{"id":14507,"date":"2024-12-05T13:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=14507"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:51:55","slug":"student-support-services-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/student-support-services-3\/","title":{"rendered":"STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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VUT Sport is the brand name of the VUT Sport & Recreation Department. The services we offer are:<\/strong><\/p>

  1. to recruit student-athletes<\/li>
  2. facilitate their affiliation with our sports clubs which they need to pay a yearly fee in order to be recognised as athletes by sports governing bodies that govern South African university sport, namely University Sport South Africa (USSA) and Varsity Sports Company<\/li>
  3. offer sports merit bursaries to students who qualify. This is based on their high school academic records and sports achievements<\/li>
  4. train PR and Sport Management student interns so that they develop the skills and experience needed in their respective fields<\/li>
  5. seek our sponsorships for our sports teams<\/li>
  6. we also do internal and external marketing of our sports teams<\/li><\/ol>

    VUT Sport offers 16 sporting codes which are in turn managed by 3 Sport Officers.\u00a0Each Sport Officer administrates\/oversees 5 or 6 sport codes; which involves not limited to the following:<\/strong><\/p>

    1. Athletes are affiliated to the sports governing bodies;<\/li>
    2. That lecturers are informed when students will be taking part in sports activities during class hours<\/li>
    3. They also make sure that there\u2019s transport available to transport the teams and individuals to the venues where games take place<\/li>
    4. They ensure that there are always paramedics during home games.<\/li>
    5. They also travel overseas with athletes that are selected to represent South Africa during international competitions.<\/li>
    6. Coordinate and offer support to the sporting codes appointed as per sport officer.<\/li>
    7. Communicate with local, provincial and national federations and international as well<\/li>
    8. Appointing of sports coaching staff [coaches, managers], set up of sport club committees, managing coaches and their sporting codes with a follow-up on the respective sporting codes results.\u00a0Allocation of sports merit bursary as per bursary guidelines<\/li>
    9. Logistics of tournaments and leagues [accommodation, transport, tournament fees and all other related functions.<\/li><\/ol>