BUCS Captains Hub

CAPTAINS ESSENTIALS

Key Contacts:

• Sport Development Coordinator – blac1@affiliate.worc.ac.uk
• Vice President Student Activities – stel6@affiliate.worc.ac.uk
• Head of Student Engagement - spea2@affiliate.worc.ac.uk
• Student Groups Coordinator – wilh11@affiliate.worc.ac.uk
• Sport Facilities – p.jazdauskas@worc.ac.uk / v.parekh@worc.ac.uk / s.greaves@worc.ac.uk
• Security - Securityteam@worc.ac.uk

Important Dates:

• Season Start – 10^th October 2026
• League Deadlines – 3^rd February 2027 (Premier Tier), 17^th March 2027 (Tier 1), and 24^th March 2027 (Tier 2 and below)
• Conference Finals -
• National Finals - TBC

Key Links:

• BUCS - https://www.bucs.org.uk/
• BUCS Play - https://bucs.playwaze.com/confirminvitation?Token=lond4657
• Appendix 2a BUCS Leagues and Knockouts – Dates and Deadlines
• Expense Forms

Who to Contact?

• Fixture Issue - Sport Development Coordinator
• Eligibility Query - Sport Development Coordinator
• Transport Issue - Sport Development Coordinator
• Facility Issue - Facilities Team
• Welfare Concern - Help & Advice or FirstPoint. If unsure, Sport Development Coordinator, who can then signpost you to the relevant party
• Injury during a BUCS Fixture - Complete Incident Form, report it to Sport Development Coordinator and the Sports Therapy Team.
• Emergency on Campus - Sport Development Coordinator) and UW Security
• Out of Hours Incident – UW Security

MATCHDAY AND BUCS

BUCS Captain’s Pack 2026/27 – Click Here

BUCS Captain’s Training Presentation 2026/27 – Click Here

Links to BUCS Regulations and Relevant Appendices:

• Reg 4 Individual Eligibilty: https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-4-individual-eligibility.html
• Reg 8 Team Championships (League and Knockouts): https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-8-team-championships-leagues-and-knockouts.html
• Reg 10 Match Officials: https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-10-match-officials.html
• Reg 11 Team Selection and Team Sheets: https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-11-team-selection-and-team-sheets.html
• Reg 12 Playing Under Protest: https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-12-playing-under-protest.html
• Reg 13 Results and Forfeitures (Walkovers): https://www.bucs.org.uk/rules-and-regulations/general-regulations/reg-13-results-and-forfeitures-walkovers.html
• Appendix 10 BUCS Promotion, Relegation and Knockout Information

Result submission guidance

• Confirm result with match official
• Send result/score to Sport Development Coordinator via email or message on WhatsApp (Sport Phone)
• Enter the score on BUCS Play to be approved (only when playing a home fixture

RESOURCES AND TEMPLATES

• Team Sheet
• Match Officials’ Claim Form
• Playing Under Protest Form
• BUCS Play – Entering a Result and Player Stats
• BUCS Play – Join your Team
• BUCS Play – Squads and Team Sheets

For other relevant templates, including Withdrawal Form, Bank Details form, Driver Registration Form and Fuel Reimbursement Form, please visit either the ‘BUCS & Competitions’ or the ‘Funding and Finance’ sections of the Committee Resource Hub.

WELFARE AND SUPPORT

Key Contacts

• Help and Advice – suadvice1@worc.ac.uk / gris5@affiliate.worc.ac.uk
• First Point – firstpoint@worc.ac.uk
• Sports Therapy - jake.francis@worc.ac.uk / m.crump@worc.ac.uk
• UW Security - Securityteam@worc.ac.uk

Injuries and concussion

• BUCS/Competitions Activity Incidents and Guidelines
• SU Insurance Process

Injury/Accident Report Form - https://forms.office.com/e/4rmW6G4ZqH