Performance Sport opportunities

Performance squads

Our performance squads have been strategically selected to allow us to support a range of high performing student athletes in meeting their potential. Students in our performance squads receive access to a variety of services including:

• specialist coaching from some of the leading practitioners in their sports
• pre-season programme in August / September (start week is sport specific)
• weekly strength and conditioning coaching in NTU’s high performance centre
• access to weekly triage, prehab and rehab physiotherapy in our designated physiotherapy facilities at Clifton and City campuses
• sport specific nutrition and psychology guidance
• all transport and accommodation costs to BUCS fixtures / competitions

Performance squads are:

• Basketball (Men's & Women's)
• Canoe
• Equestrian
• Football (Men's & Women's)
• Hockey (Men's & Women's)
• Lacrosse (Men's & Women's)
• Netball
• Table Tennis
• Rugby Union
• Squash
• Swimming (in partnership with NOVA centurion)

Performance Sport

Our Performance Sport guide is a useful resource for prospective student athletes thinking about studying at NTU. You can access our Performance guide here and learn more about the range of services and support provided to student athletes whilst studying at NTU.

Performance sport support

We provide our performance squads and sport scholars with a variety of support tailored to their individual needs and requirements.

The support service programme is made up of:

• strength and conditioning lead by our Head of Strength & Conditioning Ben Lewis
• physiotherapy / sport therapy, lead by our Head of Physiotherapy Mike Whichello
• sport psychology, utilising a mixture of 1/1 and group sessions
• our nutrition programme, which provides our athletes with one-to-one guidance regarding appropriate diet and supplementation
• lifestyle support and guidance, both on a group and one-to-one basis overseen by our sport scholarship team