The number of at the college using the

campus sports centre is decreasing.

Proposal: Improving Sports Centre

Membership

Introduction

Our college has over 7.000 students

participating in 115 programmes of
study, with 23% living on campus or in
nearby student residents. Despite the
fact that quite some students have
easy acess to the campus sports
facilities, the use of these facilities has
been steadily declining over the last 24
months. We recently emailed a survey
to the above mentioned 23%, and have
received a large number of replies.

Reasons for declining use

In the survey feedback, the following
comments were typical:
- The two gyms in the town centre
have superior facilities
- The opening hours aren't long
enough

Recommnedations for encouraging

greater use

I would strongly suggest investing in

some new equipment, in particular
some high-tech rowing and running
machines. A large number of weights
and squash rackets have disappeared,
so these need to be replaced. It might
be an idea to install security cameras
to deter people from taking them out of
the gym.

Another recommendation would be to

open, the gym, courts, and swimming
pool earlier, preferably at 6 a.m., and
for them to remain
open until 11 p.m.. This greater
flexibility would allow students to fit
their fitness training routines around
their academic timetable.

If these proposals are feasible, I would

then suggest setting up an advertising
campaign, using the college website
and flyers around the campus, to make
students aware of the changes.

Conclusion

If we were able to make these

changes, we could remain competitive
with the sports facilities in town and
persuade students to maintain thier
fitness on campus.