ISSUE FIVE - March 2014

“To provide high quality

support to Derbyshire’s

emerging talented sports

performers, to enable them

to achieve greater success

on the national and

international stage and to

enhance the reputation of

Derby and Derbyshire.”

Andy Wood - Performance ManagerTel: 07720 291 779

Chloe Maudsley - Programme ManagerTel: 07768 657 813

Martin Hird - Research and Information OfficerTel: 07825 896 698 Nick Ward - Lead Strength and Conditioning ConsultantTel: 07789 006 114

Lynda Daley - Lead Physiotherapy Consultant Tel: 07774 619 572

Donna Kellogg - University of Derby Hub SiteTel: 01332 594 223 Isobel Gibbions - Brampton Manor Hub SiteTel: 01246 277 760

DIS key contacts:

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Contents

Welcome/Highlights P 3

DIS Gold Athlete ProgrammeP 4

SwimmingP 5

Athletics/BasketballP 6

Cycling/Netball/Table TennisP 7

Individual AthletesP 8

P 9 Golf/Badminton

P10-11 Team Derby

P12-13 News in Brief

P14-15 Staff Structure

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Welcome to the fifth edition of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport magazine. 2014 certainly got off to an exciting sporting start as we watched the Winter Olympics in awe – and were also delighted to be able to cheer on Derbyshire's own freestyle skier James Machon, who received support from DIS ahead of being selected for Team GB. We also hope to have DIS representation at the Commonwealth Games in July. Among the hopefuls are Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan, who have both qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. We wish them well as they work towards securing a slot in the final team.

It is almost two years since the official launch of the DIS, and it is great to see how much has been achieved in that time. The DIS exists to provide high quality support to Derbyshire's emerging talented sports performers to enable them to achieve greater success nationally and internationally, and athletes are reaping the rewards of this. My thanks go to everyone who is working hard to support the DIS and, of course, to the funding partners – Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council and the University of Derby – together we can ensure that Derbyshire's athletes fulfil their full potential.

Andy Wood, DIS Performance Manager

Welcome

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Ÿ Former DIS athlete James Machon competed for Team GB in the ski halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics (P13)

Ÿ Badminton players Grace King and David Hong have been selected for England duty (P9)

Ÿ Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan have both qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. Mike has also been selected for British Shooting's World Class Performance Programme for 2014 (P8)

Ÿ Swimmer Abbie Wood was one of five young athletes shortlisted for the European Olympic Committee's Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize (P5)

Ÿ Isabelle Boon won a silver medal in the U16 girls' championship at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships (P7)

Ÿ Jess Turner, Alicia Barrett and Ella Barrett won gold at the Northern Indoor Championships (P6)

Ÿ Swimmer Lewis White won five gold medals and one silver at the DSE Nationals, achieving personal best times in all of his swims (P5)

Ÿ Derby Trailblazers won division two with a game to spare and return to division one at the first attempt (P6)

Ÿ James Shaw won the junior Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne European spring classic in Belgium (P7)

Recent Highlights....Recent Highlights....Recent Highlights....

“To provide high quality

support to Derbyshire’s

emerging talented sports

performers, to enable them

to achieve greater success

on the national and

international stage and to

enhance the reputation of

Derby and Derbyshire.”

Andy Wood - Performance ManagerTel: 07720 291 779

Chloe Maudsley - Programme ManagerTel: 07768 657 813

Martin Hird - Research and Information OfficerTel: 07825 896 698 Nick Ward - Lead Strength and Conditioning ConsultantTel: 07789 006 114

Lynda Daley - Lead Physiotherapy Consultant Tel: 07774 619 572

Donna Kellogg - University of Derby Hub SiteTel: 01332 594 223 Isobel Gibbions - Brampton Manor Hub SiteTel: 01246 277 760

DIS key contacts:

...............................................................................................................................................................................

Contents

Welcome/Highlights P 3

DIS Gold Athlete ProgrammeP 4

SwimmingP 5

Athletics/BasketballP 6

Cycling/Netball/Table TennisP 7

Individual AthletesP 8

P 9 Golf/Badminton

P10-11 Team Derby

P12-13 News in Brief

P14-15 Staff Structure

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Welcome to the fifth edition of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport magazine. 2014 certainly got off to an exciting sporting start as we watched the Winter Olympics in awe – and were also delighted to be able to cheer on Derbyshire's own freestyle skier James Machon, who received support from DIS ahead of being selected for Team GB. We also hope to have DIS representation at the Commonwealth Games in July. Among the hopefuls are Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan, who have both qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. We wish them well as they work towards securing a slot in the final team.

It is almost two years since the official launch of the DIS, and it is great to see how much has been achieved in that time. The DIS exists to provide high quality support to Derbyshire's emerging talented sports performers to enable them to achieve greater success nationally and internationally, and athletes are reaping the rewards of this. My thanks go to everyone who is working hard to support the DIS and, of course, to the funding partners – Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council and the University of Derby – together we can ensure that Derbyshire's athletes fulfil their full potential.

Andy Wood, DIS Performance Manager

Welcome

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Ÿ Former DIS athlete James Machon competed for Team GB in the ski halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics (P13)

Ÿ Badminton players Grace King and David Hong have been selected for England duty (P9)

Ÿ Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan have both qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. Mike has also been selected for British Shooting's World Class Performance Programme for 2014 (P8)

Ÿ Swimmer Abbie Wood was one of five young athletes shortlisted for the European Olympic Committee's Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize (P5)

Ÿ Isabelle Boon won a silver medal in the U16 girls' championship at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships (P7)

Ÿ Jess Turner, Alicia Barrett and Ella Barrett won gold at the Northern Indoor Championships (P6)

Ÿ Swimmer Lewis White won five gold medals and one silver at the DSE Nationals, achieving personal best times in all of his swims (P5)

Ÿ Derby Trailblazers won division two with a game to spare and return to division one at the first attempt (P6)

Ÿ James Shaw won the junior Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne European spring classic in Belgium (P7)

Recent Highlights....Recent Highlights....Recent Highlights....

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DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

DIS Gold athlete programme launched

Jess Turner 18-year-old Jess from Denby is third in the U20 UK rankings for 400m Hurdles. Jess

qualified for the semi-final at the European Athletics Junior Championships in the 400m hurdles. Domestically Jess won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the English School Games in both 2012 and 2013 and also came third at the Welsh Athletics International. Jess won the U20 400m at January's Northern Indoor Championships in a very confident manner, with an indoor PB of 56.26.

Yasmin Miller (18), won her first senior national medal, a silver, in the 60m hurdles at the UK Indoor

Championships in Sheffield in 2013, and also retained her 60m hurdles title at the Indoor U20 England Championships, breaking the championship record. She went on to win gold in the 100m hurdles at the England Athletics U20 Championships, gaining selection for the European Junior Championships in Italy. Yasmin also won gold as part of the Great Britain team in the 4x100m relay at the European Junior Championships, and was then invited to compete at the London Anniversary Games in the 4x100m relay at the Olympic Park. Yasmin has recently been asked to train with Lloyd Cowan, coach to Christine Ohuruogu.

Abbie Wood 14-year-old swimmer Abbie, from Buxton, won two gold medals and two silver for Team

GB at the European Youth Olympic Festival and was selected as the Team GB flag bearer for the closing ceremony. In February 2013 she also broke the British and English Age Group record for the 200m breaststroke, and in July she won her fourth consecutive gold medal at the National Championships in the 200m breaststroke – winning seven medals at the event overall. She is a member of the British Swimming World Class Potential Programme for athletes who have the potential to qualify for the 2016 Olympics and medal at the 2020 Olympics.

Kane Haggett (21), is currently ranked 10th in the commonwealth for the 50m

freestyle with a time of 22.60 which he achieved when he won his first national medal - a silver - at the ASA National Youth Championships. Kane competed in the Berlin International Swim Meet in February and finished fourth in the 50m Freestyle and the 50m Butterfly. He is now in the last few weeks of training before the British Championships/Commonwealth Trials which runs from April 8 to 15 in Glasgow.

Caroline Povey (33), has qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad and will

take part in two further selection competitions to determine whether she is included in the final team for Glasgow 2014. Caroline won the British Grand Prix in Olympic Trap Clay Target Shooting in September. She won the Ladies event after hitting 184 targets out of 200 during the two-day competition in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Caroline is a regular member of the Great Britain shooting team and has already represented her country in World Cups in Mexico, Cyprus and the UAE.

The first five athletes who have been identified into the Gold programme are:

A DIS Gold athlete programme has been created to provide targeted support to athletes who are less than three years away from being on a National Governing Body World Class programme and are expected to go on to compete at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and/or Commonwealth Games. The support goes beyond the standard DIS package and offers a bespoke resource to meet the needs of our highest achieving athletes.

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DIS swimmer selected for Podium

Potential squad

Abbie Wood from Derventio eXcel is among those to have been selected for the British Swimming Podium Potential squad.

She is among 62 athletes nationally who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme for 2014.

She will receive targeted financial assistance through receipt of an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to training camp and competition opportunities, science and medicine services, as well as the support of the British Swimming World Class Programme staff.

