How to Start a Club

A club sport is a group of DU students who meet regularly to pursue an interest in a specific sporting activity. The organization of the club may incorporate any combination of competition, instruction, and recreational sporting focuses.

Each club sport is developed, governed, and administered by the student membership of each respective club. Student leadership is the key to success in developing, interest, involvement, and participation in all of our clubs. We understand that starting up a new club sport can be very challenging; therefore, this page has been developed in order assist you through the process.

Steps in Starting a Club Sport:

1. Contact the Club Sports Manager, Dan Wahl at 303.871.3912 or daniel.wahl@du.edu

2. Host an Interest Meeting - Invite students who may be interested in this new club sport. Post flyers, make announcements in classes, and get a notice in the campus newspaper (The Clarion).

At the Interest Meeting:

• Introduce yourself and anyone else who has been working with you.
• Have everyone introduce themselves.
• Explain the reason that you are creating a new club sport and its purpose.
• Explain how these people can be a part of the organization''s development and what their roles will be.
• Be sure that all people attending the meeting give you their name, email address, and phone number.
• Have someone keep notes of the discussion and decisions that take place during the meeting.

3. Club Sports Constitution and Bylaws - Use the Club Sports Constitution Guide (linked below) as a guide for developing the new club sport''s constitution and bylaws. The newly completed constitution must be presented to the Club Sports Manager for the Club Sports Advisory Board (CSAB) to review.

Club Sports Constitution Guide

4. Coach/Instructor - Provide a resume of anyone interested in acting as coach or instructor for the club sport to the Club Sports Manager. All official club coaches must hold current Adult CPR and First Aid certifications, and become employees of the University.

5. Submit Information - Submit a list of officers (President, Vice-President, Treasurer are required), safety officers (Current Adult CPR and First Aid Certifications), and if desired/required a coach/instructor to the Club Sports Manager by deadline given.

6. CSAB Meetings - The CSAB is an organization comprised of representatives from each of the club sports. The CSAB meets every other Wednesday as posted each quarter. At a CSAB meeting, the proposed new club sport presents their application to be admitted to the CSAB. The presentation should include a description of:

• The club sport and its activities.
• The leadership of the club sport
• Financial needs and how money will be raised.
• Facility needs.
• The availability of a coach or instructor if needed.

The organization will then need to be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the CSAB. Upon acceptance by the CSAB and the Department of Recreation, the new club sport is approved as an interest group for a one year non-funded probationary period.

Only current DU Students, Faculty, and Full-Time Staff 18 and up are eligible to participate in Club Sports. Students under 18 must have their guardians sign their Assumption of Risk form prior to their participation in any Club Sport activity.