by Will Humphrey

How is everything going with you?

Everything is good, could not be more grateful to God for all he has done in mine and the lives of my family and friends.

Are you enjoying being a full time officer?

I am fully enjoying being a fulltime officer, I find it very self-developing, self-discovering and fulfilling.

What parts of the job are stressful?

Sometimes in the role, we as fulltime officers are faced with tough decisions that affect about students at the University (17000 students No pressure) and coming to a solution to them could be very stressful. So I would say that’s the most stressful part of the job.

What parts of the job are you enjoying?

Speaking and engaging with students have definitely been the best part of the role for me, it gives a very self-fulfilling.

POLICIES

What policies have you managed to successfully integrate into university sport?

My message during my sport officer campaign and all this year has been “Given every student a reason to play Sport at Swansea University” and have worked tirelessly to achieve that. With policies, I like thinking long term more within the lines of “more than my year in office” and that’s why I have chosen to both work on a new sport strategy and some other policies like Video capturing for BUCS students, etc.

If so, which polices have been the most successful?

I think the new Sports Strategy would be the most important policy of my year because it would encompass how we as a University and a Union, present Sport at the University for the next 5 years.

Are there any polices you are still looking to bring into university sport?

Video capturing for BUCS students is one policy I am still very keen in implementing before my year in office.

PLAY SPORT CAMPAIGN

Was the campaign a success?

The Play Sport campaign was a massive success that saw about 600 students fill out the online survey and about 30 volunteers in the all week campaign.

What issues regarding university sport arose during the campaign?

This campaign identified many issues with sports at the University like low postgrad and international numbers, varsity issues, facilities issues, etc and it has all been feedback to their appropriate channels to begin about change.

What changes have made you made since the campaign?

This partly prompted the university to review its current Sports strategy and by the end of my year, there would be a new strategy that would be a better fit for purpose.

During the campaign disabled access into sport was seen has a huge success is it still something you are looking to improve?

Provision for students with disability was a big part of my manifesto commitment and although I have setup disability training for our sport clubs, I also intend on including this on the new sports strategy to further encourage this after my year in this role.

The data collected at the beginning of the campaign showed that university sport lacked two groups, undergraduates (postgrads) and international students. Is this an aspect that has been addressed, or improved since?

Having had discussions with various sports officer/AU presidents from various institutions, this is an issue that cuts across many institutions. Although I can confirm that this year has seen a higher number of international students in Sports at the University, I am aware that this is much bigger than one good year and I took this steps further by insuring that Swansea University would be the frontrunners in addressing this problem by including this in the new Sports strategy.

AGM

Do you think the most recent AGM was a success?

I think the AGM was a massive success that saw about 180 students attend (think those should be record numbers). Could be prouder of my FTO and PTO team, the Union and everyone that contributed to the success.

Was  the most recent AGM a success in terms of sport?

The AGM saw many members of the GWA present and this was a massive upgrade in terms of Sports having a massive part of the Union’s democratic process.

The Football World Cup

When is the tournament?

The tournament happened on the Saturday 13th February from 10am to 4pm

Why is the tournament happening?

The tournament aims to promote international students in sports and hopefully it becomes much bigger next year

Where is the tournament happening?

The tournament happened on the Astros pitch at the Sports Centre

How can teams enter?

There were 12 team spaces in total for teams and they were chosen chosen on a first come first serve basis.

The teams which entered were?

English, Welsh, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, China, India, Oman, Spain, Kuwait, Greece, Islamic Society and International College Wales Swansea.

Is there a prize for the winning team?

The tournament was organised to raise money for the WaterAid charity so therefore there wasn’t a winning prize but the pride of winning the Cup and medals gave it a very competitive edge. We raised about £900 for the charity.

Can people come and watch?

The tournament saw about 180 players and over 50 spectators so it was a massive success

How is the tournament structured?

The structure was very similar to the actual world cup with group stages, qauter finals, semi finals and finals set-up. The 12 teams were spit into 4 groups all 20 minutes 7 aside games. All pictures would be on Sport Swansea page soon.

Journey to 53 sports

What is the purpose of the journey?

The purpose of the journey of the journey is experiencing what a student participate

How many sports have you played so far?

Have done about 12 sports atm due to my schedule but would crack down on it this term. In reality have have about 30 sports because teams comprise of female and

male teams and I tend to go with one of each Sport

What sport have you enjoyed the most?

Experiencing the sports in general have be very fulfilling and every sport has had their moments personally.

What sport was the hardest to master?

Can’t disclose this atm because I would be presenting a gift at the sports awards to the team but what I would say is that it is a surprising one 😉

Do you have any photos from your experiences?

I have many photos and memories from the sports and could be viewed on my facebook page.

How was it meeting the Welsh Referee Nigel Owens?

To be honest, wasn’t sure what to expect meeting at the Graduations but I found him very humble, laid back and well thought when speaking. Fingers crossed, we could get him to meet the Green and white army at the Sports Awards.

Thanks for this opportunity and it is always a pleasure!!

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