Podium Potential support is for athletes who are considered to have a chance of medalling at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Abbie Wood was one of five young athletes shortlisted for the European Olympic Committee's Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize. Abbie spent four days in Rome and met a number of people from the BOA, including Seb Coe.

Kane Haggett and Francesca Muir-Harris competed in the Berlin International Swim Meet in February. Francesca qualified for the Commonwealth Trials in the 400m Freestyle for the first time and Kane finished fourth in the 50m Freestyle and the 50m Butterfly. Abbie Wood swam at the BUCS Swimming Championships in Sheffield as a guest competitor through British Swimming. Despite being the youngest swimmer there she finished fourth in the heats of both the 400m IM and 200m Breaststroke.

Derventio eXcel swimmer Molly Renshaw, who had been supported by the DIS, has now moved to train full-time at the GBR National Centre for Swimming in Loughborough. Everyone at the DIS wishes Molly every success for the future.

Derventio eXcel has doubled its Development Squad numbers to involve more swimmers in the pathway across the county and work even closer with club coaches. These swimmers train with Derventio for three sessions per week and do the remainder of their training with their home clubs. Derventio eXcel had a hugely successful Regional Championships in November 2013, winning 42 medals – 19 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze - which was the squad's best ever tally and the best performance by a team in the Midlands Region.

Several DIS swimmers are working towards selection for summer competitions including the Commonwealth Games and European Junior Championships in July and the Youth Olympic Games and European Championships in August, as well as the US Open in May and the Japan Open in June. DIS Swimming Performance Coach Andi Manley said: “We are now in the last few weeks of work before the British Championships/Commonwealth Trials which run from April 8 to 15 in Glasgow. Our focus is now very much on swimming at race pace and achieving maximum speed in training. After this event the swimmers have a short, five-day, mid-season break before we move onto the second cycle of the season at which point all the British teams will have been selected for the summer competitions.”

Kane Haggett and Kevin Wallbank have recently attended three-day England Training Camps in Liverpool and Millfield School respectively. DIS Performance Coach and Derventio eXcel Head Coach Andi Manley was also selected as the group coach for the 50m freestyle group in Liverpool. Derventio eXcel also had several swimmers selected for a one-day Regional Camp in Leicester. Andi was selected as a coach with the full GBR team to travel to Belgium for an international meet from January 23 to 27.

DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

SwimmingPerformance Coach – Andi Manley

Abbie Wood · Mischa Menzies · Francesca Muir-Harris · Hannah Jones · Imogen Clarke Ed Martin · Kane Haggett · Kevin Wallbank · Lewis White · Sarah Vasey · Imogen Morris

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Lewis White represented the East Midlands at the DSE Nationals, winning five gold medals and one silver and achieving personal best times in all of his swims. Competing in the 14-16 age group, he won gold in the 100m and 50m freestyle (S9), 200m individual medley (SM9), the 100m backstroke (S9) and 100m butterfly (S9). His next major meet is the British Para-swimming International in Glasgow on April 18 to 21, 2014.

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DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

DIS Gold athlete programme launched

Jess Turner 18-year-old Jess from Denby is third in the U20 UK rankings for 400m Hurdles. Jess

qualified for the semi-final at the European Athletics Junior Championships in the 400m hurdles. Domestically Jess won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the English School Games in both 2012 and 2013 and also came third at the Welsh Athletics International. Jess won the U20 400m at January's Northern Indoor Championships in a very confident manner, with an indoor PB of 56.26.

Yasmin Miller (18), won her first senior national medal, a silver, in the 60m hurdles at the UK Indoor

Championships in Sheffield in 2013, and also retained her 60m hurdles title at the Indoor U20 England Championships, breaking the championship record. She went on to win gold in the 100m hurdles at the England Athletics U20 Championships, gaining selection for the European Junior Championships in Italy. Yasmin also won gold as part of the Great Britain team in the 4x100m relay at the European Junior Championships, and was then invited to compete at the London Anniversary Games in the 4x100m relay at the Olympic Park. Yasmin has recently been asked to train with Lloyd Cowan, coach to Christine Ohuruogu.

Abbie Wood 14-year-old swimmer Abbie, from Buxton, won two gold medals and two silver for Team

GB at the European Youth Olympic Festival and was selected as the Team GB flag bearer for the closing ceremony. In February 2013 she also broke the British and English Age Group record for the 200m breaststroke, and in July she won her fourth consecutive gold medal at the National Championships in the 200m breaststroke – winning seven medals at the event overall. She is a member of the British Swimming World Class Potential Programme for athletes who have the potential to qualify for the 2016 Olympics and medal at the 2020 Olympics.

Kane Haggett (21), is currently ranked 10th in the commonwealth for the 50m

freestyle with a time of 22.60 which he achieved when he won his first national medal - a silver - at the ASA National Youth Championships. Kane competed in the Berlin International Swim Meet in February and finished fourth in the 50m Freestyle and the 50m Butterfly. He is now in the last few weeks of training before the British Championships/Commonwealth Trials which runs from April 8 to 15 in Glasgow.

Caroline Povey (33), has qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad and will

take part in two further selection competitions to determine whether she is included in the final team for Glasgow 2014. Caroline won the British Grand Prix in Olympic Trap Clay Target Shooting in September. She won the Ladies event after hitting 184 targets out of 200 during the two-day competition in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Caroline is a regular member of the Great Britain shooting team and has already represented her country in World Cups in Mexico, Cyprus and the UAE.

The first five athletes who have been identified into the Gold programme are:

A DIS Gold athlete programme has been created to provide targeted support to athletes who are less than three years away from being on a National Governing Body World Class programme and are expected to go on to compete at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and/or Commonwealth Games. The support goes beyond the standard DIS package and offers a bespoke resource to meet the needs of our highest achieving athletes.

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DIS swimmer selected for Podium

Potential squad

Abbie Wood from Derventio eXcel is among those to have been selected for the British Swimming Podium Potential squad.

She is among 62 athletes nationally who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme for 2014.

She will receive targeted financial assistance through receipt of an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to training camp and competition opportunities, science and medicine services, as well as the support of the British Swimming World Class Programme staff.

Podium Potential support is for athletes who are considered to have a chance of medalling at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Abbie Wood was one of five young athletes shortlisted for the European Olympic Committee's Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize. Abbie spent four days in Rome and met a number of people from the BOA, including Seb Coe.

Kane Haggett and Francesca Muir-Harris competed in the Berlin International Swim Meet in February. Francesca qualified for the Commonwealth Trials in the 400m Freestyle for the first time and Kane finished fourth in the 50m Freestyle and the 50m Butterfly. Abbie Wood swam at the BUCS Swimming Championships in Sheffield as a guest competitor through British Swimming. Despite being the youngest swimmer there she finished fourth in the heats of both the 400m IM and 200m Breaststroke.

Derventio eXcel swimmer Molly Renshaw, who had been supported by the DIS, has now moved to train full-time at the GBR National Centre for Swimming in Loughborough. Everyone at the DIS wishes Molly every success for the future.

Derventio eXcel has doubled its Development Squad numbers to involve more swimmers in the pathway across the county and work even closer with club coaches. These swimmers train with Derventio for three sessions per week and do the remainder of their training with their home clubs. Derventio eXcel had a hugely successful Regional Championships in November 2013, winning 42 medals – 19 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze - which was the squad's best ever tally and the best performance by a team in the Midlands Region.

Several DIS swimmers are working towards selection for summer competitions including the Commonwealth Games and European Junior Championships in July and the Youth Olympic Games and European Championships in August, as well as the US Open in May and the Japan Open in June. DIS Swimming Performance Coach Andi Manley said: “We are now in the last few weeks of work before the British Championships/Commonwealth Trials which run from April 8 to 15 in Glasgow. Our focus is now very much on swimming at race pace and achieving maximum speed in training. After this event the swimmers have a short, five-day, mid-season break before we move onto the second cycle of the season at which point all the British teams will have been selected for the summer competitions.”

Kane Haggett and Kevin Wallbank have recently attended three-day England Training Camps in Liverpool and Millfield School respectively. DIS Performance Coach and Derventio eXcel Head Coach Andi Manley was also selected as the group coach for the 50m freestyle group in Liverpool. Derventio eXcel also had several swimmers selected for a one-day Regional Camp in Leicester. Andi was selected as a coach with the full GBR team to travel to Belgium for an international meet from January 23 to 27.

DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

SwimmingPerformance Coach – Andi Manley

Abbie Wood · Mischa Menzies · Francesca Muir-Harris · Hannah Jones · Imogen Clarke Ed Martin · Kane Haggett · Kevin Wallbank · Lewis White · Sarah Vasey · Imogen Morris

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Lewis White represented the East Midlands at the DSE Nationals, winning five gold medals and one silver and achieving personal best times in all of his swims. Competing in the 14-16 age group, he won gold in the 100m and 50m freestyle (S9), 200m individual medley (SM9), the 100m backstroke (S9) and 100m butterfly (S9). His next major meet is the British Para-swimming International in Glasgow on April 18 to 21, 2014.

