Classifying Sport Clubs through Leadership, Education and Service
January 17th, 2012
Eric Ascher
Competitive Sports Coordinator
Department of Recreational Sports
University of Florida
There are a many ways to classify Sport Clubs. Some programs organize clubs based on characteristics of that sport/activity itself with the following criteria as a guide:
- level of risk
- frequency of travel
- presence of a coach
- type of sport (team, individual/dual, martial arts, performance sport)
- organization purpose (competitive, recreational, social, instructional)
About four years ago we decided to create a Classification System based on criteria related to merit or achievement. It would also serve as a means of providing an incentive to clubs in the budget allocation process.
After doing some research with other schools to see what kind of ideas were out there, but not finding exactly what we were looking for, we decided to align our Classification System with our tenets of Leadership, Education and Service. More specifically we wanted to be intentional about fostering an environment of learning, development and involvement for our students.