Sport and Fitness Guide 2015/16 Contents
NTU Sport membership ...... 1
Welcome ...... 2
Facilities ...... 4
Health and fitness ...... 6
Sport volunteering ...... 8
Play for fun ...... 10
Performance sport ...... 12
Sport scholarships ...... 13
Sports clubs ...... 14
Varsity ...... 21 NTU Sport membership From just £8 a month
To gain access to our gyms, sports facilities and classes you’ll need to become an NTU Sport member.
Need convincing? Here are just a few reasons to join... • You’ll get unlimited use of all the fantastic NTU gyms and sports facilities. • There’s something for everyone – 120 free fitness classes and blast sessions, free hire of our sports facilities to play squash, tennis, football, badminton… the list goes on! • Regular exercise will help boost your energy and improve your concentration – perfect for all that studying. • You’ll meet lots of new friends – we’re all proud to be part of NTU Sport and we can’t wait for you to join us.
Join online today – it’s easy: www.ntu.ac.uk/sportmembership
Try before you buy Our sport and fitness facilities are available free of charge to all NTU students until Sunday 11 October 2015.
1 Hello and welcome to NTU Sport
I’m delighted to welcome you to Nottingham Trent University.
We believe that sport is a key part of your student life and at NTU you’re guaranteed to benefit from a high quality sports experience. So, whether you aspire to compete at the next Olympics, want to play sport for fun with some friends, or just want to get fit in our gyms – we have something to offer each and every one of you. NTU is now firmly established as one of the top competitors in the UK higher education sport rankings. After placing 43rd at the end of 2006/07, the University is now proud to be regularly ranked in the top 20 out of over 150 institutions from across the UK in the British Universities & Colleges Sport league. We’re happy to say that our students are just as proud to be representing NTU – in fact you will see #ProudToBePink on many tweets, picking up on the fact that all of our teams play in the distinctive hot pink kit that sets NTU Sport apart from the crowd. With a new and updated range of sport and fitness facilities at the City site and Clifton campus over the past two years, the opportunity exists for every student at NTU to participate in sports venues of the highest quality. Furthermore, with NTU employing some of the best coaches and instructors around, you can’t help but be inspired to be the best you can be! I wish you an enjoyable and successful time at NTU, and I hope that sport and exercise will help you to get the most out of being a student here. James Hayter Director of Sport
2 Welcome to Nottingham Trent University and the best years of your life! My name is Matt Nicholson and I am the elected Nottingham Trent Students’ Union (NTSU) Vice-President Sports for 2015/16.
My role is to represent students on sports-related issues, working alongside the NTU Sport department to ensure that your sporting experience here at university is as great as it can be! I also take a lead role in organising sporting events for students such as Sports Ball and the highly anticipated Nottingham Varsity Series.
I joined NTU Athletics in my first year having already competed in the sport for a number of years. The club has been like a family and given me some truly amazing memories and experiences, culminating in the honour to serve as the club’s president last year.
Away from the competitive side, there are plenty of other ways to get involved. From beginner and social sport sessions, to volunteering and helping to promote our activities via student media, all offer you the opportunity to keep fit, healthy and make some lifelong friends.
If I could give you one piece of advice, it would be to If you require any more sign up to as many sports as you can. Even if you’re information please get in touch not competitive there's something out there for – we will be happy to help. everyone, and who knows, you might even end up falling in love with it! NTUSport
This guide is here to give you an idea of what NTUSport opportunities NTU Sport has to offer, so I definitely recommend giving it a good read through. ntusport
I look forward to meeting you. Tel: +44 (0)115 848 3219 Matt Nicholson NTSU VP Sports Email: [email protected]
@NTSUvpSPORT [email protected] 3 Facilities
City site The newly built sport and fitness facilities on our City site form part of the recent multi-million pound Students’ Union redevelopment, and offer a wide range of exceptional new facilities for you. From working out in the gym, to testing your climbing skills or playing sport with your friends, you’ll have access to all kinds of exciting and fun opportunities.
Facilities include: • 110 station gym; • 30ft climbing wall; • dance studio – mirrored walls and ballet barre; • sports hall; and • sports therapy suite.
