TEAM:NULC Results- Wednesday 28th November

It was an extremely busy day again yesterday as a large number of teams played with some great successes. The men’s football, mixed volleyball and basketball eased in to the next round of the national cups pushing them further towards the final stages. The mixed volleyball side are now in the quarter finals and look on course to retain their national title.   

Results for Wednesday 28^th November 2012

§  Men’s Basketball (home)- TEAM:NULC 101- 13 Halesowen College

§  Ladies Basketball (home)- no game

§  Netball (away)- TEAM:NULC 23-34 Hartpury College   

§  Rugby (home)- postponed due to waterlogged pitch

§  Football Men’s Midland Floodlit Team (home)- TEAM:NULC L-L AFC Telford (playing tonight)

§  Football Men’s Elite Colleges Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 8-2 Wigan & Leigh College

§  Football Men’s Performance 1 Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 2-0 Droitwich Spa

§  Football Men’s Performance 2 Team (home)- postponed due to weather    

§  Football Ladies (home)- no game

§  Men’s Volleyball (away)- no game

§  Ladies Volleyball (home)- no game

§  Mixed Volleyball (away)- TEAM:NULC 3-0 Stoke 6^th Form College

§  MMU/NULC Football 1^st Team (away)- no game  

§  MMU/NULC Football 2^nd Team (away) – tbc

Performance of the week

The performance of the week has to go to the Men’s Elite Football squad who put in a fantastic performance to beat a highly rated Wigan and Leigh college side by a wide margin. Well done to all students and staff.

College helps school pupils achieve their sporting dreams

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) is launching a new programme to encourage more high school pupils into sport.

Part of the NULC Academy of Sport, the Newcastle STARS programme works with talented young athletes from high schools across the Borough, helping them to nurture their sporting talent while offering them the best chance of achieving their full potential.

The new programme is being launched on Thursday 29 November, 6.30pm - 8.30pm in the College’s Auditorium at its main campus on Knutton Lane.

Deb O’Neill, Newcastle STARS Squad Co-ordinator, said: “The STARS programme was put together for pupils from all Newcastle high schools that are performing at a national standard in their chosen sport. 

“As the West Midlands’ number one sports college, NULC is dedicated to raising the profile of sport and nurturing the potential of the talented young athletes we have in the local area, meaning it’s an ideal base for the STARS Squad.”

Over 100 local people have been invited to the event, along with three other STARS Squads from across Staffordshire. During the event, current Paralympian Tim Prendergast and retired Olympian Craig Heap will provide inspirational talks and workshops to the young aspiring athletes.

Previously funded by the Youth Sport Trust, the STARS programme faced funding cuts last year.

Deb added: “The funding cuts meant the programme faced an uncertain future, but the College has agreed to fund the Newcastle programme for the next year, ensuring that young local sports stars are able to receive expert coaching and access to top class sporting facilities to help them become world class athletes.”

The new programme allows the College to work with younger athletes in addition to the already successful Academy of Sport which is aimed at current college students. The NULC Academy of Sport has had record success since its launch in 2010, with students being selected to represent their country in a range of sports including Men’s Football, Ladies Football, Rugby and Netball.

To find out more about the Newcastle STARS Programme contact Deb O’Neill, NULC Academy of Sport Stars Squad Coordinator, on deborah.o'neill@nulc.ac.uk or visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport.

Academy Open Training Nights

The Academy of Sport is hosting a number of training nights over the weeks beggining the 3rd and the 10th of December. The schedule will be as follows:

Monday 3rd December: 4.30- 6.00pm- Football and Basketball

Tuesday 4th December: 4.30- 6.00pm- Football and Rugby

Tuesday 11th December: 4.30- 6.00pm- Volleyball

Wednesday 12th December: 4.30- 6.00pm- Netball

Each of the training nights is oepn to all year 11 students who are interested in studying at Newcastle-under-Lyme College, and joining one of the Academy programmes.

The sessions will allow students to meet the coaches, new students joining them in September 2013 and the existing students.

To book a place on an open evening please contact Trevor Humphreys on 01782254269 or e-mail trevor.humphreys@nulc.ac.uk

It would be great to see you there.