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DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

Athletics Richard Weir · Alicia Barrett · Ella Barrett · Jethro McGraw · Jess Turner Niamh Emerson · Dominic Chambers · Reece Sims · Jake James · Yasmin Miller

There was success for a number of DIS athletes at the Northern Indoor Championships, which were held on January 18 and 19. This included: Jess Turner (left), who won the U20 400m in a very confident manner with an indoor PB of 56.26. Alicia Barrett, who retained the U17 60m hurdle title, equalling the CBP, and also took the silver in the 60m. Ella Barrett, who won the U17 200m and 300m, and also set a new CBP in the 300m. Meanwhile Niamh Emerson won silver in the U17 800m, Jethro McGraw won silver in the U17m 800m, and Richard Weir won silver in the Senior 3000m. Reece Sims also competed and finished sixth in the U20 60m.

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Basketball Performance Coach – James Maudsley

Daniel Watts · Alex Dorr · Lamar Morrison · Sam O'Shea

Derby Trailblazers crowned division two champions

Derby Trailblazers are division two champions, securing a hard fought 65-56 win over Brixton Topcats to win the division with a game to spare.

DIS athletes Daniel Watts, Alex Dorr and Sam O'Shea were the game's top scorers, with Watts finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds; Dorr also had a double-double of 13 points and ten rebounds, to which he added five assists, and O'Shea scored 13 points along with five assists. Fellow DIS athlete Lamar Morrison orchestrated proceedings well, scoring four and dishing off a game high seven assists.

The win means the team, which is coached by DIS Basketball Performance Coach James Maudsley, return to division one at the first attempt. The Trailblazers also topped off the regular season with a 103-76 home win over Killamarsh Derbyshire Arrows, helped by a sensational performance from Alex Dorr who finished with 37 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists before the new EBL Division Two champions were officially presented with their winners' trophy and medals.

James said: “Winning the championship with a game to spare is a huge achievement for a team that prior to the season were not tipped as being in consideration for promotion. Trailblazers were able to recruit a strong roster which without DIS support would have been impossible. DIS athletes Alex Dorr, Dan Watts and Sam O'Shea have led the team in every statistical category and are amongst the top ten players in the league in efficiency ratings.“

University Men's basketball team win

Midlands 1A league

The BUCS Men's Basketball team have won the Midlands 1A league, winning all but one of this season's games.

The team now move forward into the play offs versus Northumbria University and Newcastle University to determine who moves into the Premier League.

Niamh Emerson took third place and a bronze in the Schools Combined Events International in Glasgow (indoor pentathlon), setting PBs in the shot, long jump and high jump, as well as for her overall score. She went in as the fourth ranked English Schools team member, but showed great improvement by beating both girls who had placed second and third from the English Schools Finals in September.

Ÿ Dominic Chambers finished fifth in the UK U20 Cross Country Championships.Ÿ Ella Barrett took first place in the U17w 300m and second place in the 200m at the National Indoor Athletics

Championships. At the same event Alicia Barrett took second place in the U17w 60mH, and Jethro McGraw was third in the U17m 800m. Niamh Emerson also won two national medals as a first year U17, winning silver in the high jump and bronze in the 800m.

Isabelle wins silver at National

Cyclo-Cross Championships

Isabelle Boon won a silver medal in the U16 girls' championship at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships.The Championships were held at Moorways Leisure Centre, Derby on January 11 and 12. Isabelle, from Derby Mercury RC, coped well in difficult conditions to come in second. She was beaten by Charlotte Broughton, who also won in 2013.

CyclingPerformance Coach – Geoff Cooke

Adam Morewood · Arthur Green · Hannah Blount · Isabelle Boon · James Shaw Josh Scales · Sarah Lomas

DIS Cycling Performance Coach Geoff Cooke said: “I know that DIS Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Ward has been a big help to Isabelle with strength and conditioning and no doubt this helped enormously in these conditions.”

Isabelle also recently took third place and a spot on the podium in the U16 category in round two of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series in Southampton.

James Shaw has won the junior Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne European spring classic in Belgium. The race is probably the third biggest junior road race in the world after Paris

Roubaix and the World Championships.

With 150 riders on the start line, James powered away to ride solo to the finish of the 124km race from a mile out.

James, (17), has signed for this season with a new development squad, the Haribo-Beacon Cycling Team. He will compete in the nine races of the British Cycling Junior National Series, starting in Wales on March 23 with the Cadence Road Race.

Isobel Ashley won the Junior Girls Open event at the Derby 4 Star tournament. These tournaments are the highest standard tournaments in the junior Table Tennis calendar and are open to all juniors.

Isobel only dropped one set throughout the entire competition, beating all of the girls in her group of four by 3-0, and progressing to round 1 where she again won 3-0.

She then beat Kate Cheer (Sussex) 3-0 in the quarters and Hiba Feredj (Middlesex) 3-1 in the semi-final, before beating Denise Payet (Middlesex) 3-0 in the final to claim victory and seal on her best performances of the season.

Matthew Webster won the U13 Boys' competition at the U13&U16 Derbyshire Schools' Individual Table Tennis County Final. The win qualified him to represent Derbyshire in in the regional round.

Tamikah Campbell selected for

England U19 squad

Tamikah Campbell has been selected into the England U19 long squad for Netball Europe in Northern Ireland on April 25 to 27.

Her selection follows trials at the National Academy Camp in Loughborough, and she is now one of 14 athletes invited to a two-day training camp on April 14 and 15 where the final 12 will be decided.

Netball Tamikah Campbell · Brittany Coleman

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DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

Table TennisIsobel Ashley · Matthew Webster · Alex Tilley · Charlotte Henry

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DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

Athletics Richard Weir · Alicia Barrett · Ella Barrett · Jethro McGraw · Jess Turner Niamh Emerson · Dominic Chambers · Reece Sims · Jake James · Yasmin Miller

There was success for a number of DIS athletes at the Northern Indoor Championships, which were held on January 18 and 19. This included: Jess Turner (left), who won the U20 400m in a very confident manner with an indoor PB of 56.26. Alicia Barrett, who retained the U17 60m hurdle title, equalling the CBP, and also took the silver in the 60m. Ella Barrett, who won the U17 200m and 300m, and also set a new CBP in the 300m. Meanwhile Niamh Emerson won silver in the U17 800m, Jethro McGraw won silver in the U17m 800m, and Richard Weir won silver in the Senior 3000m. Reece Sims also competed and finished sixth in the U20 60m.

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Basketball Performance Coach – James Maudsley

Daniel Watts · Alex Dorr · Lamar Morrison · Sam O'Shea

Derby Trailblazers crowned division two champions

Derby Trailblazers are division two champions, securing a hard fought 65-56 win over Brixton Topcats to win the division with a game to spare.

DIS athletes Daniel Watts, Alex Dorr and Sam O'Shea were the game's top scorers, with Watts finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds; Dorr also had a double-double of 13 points and ten rebounds, to which he added five assists, and O'Shea scored 13 points along with five assists. Fellow DIS athlete Lamar Morrison orchestrated proceedings well, scoring four and dishing off a game high seven assists.

The win means the team, which is coached by DIS Basketball Performance Coach James Maudsley, return to division one at the first attempt. The Trailblazers also topped off the regular season with a 103-76 home win over Killamarsh Derbyshire Arrows, helped by a sensational performance from Alex Dorr who finished with 37 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists before the new EBL Division Two champions were officially presented with their winners' trophy and medals.

James said: “Winning the championship with a game to spare is a huge achievement for a team that prior to the season were not tipped as being in consideration for promotion. Trailblazers were able to recruit a strong roster which without DIS support would have been impossible. DIS athletes Alex Dorr, Dan Watts and Sam O'Shea have led the team in every statistical category and are amongst the top ten players in the league in efficiency ratings.“

University Men's basketball team win

Midlands 1A league

The BUCS Men's Basketball team have won the Midlands 1A league, winning all but one of this season's games.

The team now move forward into the play offs versus Northumbria University and Newcastle University to determine who moves into the Premier League.

Niamh Emerson took third place and a bronze in the Schools Combined Events International in Glasgow (indoor pentathlon), setting PBs in the shot, long jump and high jump, as well as for her overall score. She went in as the fourth ranked English Schools team member, but showed great improvement by beating both girls who had placed second and third from the English Schools Finals in September.

Ÿ Dominic Chambers finished fifth in the UK U20 Cross Country Championships.Ÿ Ella Barrett took first place in the U17w 300m and second place in the 200m at the National Indoor Athletics

Championships. At the same event Alicia Barrett took second place in the U17w 60mH, and Jethro McGraw was third in the U17m 800m. Niamh Emerson also won two national medals as a first year U17, winning silver in the high jump and bronze in the 800m.

Isabelle wins silver at National

Cyclo-Cross Championships

Isabelle Boon won a silver medal in the U16 girls' championship at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships.The Championships were held at Moorways Leisure Centre, Derby on January 11 and 12. Isabelle, from Derby Mercury RC, coped well in difficult conditions to come in second. She was beaten by Charlotte Broughton, who also won in 2013.