“It’s a phenomenal facility…” Lord Sebastian Coe, opening the new City Sports Centre, March 2014
City Sports Centre City site Shakespeare Street Nottingham NG1 4GH Tel: 0115 848 4066 4 Lee Westwood Sports Centre Clifton campus Clifton campus Clifton is the main hub for sporting activity at NTU with all Clifton Lane our outdoor sports and fixtures based here. The campus Nottingham offers an excellent range of sport and fitness facilities at the NG11 8NS Lee Westwood Sports Centre. Tel: 0115 848 3219 Facilities include: • 70 station gym plus separate high-performance centre; • dance studio – mirrored walls and ballet barre; • three glass backed squash courts; • two large sports halls; • sports therapy suite; • floodlit artificial pitch, 3G pitch, grass pitches; • four outdoor tennis courts and two outdoor netball courts; and • nutrition suite.
Brackenhurst campus Brackenhurst students can make the most of a great discounted membership for only £16 per month at Southwell Leisure Centre (based less than a mile from campus). To find out more please visit www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/slc
5 Health and fitness
Did you know that taking part in fitness activities and implementing a healthy lifestyle could help benefit your academic studies? It’s true! Regular exercise and a healthy diet can help reduce stress, increase your energy levels and – most importantly for those lectures – help boost concentration.
Our gyms Other services Our gyms contain a variety of top-of-the- We also offer strength and conditioning range cardio equipment and dedicated free courses, physiotherapy and healthy eating weights areas. Plus, our City site’s workshops for our sports clubs. equipment all comes with 19” touch screens, Internet and TV on-demand access, so you’ll never get bored working out. Our instructors More than just a gym Our fitness instructors are always on hand to Your membership includes: provide you with friendly fitness and diet help, support and advice. • gym inductions; • personalised fitness packages; The Boditrax service • your first Boditrax reading absolutely NTU Sport has invested in Boditrax, free; and equipment that accurately measures your body composition and allows you to create • free access to all fitness classes and and track your fitness goals, as well as blast sessions, plus priority booking recommending how you can successfully online: sportbooking.ntu.ac.uk reach targets.
Find out more about what’s on offer at www.ntu.ac.uk/healthandfitness
6 Fitness classes At NTU we offer a combination of fitness classes and blast sessions. Both group-based sessions are led by qualified instructors and are a fun way to keep fit, unwind and meet new people in a friendly and supportive environment. With over 120 fitness and blast sessions per week ranging from gentle introductory sessions to intense workouts, there’s something for everyone.
To view the full timetable of classes at both the City site and Clifton campus visit www.ntu.ac.uk/fitnessclasses
7 Sport Volunteering
Volunteering during your time at NTU is a great way of developing yourself, putting your skills into practice and supporting the local community at the same time. Sport volunteering can give you the competitive edge when entering the job market and can really make a difference to your CV. NTU Sport works in partnership with Nottingham Trent Volunteering to offer a huge range of sport volunteering opportunities just for you.
“Volunteering with NTU Sport Why should you volunteer? gave me the opportunity to work • Gain valuable personal skills to with underprivileged communities enhance your employability and help get that dream job once you in other countries. It helped me graduate. to test and improve my • Make a difference in the local adaptability. My confidence has community. grown and my team work skills • Enhance your CV. have improved. This experience • Gain personal development, training will now help towards further and qualifications. volunteering and employment.” • Do something rewarding and satisfying. Chris Summerbell (BSc Sports Coaching and Exercise Science)
“87% of employers believe volunteering can have a positive effect on career progression” Sport & Recreation Alliance
8 How can you get involved? There are a wide variety of volunteering opportunities to take part in, ranging from coaching in local schools, community clubs and organisations to helping at international sporting events, doing photography for NTU Sport matches or even working with the National Governing Body for your sport. You will receive training and guidance for all the roles available and the opportunity to volunteer on as many projects as you like.
You can find more details and see exactly what’s available on our website. Visit www.ntu.ac.uk/sportvolunteering or email sport.volunteering@ n tu.ac.uk
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9 Play for fun
NTU Sport boasts the motto ‘Proud to be NTU’ – we pride ourselves in offering something for everyone. Whether you’re a beginner, want to get back into a sport you love without commitment or just want an alternative to the gym, there’s an activity for you. Play for fun is your portal to discovering new sports opportunities, making new friends and developing new passions. But, most importantly it’s about having fun while playing!
