Criteria for Establishing a New Club Sport Team

Consideration for a new club sport team requires the following: 

1. Apply and be approved as an official Student Organization via the Office of Campus Activities
   1. This process will include selection of a campus advisor and election of officers
   2. Teams must be a student organization for at least 1 year before being considered for acceptance as a club sport.
   3. During this year, teams should meet with Director of Fitness & Recreation and Assistant Director of Student Organizations for a progress meeting. 
2. If accepted as a Student Organization, the team would need to do the following for club sport consideration: 
   1.  Maintain a roster of at least the minimum number of members to field a team + 25%
      1. ie. Soccer needs 11 people to field a team, + 25% of 11 = 14 member minimum. 
   2. Provide documentation of a regional or national governing body or league of which the team will be a member
   3. Identify a coach
3. If accepted as a club sport, the team will need to complete the following: 
   1. Complete and submit all required paperwork and documentation by required deadlines for club sports (i.e., pre-participation health exam, club-participant information form, informed consent waiver, hazing contract, team roster, etc.)
   2.  Attend all required club sport and student organization training sessions
   3. Demonstrate that the club and its members can function in a responsible manner that adheres to appropriate policies and procedures and is reflective of the values and mission of CUA

Please understand that if a team complies with all of the requirements above, consideration for club sport status also includes the monetary budget for club teams, as well as the availability for field or court space for practices and competitions. 

If you have any questions, please email Fitness-Rec Sports  (fitness-recsports@cua.edu)