Football Academy prepare for national semi-final

The NULC/MMU football academy are busy preparing for the national semi-final of the Football Conference Youth Alliance Cup.

The team will face Charlton Athletic in the final, which will be held away at Charlton Athletics football stadium on Wednesday 30 March.

Members of the academy, spend four days a week studying and training at the Crewe campus and one day a week at NULC studying towards a BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport (Performance and Excellence).

Nigel Deeley, joint-coach, said: “Getting this far in the competition, as well other national competitions, is testament to the dedicated MMU and NULC staff who help support the students through every aspect of their education, from their academic studies right through to their attitude and fitness.”
If you are interested in learning more about the NULC Sport Academy visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport or email sport@nulc.ac.uk.