Sports clubs More than just a gym Want to commit to even more? We have nearly 60 sports clubs Your NTU Sport membership includes free for you to join – find out more social and beginner sport sessions. from page 14.
10 Beginner Social Intramural
Want to try something new? The next step up from Enter your own team into Our friendly beginner sessions beginner, social sessions one of our NTU leagues. are for you. allow you to play the sport Represent your hall, you love on a casual basis society, course or simply Introduce yourself to a new with the added bonus of round up some of your sport, get back into something regular fun tournaments. mates – everyone is you loved at school or just try welcome. something different. They’re perfect for those who may not wish to play No membership required. The sports on offer vary each representative sport, want to Entry fees per team apply, term so keep an eye on our play more than one sport please see the website for website. casually, have been more details. Sessions are free to those with unsuccessful at trials or who NTU Sport membership or £2 may already have learned a without. sport through our beginner sessions and feel ready to All equipment is provided. move up a level. Sessions are free to those with NTU Sport membership or £2 without. All equipment is provided.
Term One: Term One: 5-a-side football Climbing Netball 6-a-side football Archery Basketball 11-a-side football Cycling Futsal Futsal Shooting Volleyball Netball Wheelchair Basketball Badminton Women’s hockey Table Tennis 7-a-side rugby Squash 10-a-side rugby Lacrosse Touch rugby Golf Running group
Find out more at: Find out more at: Find out more at: www.ntu.ac.uk/beginner www.ntu.ac.uk/social www.ntu.ac.uk/playforfun
Many of our beginner and social sport sessions are accessible to wheelchair / disabled athletes. Please get in touch with us beforehand so we can ensure the session is appropriate. 11 Performance sport
Here at NTU we provide an environment in which talented student athletes can achieve academic and sporting success through great quality support services and coaching.
We are always looking to find and help develop NTU Sport provides extra funding and services to individuals who show a real passion for high our performance sports that compete in BUCS level performance sport. So, as long as you’re competitions, allowing our students to excel. This willing to put in the dedication and includes top level coaching, training sessions in our commitment, we’re ready to help you achieve dedicated High Performance Centre, lifestyle and exceed your goals. advice and strength and conditioning sessions with our specialist performance sport British Universities & Colleges Sport consultancy partners, Sport 981. (BUCS) NTU regularly finishes in the BUCS top 20, cementing our place as one of the top sporting To find out which of our clubs universities in the country. We celebrated have performance squads, several cup runs, medal wins and promotions look out for the green star key this year. With your help we’re looking to go in the sports club directory at even further next year. the back of this guide (pages 15 – 20).
2014-15 highlights: Partnerships
• Men’s 1st team Hockey NTU Sport boasts strong performance (BUCS league and trophy winners) partnerships with professional clubs and national governing bodies such as: • Men’s 1st team Football • TASS (BUCS league winners) • Table Tennis England • Women’s 1st team Futsal • England Hockey (BUCS league winners) • English Lacrosse Association • Women’s 1st team Table Tennis • Nottingham Rugby (BUCS league winners and cup runners-up) • Notts County Ladies FC • Men’s 1st team Lacrosse • Beeston Hockey Club (BUCS league winners) • GB Canoeing • Men’s 1st team Futsal • Nottingham Wildcats Basketball (BUCS league winners) • Men’s 1st team Table Tennis For more information visit: (BUCS league winners and cup runners-up) www.ntu.ac.uk/performance
12 Sport scholarships
Our sport scholarships programme combines high-quality performance support services with outstanding facilities for high performing athletes from a range of sports.
NTU Sport Scholars receive a comprehensive Our alumni include GB hockey players, Hannah package of support worth between £1,000 and Macleod, Crista Cullen and Adam Dixon; GB £5,000 that includes: canoeist Richard Hounslow, and England rugby union player Nick Easter. • a financial bursary; Current NTU Sport Scholars include GB U21 • academic flexibility to balance sporting and hockey players Chris Proctor and Robbie academic commitments; Gleeson, England U20 women’s rugby player • a complimentary NTU Sport membership Becky Noon, and England U23 women’s allowing unlimited access to all sports footballer Laura-Jayne O’Neill. facilities including the High Performance Centre for strength and conditioning work; • access to physiotherapy as required; For more information visit: • performance lifestyle support (one-to-one); www.ntu.ac.uk/sportscholarships • access to performance athlete workshops that cover topics such as sports nutrition, sport psychology and anti-doping; and • a complimentary sport scholar kit.
