Advice on how to start a collegiate wushu club.
The 14th Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament will be tomorrow at the University of Oregon! Â Speaking of collegiate wushu, if your school doesn’t have a wushu club, why not start one! Â Here’s a a brief look at how to start a wushu club at your college or university. Â No wushu experience is needed, just your desire and motivation to bring wushu to your school!
1) Find people who are interested in helping to start the club
- Ask around, make announcements at student union meetings
- Make a website and put on there what wushu is, your proposal for starting a club, and links to wushu videos videos. Â Be sure to put your email address there so people can contact you.
- Make flyers stating that you are looking for people interested in starting the club. Â Put a link to the website and your contact information on there. Â Post the flyers on campus bulletin boards and pass them out to people.
2) Hold an interest meeting
- Invite everyone who responded to your flyer to an interest meeting
- Also post flyers with the date, time, and place of the meeting before hand to spread the word
- Here, meet and greet people who are interested in starting the club. Â See who is willing to help you organize and lead the club.
- Explain what wushu is, why it’s cool, and why you want to start a club
- Figure out if who will lead the practices and what the format will be like
3) Have your first interest meeting/first practice
- Organize a time and place to meet up with people for a first practice.
- This can also be another interest meeting so that people can see what wushu is like and how it is practiced.
- Keep this practice light and fun.
- If anyone has experience, maybe they can do a quick demo.
4) Register your club as an official registered student organization and sports club
- See what the requirements are to start a club at your school, fulfill the requirements, and turn in any necessary paperwork
- This will make your club official so that you can access possible funding and practice space reservations
5) Reserve practice space and schedule regular practices
- Organize what the practice will be like, who will lead it, and what will be taught
- Keep everybody updated on information by creating a mailing list and sending them regular updates
Remember that organization and leadership is key in getting your club up and running. Â Make things fun for everybody and make them feel welcome. Â This way, your members will feel more involved and are more likely to continue coming to your practices and even help you run the club.
If anyone ends up starting a club, let us know your success stories! Â Or if you have questions or problems starting a wushu club at your school, share your experience and we’ll try to help you out! Â Good luck!