CyclingPerformance Coach – Geoff Cooke

Adam Morewood · Arthur Green · Hannah Blount · Isabelle Boon · James Shaw Josh Scales · Sarah Lomas

DIS Cycling Performance Coach Geoff Cooke said: “I know that DIS Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Ward has been a big help to Isabelle with strength and conditioning and no doubt this helped enormously in these conditions.”

Isabelle also recently took third place and a spot on the podium in the U16 category in round two of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series in Southampton.

James Shaw has won the junior Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne European spring classic in Belgium. The race is probably the third biggest junior road race in the world after Paris

Roubaix and the World Championships.

With 150 riders on the start line, James powered away to ride solo to the finish of the 124km race from a mile out.

James, (17), has signed for this season with a new development squad, the Haribo-Beacon Cycling Team. He will compete in the nine races of the British Cycling Junior National Series, starting in Wales on March 23 with the Cadence Road Race.

Isobel Ashley won the Junior Girls Open event at the Derby 4 Star tournament. These tournaments are the highest standard tournaments in the junior Table Tennis calendar and are open to all juniors.

Isobel only dropped one set throughout the entire competition, beating all of the girls in her group of four by 3-0, and progressing to round 1 where she again won 3-0.

She then beat Kate Cheer (Sussex) 3-0 in the quarters and Hiba Feredj (Middlesex) 3-1 in the semi-final, before beating Denise Payet (Middlesex) 3-0 in the final to claim victory and seal on her best performances of the season.

Matthew Webster won the U13 Boys' competition at the U13&U16 Derbyshire Schools' Individual Table Tennis County Final. The win qualified him to represent Derbyshire in in the regional round.

Tamikah Campbell selected for

England U19 squad

Tamikah Campbell has been selected into the England U19 long squad for Netball Europe in Northern Ireland on April 25 to 27.

Her selection follows trials at the National Academy Camp in Loughborough, and she is now one of 14 athletes invited to a two-day training camp on April 14 and 15 where the final 12 will be decided.

Netball Tamikah Campbell · Brittany Coleman

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Table TennisIsobel Ashley · Matthew Webster · Alex Tilley · Charlotte Henry

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Individual Athletes Joshua Haynes (Sailing) · Toby Woodings (Sailing)Alice Woodings (Sailing) · Will Ward (Sailing) · Harvey Martin (Sailing)Caroline Povey (Shooting) · Mike Gilligan (Shooting) Ellie Koyander (Skiing) · Ashley Davies (Squash) Jay Clarke (Tennis) David Bishop (Triathlon)

Joshua receives Derbyshire Shield

for third consecutive year

Joshua Haynes received the Derbyshire Shield for the third consecutive year at the Derbyshire Youth Sailing annual Peak Dinghy Spares Series prize-giving for the 2013 season, as he was crowned overall Derbyshire Champion once more.

The Derbyshire Youth Sailing events are scored overall for all competitors in three age groups by school years, and 15-year-old Joshua received the recently named Andrew Simpson Trophy, which is for school year's ten and above. Joshua is the first recipient of the Andrew Simpson Trophy, which has been named after the Olympic and America's Cup sailor who tragically lost his life while training in San Francisco last year.

The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation has agreed to Derbyshire Youth Sailing naming the trophy in his memory. The foundation has been established to continue with Andrew's passion for supporting young sailors.

Toby Woodings received County Colours, awarded for representing Derbyshire in several national sailing competitions. A total of 60 points or more are required to be eligible.

Shooters on target for success

Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan have qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. Caroline will be aiming to compete in the Olympic Trap shooting discipline whilst Mike will be aiming to compete in the Olympic Skeet shooting discipline. They will take part in two further competitions in spring to determine whether they make the team for Glasgow 2014.

Mike Gilligan has been also selected for British Shooting's World Class Performance Programme for 2014. Mike, (24), is one of ten shooters selected for the Podium Potential programme, for athletes whose performances have suggested that they have realistic medal winning capabilities for 2020. Mike's admission on the programme comes on the back of his silver medal at the 2013 Mexico World Cup in Acapulco, narrowly missing out to double Olympic Champion Vincent Hancock in the final.

Sailors selected to receive

support from the DIS

Harvey Martin and Will Ward have been selected to receive support from the DIS. They have competed together as a highly successful team in dinghies that are designed for two sailors.

Their highest achievements include winning the prestigious RS Feva Crown Cup in the Czech Republic, beating the 2012 World Champion, a National Championship in the National Schools Sailing Association regatta sailing an RS Feva XL, a European Championship in the Mirror dinghy and a bronze place in the RS Feva XL World Championships.

Harvey said: “It is brilliant that Derbyshire has the Institute of Sport to provide support and guidance for the county's athletes. The dedicated facilities at the University of Derby are fantastic and the DIS coaches and experts have so much to offer us.” Will added: “We've only just started coming to DIS and already it's been great fun and quite a bit challenging as the coaches have put us through our paces to see how fit we are. We can't wait to get going on the strength and conditioning work that will definitely help us to sail at our fittest yet and hopefully get even better results.”

Harvey and Will have also been selected by the Royal Yachting Association for pathway squads at both regional and national levels, winter and summer, where they receive training and coaching support helping them to develop their racing skills, knowledge and techniques.

22-year-old triathlete David Bishop has joined the DIS. David, from Allestree, has represented Great Britain at U23 and senior level. He won the U23 Elite Aquathlon at the World Aquathlon Championships, and finished fifth in the elite race at the National Triathlon Championships. He also competed at the National Duathlon Championships, finishing first in the U23 category.

Badminton Performance Coach – James Boxall

David Hong · Josh Hong · Tiara Samuel · Grace King · Ellie Wheatley · Sophie Brealey

Badminton players selected for England duty

Grace King was selected for the England U15 squad which competed at the 8-Nations event in Denmark in February. Grace, (13), was part of the team of six girls and six boys which won team bronze at the competition.Meanwhile David Hong was selected for the England U13 squad which competed in a home friendly international against Denmark in February.

Grace King and David Hong have been selected to represent England at the 2014 U15 Home Countries.

Tiara Samuel won gold in the singles and silver in the mixed doubles at the Cheshire Senior Silver tournament. She also won bronze in the women's doubles together with partner Sophie Brealey. Sophie won silver in the singles.

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GolfPerformance Coach – Steve Astle

Aimee Wilson · George Bloor · George Woolgar · Mark PorterJames Whatley · Nick Newbold

Golf training camps continueA series of six one-day Derbyshire Institute of Sport Golf training camps is continuing.The programme is designed to identify future potential DIS athletes, further enhance individual player development and support the success of county team results.

The first two camps, entitled 'Moving Forward' and 'Physically Ready' were held in December and January respectively, with the sessions designed to help players to plan their off season and set goals and help them understand how they can physically develop to help achieve their goals. The two camps were very successful and the next camp focusing on short game will take place at Woodhall Spa in March/April.

Golf Performance Coach Steve Astle said: “The series has been designed around encouraging best possible performance in 2014 as an individual and for club and county, ensuring a clear manageable pathway to elite junior golf and the best possible support for parents amongst a minefield of information.

“There has never been a stronger series of training days in the Midlands for junior golfers, boys and girls, serious about moving their game to a higher level involving many of the DIS performance staff in their specialist areas.“

The cost is £99 per camp, and places must be booked in advance. Contact Steve on steve@emga.co.uk for further details.

DIS Golf Coaches’

breakfast forum

formed

A DIS Golf Coaches’ breakfast forum has been formed, aimed at developing a network of coaches to develop future elite players across Derbyshire.

The forum met for the second time in January at Morley Hayes, and aims to meet on a bi-annual basis. The latest forum was attended by 12 coaches, and items on the agenda included personal coach development, junior case studies and performance coaching research.

George Woolgar had a great 2013 season winning twice and finishing third in the order of merit on the Europro Tour to get his Challenge tour card. George has completed his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in Kenya. He finished T17th - a great performance having just stepped up to this level - and puts him in 12th place on the Challenge tour Rankings. The Top 15 at the end of season gain cards to the European Tour.

James Whatley finished sixth on the Midland Order of Merit for another solid season.

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Individual Athletes Joshua Haynes (Sailing) · Toby Woodings (Sailing)Alice Woodings (Sailing) · Will Ward (Sailing) · Harvey Martin (Sailing)Caroline Povey (Shooting) · Mike Gilligan (Shooting) Ellie Koyander (Skiing) · Ashley Davies (Squash) Jay Clarke (Tennis) David Bishop (Triathlon)

Joshua receives Derbyshire Shield

for third consecutive year

Joshua Haynes received the Derbyshire Shield for the third consecutive year at the Derbyshire Youth Sailing annual Peak Dinghy Spares Series prize-giving for the 2013 season, as he was crowned overall Derbyshire Champion once more.

The Derbyshire Youth Sailing events are scored overall for all competitors in three age groups by school years, and 15-year-old Joshua received the recently named Andrew Simpson Trophy, which is for school year's ten and above. Joshua is the first recipient of the Andrew Simpson Trophy, which has been named after the Olympic and America's Cup sailor who tragically lost his life while training in San Francisco last year.

The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation has agreed to Derbyshire Youth Sailing naming the trophy in his memory. The foundation has been established to continue with Andrew's passion for supporting young sailors.