“Being awarded a sport scholarship by NTU has allowed me to continue training and competing and still achieve my goals at University. Without the award I would be struggling to do both, but having support in so many areas is a great help.”
Emma Vickers, Table Tennis PhD Sports Psychology
13 Sports clubs
Joining a sports club during your time at NTU could be one of the best things you ever do.
With nearly 60 different clubs to choose How to join a sports club from, open to all levels and abilities, the time to get involved is now! Whether you want to Go along to a taster session try something new or continue with an During Welcome Week, all clubs put on activity you’ve been doing for years, we’re taster sessions that allow you to go along confident you’ll find a club for you. and try each sport. Check out your Welcome Week guide (pages 22 – 41) for more information about our Sign up at Freshers’ Fair taster sessions, trials and the Freshers’ Fair. Decided on the club you want to join? Missed out on Welcome Week trials Make sure you visit their stand at Freshers’ and tasters? Fair to sign up. All those wishing to join a sports club must pay the Sports Club Don’t panic if you missed out during Affiliation fee of £40. Additional club Welcome Week, a lot of clubs – especially subscription fees may also apply. the recreational and outdoor sports – are always open to new members. You will find Take part in the trials their contact details in the sports club directory on our website. Alternatively, if you Clubs that have competitive teams will have any questions, email us at hold selection trials during Welcome Week. [email protected] or call 0115 848 3219 . If your club is one of these they will give you all the information you need when you sign up at Freshers’ Fair. If you want to try out for a team but aren’t sure, have a chat to a committee member – they’re all friendly and welcoming. It’s always worth trying out!
Sports clubs Sports Club Affiliation You can find out more about All those wishing to join a sports club must pay the each club by visiting the sports Sports Club Affiliation fee of £40. You only need to club directory on our website: pay this fee once to join as many clubs as you like. www.ntu.ac.uk/sportsclubs Additional club subscription fees may also apply.
14 Key: Please note that individual club This club competes in the British Universities & subscription fees apply on top of your £40 Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues and competitions. Sports Club Affiliation fee – for details of The number indicates how many teams we have. prices please visit: This sport features in the Charity Varsity Series. www.ntu.ac.uk/sportsclubs This club trains on campus using NTU facilities. Badminton This club trains off campus at an external facility. www.ntu.ac.uk/badminton
This club competes in non-BUCS competitions.
This club contains a high-performance team that receives extra support and funding.
Sports Club Affiliation is required for this club.
Men’s only club. Basketball www.ntu.ac.uk/basketball Women’s only club.
Open to both sexes.
This club’s sessions can be made accessible to wheelchair / disabled athletes.
American Football Belly Dancing www.ntu.ac.uk/americanfootball www.ntu.ac.uk/bellydancing
Archery Boxing www.ntu.ac.uk/archery www.ntu.ac.uk/boxing
Athletics Burlesque www.ntu.ac.uk/athletics www.ntu.ac.uk/burlesque
15 Sports clubs Please note that individual club subscription fees apply on top of your £40 Sports Club Affiliation fee – for details of prices please visit: www.ntu.ac.uk/sportsclubs
Canoe Dance www.ntu.ac.uk/canoe www.ntu.ac.uk/dance
Cheerleading Dodgeball www.ntu.ac.uk/cheerleading www.ntu.ac.uk/dodgeball
Cheerleading (Brackenhurst) Equestrian www.ntu.ac.uk/brackcheerleading www.ntu.ac.uk/equestrian
Climbing and Mountaineering Fencing www.ntu.ac.uk/mountaineering www.ntu.ac.uk/fencing
