Welcome to the first Sport Management Society at a UK university!
What we do
Our mission is to increase awareness and engagement in sport management at the University of Bath through guest speakers from the sporting world, employability events and regular football sessions/tournaments and socials. If you are interested in the sporting industry and/or business, this society will provide you with credible information to assist with your studies and/or career.
Why join us
Monthly: A guest speaker from the sports industry
Weekly: Football sessions & socials
New members are always welcome to any of our various events.
Once you join our society, you will have access to our wide range of talks from excellent external speakers from the sporting environment. You will also increase your employability prospects and create more connections leading to a more extensive social network in the industry. Therefore, we encourage people from all courses to join.
Alongside organising employability skills sessions for our society members, we aim to organise an annual trip to the sport management capital of the world, Lausanne – inclusive of entry to a Sport Management job fair.
Our society upholds the University of Bath Student Union’s values and behaviours framework. We are against any form of discrimination towards members and non-members of the society. We aim to have an enjoyable time whilst learning about all the different aspects of sport management.
How to join us
Add our society membership to your basket and checkout. If you already have the Societies Area Membership, then you can join us for free!
Alternatively, if you haven’t yet purchased the Societies Area Membership, this will cost £3 and will allow you to join as many societies as you want!
Events
Coming soon!
Past speakers
These speakers are in chronological order, from our first to the latest speaker. The positions of all speakers mentioned below are true as of the time of their talk.
Alex Polyakov – Assistant to the Sporting Director at PAOK F.C.
Hugo Sheckter – Founder of The Player Care Group and Ex-Head of Player Care at West Ham United F.C.
Matt Crocker – Director of Football Operations at Southampton F.C.
Cesare Marchetti – Founder of Deadline Day Sports and Licensed Football Agent
Jon Smith OBE – Super Agent, who worked with Diego Maradona, and the English national teams of both football and cricket
We look forward to seeing you all!
Our Committee
Co-Chairs
Nico Vallone
Vasilii Iaroshenko
Treasurer
Riccardo Munari
Commitee Members
Alexander Kapsi - Social Secretary
Alessandro Corbo - Football Social Coordinator
Ines Schmid Lopez - Welfare and Inclusivity Officer
Tarek Ismali - Social Media Manager
Ella Barney - General Commitee Member
Javier Rodriguez Diez and Joaquim Matcham- General Commitee Members
What we do
We are a brand new society, and our mission is to increase awareness and engagement in Sport Management at the University of Bath. We will have monthly guest speakers during the academic year, employability events, socials and regular football sessions/tournaments. If you hold interests in the world of sport or business, this society will provide you with credible information to assist with your career.
What’s on
Every Month: A guest speaker from the world of Sport & its Management
Every Week: Football sessions & Off-campus socials
New members are welcome at all times at any of our various sessions. Furthermore, our society upholds the University of Bath Student Union’s values and behaviours framework. We are against any form of discrimination towards members and non-members of the society. We aim to have a fun and enjoyable time while learning about all the different aspects of Sport Management.
Past Speakers
These speakers are in chronological order, from our first to our latest speaker. All speaker's positions below are at the time of the event.
Alex Polyakov - Assistant to the Sporting Director at PAOK F.C.
Hugo Sheckter - Founder of The Player Care Group and Ex-Head of Player Care at West Ham United F.C.
Matt Crocker - Director of Football Operations at Southampton F.C.
Cesare Marchetti - Founder of Deadline Day Sports and Licensed Football Agent
Jon Smith OBE - Super Agent, who worked with Maradona, The England Football and Cricket Team among others
Reasons to join us
Once you join our society, you will have access to our wide range of talks from excellent external speakers from the Sport Management industry. Moreover, you will also increase your employability prospects and create more connections leading to a more extensive social network in the industry. Therefore, we encourage people from all courses to join. Moreover, we aim to organise an annual trip to the capital of Sport Management, Lausanne, inclusive of entry to a Sport Management job fair. Furthermore, organised employability skills sessions for our society members.
How to join us
Add our society membership to your basket and checkout. This will be free as long as you have the Societies Area Membership, which allows you to join one, multiple, or all Bath University societies. The Societies Area Membership costs £3. Our society has no extra costs. Thank you for joining!
Our Logo
Our logo was made using a digital painting app. Since the university's logo is a gorgon head, we wanted to keep the Ancient Greek/mythical theme going. Therefore, we chose Hermes as he is the God of games and athletes, who in myth was said to have invented wrestling and racing.
Our social media
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9167190/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportmanagementbath/