HEDA SCHEME
The Higher Education Dodgeball Activator (HEDA) scheme is our investment in the future of university dodgeball in the UK. The objective of the HEDA scheme is to empower driven ambassadors from each institution through training to ensure that dodgeball is integrated into each university’s sporting menu.
HEDA’s are individuals who want to support the sport and see dodgeball grow at all levels in their individual university. The HEDA team is made up of students who are active as both committee members and players in their institution’s university club (or working to set up a session/club with their sports officer/athletic union’s support in the case of universities new to dodgeball).
There are up to two HEDA’s from each University that holds British Dodgeball education membership, with each activator acting as a key link between each institution and British Dodgeball. They will, simply put, help dodgeball to grow! This may be by providing important strategic guidance to university sports officers, students unions, athletic unions and club committees in order to support participation programmes to increase attendance, or encouraging engagement with development opportunities such as coach education and varying competitive opportunities to improve session quality, player development and team performance.
This is a voluntary role with the following benefits provided in-kind to those who act as an institution’s HEDA for one full academic year:
- Level 1 Award in Coaching Dodgeball (or £70 towards a Level 2/3 Certificate in Coaching Dodgeball course if the Level 1 is already held)
- HEDA University Training Day – a day in the sports hall & classroom developing knowledge of promotion, marketing, growing participation, assistant refereeing and improving session quality.
- 2026 Training Days: Manchester & Surrey, dates TBC
- Introduction to Officiating Dodgeball – online course to support rules knowledge
- Access to HEDA Network – networking opportunity, further training & support from peers
- References – to support future employment
Applications for 2026-27 are closed. You can see the 26-27 HEDA’s below:
British Dodgeball HEDA's 26-27
| University | HEDA | HEDA |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | James Maddox | |
| Cardiff University | Penny Saunders | Aidan Moore |
| Durham University | Richard Tomlinson | |
| Loughborough University | Jessica Shindo | |
| Newcastle University | Aidan Irwin | Samuel Addison |
| Queens University Belfast | Caleb Kurien | Jack O’Hagan |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Toby Johnson | Matthew Dove |
| Southampton University | Maya Meylan | |
| University of Birmingham | Henry Wilkinson | Madeleine Ashton |
| University of East Anglia | Mia Roberts | Lewis King |
| University of Essex | Matthew Snares | |
| University of Lincoln | Ellie Arrandale | Arron Pritchard |
| University of Manchester | Thomas Hinson | Christopher Darlington |
| University of Nottingham | Max Griffin | Eric Emoruwa Fuentes |
| University of Plymouth | Shaun Shemmans | |
| University of Sheffield | Alexander Houghton | Luke Grabham |
| University of Southampton | Joshua Shandduggan | |
| University of Surrey | Eoin Mcbennett | Feyi Salami |
| University of Surrey | Sophie Waight | |
| University of Winchester | Vincent Rinzivillo | |
| University of York | Alfie Langley | Josh Biltcliffe |
