What a Year of Sport!!

The college's Academy of Sport has already had an extremely successful year as evidenced by the following:

 Highlights for 2012-13

British Colleges Sport (BCS) Regional Championships

• 80 Students competed against rest of West Midlands- highest ever number.
• Men’s Volleyball West Midlands Champions
• Ladies Football- West Midlands Champions
• 3 swimmers and 5 cross country student selected for West Midlands Team

BCS National Championships- Bath University

• 32 students competed for the West Midlands- highest ever number.
• Men’s Volleyball National Champions
• Ladies 7-a-side- National Champions
• Megan Ashley- Team Silver for West Midlands Ladies Swim Team
• Georgia Cope and Jenny Evans- Bronze medal in ladies cross country

Academy Team Honours

• Men’s Football- first time college has entered 2 Elite leagues and have ran 5 men’s teams. All men’s sides have won their west midlands leagues which is the first time this has been achieved in the West Midlands. The men’s elite side reached the quart-finals of the national cup.   
• Ladies Football-West Midlands cup winners and semi-finalists of the national cup. Winners of the West Midlands Performance League and 7-a-side national champions
• Men’s Basketball- Winners of the BCS West Midlands Performance league and runners-up of the national cup. Newcastle Knights finished 3^rd in national league division 4. National 3v3 Champions
• Ladies Basketball- West Midlands Runners-up and National 3v3 runners up.
• Netball- Finished 4^th in the West Midlands Performance League and national cup quarter finalists.
• Men’s Volleyball- Runners up of the BCS National Colleges Cup, national championships winners and West Midlands Championships. 
• Mixed Volleyball- Winners of the BCS National Colleges Cup.
• Men’s Rugby- Winners of West Midlands Div 2A
• Indoor Cricket 24- West Midlands Championship winners

National Squad Representative Honours for British Colleges

Regional

• 3 Netball players selected for the West Midlands Regional Squad
• 7 Rugby players selected for the West Midlands Rugby Squad
• 2 Male Footballers selected for the West Midlands Football Squad
• 2 Hockey player selected for West Midlands Hockey Squad
• 2 Female Footballers selected for the West Midlands Football Squad

National

• 1 Netball player- Dominique Ford Gordon selected for the English Colleges and England Netball national squads but didn’t compete.
• 1 male Footballer- Rai Simmons for England Squad

§  1 Female player selected for national football squads- Emily Horton

§  1 male hockey player- Kieran Bedford

§  1 rugby player- Sam Longstaff selected for North of England

National Squad Representative Honours for National Governing Body

·         2 female football players for England Under 19’s- Emily Horton and Sherry McCue (also selected as captain)

·         1 female football player for Wales Under 19’s- Jade Boulton

What a great year of sport and we look forward to what the next season brings!!!

Academy of Sport Awards Ceremony 2012-13

The college's Academy of Sport held its annual awards ceremony on wednesday 12th June. The following students and staff were presented with awards.

Award	Student Nominations	Winner
Gordon Banks Sports Person of the Year		Sherry McCue
Volunteer of the Year		Beth Wragg
The Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award		Abbie Jackson
Elite Sports Person of the Year Award		Dominique Ford Gordon
Team of the Year 2012/13		Ladies Football Academy
Sam Banks Award for Rugby Player of the Year	Zac Chadwick Sam Longstaff; Nathan George.	Zac Chadwick
Netball Academy Player of the Year	Dom Ford Gordan  Tilly Wharton Jasmine Darlington	Dom For Gordon
Basketball Academy Player of the Year	Jamie Brunsdon Jack Hulme Ewan McGregor	Jamie Brunsdon
Ladies Basketball Academy Player	Abbie Jackson Dom Ford Gordon Lauren Alcock	Abbie Jackson
Men’s Football Academy Player of the Year	Leon Probert John Johnstone Jack Beech Aaron Madeley	John Johnstone
Contribution to Men’s Football Floodlit Team	Leon Probert Jordon Cole Josh Rhodes	Leon Probert
Contribution to Men’s Football NCFL Team	Tom Kirkham Jim Batkin Jon Johnson	Jon Johnstone
Contribution to Men’s Football Perf 1 Team	Jack Beech Sami Miah Luke Matthews	Jack Beech
Contribution to Men’s Football Perf 2 Team	Ryland Shenton Evans Ofori Aaron Madeley	Aaron Madeley
Contribution to Men’s Football Perf 3 Team	Hayden Evans Dominic Hope Matt Barlow	Hayden Evans
Women’s Football Academy Player of the Year	Jade Boulton  Rachel Ball  Sherry Mccue	Jade Boulton
Athletics Academy Female Athlete of the Year		Lucy Hayes

Athletics Academy Male Athlete of the Year

 James Taylor

Men’s Volleyball Player of the Year

Jordan Aldelburgh

Elliot Francis

Ross Thompson

Jordan Aldelburgh

Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year

Harriet  Roberts

Beth Wragg

Abigale Jackson

Beth Wragg

Academy of Sport Coach of the Year

Ross Cope

Kerri Welsh

Shawn Jamison

Ross Cope

Well done to everyone involved.

Students meet international football stars

25 NULC students who are members of the Football Academy attended St Georges Park – the new home of English Football to take part in some football training sessions led by professional footballers including England internationals David James and Phil Neville. The students played alongside some of their heroes and had the added bonus of meeting some of the current England players including Wayne Rooney, who also had a training camp at St Georges Park.