TEAM:NULC Sports Results- Wednesday 21st November

Yesterday was again another extremely good day that further cemented Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s reputation as one of the top sports colleges in the region. At the regional championships the men’s Volleyball squad were again crowned West Midlands Champions. They will be joined at the National Championships by 3 female and 1 male cross country runners, 2 male and 2 female swimmers and the ladies football squad from last week.

Also history was made as our Ladies Basketball squad had their first ever game against St John Fisher. Although they lost it was great to see so many girls competing for the college in a new sport.

Results for Wednesday 21^st November 2012

§  Men’s Basketball (away)- no game

§  Ladies Basketball (home)- TEAM:NULC 14- 50 St John Fisher School

§  Netball (away)- TEAM:NULC 42-8 Derby College   

§  Rugby (home)- bye into the next round of the cup

§  Football Men’s Midland Floodlit Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 4-1 Lichfield City

§  Football Men’s Elite Colleges Team (home)- cup game postponed

§  Football Men’s Performance 1 Team (away)- TEAM:NULC 2-0 Birmingham Met College 2^nd

§  Football Men’s Performance 2 Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 1-2 Shrewsbury 6^th Form College    

§  Football Ladies (home)- TEAM:NULC 6-0  Shrewsbury 6^th Form College

§  Men’s Volleyball (away)- Won the West Midlands Regional Championships

§  Ladies Volleyball (home)- no game

§  Mixed Volleyball (away)- no game

§  MMU/NULC Football 1^st Team (away)- no game  

§  MMU/NULC Football 2^nd Team (away) – tbc

Performance of the week

The performance of the week has to go to the Men’s Volleyball squad who made a great start to the defence of their National Title from last year by winning the West Midlands Regional Championship. Well done to all the players and staff.

The biggest performance has to go to the college itself yesterday though as over 100 students competed for the college in a range of sports. Well done to all!!!

College launches partnership with Premier League 4 Sport

Stoke City striker Kenwyne Jones attended Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) to highlight the importance of initiatives which encourage young people to participate in sport.

The Trinidad and Tobago international was joined by England and Manchester Giants players Devan Bailey and David Watts along with the NULC Knights basketball team for the launch of a basketball project which will now form part of the hugely-successful Premier League 4 Sport scheme that has been in operation by Stoke City Football Club for three years.

Local youngsters will be able to take part in coaching sessions across the county after basketball joined hockey, badminton, volleyball and table tennis as one of the designated activities under the Premier League 4 Sport directive.

“This is a brilliant idea from Premier League 4 Sport,” exclaimed Jones after spending much of his time at the college playing with Team GB stars and the Newcastle Knights. “It’s so important to get young people playing sport.

“I was fortunate when I was young to be able to play so many different sports in the Caribbean and I loved basketball at school, even though I didn’t take it too seriously. For me, deciding to become a footballer was the right choice.

He added: “You can see the enthusiasm of the young people and it’s fantastic that they now have this support to play the sport.” 

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager said: “Here at NULC we operate a Basketball Academy for our students and also run the Newcastle-under-Lyme College Knights which is open to students and members of the community. We’re an inclusive College who with the support of Premier League 4 Sport can now offer sporting opportunities for high school pupils and members of the community to get involved in.”

The launch of the Premier League 4 Sport basketball sessions is the result of a partnership between the Stoke City Community Trust and the Newcastle Knights Basketball team supported by Newcastle-under-Lyme College.

Visit the NULC Facebook Page to view the full gallery of photographs from the event.

To find out more about Sport at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport or contact Trevor Humphreys on 01782 254269 or sport@nulc.ac.uk.

The Academy of Sport welcomes its new apprentice

The Academy of Sport officially welcomes a new member of staff this week as a new apprentice joins the successful department. Abbie Jackson from Knutton has been taken on for 12 months to work within the Academy of Sport to provide logistical and administrative support.

Abbie is a keen sports person and plays for the college's Netball and Basketball academies whilst not working hard in the office helping to run all the Academy programmes.

Abbie will be working for 4 days a week whilst continuing her studies for the other day on an NVQ programme.

Good luck Abbie and welcome to the team!!!

Volleyball Academy benefit from the Olympics

Newcastle-under-Lyme Volleyball Academy, one of 6 in the country with national status has been given a boost after being donated a large amount of equipment that was used at the London 2102 Olympics.

