Handball Regionals 2024-25

Dates & Venues

DATES

Round 1:

North: 1^st Dec at Oldham

Midlands: 30^th November and 1^st December at Sutton Bonington

South: 30^th November at Brunel University and Leyton Score and 1^st December at Leyton Score

Round 2:

North: 1^st and 2^nd February at Oldham

Midlands: 2^nd February at Stoke Mandeville and Sutton Bonington

South: 2^nd February at Stoke Mandeville and Leyton

VENUES

Oldham Leisure Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham, OL9 6EJ

Sutton Bonington, College Road, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD

Stoke Mandeville, Guttman Road, Aylesbury, HP21 9PP

Leyton Score, 100 Oliver Road, London, E10 5LE

Brunel University, 100 Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PW

BUCS POINTS

Please see Appendix 1 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

Teams will compete in regional qualifying groups over 2 rounds of fixtures
Teams will play each other once in a round robin format
The top two from each group will progress to the National Finals

England Handball will provide an event manager for each venue.

Teams should bring a completed team sheet along with their student ID to registration at least 30 minutes before the start of the competition - please note there are separate start times for men’s/women’s competitions.  As per the BUCS Handball Regulations, teams can name a maximum 16 players on their team sheet. All team sheets will be checked at registration against the list of approved names on BUCS Play. If you are not listed in the team on BUCS Play, you cannot compete.

A team sheet can be downloaded here

Institutions with two teams entered in the competition are required to name 7 students who are locked to the 1st team only and can only play for the 1st team across both regional rounds and finals. Please highlight these 7 on your 1st team team sheet. No players are permitted to play across both 1st and 2nd teams within the same round of competition.

BUCS Handball 2024.25 schedule.xlsx

BUCS rules and regulations can be found here - BUCS Handball Regulations

Event specific, England Handball regulations can be found here - BUCS 2024.25 - Rules and Regualtions.docx

To withdraw from the event, please contact your Institution Administrator who should inform the event lead. Matt Durber: [email protected]

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

There is parking available on site free of charge for Oldham Leisure Centre, Sutton Bonington and Brunel University. For Leyton, there is no parking on site, so teams will need to arrange appropriate parking nearby

There are public changing facilities located next to the sports hall in all venues

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use
• We will print on demand merchandise (if applicable)
• We are beginning to track our carbon footprint across BUCS events to identify areas of improvement.

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by bringing your own refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Ensure you are disposing of waste correctly – Check around the venue for specific recycling and food waste bins
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information