Toby Woodings received County Colours, awarded for representing Derbyshire in several national sailing competitions. A total of 60 points or more are required to be eligible.

Shooters on target for success

Clay Target Shooting athletes Caroline Povey and Mike Gilligan have qualified for the Commonwealth Games Training Squad. Caroline will be aiming to compete in the Olympic Trap shooting discipline whilst Mike will be aiming to compete in the Olympic Skeet shooting discipline. They will take part in two further competitions in spring to determine whether they make the team for Glasgow 2014.

Mike Gilligan has been also selected for British Shooting's World Class Performance Programme for 2014. Mike, (24), is one of ten shooters selected for the Podium Potential programme, for athletes whose performances have suggested that they have realistic medal winning capabilities for 2020. Mike's admission on the programme comes on the back of his silver medal at the 2013 Mexico World Cup in Acapulco, narrowly missing out to double Olympic Champion Vincent Hancock in the final.

Sailors selected to receive

support from the DIS

Harvey Martin and Will Ward have been selected to receive support from the DIS. They have competed together as a highly successful team in dinghies that are designed for two sailors.

Their highest achievements include winning the prestigious RS Feva Crown Cup in the Czech Republic, beating the 2012 World Champion, a National Championship in the National Schools Sailing Association regatta sailing an RS Feva XL, a European Championship in the Mirror dinghy and a bronze place in the RS Feva XL World Championships.

Harvey said: “It is brilliant that Derbyshire has the Institute of Sport to provide support and guidance for the county's athletes. The dedicated facilities at the University of Derby are fantastic and the DIS coaches and experts have so much to offer us.” Will added: “We've only just started coming to DIS and already it's been great fun and quite a bit challenging as the coaches have put us through our paces to see how fit we are. We can't wait to get going on the strength and conditioning work that will definitely help us to sail at our fittest yet and hopefully get even better results.”

Harvey and Will have also been selected by the Royal Yachting Association for pathway squads at both regional and national levels, winter and summer, where they receive training and coaching support helping them to develop their racing skills, knowledge and techniques.

22-year-old triathlete David Bishop has joined the DIS. David, from Allestree, has represented Great Britain at U23 and senior level. He won the U23 Elite Aquathlon at the World Aquathlon Championships, and finished fifth in the elite race at the National Triathlon Championships. He also competed at the National Duathlon Championships, finishing first in the U23 category.

Badminton Performance Coach – James Boxall

David Hong · Josh Hong · Tiara Samuel · Grace King · Ellie Wheatley · Sophie Brealey

Badminton players selected for England duty

Grace King was selected for the England U15 squad which competed at the 8-Nations event in Denmark in February. Grace, (13), was part of the team of six girls and six boys which won team bronze at the competition.Meanwhile David Hong was selected for the England U13 squad which competed in a home friendly international against Denmark in February.

Grace King and David Hong have been selected to represent England at the 2014 U15 Home Countries.

Tiara Samuel won gold in the singles and silver in the mixed doubles at the Cheshire Senior Silver tournament. She also won bronze in the women's doubles together with partner Sophie Brealey. Sophie won silver in the singles.

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GolfPerformance Coach – Steve Astle

Aimee Wilson · George Bloor · George Woolgar · Mark PorterJames Whatley · Nick Newbold

Golf training camps continueA series of six one-day Derbyshire Institute of Sport Golf training camps is continuing.The programme is designed to identify future potential DIS athletes, further enhance individual player development and support the success of county team results.

The first two camps, entitled 'Moving Forward' and 'Physically Ready' were held in December and January respectively, with the sessions designed to help players to plan their off season and set goals and help them understand how they can physically develop to help achieve their goals. The two camps were very successful and the next camp focusing on short game will take place at Woodhall Spa in March/April.

Golf Performance Coach Steve Astle said: “The series has been designed around encouraging best possible performance in 2014 as an individual and for club and county, ensuring a clear manageable pathway to elite junior golf and the best possible support for parents amongst a minefield of information.

“There has never been a stronger series of training days in the Midlands for junior golfers, boys and girls, serious about moving their game to a higher level involving many of the DIS performance staff in their specialist areas.“

The cost is £99 per camp, and places must be booked in advance. Contact Steve on steve@emga.co.uk for further details.

DIS Golf Coaches’

breakfast forum

formed

A DIS Golf Coaches’ breakfast forum has been formed, aimed at developing a network of coaches to develop future elite players across Derbyshire.

The forum met for the second time in January at Morley Hayes, and aims to meet on a bi-annual basis. The latest forum was attended by 12 coaches, and items on the agenda included personal coach development, junior case studies and performance coaching research.

George Woolgar had a great 2013 season winning twice and finishing third in the order of merit on the Europro Tour to get his Challenge tour card. George has completed his first tournament on the Challenge Tour in Kenya. He finished T17th - a great performance having just stepped up to this level - and puts him in 12th place on the Challenge tour Rankings. The Top 15 at the end of season gain cards to the European Tour.

James Whatley finished sixth on the Midland Order of Merit for another solid season.

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£60,000 hi-tech

scanner suite

opened at the

University of

Derby

A new £60,000 reception and treatment area has been opened at the Health Lifestyle and Rehab centre, at the University's Kedleston Road site in Derby, to house its £100,000 iDXA (Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scanner, which was funded by the University. The scanner's X-rays measure body composition – for example, bone density or fat to muscle ratio – to help sportspeople pinpoint specific areas which need strengthening, to improve their performance.

Elite sports clubs, including Team GB and Derby County FC, are already using the scanner for their members but keen amateur athletes looking to boost their performance can also book a scan, at a cost of £65. Team GB's Eilish McColgan, Derby County FC Strength and Conditioning Coach Steve Haines, and competitive bodybuilder and Fit Factor 2013 Champion David Bissell officially opened the new iDXA suite. Guests were then given an insight into life in top level sport through workshops with the three sportspeople. Visitors also saw a scan performed on David.

Eilish McColgan said: “I use it a couple of times throughout the year, mainly when I go to Kenya to train – I compare my body composition before I go and when I come back, using the scanner. I can't afford to lose too much weight or muscle mass, which is quite possible over there due to the high-altitude training. It is very important there is not too much differentiation. Last year, I lost too much muscle mass and it led to injury so it is hugely important that I keep an eye on it.”

Steve Haines described the scanner as a vital piece of equipment for the Derby County squad. He said: “The iDXA is a big part of our sports science testing and analysis processes. We scan the first team squad four times a season, especially around pre-season so we know what shape they are in when they return for pre-season training. We want players to have as little body fat as possible and their strength levels are important – we don't want them carrying around any fat that they don't need as it makes them more prone to injury.”

Katie Gibson, University Commercial Services Business Manager, added: “Our brand new iDXA suite will help make this top level service even more accessible for sportspeople to use. Keen amateur athletes and players of a wide range of sports will benefit from the same sports science being used to aid the performance of professionals.”

For more information about the iDXA suite and its services, visit: www.derby.ac.uk/health/choose/clinical-skills-suite/health-lifestyle-rehabilitation-centre/idxaclinic/

www.teamderby.com

Multi-million

pound sports

centre for

University

A new University of Derby sports centre is set to open in the first half of 2015.

Derby City Council has now approved plans for the centre - expected to cost around £10m - which will be built into the existing eight-metre high grass bank around the bottom playing field, at the University's main Kedleston Road site in Derby.

Work on the three-storey structure is scheduled to begin shortly, with the sports centre set to open by spring 2015.

The sports centre will include a main hall, a fitness gym and associated strength and conditioning area, studios, squash and badminton courts, an internal climbing wall, sprint track, changing rooms, treatment rooms and a cafe.

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Team Derby Scholarships and bursary award applications are currently open for the 2014/15 academic year. Visit teamderby.com for the criteria and application form. For further information on the performance programme please contact Donna Kellogg, Team Derby Performance Sports Officer, via d.kellogg@derby.ac.uk

David Bissell is scanned by the iDXA as Steve Haines and Eilish McColgan look on

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Jack Rex Burnell

Success for Team Derby Sports Scholar New-look

website for Team

Derby

Team Derby has rebranded its teamderby.com website. Students can now access more information, as the website aims to become a 'one stop shop' for all information about sport at the university.

The website re-launch comes after huge efforts to rebrand the university's sports sector as it strives to hit its target of reaching the top 50 universities in the UK in terms of BUCS competition by 2015.

Sports Participation Officer, Alex Molloy said: “We wanted the website to be more accessible with more students than ever involved with sport. We now offer more sport and wanted to showcase that in the best possible way.”

Team Derby Sports Scholar Jack Rex Burnell competed for the University of Derby at the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Short Course Swimming Championships. Jack won the 1500m Freestyle in a new British University Record - his swim of 14.50.29 beat the previous record by five seconds and was the fastest 1500m time by any British swimmer over the short course in the last year. Jack also finished second in the 400m freestyle and sixth in the 200m freestyle.

