Performance Sport Team

Melanie Wells

Sport Scholarship Manager

Melanie is our Sport Scholarship Manager who oversees programme strategy and support services for NTU's talented athletes, as well as leading on sport psychology, nutrition, and performance lifestyle coaching.

Jamie Barnard

Head of Strength and Conditioning

Jamie Barnard is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for NTU Sport, responsible for developing the high standards of the Strength and Conditioning Department to help improve the level of performance for all NTU athletes.

Shannon Day

Head of Physiotherapy

Shannon Day is the Head of Physiotherapy for NTU Sport, responsible for managing practitioners, teams and coaches to help manage injuries and return athletes back to peak performance safely.

Sophie Dunning

Sport Competition Manager

Sophie is our Sports Coordinator for competitions responsible for coordinating the delivery of NTU's participation in British Universities and Colleges Sport.

Daniel Corlett

Head of Football

Daniel Corlett is Head Coach for Women's Football, responsible for leading on recruitment, selection, development and deployment of female athletes across all levels of the Women's Football program. 

David Ross

Head of Rugby

As Head of Rugby at NTU, David’s role focuses on the performance of the teams playing in BUCS and transitioning our talented players into professional rugby through our performance pathway.

Jack Rhodes

Head of Hockey

Jack is the Head of Hockey at NTU, he oversees the six men’s and six women's teams that compete in BUCS as well as the two mixed teams.

Sam Patterson

Head of Lacrosse

As the Head Lacrosse at NTU, Sam oversees six teams competing in BUCS and externally, focusing on performance programs, recruitment, and player development.

Dan Watts

Head of Basketball

Dan is the Head of Basketball who has overseen unprecedented success with both the Men’s and Women’s teams going undefeated throughout the season and gaining promotion to BUCS Premier in his first year at NTU.

Callum Chivers

Head Coach - Tennis

As the Head Coach of Tennis, Callum has played a significant role in designing and delivering high-performance programmes to provide opportunities for students to compete at a high-level.

Jason Ramage

Head Coach - Table Tennis

Jason has been working with NTU since 2016 and has managed to maintain the reputation as one of the leading universities in the country for its table tennis.

Louise Hopkin

Head of Netball

Louise is the Head of NTU Netball having helped shape NTU's Netball performance programme since 2017, including helping the team successfully compete in the BUCS Premier League North.