TEAM:NULC Sports Results- Wednesday 27th Feb 2013

It was a quiet day yesterday as a only 3 of the college teams competed. The Elite football squad comprehensively beat Chasetown FC whilst the rugby squad lost a close fought game against local neighbours St Jospehs. The highlight of the day was the basketball squads victory over Sandwell college which put them into the last 8 of the national cup.   

Results for Wednesday 27^th February 2013

§  Men’s Basketball (away)- TEAM:NULC 80- 71 Sandwell College

  

§  Rugby (away)- TEAM:NULC 10-20 St Josephs College 

§  Football Men’s Midland Floodlit Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 1-0 AFC Telford

§  Football Men’s Elite Colleges Team (home)- TEAM:NULC 5-0 Chasetown FC

  

Performance of the week

The performance of the week has to go to the Mens' Basketball squad for progressing through to the last 8 of the BCS National Cup. and a big thank you to the coaching staff.

Academy Open Days this week!!

Newcastle-under-Lyme College Academy of Sport are holding open day training sessions at the Gordon Banks Sports Centre for current year 11 students who are interested in attending NULC in 2013/14 and becoming a member of the following Academies:

• Ladies Football Academy- Friday 22nd February- 10.00am till 3.00pm
• Men's Football Academy- Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd February- 10.00am till 3.00pm
• Men's & Ladies Volleyball Academy- Thursday 21st February- 10.00am till 2.00pm
• Men's & Ladies Basketball Academy- Friday 22nd February- 10.00am till 3.00pm
• Men's Rugby Academy- Friday 22nd February- 12.00- 2.00pm

. The open days will give you the chance to view the facilities at the brand new Gordon Banks Sports Centre at our new campus on Knutton Lane, including:

• 4-court sports hall
• 3G floodlit multi-purpose pitch
• Dance studio
• Fitness suite
• Senior and junior enhanced grass pitches

You will meet the coaches, current players, and new players who will be joining you in September 2013.

If you want to attend any of these sessions then please contact the academy of sport on trevor.humphreys@nulc.ac.uk or phone 01782254269.

Academy of Sport Trip to England Under21 vs Sweden Under 21 at Walsall FC

The Academy of Sport ran their second sports trip for students on Tuesday 5^th February, following on from their successful trip for netball students when they attended the England vs Australia netball fixture in Birmingham. Around 25 students were given free tickets for the England Under21 vs Sweden Under21 football match at Walsall FC and two minibuses full of Academy football players made the trip to Walsall’s Banks Stadium and watched England beat Sweden 4 – 0 in horrendous conditions. It was the first time many of the students had watched an international football match.

Mixed Volleyball team reach national cup final

Newcastle-under- Lyme College’s mixed volleyball squad managed to reach the final of the British Colleges Sport National Cup for the 2^nd year running. TEAM: NULC, who were crowned champions, last year faced stiff opposition in the form of Middlesbrough College who made the 4 and half hour journey despite the weather conditions.

After a tough beginning TEAM: NULC managed to win the game 2 sets to nil and showed their class throughout the game beating a very good Middlesbrough team.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College is 1 of 6 National Satellite Academies for Volleyball England which allows the players extra training time, sports science support and sports therapy.

The final will now be played on the 2^nd May at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering against either PETROC or Leyton 6^th Form College.

The men’s squad are through to the last 16 and will again be looking to defend their national crown. If all goes to plan this will hopefully be another successful year for the college’s Volleyball Academy.   

Successful Bag-Packing fundraiser for NULC Knights

Sunday the team from NULC Knights got together for a bag packing fundraiser at Sainsbury’s in Newcastle under Lyme. The guys were at the local superstore from 10:30am to 4:00pm talking basketball with the customers while packing their bags for a small donation to the NULC Knights Basketball team. The team managed to raise £577.15 totally shatter...ing last year’s mark of £438.00 and the guys managed to do it in one day. The Knights would like to thank Sainsbury’s for their continued support and also a big Thank you to all the customers who gave donations. Coach Jamison said” It’s great to see guys dedicated off the court as well as on court. As we realise it’s a very tough time for basketball but we at NULC are doing our part to keep the sport alive in Newcastle.”