Cricket Football (Men’s) www.ntu.ac.uk/cricket www.ntu.ac.uk/mensfootball
16 Football (Women’s) Hockey (Men’s) www.ntu.ac.uk/womensfootball www.ntu.ac.uk/hockey
Football (Brackenhurst) Hockey (Women’s) www.ntu.ac.uk/brackfootball www.ntu.ac.uk/womenshockey
Futsal Hockey (Brackenhurst Mixed) www.ntu.ac.uk/futsal www.ntu.ac.uk/brackhockey
Golf Ice Hockey www.ntu.ac.uk/golf www.ntu.ac.uk/icehockey
Gymnastics Jiu Jitsu www.ntu.ac.uk/gymnastics www.ntu.ac.uk/jiujitsu
17 Sports clubs Please note that individual club subscription fees apply on top of your £40 Sports Club Affiliation fee – for details of prices please visit: www.ntu.ac.uk/sportsclubs
Karate Pole Dancing www.ntu.ac.uk/karate www.ntu.ac.uk/poledancing
Lacrosse Road Cycling www.ntu.ac.uk/lacrosse www.ntu.ac.uk/roadcycling
Mountain Biking Rowing www.ntu.ac.uk/mountainbiking www.ntu.ac.uk/rowing
Netball Rugby League www.ntu.ac.uk/netball www.ntu.ac.uk/rugbyleague
Netball (Brackenhurst) Rugby Union (Brackenhurst) www.ntu.ac.uk/bracknetball www.ntu.ac.uk/brackrugby
18 Rugby Union (Men’s) Squash (Brackenhurst) www.ntu.ac.uk/rugbyunion www.ntu.ac.uk/bracksquash
Rugby Union (Women’s) Sub Aqua www.ntu.ac.uk/womensrugby www.ntu.ac.uk/subaqua
Shooting Surf www.ntu.ac.uk/shooting www.ntu.ac.uk/surf
Snowsports Swimming and Water Polo www.ntu.ac.uk/snowsports www.ntu.ac.uk/swimming
Squash Table Tennis www.ntu.ac.uk/squashclub www.ntu.ac.uk/tabletennis
19 Sports clubs Please note that individual club subscription fees apply on top of your £40 Sports Club Affiliation fee – for details of prices please visit: www.ntu.ac.uk/sportsclubs
Taekwondo ITF Triathlon www.ntu.ac.uk/taekwondoitf www.ntu.ac.uk/triathlon
Taekwondo WTF Ultimate Frisbee www.ntu.ac.uk/taekwondowtf www.ntu.ac.uk/ultimatefrisbee
Tennis Volleyball www.ntu.ac.uk/tennis www.ntu.ac.uk/volleyball
Thai Boxing Waterski and Wakeboarding www.ntu.ac.uk/thaiboxing www.ntu.ac.uk/wakeboarding
Trampolining Wheelchair Basketball www.ntu.ac.uk/trampolining www.ntu.ac.uk/wheelchairbasketball
20 Every year, Nottingham becomes the stage for one of the greatest sporting battles ever to grace this fine country. It’s the most anticipated fixture of any sports team’s year. It’s the chance to wear your pink with pride. It’s the opportunity to chant, cheer and roar your University to victory. The annual Nottingham Varsity Series sees NTU face the University of Nottingham in a variety of sporting events, at a number of Nottingham’s most prestigious sporting venues. The series brings students from both universities together for a combination of fun and celebration of achievement. Even if you are not a big sports fan, you will find yourself getting drawn into the tension, excitement and atmosphere of the events as you support your respective team on the road to glory. “The event is not only a great opportunity for student athletes to demonstrate their skills in front of a big audience, it also raises funds for charity too.” (Paddy Atkinson, VP Sports 2013-15) So get your t-shirts, grab your banners and learn those chants. It’s time to show that you’re proud to be NTU.
The 2015 series included:
❚ American football ❚ Volleyball ❚ Table tennis ❚ Swimming ❚ Football ❚ Rugby union ❚ Dodgeball ❚ Futsal ❚ Hockey ❚ Rugby league ❚ Netball ❚ Cricket ❚ Ice hockey ❚ Basketball ❚ Lacrosse For more information visit www.ntu.ac.uk/varsity Fixtures and ticket information will be released in early 2016.
21 #ProudToBeNT U
We host many big sporting matches throughout the year. From our regular Wednesday afternoon fixtures to the epic Varsity battles, our sports teams couldn’t do it without your support. Cheering harder, louder and prouder than anyone else, NTU’s supporters add an incredible atmosphere to every event. In fact, if there was a league table for support, we’d definitely top it.
Find out where you can come and watch our teams playing: www.ntu.ac.uk/sport
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