions completed after October 31 will go into effect

the following academic year