Team Derby rower bids for place

on Great Britain squad

Team Derby rower Yasmin Marks is bidding for a place on the Great Britain squad. Yasmin is currently undergoing a series of trials for a place in the Great Britain squad in the lightweight sculls category. Yasmin hopes to win a place on the squad in time to compete at next year's World U23 Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games.

The University of Derby is currently in 55th position in the BUCS league for 2013/14. Its goal is to break in to the top 50 in the BUCS standings by 2015, having finished in 66th place for 2012/13. There are sports clubs/individuals to still compete for Team Derby including athletics, cricket, archery and triathlon. The final league position will be posted in June.

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Promotions for Team Derby

Men's Futsal - Premier Midlands League winners Men's Squash - Midlands 2A League winnersMen's Badminton - Midlands 3B League winners Women's Volleyball - Midlands 2A League winners Men's Hockey - Midlands 5B League winners Women's Hockey - Midlands 4B League winners

The Men's Basketball team are also Midlands 1A league winners and move forward into the play offs versus Northumbria and Newcastle University to determine which university moves into the Premier League. Team Derby Sports Scholars Alex Dorr, Dan Watts, Alex Denholm, Lamar Morrison and Thomas Company have made major contributions to a great team performance overall. DIS Basketball Performance Coach and University team coach James Maudsley has worked hard to make the team a success and drive the programme forward to attract further talented basketball players in future years.

James said: “Winning 2A last season was the first time a University of Derby team had gained promotion to this tier of competition, so to back that up with another league championship is testament to the development of the programme and the considerable support the DIS and University have provided. In order to grow the programme it's essential that a second team is developed. Every team we have played this season have had two BUCS teams with the majority fielding three - which equates to even more BUCS points.”

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50 University of Kent 450 88 11 549

51 University of 404 106 37 547

Central Lancashire

52 University of 417 109 4 530

Hertfordshire

53 University of Chichester 455 70 4 529

54 University of Dundee 434.5 76 16 526.5

55 University of Derby 398 91 36 525

56 Coventry University 347 90 73 510

University League Cup Indiv. Total

The following Team Derby sports teams have secured promotion this season:

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£60,000 hi-tech

scanner suite

opened at the

University of

Derby

A new £60,000 reception and treatment area has been opened at the Health Lifestyle and Rehab centre, at the University's Kedleston Road site in Derby, to house its £100,000 iDXA (Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scanner, which was funded by the University. The scanner's X-rays measure body composition – for example, bone density or fat to muscle ratio – to help sportspeople pinpoint specific areas which need strengthening, to improve their performance.

Elite sports clubs, including Team GB and Derby County FC, are already using the scanner for their members but keen amateur athletes looking to boost their performance can also book a scan, at a cost of £65. Team GB's Eilish McColgan, Derby County FC Strength and Conditioning Coach Steve Haines, and competitive bodybuilder and Fit Factor 2013 Champion David Bissell officially opened the new iDXA suite. Guests were then given an insight into life in top level sport through workshops with the three sportspeople. Visitors also saw a scan performed on David.

Eilish McColgan said: “I use it a couple of times throughout the year, mainly when I go to Kenya to train – I compare my body composition before I go and when I come back, using the scanner. I can't afford to lose too much weight or muscle mass, which is quite possible over there due to the high-altitude training. It is very important there is not too much differentiation. Last year, I lost too much muscle mass and it led to injury so it is hugely important that I keep an eye on it.”

Steve Haines described the scanner as a vital piece of equipment for the Derby County squad. He said: “The iDXA is a big part of our sports science testing and analysis processes. We scan the first team squad four times a season, especially around pre-season so we know what shape they are in when they return for pre-season training. We want players to have as little body fat as possible and their strength levels are important – we don't want them carrying around any fat that they don't need as it makes them more prone to injury.”

Katie Gibson, University Commercial Services Business Manager, added: “Our brand new iDXA suite will help make this top level service even more accessible for sportspeople to use. Keen amateur athletes and players of a wide range of sports will benefit from the same sports science being used to aid the performance of professionals.”

For more information about the iDXA suite and its services, visit: www.derby.ac.uk/health/choose/clinical-skills-suite/health-lifestyle-rehabilitation-centre/idxaclinic/

www.teamderby.com

Multi-million

pound sports

centre for

University

A new University of Derby sports centre is set to open in the first half of 2015.

Derby City Council has now approved plans for the centre - expected to cost around £10m - which will be built into the existing eight-metre high grass bank around the bottom playing field, at the University's main Kedleston Road site in Derby.

Work on the three-storey structure is scheduled to begin shortly, with the sports centre set to open by spring 2015.

The sports centre will include a main hall, a fitness gym and associated strength and conditioning area, studios, squash and badminton courts, an internal climbing wall, sprint track, changing rooms, treatment rooms and a cafe.

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Team Derby Scholarships and bursary award applications are currently open for the 2014/15 academic year. Visit teamderby.com for the criteria and application form. For further information on the performance programme please contact Donna Kellogg, Team Derby Performance Sports Officer, via d.kellogg@derby.ac.uk

David Bissell is scanned by the iDXA as Steve Haines and Eilish McColgan look on

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Jack Rex Burnell

Success for Team Derby Sports Scholar New-look

website for Team

Derby

Team Derby has rebranded its teamderby.com website. Students can now access more information, as the website aims to become a 'one stop shop' for all information about sport at the university.

The website re-launch comes after huge efforts to rebrand the university's sports sector as it strives to hit its target of reaching the top 50 universities in the UK in terms of BUCS competition by 2015.

Sports Participation Officer, Alex Molloy said: “We wanted the website to be more accessible with more students than ever involved with sport. We now offer more sport and wanted to showcase that in the best possible way.”

Team Derby Sports Scholar Jack Rex Burnell competed for the University of Derby at the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Short Course Swimming Championships. Jack won the 1500m Freestyle in a new British University Record - his swim of 14.50.29 beat the previous record by five seconds and was the fastest 1500m time by any British swimmer over the short course in the last year. Jack also finished second in the 400m freestyle and sixth in the 200m freestyle.

Team Derby rower bids for place

on Great Britain squad

Team Derby rower Yasmin Marks is bidding for a place on the Great Britain squad. Yasmin is currently undergoing a series of trials for a place in the Great Britain squad in the lightweight sculls category. Yasmin hopes to win a place on the squad in time to compete at next year's World U23 Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games.

The University of Derby is currently in 55th position in the BUCS league for 2013/14. Its goal is to break in to the top 50 in the BUCS standings by 2015, having finished in 66th place for 2012/13. There are sports clubs/individuals to still compete for Team Derby including athletics, cricket, archery and triathlon. The final league position will be posted in June.

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Promotions for Team Derby

Men's Futsal - Premier Midlands League winners Men's Squash - Midlands 2A League winnersMen's Badminton - Midlands 3B League winners Women's Volleyball - Midlands 2A League winners Men's Hockey - Midlands 5B League winners Women's Hockey - Midlands 4B League winners

The Men's Basketball team are also Midlands 1A league winners and move forward into the play offs versus Northumbria and Newcastle University to determine which university moves into the Premier League. Team Derby Sports Scholars Alex Dorr, Dan Watts, Alex Denholm, Lamar Morrison and Thomas Company have made major contributions to a great team performance overall. DIS Basketball Performance Coach and University team coach James Maudsley has worked hard to make the team a success and drive the programme forward to attract further talented basketball players in future years.

James said: “Winning 2A last season was the first time a University of Derby team had gained promotion to this tier of competition, so to back that up with another league championship is testament to the development of the programme and the considerable support the DIS and University have provided. In order to grow the programme it's essential that a second team is developed. Every team we have played this season have had two BUCS teams with the majority fielding three - which equates to even more BUCS points.”

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50 University of Kent 450 88 11 549

51 University of 404 106 37 547

Central Lancashire

52 University of 417 109 4 530

Hertfordshire

53 University of Chichester 455 70 4 529

54 University of Dundee 434.5 76 16 526.5

55 University of Derby 398 91 36 525

56 Coventry University 347 90 73 510

University League Cup Indiv. Total

The following Team Derby sports teams have secured promotion this season:

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DIS athletes and coaches

among those honoured at

Derbyshire Sports Awards

DIS athletes Yasmin Miller, Abbie Wood and Lewis White, and coaches Andi Manley and James Boxall, were among those honoured at the 2013 Derbyshire Sports Awards, sponsored by the University of Derby.

Derby hurdler Yasmin Miller was named the University of Derby Sportsperson of the Year, High Peak swimmer Abbie Wood won the Derby City Council Junior Sportswoman of the Year, and

swimmer Lewis White from Swadlincote was the winner in the Origination Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year category.

Meanwhile Andi Manley, Head Coach of Derventio eXcel swimming squad and Swimming Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, was named the Matrix Fitness Performance Coach of the Year. James Boxall, Head Coach of the Derbyshire Badminton Performance Centre and Badminton Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, was the runner-up in the same category.

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DIS Performance Coach Geoff Cooke was a guest at an Open Day held at Derby City Council's Springwood Leisure Centre. Geoff was on hand to help with the ribbon cutting ceremony in the centre's newly-refurbished gym.

The awards were held at The Roundhouse in Derby on Thursday, November 14. Olympic silver medallist and top BBC sports pundit Colin Jackson CBE was the guest speaker at the event, sharing insights into life as a top athlete and broadcaster.

