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September 2012

Welcome to the first NESA Newsletter of the new academic year and sporting season. We hope that you have had an inspiring summer of sport and have been motivated by some of extraordinary scenes of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. There were lots of examples of fantastic human sacrifice and endeavour which created Olympic and Paralympic champions in some very tense and exciting circumstances. Hopefully this will act as a catalyst for lots of people to start, stay and succeed in sport and at TyneMet we will be ensuring we are offering a range of sport and fitness development opportunities for the students, staff and wider community of the College. This season has already started brightly for the students involved in NESA and in this month’s issue you can read about individual and collective successes of a range of students and sports. Once again, we’re delighted to be working with a wide range of partners who will help us to deliver a range of sporting opportunities to our students and we’re confident that this year will be another positive one for all our students. Enjoy the issue. The NESA Team.


Former TyneMet College Student is an Olympian!

Queen Alexandra Sixth Form and TyneMet Colleges would like to send congratulations to Dominique Allen from Dudley, a member of the Team GB Women’s Basketball Team. Dominique studied at Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College when it was formerly known as TyneMet Sixth Form Academy. She studied PE, Maths, Art and Design, Mathematics and Economics and Business. Denise Bolton, Head of Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College, said: “Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College and TyneMet College are very proud of all of the athletes from the North East who have taken part in the London 2012 Olympics and we wish them all the very best of success in the future.”

TyneMet Students Are Flying High With Newcastle Eagles

Theo Turner and Eddie Matthew, both students at TyneMet College studying on the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport (Performance & Excellence), have been selected to play in the Newcastle Eagles’ Basketball First Team.

Both students will be training with the Eagles’ First Team squad and will be on standby on the bench for all of the Eagles’ home games. Theo Turner, 18 and 6'11, travels to TyneMet College from Middlesbrough each day to attend the NESA Basketball Programme and to study on the second year of the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport (Performance & Excellence). Theo, whose ambition is to win a Basketball Scholarship to the USA, is also a member of Team Northumbria playing in the Senior Men’s Division One BBL (British Basketball League). He already has seen some USA colleges taking an interest in his playing. Theo said, "I travel from Middlesbrough every day as TyneMet is the best College to suit my needs. The Basketball Development Centre here is excellent and has helped me to perfect my skills as well as giving me the confidence to take Basketball to the next level. Marc Steutel, my Coach, has been a great teacher who has supported me in my progression to be selected for the Eagles’ First Team. I am really excited and looking forward to this new season.“ Eddie Matthew, 16, from Gosforth, who is studying at TyneMet on the first year of the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport (Performance & Excellence), has been part of the Eagles School of Excellence for the past 4 years. This past season he has represented the Under 18’s side. Eddie said, "I am delighted to be training with the Eagles’ First Team. This has always been my ambition whilst playing in both the Under 16's and Under 18's Teams. The Basketball Development Centre at TyneMet will help me work on my style of playing whilst also enhancing my performance levels. I am looking forward to my first year at College and the new Basketball season.“ Marc Steutel, Head Basketball Coach, North East Sports Academy (NESA), TyneMet College, said, "The NESA Basketball Development Centre at TyneMet College continues to support and develop players with the ability and excellence to play with the Newcastle Eagles. Last season, NESA students, Ross Wilson, Lamar Morrison, Jack Wilson and Ellory Browne were all team players who contributed to a successful season for the Eagles.“ All NESA staff and coaches wish both players the best of luck in the upcoming season. Stay tuned to the NESA Newsletter to find out how the season progresses.

Theo Turner and Eddie Matthew


Newcastle United Foundation Help TyneMet Kick off the New Academic Year Newcastle United Foundation joined TyneMet College’s North East Sports Academy (NESA) Students and Coaches for a day of competitive sport at Complete Football in Gosforth Park. First and second year students on TyneMet’s Level 3 Football Excellence Programme (delivered in partnership with Complete Football), took part in the day’s activities.

Students, overseen by NESA Head Football Coach Neil Baistow, were split into four teams for a series of 15 minute 7-a-side matches led by two Newcastle United players, Gael Bigirimana and Sammy Ameobi whilst Liam Atkin and Dean Critchlow, Coaches from Newcastle United Foundation, managed the other two teams.

TyneMet College and Newcastle United Foundation have worked in partnership since September 2011. The collaboration will be strengthened this year with the addition of Liam and Dean, ex-Newcastle United Football Club players themselves, as part of the coaching team at TyneMet to help the North East Sports Academy to support and deliver their prestigious Men’s Football Development Centre Programme.