TEAM:NULC Results Wed 6 February 2013

It was another really busy Wednesday afternoon with over 120 students representing TEAM:NULC in competitive sport. 

Highlights of the week were the ladies netball team's win At Birmingham Met and the two Basketball victories against high flying North Warwickshire and Worcester Colleges respectively. 

However performance of the week must go to the Ladies Football Squad who progressed to the League Cup Final with a 1-0 victory over Dudley College. Well done to everyone concerned!! 

This week’s results are as follows:-

Basketball  Cup,  NULC 63 - Warwickshire 59  , BCS League, NULC 72-Worcester 59
Ladies Football Semi Final League Cup, NULC 1 – Dudley 0
Mens Football Midland Floodlit League NULC 0 – Hednesford 1
Mens Football Last 16 NCFL Cup Manchester College 7 – NULC 2
Mens Performance League, Dudley 2 – NULC 2nds 3
Friendly NULC 3rds 5 – Keele Uni 1
Netball Birmingham Met 22 – NULC 29
National Volleyball Cup , NULC 2 – King Edwards 6th Stourbridge 0 
Rugby Friendly NULC 27 – Newcastle High School 30

STARS FITNESS SESSION 1

STARS FITNESS SESSION 1.    MONDAY 28 JANUARY

STARS Squad members took part in their first fitness testing session at the Gordon Banks Sports Centre.  Matt Berrisford, Sports Scientist for the Academy of Sport, took the group through a series of physical tests to identify strengths and weaknesses within each athlete.

The tests were: VO2 bike test, Agility T test, Vertical Jump, Ball throw co-ordination, Hand grip dynamometer, Sit and Reach flexibility test.

The Squad members were very competitive, as to be expected with elite performers.  It was interesting to observe the differences in performance depending on the sport that the Squad member takes part in and the test being performed.

Top Performances were:
Vertical Jump   Adam Jones (Athletics)     69 cm
Handgrip           Aiden Harvey (Golf)           59 kg
Agility T test      Adam Jones (Athletics)    10.82secs
Sit and Reach   India Mellor (Athletics)      26 cm
Ball throw          Alex Chapman (Golf)         28

The next session is Monday March 4th at 8.30 am – 10.00 am for some new physical tests.

College student captains England squad

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) student Sherry McCue was selected to captain the England Under 19s Ladies Football team.

Sherry took the captains armband for the first time last week against Denmark, where she led the team to  a 3-1 win at the new home of the English FA; St Georges Park in Burton.

Sherry said: “It was a life changing moment in my football career to walk out and captain my country, especially as we won.  I’m continuing to train hard with the hope of being selected for the squad in the European Championships during the summer.”

Sherry was originally chosen to play for the Ladies Under 19 England Football Squad in January 2012 and has since worked hard to progress to captain the team.

Sherry, aged 18 from Market Drayton, is a member of the College’s award-winning Academy of Sport where she plays for the Academy’s ladies football squad and is in her second year studying the Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Sport Performance and Excellence at College’s £60 million campus which features state-of-the-art sporting facilities including a gym, Sports Hall and 3G pitch.

Dave Sutton, Sports Development Officer at NULC, said: “I’ve coached Sherry for the past two years at NULC and from the first moment she joined the Academy of Sport I knew that with hard work, determination and the outstanding support from the College she would progress to have a successful career in football.”

Sherry is also part of the Academy of Sport’s Elite Sports Performance Programme (ESPP), members of which receive benefits including financial support, free use of the facilities at the Gordon Banks Sports Centre and visits to university workshops.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College currently holds the title of West Midlands Sports College of the Year which was awarded by the British Colleges Sport in October 2012.

To find out more about joining the NULC Academy of Sport visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact Trevor Humphreys on 01782 254269 or sport@nulc.ac.uk.