Colours Award Criteria - Southampton University Students Union

Colours Award Criteria
This criterion should be used as a GUIDELINE when completing the nomination
form for the Colours Awards given out each year at the AU Ball.
General Criteria
- Any student can be nominated for any club affiliated to the AU as long as they are a full
member of the Students’ Union and the Athletic Union
- Where possible, individuals must compete in the name of the University of Southampton
and must play for their Athletic Union club
- The committee must be selective on all nominations and only put forward who they feel
should deserve a Colours Award
- The nominations must include activities/representation for this year, dating back to last
year’s AU Ball and does include the summer
- Although an individual may meet the criteria it is the discretion of the Colours Committee
to decide who is awarded a Colours Awards and students will not automatically receive
Colours if they have reached the required standards
Club Colours Criteria
- AU Club Colours are awarded for an individual’s continued commitment, effort and work
in ensuring the improvement or continuing success of an AU club. They will have gone
above and beyond their duties within the club and without them their club would not be
where it is today. (Note that these awards will not be presented at the AU Awards Ball but
they will be presented at the individual club AGMs).
Half Colours Criteria
- Half colours nominations should be based on playing proficiency only
- Nominations should be for students who have played 75% of all 1st team competitions for
the current season (Special circumstances may be considered for a 2nd Team member)
- Half Colours may be awarded for achieving one of the following;
o Top 8 finish in National Student Competition (Consistently top 8 if league format)
o Top 3 Finish in a Regional (Non-Student) Competition
o Top 16 in a National (Non-Student) Competition
o Selection for a Student Regional Team (i.e. South-East)
o Selection for a Senior (Non-Student) County Team (i.e. Hampshire)
o Reaching the final round of a BUCS National Trial
o Being the Key member of a team that reaches a Student National Final Game
(i.e. The BUAFL National Championships Game for American Football)
o Further achievements for specific sports are found in further regulations

Alternative Half Colours Criteria for Specific Sports
- Men’s Archery – Handicap of 40 or better
- Women’s Archery – Handicap of 50 or better
- Athletics & Cross Country – Latest AA Senior Grade II standard
- Boat Club – Top 8 at Henley Regatta or equivalent
- Men’s Football – Consistently playing for a team at FA Step 8 or above
- Hockey – Consistently playing for a team in the top division of the South Hockey League
- Judo – Should be at least a brown belt (as well as meeting other criteria)
- Rifle – Average of 95.5 or better (based on aggregate averages)
- Road Cycling – Elite British Cycling Federation Licence
- Rugby – Consistently playing for a team in London 2 leagues or higher
- Skydive – Top 3 at a BCPA National Event in a single discipline
- Squash – Consistent high performance in the Hampshire 1st Division
- Men’s Ten Pin Bowling – Average of 175 or better (from 18 matches or more)
- Women’s Ten Pin Bowling – Average of 155 or better (from 18 matches or more)
- Tennis – LTA rating of 3.2 or better
Full Colours Criteria
- Full colours nominations should be based on playing proficiency only
- Nominations should be for students who have played 75% of all 1st team competitions for
the last TWO seasons
- Full Colours may be awarded for achieving one of the following;
o Top 3 finish in a National Student Competition (Consistently top 8 if league
format)
o Top 8 in a National (Non-Student) Competition
o Selection for a British Universities Team
o Selection for a Senior National Team (i.e. England)
o Further achievements for specific sports are found in further regulations
Alternative Criteria for Specific Sports
- Men’s Archery – Handicap of 30 or better
- Women’s Archery – Handicap of 40 or better
- Athletics & Cross Country – Latest AA Senior Grade I standard
- Boat Club – Win at Henley Regatta or equivalent
- Men’s Football – Consistently playing for a team at FA Step 6 or above
- Hockey – Consistently playing for a team in the England Hockey League
- Judo – Should be at least a black belt (as well as meeting other criteria)
- Lacrosse – Regularly playing for the Senior Southern Lacrosse team
- Rifle – Average of 96.5 or better (based on aggregate averages)
- Road Cycling – Elite British Cycling Federation Licence
- Rugby – Consistently playing for a team in National Division 3 leagues or higher
- Squash – Consistent high performance in the Hampshire Premier Division
- Men’s Ten Pin Bowling – Average of 195 or better (from 18 matches or more)
- Women’s Ten Pin Bowling – Average of 175 or better (from 18 matches or more)
- Tennis – LTA rating of 2.1 or better