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Hi I am Joel and I am hoping to be one of your Social secretaries next year.

I can honestly say that I have made some of my best friends and had some of my best times throughout the year’s tennis socials and hope that as a social secretary I could help others also experience this.

My vision is for for a more inclusive social scene which allows more members to enjoy tennis socials as much as I have. With the Tennis society being one of the largest at The University Of Leeds, it offers a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends and I feel at the moment that tennis socials could be improved to allow this to happen.

This could be achieved by a more diverse array of socials and even multiple socials a week, introducing ideas which don’t necessarily revolve around drinking! (Although there will still be plenty of that don’t worry.)

Wether you’re a BUCS player hoping to beat the Beckett scum or a beginner looking to start playing, you will have a great time at our tennis socials next year if I’m involved!

Joining tennis was a decision made on a whim but I have never regretted it. I decided I wanted to be part of a sport and tennis served as an accessible sport for new beginners. From day one I made great friends which made learning the game twice as fun. If voted social sec, I’m hoping to advertise tennis as a great place to make new friends and enjoy a sport whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned professional.

I aim to make sure weekly socials are fun with varying themes that appeal to the majority of people, whilst also including some sober socials so that everyone feels included in the tennis madness. I want to make sure that we include seasonal events such as a winter otley run and summer ball to finish off the year well. I will also make sure we have access to club nights such as a cheeky Mischief night every week.

If voted I'll prove myself and my talents by chopping pints of wine and chain-smoking a pack of sterling reds.
Let's drink to a new year of tennis!!!

I’m going for the role of social sec with the intentions to take tennis socials to the next level. I’m a committed tennis player and avid social attendee who’s nearing an 100% attendance and I have no intentions of letting that drop next year. I have a great house for socials next year which I’m highly willing to sacrifice as I also intend on increasing the number of house parties and variation in location for socials while increasing the inclusivity of tennis socials. I also have a vast number of top ideas and themes for socials next year paired with the links to get tennis society more MISCHIEF tickets.
P.s If I am elected me and fellow social sec nominee Will Parker will jump into the Pond outside of EDWARD BOYLE alongside a 5pc (pint chop) and wear a chicken costume for 3 days straight, lectures, social, all of it.

Vote for me for social sec to keep up the best socials and to keep having a good time🤪 I attend all socials and have great ideas for next years themes to get everyone involved and make the socials even bigger and better.

Joining the tennis society has genuinely been the best decision I’ve made at university, through training, socials, and events I’ve been able to make many new friends across different ages, courses and areas.

Because of this I am applying for the role of social sec as I’d like to share this opportunity with the new first years and others wanting to join tennis. I’d like to promote inclusivity of the varying playing groups such as beginners and improvers into socials as well non-Wednesday events such as dinners, for example I’d organise a Winter tennis ball which all members of the society would be welcome to. I’ve already got many ideas in mind for socials, in the summer I’d love to host a BBQ in my second-year house. Additionally, I’d aim to organize charity events such as fundraisers and funruns to really make tennis an integral part of not only the University of Leeds but the local area too.

I am proud to say I have a near 100% social attendance and won ‘most committed social member’ at the Christmas awards. However, I wouldn’t feel comfortable going for this role without encouraging you to also vote for Ollie Drew as I feel he deserves this position as much as myself.

P.s. me and Ollie have pledged to do a 5-pint chop and jump in the roger stevens pond if we get the role. And for the cherry on top me and Ollie will wear chicken costumes for 3 days straight, lectures, social and all.