Sports Officer
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See what I’m working on!

Sports Officer

Cam Messetter

Cam oversees the day-to-day functioning of all 56 sports clubs at Swansea University. He recently completed his undergraduate degree in Business Management and since joining Swansea back in 2021 he has played Rugby League UPPA PIGS!! Rising to be president in his last year of study. Cam is a key point of contact between the Student Union and Sport Swansea, helping us collaboratively work on huge sporting projects like The Welsh Varsity.  

Cams favourite sport is Rugby League (duh!) but other sports he does include Surfing and Mountain Biking. On the weekends you can find Cam down the gower with a beach BBQ or out in town for a boogie.  

From Your Officer

Cam Messetter

Hey dudes, I'm Cam Messetter, I studied Business Management for the last 3 years, whilst playing Rugby League UPPA PIGS!!!

I was president of Rugby League over the past, year winning Team of the year at the Sports Swansea Awards! Sports has mafe my time at Swansea, I dont know where I would of been withouth it and the sense of community which comes with being involved. This is why I wanted to provide other students with the same experience and opportunities I did, giving back to the Sports community at Swansea. 

#GWA  #bleedgreen 

 
 

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

I advocate for sports enthusiasts, representing student concerns to the university. Collaborating with peers and staff, I invigorate campus life through events, campaigns, and projects. As a liaison between students and the university, I influence policies to elevate team sports and well-being. My leadership ensures robust athletic involvement, fostering a spirited, cohesive, and health-conscious campus community.

 
 

What I'm Working On

Facilities and Improvements

In Progress

Objectives 

We can all agree winning feels Amazing!

  • Through helping provide facillities for clubs to be able to train when they want and ideally where they want, will allow the teams to improove perfroamnce and results.
  • Help to reduce costs of facillity bookings and equipment rentals.
  • Understand Sport Swansea's Matrix system and provide information on how clubs can improove and progress.

 

An update: This year the sports hall is scheduled to be redeveloped and the Pavillion renovated. The impact on clubs for these is resulting in cancelled training sessions and impacting Varsity Training. From This I have worked on ensuring that mass participation has been impacted minimally and clubs have equal access to the remaining facilities on Bay. This will remain in progress until the end of my term and we know how the facilities are looking come next academic year.

 

 
Bring More Events to Campus

Early Stages

Objectives 

Provide a ranage of fun and enguaging events to campus life. 

  • Continue Swansea Come Dancing.
  • Investigate if we can return the Green Colar Boxing to campus, if not find an alternative event which we can run.
  • Third Semester run Sports events through exams for student wellbeing. 
 
Help Recruitment Drives

In Progress

Objectives 

Increase the socail media presence of clubs and the quality of content being produced, to increase awareness of all our clubs getting more people involved in sports.

  • Provide Canva accounts in committee training.
  • Share what clubs are posting through the SU social media accounts.
  • Promote involvement of clubs within the SU campaign and events. 

Update:

  • Canva accounts have been allocated with help from Student Voice,
  • I have held meetings with clubs about social media usage. 
  • Sharing Wednesday game day-related content 
  • Working on a new project to give students a new platform to engage more students. 
 
Securing Funding for Clubs

In Progress

Objectives 

Help clubs to reduce costs on members and allow committees to invest in themselves to get new equipments, increase training and overall number opportunities that are open to the clubs. 

  • I intend to work over summer to secure GWA contracts and help provide sponsorships for clubs and societies

 

Update: We have secured funding from Jack Murphys to help support sports clubs, I have applied for funding from MEDR's block grant to offer as a hardship fund to support clubs through the cost of living. We are waiting to see if this has been confirmed yet, updates to come.