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Derbyshire Talent Identification and

Development Plan is launched

The Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan 2014-2017 has been launched. Delivery of the Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan will ensure that all athletes with the potential to excel are identified appropriately; that identified athletes are able to access high-quality training and competition, linked to national governing body talent pathways; and that those working with athletes receive the training and information needed to identify and develop them.

Schools, colleges, school sport partnerships, the Derbyshire Schools' Sports Association, local authorities, the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, clubs and national governing bodies of sport all have an important role to play, to ensure that athletes reach their potential.

Targets include correctly identifying 180 young people per year into district talent development opportunities, hosting local disability talent camps to identify ten talented athletes with special educational needs or a disability each year, and increasing the number of sport-specific academies in the county from the existing three – for netball, basketball and golf – to ten academies in a range of sports.

More than 100 people, responsible for the delivery of sport in Derbyshire, including representatives from local authorities, national governing bodies of sport and schools, attended the launch of the plan at The Proact Stadium in Chesterfield on Thursday, December 5.

Australia's national badminton squad trains in Derbyshire

Derbyshire welcomed Australia’s national badminton squad to the county for a training camp at Etwall Leisure Centre and the University of Derby ahead of the Commonwealth Games. A squad of 13 players and three coaches visited Derbyshire at the end of last year. During their time in the county they also looked at training and accommodation facilities with the intention of returning from July 15 to 20 for another training camp ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The squad trained at Etwall Leisure Centre, which is a recognised national specialist badminton facility, and also used gym facilities at both Etwall and the University, which also provided transport for the trip. During their stay the players and coaches worked with DIS Performance Manager Andy Wood, who is former GB Badminton Performance Director. Rising Derbyshire badminton stars supported by the DIS also had the chance to train alongside the Australian squad.

James Machon

competes for GB

at 2014 Winter

Olympics

Former DIS athlete James Machon competed for Team GB in the ski halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

James finished in 23rd place after two runs in the qualification round, with his best score 52.2. 23-year-old James, from Castleton, was awarded a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity last year which allowed him to train full-time, and he gained qualification after competing at a number of World Cup events.

Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan 2014-2017

DIS athletes and coaches

among those honoured at

Derbyshire Sports Awards

DIS athletes Yasmin Miller, Abbie Wood and Lewis White, and coaches Andi Manley and James Boxall, were among those honoured at the 2013 Derbyshire Sports Awards, sponsored by the University of Derby.

Derby hurdler Yasmin Miller was named the University of Derby Sportsperson of the Year, High Peak swimmer Abbie Wood won the Derby City Council Junior Sportswoman of the Year, and

swimmer Lewis White from Swadlincote was the winner in the Origination Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year category.

Meanwhile Andi Manley, Head Coach of Derventio eXcel swimming squad and Swimming Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, was named the Matrix Fitness Performance Coach of the Year. James Boxall, Head Coach of the Derbyshire Badminton Performance Centre and Badminton Performance Coach for the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, was the runner-up in the same category.

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DIS Performance Coach Geoff Cooke was a guest at an Open Day held at Derby City Council's Springwood Leisure Centre. Geoff was on hand to help with the ribbon cutting ceremony in the centre's newly-refurbished gym.

The awards were held at The Roundhouse in Derby on Thursday, November 14. Olympic silver medallist and top BBC sports pundit Colin Jackson CBE was the guest speaker at the event, sharing insights into life as a top athlete and broadcaster.

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Derbyshire Talent Identification and

Development Plan is launched

The Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan 2014-2017 has been launched. Delivery of the Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan will ensure that all athletes with the potential to excel are identified appropriately; that identified athletes are able to access high-quality training and competition, linked to national governing body talent pathways; and that those working with athletes receive the training and information needed to identify and develop them.

Schools, colleges, school sport partnerships, the Derbyshire Schools' Sports Association, local authorities, the Derbyshire Institute of Sport, clubs and national governing bodies of sport all have an important role to play, to ensure that athletes reach their potential.

Targets include correctly identifying 180 young people per year into district talent development opportunities, hosting local disability talent camps to identify ten talented athletes with special educational needs or a disability each year, and increasing the number of sport-specific academies in the county from the existing three – for netball, basketball and golf – to ten academies in a range of sports.

More than 100 people, responsible for the delivery of sport in Derbyshire, including representatives from local authorities, national governing bodies of sport and schools, attended the launch of the plan at The Proact Stadium in Chesterfield on Thursday, December 5.

Australia's national badminton squad trains in Derbyshire

Derbyshire welcomed Australia’s national badminton squad to the county for a training camp at Etwall Leisure Centre and the University of Derby ahead of the Commonwealth Games. A squad of 13 players and three coaches visited Derbyshire at the end of last year. During their time in the county they also looked at training and accommodation facilities with the intention of returning from July 15 to 20 for another training camp ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The squad trained at Etwall Leisure Centre, which is a recognised national specialist badminton facility, and also used gym facilities at both Etwall and the University, which also provided transport for the trip. During their stay the players and coaches worked with DIS Performance Manager Andy Wood, who is former GB Badminton Performance Director. Rising Derbyshire badminton stars supported by the DIS also had the chance to train alongside the Australian squad.

James Machon

competes for GB

at 2014 Winter

Olympics

Former DIS athlete James Machon competed for Team GB in the ski halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

James finished in 23rd place after two runs in the qualification round, with his best score 52.2. 23-year-old James, from Castleton, was awarded a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity last year which allowed him to train full-time, and he gained qualification after competing at a number of World Cup events.

Derbyshire Talent Identification and Development Plan 2014-2017

Staff Structure

Andy WoodPerformance Manager

Chloe MaudsleyProgramme Manager

Donna KelloggUniversity of Derby

Performance Officer

Nick WardLEAD Strength and

Conditioning Coach

Chloe MorleyProgramme Manager

Sports Coaching Team

Strength and

Conditioning

Team

Physiotherapy

Team

Lynda DaleyLEAD

Physiotherapist

Rachel RoyerPhysiotherapist

Carl ButlerPhysiotherapist

David SprotPhysiotherapist

Spencer BrownS &C Coach

Tim LawrensonS &C Coach

Paul JoyceS &C Coach

James MaudsleyBasketball

James BoxallBadminton

Steve AstleGolf

Geoff CookeCycling

Andi ManleySwimming

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Martin HirdResearch and

Information Officer

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Lynda Daley is a chartered

physiotherapist and is currently the

Operational Lead for Physiotherapy for

the English Institute of Sport (EIS)

working in the East and West Midlands.

She has previously worked for England

Hockey, GB Weightlifting and GB

Wheelchair Tennis and supported a

number of major multi-sport games,

including the 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic Games where she was Venue

Medical Manager for the North

Greenwich Arena (O2).

Spencer Brown spent ten years as a

professional rugby player, where he was a member of the England Elite squad for three years, won two full England caps, 12 'A' caps and represented England in the World Sevens Series in Paris. After completing an internship at Northampton Saints RFC, he became the Strength & Conditioning Coach for Bedford Blues RFC. He now operates an injury rehabilitation clinic at Nuffield Health Hospital in Derby and is one of the Directors and Head of Strength & Conditioning at Peak Performance.

Tim Lawrenson specialises in working

with swimming, and he has been working with elite swimmers in Derbyshire for three years. He also teaches Sport and Exercise Science including areas of Strength and Conditioning, Anatomy and Physiology and Nutrition at the University of Derby. Tim's sporting background is in Sprint Kayaking, where he has competed nationally and internationally.

Paul Joyce has previously worked with

the Sheffield Eagles rugby league team as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He is the lead S&C coach at the North Derbyshire DIS hub at Brampton Manor, working with athletes from a multitude of sports. Paul is also a personal trainer.

Rachel Royer is the Clinical Director of

Impact Physio. Rachel's involvement in sport started with the England Junior Women Volleyball squad (1993 -1994) and Nottingham Rugby Football Club (1996 - 2000). Following a career break for family, she returned as a physiotherapist with BUCS in 2011. Rachel was a volunteer Physiotherapist at London 2012, based at Eton Dorney and The Rowing & Canoeing Village.

Andy Wood is a former professional

UK badminton player with over 30

years professional coaching

experience. He was Performance

Director at GB Badminton and was the

Badminton Head Coach at the Sydney,

Athens and Beijing Olympics. He

coached Simon Archer and Joanne

Goode to Britain's first Olympic

badminton medal, a bronze in Sydney

2000, and Nathan Robertson and Gail

Emms to their silver in Athens in 2004.

Andy also runs MatchPlaySport

Coaching Consultancy.

Chloe Maudsley has worked for

Derbyshire Sport for five years in a

variety of roles including Senior

Competition Manager and Youth Sport

Officer, before being appointed Talent

Pathways Manager. Her previous roles

have included West Midlands

Development Manager for British

Triathlon.

Martin Hird has worked for Derbyshire

Sport for the last three years as the

Research and Information Officer

whilst completing a part-time Sport

Science Degree at the University of

Derby. Martin is a keen rower having

competed at the British National

Championships and Henley Royal

Regatta for Derby RC.

