Sports clubs affiliate to their athletic union for support and finance.
Athletic unions can (and most do) affiliate to British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS).
In a typical structure, members of sports clubs automatically become members of the athletic union with all the benefits of the membership (including insurance and social aspects) included.
Many athletic unions employ one or more administrators to work alongside the elected AU president in support of the sports clubs, and to keep a continuity from year to year within the athletic union.
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