The college received balls, post and net system, umpires rostrum and ball cages amongst other things. All the equipment is branded up and brings a feel of the Olympics to Newcastle-under-lyme college.

The equipment give away is part of the 2012 legacy and forms part of the National Satellite Volleyball academy programme which the college is part of in partnership with Newcastle Staffs Volleyball club.

Below is a picture of Abbie Jackson (Academy of Sport Apprentice) and Emma Broadhurst (Senior Duty Manager of the Gordon Banks Sports Centre) with some of the equipment.

Elite Sports Scholarship Fund Round 1 students named

The 1st round of funding for Elite Sport student athletes closed at the start of October and the following students were successful in receiving funding from the college:

James Taylor

Liam Hebblethwaite

Branden Ross Millward

Nathan Petherick

Kieran Bedford

Philippa Hipkiss

Charlotte Thompson

George Anthony Edwards

Jennifer Evans

Atilla Zirekoglu

Jaydene Thompson

Michael Patten

Jamie Brunsdon

Amelia Robb

Emily Horton

Samuel Botham

Elizabeth Billington

Jaxon Sykes

Callum Ldatt

Sherry McCue

All students are part of the colleges Elite Sports Performance Programme.

The Elite Sports Programme (ESSP) was created to allow talented athletes to continue with their academic studies, whilst training and competing to the highest level. The ESPP is open to students if they have represented the county or above in a chosen sport within the last academic year.

If students become part of the programme they can expect the following benefits: 

Financial support from the college for training costs, transport and essential equipment (subject to applications).

Free use of the college sports facilities such as the fitness suite and dance studio. 

University workshops at institutions such as Bath, Loughborough and Birmingham that are targeted at increasing your performance.

Sport Science Support

Physiotherapy, sports massage and rehabilitation services

TEAM:NULC Regional Championship Results- Wed 14th November

Yesterday saw the college’s Ladies and Men’s 5-a-side football, netball, basketball and rugby squads taking part in the regional championships. The winners of these competitions are crowned West Midlands champions and go on to compete for the region a the national championships which take place at Bath University.

Results for Wednesday 14^th November 2012

TEAM:NULC Men’s 5-a-side Football- reached the quarter finals

TEAM:NULC Ladies 5-a-side Football- won the competition and crowned West Midlands Champions

TEAM:NULC Men’s Basketball- Reached the semi-finals

TEAM:NULC Netball- reached the quarter-finals

TEAM:NULC Rugby- knocked out in the group stages

Performance of the week

The performance of the week has to go to the ladies 5-a-side football squad who were crowned West Midlands championships. They will now represent both the college and West Midlands region at the national championships. Well done.

TEAM:NULC Results: Wednesday 7th November 2012

Yesterday’s results saw honours even in terms of teams that won and lost. It was a busy day as a large number of teams travelled around the West Midlands in the first round of cup fixtures.  The mixed Volleyball squad got their season up and running and I am sure the students and coaches are glad to get the first round of the cup out of the way out of the way.  

Results for Wednesday 7^th November 2012

§  Men’s Basketball (away)- TEAM:NULC 138-18 Telford College of Art and Tech

§  Ladies Basketball (home)- no game

§  Netball (home)- TEAM:NULC finished runners-up in the Staffordshire u19’s championships

§  Rugby (home)- bye into the next round of the cup

§  Football Men’s Midland Floodlit Team (home)- no game

§  Football Men’s Elite Colleges Team (away)- bye into the next round of the cup

§  Football Men’s Performance 1 Team (Home)- TEAM:NULC 8-0 South Burton and Derbyshire College 2nd

§  Football Men’s Performance 2 Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 2-3  Staffordshire University 4^th    

§  Football Ladies (home)- TEAM:NULC 1- 2 Runshaw College  

§  Men’s Volleyball (away)- no game

§  Ladies Volleyball (home)- no game

§  Mixed Volleyball (away)- TEAM:NULC 3-1 King Edwards Stourbridge

§  MMU/NULC Football 1^st Team (away)- no game  

§  MMU/NULC Football 2^nd Team (away) – tbc

Performance of the week

The performance of the week has to go to the Mixed Volleyball squad who made a great start to the defence of their National Title from last year. Well done to all the players and staff on a win against our closest rivals in the West Midlands region.