Kensa Fradd-Walker - Vice President Sports

Having been a member of Women's Rugby for three years and their treasurer for two, I have first-hand experience of the impact taking part in sports can mean for your university journey.

One of my key focusses for the year will be improving communications on all things sport. I am a big believer in complete transparency in everything I do and hope that by being able to provide explanations for where your money goes, e.g. from the Sports Pass, you will be able to better understand the direct results and impact of these costs. I also believe in transparency in clubs' own finances. Being open with your members about where their sub fees go and how you spend the club's finances do wonders for communication and trust in your team. Another example is the Moves+ app; it's a fantastic opportunity to passively gain rewards for your exercise, but I don't think it is promoted widely enough. Fifteen 10k step days earn you a hot drink from any of the campus cafés - well worth the effort if you ask me!

Another key element to my campaign is promoting the importance of keeping yourself fit and healthy by going to the gym, be that for cardio, weight-training, or mobility work. We have fantastic facilities across the city, one of which being the recently built Jubilee Gym. So fantastic, in fact, that at peak times, the gym can be absolutely heaving. One of my objectives would be to seek to introduce an off-peak gym membership. This would accomplish two goals: 1) spreading the load on gym facilities to hopefully improve the experience for everyone, and 2) lower the barrier to fitness by having a lower-cost membership, making exercise and healthier lifestyles accessible to more.

In an extension to the Give It A Go campaign for sport trials, I propose introducing two free trial gym sessions for each student, each semester. These would be pre-loaded onto everyone's ID card, to reduce the barrier and increase engagement, as well as hopefully starting new habits for many more people.

A fun year-long event I would like to introduce is 'Sport Switcheroo' (title pending...)! This would involve a variety of sports clubs signing up and being paired, taking turns attending each other's training sessions. The goal of this is to strengthen bonds across the university's many sport societies and build a long-term community, helping with engagement in charity events and increasing cross-sport support at events such as Varsity.

I also look forward to being involved in the Performance Sport team selection, with hopes of ensuring that the teams are both varied and equitable. I would also like to look into the possibility of renting out the Performance Gym to any of our clubs, to ensure that this space is always being used to the best of its capabilities.