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NEW SPORT AND EXERCISE LABORATORIES FOR 2014 The University is investing half a million pounds this year in updating and refurbishing our sport laboratories. The funding will allow for extensive repurposing of the physiology and qualitative analysis laboratories as well as establishing a new specialist strength and conditioning laboratory to support the new BSc(Hons) Sports Strength and Conditioning (Fast-track) degree that starts in September 2014.
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Academic Group Leader, Trevor Barter comments, “Sport has always had excellent student feedback and NSS results, but this investment will make a massive difference to the student experience and support the great learning and teaching that we do. As well as allowing us to establish purpose built state-of the art physiology, strength and conditioning and blood laboratories, it also allows us to redesign our qualitative analysis laboratory. For coaching students in particular who want to use our Prozone software to analyse work rates and athlete performance in team games, this will be invaluable.”
“TIPPING
Futsal is a very rapid sport that involves lightning fast decision making and the ability to perform under high pressure. In Futsal, there is no offside rule, no limit
BROGAN AIMS FOR ENGLAND A talented netball player from Stoke-on-Trent is set to take on the rest of the world this summer after being selected to represent her country in South Africa.
WITH ENGLAND FUTSAL
Dr. Martin J. Turner, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology started his work with the team in October 2013, where he joined the sport science team at the FA’s St Georges Park for his first four day training camp. Since then Martin has been at two further camps and has travelled with the team for matches in London and Sweden.
Head of School, Dr Peter Jones added, “It will help us further develop our research and commercial offers. The new laboratories will allow us to expand the work we already do in our Sports Therapy (SUST) Clinic and Sport Science Peak Condition Clinics into other areas.”
NETBALL SUCCESS
THE BALANCE”
The England Futsal Team have enlisted the help of a sport psychologist to help with the mental demands of this fast paced and highly physical sport.
The new developments will complement the Sport Psychology, Sports Therapy and £1m Clinical Biomechanics laboratories that were completed last year.
on substitutions, and very rarely will a game go without a goal. So helping the players to deal with these demands is very important. Indeed, at the elite level the ability to deal with the pressure of competition can be the difference between winning and losing. “One of the great benefits of working with athletes at an elite level is that as a lecturer I get to share my experiences with students at all levels. The applied experiences I have gained through my work with England Futsal helps me to bring sport psychology to life for students, making some abstract concepts more understandable and practically applicable.”
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Twenty-year-old Brogan Griffiths, who is currently studying BSc(Hons) Sports Therapy , has been drafted into England’s Under-21’s indoor netball team set for the Women’s Indoor Netball Association World Cup in. Brogan said: “It’s hard to believe that I will now be representing my country in South Africa and I can’t tell you how ecstatic I am with my achievement. I have always trained with dedication and determination with the ambition of playing for England. This is a dream come true.”