Requirements for Approval

All Interest Groups must apply for approval by the Board and must meet the minimal requirements outlined below. An Interest Group can be formed providing it:

  • Has a Convener who is a Professional member of BASES
  • Has terms of reference (including a name, mission statement that is consistent with the Mission of BASES, and objectives that are consistent with the Association's objectives)
  • Is aligned within a Division of BASES
  • Can justify its relevancy to sport and/or exercise sciences
  • Can justify its uniqueness from existing BASES Interest Groups
  • Has a membership of no less than 20 or 1% of total BASES membership (whichever is lower). A register of members must be included with the application.

Applications for approval must be made via the .doc documentBASES Interest Group Application Form. Submission dates are 1 October and 1 April each year.

Vacancies

Paper of the month (August) - PA for Health
Metcalf and colleagues from the Peninsula Medical School and University of Plymouth suggest that in children it may be excess bodyweight causing inactivity rather than sedentary behaviour causing we

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