To the Media
The VUU Athletic Website is designed to assist you in your coverage of Virginia Union University athletics. If you need further information, please contact Tamika M. Duck in the VUU Office of Sports Information at tmduck@vuu.edu. The Sports Information Office looks forward to working with you this season and hopes to see you at all of our games.
The Internet
The Virginia Union University Department of Athletics maintains its website at www.vuusports.com . Complete information on all of our teams and additional information about the department of athletics is available.
Weekly Release
The VUU Office of Sports Information will send out a weekly press release each weekend during the season. The release will include details about the previous game, statistics from the previous game and information about the upcoming game. Conference standings and statistics can be found by visiting the conference’s website at www.theciaa.com.
Media Credentials
Working press credentials for Virginia Union home games can be obtained by contacting the VUU Office of Sports Information. Due to space limitations, seating cannot be guaranteed unless ample notice is given. Requests from sportswriters of daily newspapers and sports directors of television stations along with media agencies covering the visiting team will receive top priority. Only accredited photographers on assignment may work the sidelines. Credentials will not be mailed, but can be picked up in the Sports Information Office, located in White Hall on VUU’s campus the day before the game, or on game day at the designated Media Entrance, located at the gate on the North end of Hovey Field. Proper identification will be required when picking up credentials.
Media Parking
Credentials or proper identification will be required for access to the media lots.
Photo Credentials
The NCAA maintains a strict sideline control policy in an effort to keep the playing area as clear of people as possible. All sideline photographers must have a pass clearly visible at all times. All passes must be arranged in advance with the Office of Sports Information and can be picked up at the Media Entrance.
In football, photographers are not allowed in the team box at any time. University personnel will be on the sidelines to ensure that all passes are clearly visible and that the team box is clear of any non-team personnel.
Game Press Services
The Office of Sports Information will be at your service throughout the game. All members of the media will be provided season game programs, game notes, cumulative statistics and all other pertinent information. “Quickie” stats will be available after the conclusion of each segment. Full statistics will be available at half-time and at the conclusion of the game. Play-by-play statistics will be available upon request. Telephones, phone lines and wireless internet will also be available for the media’s use.
Interview Policies
Players and coaches will be available for interviews during the week by phone or in person. All interviews (with the exception pf post-game interviews) must be arranged through the Office of Sports Information. Head Coaches and requested players/members of his coaching staff will be available for post-game interviews after a brief “cooling off” period after each game. The VUU locker room is closed to members of the media at all times, both at home and on the road.
Radio and television Broadcasts
All requests for radio and or television broadcasts of games must be arranged through the VUU Office of Sports Information at least one week prior to game day. When more than one request is received for the same game, top priority will be given to television first, then to the radio station that regularly broadcasts the visiting team’s games. All arrangements for telephone lines are the responsibility of the visiting radio station.