Donna Kellogg Badminton player

Donna competed at the Olympic Games

in 2000, 2004 and 2008. During a

medal-packed career spanning 12 years

Donna won 88 caps for England and

won a host of Commonwealth Games

medals including gold in the ladies

doubles, a team gold and mixed doubles

bronze in 1998. She was also the

European ladies doubles winner in

2000 and 2006, and mixed double

winner in 2008 before retiring in 2009.

She was awarded an MBE in 2010.

Nick Ward has worked as a

performance enhancement consultant

to sports for over 15 years including

success with Canada Bobsleigh

Skeleton and the University of Durham.

A specialist in athletic / physical

preparation, Nick is both accredited by

and a tutor for the United Kingdom

Strength and Conditioning Association

(UKSCA). With four years as the

National lead S&C coach with TASS, he

has consulted for organisations such as

the British Olympic Association and the

English Institute of Sport.

Carl Butler is Clinical Director and Head

Physiotherapist at Active Total Health. Carl has worked for Cambridge Utd and Cambridge City and Derby County Football Club, and in 2009 joined the English Institute of Sport as Physiotherapist for British Swimming. He has been Team England Physiotherapist for Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and for British Swimming at the 2010 European and 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games.

David Sprot qualified as a physio-

therapist in 2006 and since then has worked in sport and in the NHS. He now works with British Orienteering and with a running-based clinic in Sheffield, and was a volunteer physio at the athletics track at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Andi Manley is Head Coach of Derventio eXcel. Seven swimmers have been selected to represent Great Britain since 2010 and have broken 17 Records at Age-Group and Senior level. Andi has been part of the GB coaching team at two European Junior Championships and one European Short Course Championship.

James Boxall Former England international James is one of the England Junior Coaches and is also Head Coach of the Derbyshire Badminton Performance Centre, a Derbyshire Junior County Coach and National Talent Coach. He is a Derbyshire Senior 1st team player and Derbyshire Mens Doubles Champion.

James Maudsley is a lecturer in sport science at Loughborough College and is Basketball Academy Director. He is Head Coach of the Derby Trailblazers and led the team to win the EBL Men's National Trophy in 2012. He has worked with the GB Wheelchair Basketball team and coaches the University of Derby Men's Basketball Team.

Geoff Cooke rode for Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games, and won Commonwealth gold in the tandem sprint in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974. He has also won 40 National, eight European and 22 World Championships as a master. His coaching roles have included National Youth Sprint Coach from 2004 to 2009.

Steve Astle is England U16 Girls Coach for the North West and Head of Instruction at EMGA at Morley Hayes. He also works in coach education for the PGA and is Lead Coach for the Derby College Performance Golf Academy. He has worldwide coaching experience of all levels up to tour standard and works with many elite players across the UK.

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Staff Structure

Andy WoodPerformance Manager

Chloe MaudsleyProgramme Manager

Donna KelloggUniversity of Derby

Performance Officer

Nick WardLEAD Strength and

Conditioning Coach

Chloe MorleyProgramme Manager

Sports Coaching Team

Strength and

Conditioning

Team

Physiotherapy

Team

Lynda DaleyLEAD

Physiotherapist

Rachel RoyerPhysiotherapist

Carl ButlerPhysiotherapist

David SprotPhysiotherapist

Spencer BrownS &C Coach

Tim LawrensonS &C Coach

Paul JoyceS &C Coach

James MaudsleyBasketball

James BoxallBadminton

Steve AstleGolf

Geoff CookeCycling

Andi ManleySwimming

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Martin HirdResearch and

Information Officer

DERBYSHIRE INSTITUTE OF SPORT - UPDATE, Issue 5

Lynda Daley is a chartered

physiotherapist and is currently the

Operational Lead for Physiotherapy for

the English Institute of Sport (EIS)

working in the East and West Midlands.

She has previously worked for England

Hockey, GB Weightlifting and GB

Wheelchair Tennis and supported a

number of major multi-sport games,

including the 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic Games where she was Venue

Medical Manager for the North

Greenwich Arena (O2).

Spencer Brown spent ten years as a

professional rugby player, where he was a member of the England Elite squad for three years, won two full England caps, 12 'A' caps and represented England in the World Sevens Series in Paris. After completing an internship at Northampton Saints RFC, he became the Strength & Conditioning Coach for Bedford Blues RFC. He now operates an injury rehabilitation clinic at Nuffield Health Hospital in Derby and is one of the Directors and Head of Strength & Conditioning at Peak Performance.

Tim Lawrenson specialises in working

with swimming, and he has been working with elite swimmers in Derbyshire for three years. He also teaches Sport and Exercise Science including areas of Strength and Conditioning, Anatomy and Physiology and Nutrition at the University of Derby. Tim's sporting background is in Sprint Kayaking, where he has competed nationally and internationally.

Paul Joyce has previously worked with

the Sheffield Eagles rugby league team as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He is the lead S&C coach at the North Derbyshire DIS hub at Brampton Manor, working with athletes from a multitude of sports. Paul is also a personal trainer.

Rachel Royer is the Clinical Director of

Impact Physio. Rachel's involvement in sport started with the England Junior Women Volleyball squad (1993 -1994) and Nottingham Rugby Football Club (1996 - 2000). Following a career break for family, she returned as a physiotherapist with BUCS in 2011. Rachel was a volunteer Physiotherapist at London 2012, based at Eton Dorney and The Rowing & Canoeing Village.

Andy Wood is a former professional

UK badminton player with over 30

years professional coaching

experience. He was Performance

Director at GB Badminton and was the

Badminton Head Coach at the Sydney,

Athens and Beijing Olympics. He

coached Simon Archer and Joanne

Goode to Britain's first Olympic

badminton medal, a bronze in Sydney

2000, and Nathan Robertson and Gail

Emms to their silver in Athens in 2004.

Andy also runs MatchPlaySport

Coaching Consultancy.

Chloe Maudsley has worked for

Derbyshire Sport for five years in a

variety of roles including Senior

Competition Manager and Youth Sport

Officer, before being appointed Talent

Pathways Manager. Her previous roles

have included West Midlands

Development Manager for British

Triathlon.

Martin Hird has worked for Derbyshire

Sport for the last three years as the

Research and Information Officer

whilst completing a part-time Sport

Science Degree at the University of

Derby. Martin is a keen rower having

competed at the British National

Championships and Henley Royal

Regatta for Derby RC.

Donna Kellogg Badminton player

Donna competed at the Olympic Games

in 2000, 2004 and 2008. During a

medal-packed career spanning 12 years

Donna won 88 caps for England and

won a host of Commonwealth Games

medals including gold in the ladies

doubles, a team gold and mixed doubles

bronze in 1998. She was also the

European ladies doubles winner in

2000 and 2006, and mixed double

winner in 2008 before retiring in 2009.

She was awarded an MBE in 2010.

Nick Ward has worked as a

performance enhancement consultant

to sports for over 15 years including

success with Canada Bobsleigh

Skeleton and the University of Durham.

A specialist in athletic / physical

preparation, Nick is both accredited by

and a tutor for the United Kingdom

Strength and Conditioning Association

(UKSCA). With four years as the

National lead S&C coach with TASS, he

has consulted for organisations such as

the British Olympic Association and the

English Institute of Sport.

Carl Butler is Clinical Director and Head

Physiotherapist at Active Total Health. Carl has worked for Cambridge Utd and Cambridge City and Derby County Football Club, and in 2009 joined the English Institute of Sport as Physiotherapist for British Swimming. He has been Team England Physiotherapist for Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and for British Swimming at the 2010 European and 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games.

David Sprot qualified as a physio-

therapist in 2006 and since then has worked in sport and in the NHS. He now works with British Orienteering and with a running-based clinic in Sheffield, and was a volunteer physio at the athletics track at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Andi Manley is Head Coach of Derventio eXcel. Seven swimmers have been selected to represent Great Britain since 2010 and have broken 17 Records at Age-Group and Senior level. Andi has been part of the GB coaching team at two European Junior Championships and one European Short Course Championship.

James Boxall Former England international James is one of the England Junior Coaches and is also Head Coach of the Derbyshire Badminton Performance Centre, a Derbyshire Junior County Coach and National Talent Coach. He is a Derbyshire Senior 1st team player and Derbyshire Mens Doubles Champion.

James Maudsley is a lecturer in sport science at Loughborough College and is Basketball Academy Director. He is Head Coach of the Derby Trailblazers and led the team to win the EBL Men's National Trophy in 2012. He has worked with the GB Wheelchair Basketball team and coaches the University of Derby Men's Basketball Team.

Geoff Cooke rode for Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games, and won Commonwealth gold in the tandem sprint in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974. He has also won 40 National, eight European and 22 World Championships as a master. His coaching roles have included National Youth Sprint Coach from 2004 to 2009.

Steve Astle is England U16 Girls Coach for the North West and Head of Instruction at EMGA at Morley Hayes. He also works in coach education for the PGA and is Lead Coach for the Derby College Performance Golf Academy. He has worldwide coaching experience of all levels up to tour standard and works with many elite players across the UK.

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