The new Sports Science Lab, is based at the College’s £6 million Gordon Banks Sports Centre and features top class equipment, including a Wingate Bike, Servomex Gas Analysis, Blood Lactate Testing, Ultrasonic Body Analyser and Heart Rate Monitoring System. With much of this type of professional equipment being used by Team GB athletes in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics.
Shelley Brown, Curriculum Manager for Sport at NULC, said: “The new Sports Science Lab will enable students to have hands on experience testing the College’s Elite Athletes and providing Fitness Testing and Health Screening.”
The new equipment allows students to gain experience using professional sports equipment which links to their course assessments and provides a distinct advantage to students progressing on to sports based university courses and careers, where this type of equipment is used regularly.
Shelley added: “Students will gain practical expertise in the key science areas of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, Biomechanics and Performance Analysis. The equipment then collates data on computers, allowing students to enhance their communication, numeracy and ICT skills as well as interpersonal skills.”
The College also runs the award-winning Academy of Sport, which provides a wide range of opportunities to full-time students, including Sports Academies, Elite Sports Performance Programme, Sport Volunteer and Leadership Academy and Recreational Sports.
The Academy had a record medal haul in national competitions last year, accumulating with the College being awarded West Midlands College of the Year by the British Colleges Sport in 2012.
The College launches its next round of Part-time Sports and Exercise courses aimed at adults on Monday 11 March including a Level 1 Award in Coaching in a number of sports including Basketball, Football and Netball.
To find out more about the range of Sport courses on offer at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on info@nulc.ac.uk or 01782 254254.
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