NULC students represent West Midlands

A number of students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College have been successful in the regional British Colleges Sport West Midlands trials.  The successful students will now go on to represent the West Midlands and play against other regions to select a final national British Colleges Squad.

The following students are now part of the British Colleges Sport West Midlands Team:

Tom Gordon - Hockey

Sherry McCue - Ladies Football

Emily Horton - Ladies Football

Jade Boulton - Ladies Football

Josh Foxall - Men’s Football

Josh Brown - Men’s Football

Ami Pickeril - Netball

Josh Bowyer - Rugby

Sam Longstaff - Rugby

Sam Mellor - Rugby

Harry Jones - Rugby

Dan Baddeley - Rugby

Dan Meakim - Rugby

Tom Turnock - Rugby

Harry Derbyshire - Rugby

Josh Cunningham- Rugby

Everyone from NULC would like to say a huge Well Done to all the team members and wish you the best of luck in future competitions.

NULC students become STARS

A number of Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) students have been selected for a prestigious squad of athletes called the STARS programme.

The aim of the STARS programme is to form a group of elite performers in the North Staffordshire area who can join together to discuss their experiences and receive help from international athletes in coping with the demands of training whilst in full time education.

The selected students attended a launch evening on Wednesday 5 October at Fenton 6^th Form College. The evening consisted of an introduction to the programme and workshops were delivered by former England and Great Britain athletes.

A total of 18 NULC students were chosen from a range of sports such as Football, Athletics, Volleyball and Canoeing, and all study full-time at the on a variety of courses.

The inclusion of these students further demonstrates NULC’s commitment to sporting excellence which now sees it ranked as one of the top college’s in the West Midlands.

Football Academy Coach heads to World Cup

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) is proud to announce that Joint Head Coach of the MMU/NULC Football Academy; Nigel Deeley, will be travelling with the England U17 football team to the 2011 FIFA Mexico World Cup.

The tournament starts on the 18 June 2011 with the Cup Final on the 10 July 2011. Nigel will be working under Head Coach John Peacock and Assistant Coach Kenny Swain working on scouting, vetting and as a support coach.  There are 6 groups in the group stage with England in Group C  along side Uruguay, Canada and Rwanda.

Alongside his role as Joint Youth Coach for the MMU/NULC Football Academy, Nigel also works for the Football Association as a Talent ID scout for the North West

Congratulations Nigel from everyone at NULC.

Pictured: Joint Head Coach of the MMU/NULC Football Academy, Nigel Deeley

To find out more about the MMU/NULC Football Academy click here.



Five-a-side match raises money for charity

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) Staff and students joined forces with local supermarket Sainsbury's to raise £150 for charity. 

A charity five-a-side football match was organised to raise money for the North Staffordshire Adventure Playground charity.  Well Done to everyone from NULC and Sainsbury's that took part in the event.

Pictured: Winners of the Sainsbury's Charity Cup

NULC students become basketball stars

Budding basketball stars at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have been given a huge boost after they have been entered into the England Basketball League (EBL).

NULC's Basketball Club, ‘NULC Knights’ has been approved to enter division four of the EBL and will be representing the West Midlands region in college sports competitions during the 2011-2012 season.

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager and Lecturer at NULC said: “We're overjoyed that NULC Knights, which is part of the College’s Academy of Sport programme, will be representing the West Midlands in the EBL – it is recognition of the College’s commitment to developing and enhancing its sports programme for students.”

Todd Stuart from the EBL said: “We welcome Newcastle-Under-Lyme College Knights and I’m sure they’ll be ready to impress in their rookie EBL year! Good luck to the team and the club.”

The season will begin in October, with the first match being held in the College’s new £5million Gordon Banks Sports Centre.

Team members of NULC Knights are students at the College and the general public, who have a talent and passion for the sport.

To find out more about the Academy of Sport at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport, call 01782 254212, or email info@nulc.ac.uk

Picture: Members of the NULC Knights in action.

NULC hold first annual athletics championships

The Academy of Sport at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) will be holding the first annual college Athletics Championships on Wednesday 25^th May.

The venue is Northwood stadium and the event begins at 1.00pm and will finish at around 4.00pm.

All NULC students aged 16-19 are free to enter any event and transport will be provided.

The Championships also acts a trial for the West Midlands Regional College Championships and a college Athletics Squad will be chosen from this event.

The events are as follows:

100m, 200m , 400m, 800m, 1500m, Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin, Discuss, Shot Put, 4 x 100m relay

If you are interested in entering any of these events then please drop into the Academy of Sport Office in the Gordon Banks Sports Centre to pick up a registration form.

Student medal haul at national championships

Students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) came away with a haul of medals at the British Colleges Sport (BCS) National Championships.

The BCS National Championships were held at Bath University on the weekend of Friday 8th – 10th April, with 10 students from NULC chosen to represent the West Midlands region following trials at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Lauren Harrison, aged 17 from Lightwood, won Bronze for Trampoline, Roxanna Keshavarz, aged 17 from Adderely Green, won Bronze in Squash, Natalie Slater, aged 17 from Kidsgrove, won Silver for Table Tennis, and Tom Guy, aged 17 from Millhill, won Silver in the Cross Country.  

The other NULC students to compete included Hannah Jones aged 17 from Basford, Marie Oakley, aged 18 from Fenton, Paige Machin, aged 17 from Bucknall, Kerri Welsh, aged 18 from Silverdale, Naomi Yates, aged 17 from Chesterton, Amanda Allerton, agaed 18 from Fenton.

The BCS National Championships take place once a year during the spring term and are one of biggest annual multi-sport events in the UK. Each year more than 2500 students and staff from all over the UK meet up for sporting competition in 15 different sports.

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager at the College, said: ” The students have worked extremely hard to get physically fit for the national championships and this success is testament to their hard work and dedication.”

Roxanna Keshavarz, a member of NULC’s Elite Sports Performance Programme, said: “I am delighted to have won Bronze at the national championships. The College has supported me every step of the way from fitness training to funding for my sport kit!”

The Elite Sports Performance Programme (ESPP) was introduced by the College as part of the NULC Academy of Sport to allow talented athletes to continue with their academic studies, while training and competing to the highest level. The ESPP is open to students who have represented the county or above in a chosen sport within the last academic year.

Well Done to all the students that took part in the BCS National Championships.

To find out more about the NULC Sports Academy click here.