Club Sports
The mission of the Earlham College club sports program is to provide students the opportunity to participate in competitive sport clubs against intercollegiate teams, with an emphasis on student leadership, development, and involvement. Club sports represent Earlham College while competing on campus, locally, regionally, and nationally. Each club team is a recognized student organization that is affiliated with the Department of Wellness Programs as well as the Athletics and Wellness Center. The teams are administered by students under the supervision of faculty advisers and the director of club sports.
Club Sports Handbook
Clubs choose or elect members to fill the following leadership positions:
- Convener/President: This is the leader or co-leader of the club.
- Treasurer: Developing a budget for the club based on the allocation received from the club sports office.
- Social media coordinator: responsible for outreach and marketing of the club to recruit new members.
- Safety/risk management officer: Responsible for ensuring safety during all meetings or off-campus travel. Would be CPR/First aid certified.
The following statements define club sports and their philosophy:
The director of club sports provides encouragement, guidance and supervision, but the success of the club depends on the involvement of students. The club will not maintain an active status without sufficient membership commitment.
A club sport is a group of Earlham students that share a common interest around an organized competitive sport. While the level of competition varies from club to club, all clubs are student-initiated and student-run.
Emphasis is placed on student leadership, and the most successful clubs are those with outstanding student leaders. The club strives and thrives only by means of active student involvement and participation.
Club sports are designed to accept members of any skill level, but individual clubs may determine the composition of traveling squad(s) defined by skill level.
1. Fill out the club sport interest form above.
2. Work with the Director of Club Sports to set practice/meeting times
3. Develop a club constitution for membership requirements, leadership, and the purpose of the club. Template for this can be found under resources for club sport conveners.
4. Maintain a minimum of 5 members each semester.
Club sport teams may use coaches on a volunteer basis only. Student life funds will not cover the cost of teams using coaches.
The Director of Club Sports will serve in a support role for supervision and coordination of all team activities. However, the planning, execution, and evaluation of all team activities is the responsibility of team officers and members.
Eligibility
Club sports are offered to students, faculty, and staff who meet the eligibility requirements under the rules of each individual club’s governing body. Individual clubs do not require fees (unless otherwise stated by the club). The costs of travel, lodging, equipment, and other necessary expenses can by requested for the clubs budget, and be fulfilled by student life funding. In addition, all club participants are required to fill out a participation waiver prior to participating in any club activity.