Newcastle United Foundation also provide education to a select group of ambitious and aspiring coaches at the College; approximately 20 young people studying a Level 1 Football Coaching qualification and FA Youth Module 1 Coaching qualification. These students will also gain a placement with Newcastle United Foundation to assist on their football delivery to a range of young people, further bolstering their experience.

The NESA Men’s Football Development Centre has approximately 80 players and supports students to excel in both their Sporting aspirations and their academic studies at the College. Complete Football is the venue for All NESA Men’s Football training is delivered at the outstanding Complete Football venue in Gosforth Park.

Jon Vincent, Principal and Chief Executive at TyneMet College said, “Today’s tournament is just one example of the wide range of opportunities open to our students as a result of the partnerships that we have forged, which include Newcastle United Foundation and Complete Football. Our students played well and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to gain valuable expertise from NUFC players and Newcastle Foundation and our own NESA Coaches.”

Ben Dawson, Senior Football Development Officer, Newcastle United Foundation said, “Newcastle United Foundation are delighted to be working with TyneMet College for this second year of partnership. This is a great programme for students; boosting their football skills and experience as well as their employability skills to help them stand out in this competitive industry.”

Andrew Johnston, 2nd year student on TyneMet’s Level 3 Football Excellence Programme (based at Complete Football) said, “I was attracted to the Football Excellence course at TyneMet because of the outstanding quality coaching from the North East Sports Academy and the chances it opened up to me to gain extra qualifications during my course. I also work here at Complete Football, which is helping me to further develop skills and experience for my CV as well as giving me the opportunity to meet players and other influential people. It is really easy for me to travel to my classes at Complete Football in Gosforth Park and the facilities are excellent. I am hoping to gain a scholarship in America after this year of study with the College.”

TyneMet Rugby Starts With a Bang TyneMet Rugby started the year with a bang as they went to Winlaton Rugby Club for a Rugby League Tournament. Playing Astley High School, Gateshead College and St John’s was always going to be a tough ask for a young team playing a version of the sport they hadn’t really come into contact with previously. In dreary conditions that made playing wide open fast rugby nearly impossible TyneMet, at first, struggled to come to terms with laws of the game they had previously only seen on TV. Despite this the team showed some glimpses of a superb attack that would continue to be built upon through out the afternoon. Individual efforts from Anthony Jordan and Adam Heddon, who acted like one man battering rams all afternoon, gave TyneMet its first tries of the new season and soon had other players working hard to emulate their performances. New recruits Dan Laidman and Jordan Farnworth began exhibiting superb strength and forward running with the ball in hand. Coach Jack Lambert said after the tournament, “ This really was a learning curve for the team today. They were playing a version of the game they were perhaps unused to and I think that told. However today was about giving me the chance to see what our new players are about and I purposely through them in the deep end. The players did not disappoint! Although defensively we were a little naïve at times our attacking play was fantastic to watch and I know we can build on the performances today.”


March 2012


Cole Transfers to Phoenix From TyneMet TyneMet College sport student Cole Dixon, 18, from Newcastle, who studied on the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport has been awarded a place on a soccer programme to study on an Associate Degree in Physical Health and Fitness at Scottsdale Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, one of the top junior colleges of its kind in the USA. Cole won his scholarship on a recommendation from Pass4Soccer who work in association with the North East Sports Academy (NESA) at TyneMet College. NESA membership is free to students studying on full time courses at TyneMet and professional coaches and organisations such as Pass4Soccer support students to continue to develop individual training programmes that work around a student's academic timetable. Cole said, “I am really excited about going to study in the USA, my passion is to play football which I continued to do when I came to TyneMet through the North East Sports Academy. I know that I will have to study hard but I am prepared to do that to successfully achieve my 2 year programme and then move on to study for my Major Degree in Physical Health and Fitness.” Pass4Soccer was established in 2003 with the aim of setting up an organisation to educate coaches, teachers, players and parents about scholarships in the USA and to help those players who demonstrate a genuine desire to take up higher education and win a sport scholarship. The organisation works in association with NESA and is based at TyneMet College. Mark McCutcheon, Head of NESA, said: “I am delighted that Cole has been awarded this scholarship. Through NESA we strive to support and develop our students sporting ambitions and career aspirations. We have specialist coaches in many sporting disciplines and we develop individual training programmes that can be fitted into a student’s academic timetable. Cole is one of the many successful students that we have supported this year, each success is a testament to the high quality of coaching delivered by the professional and dedicated NESA team at TyneMet”.

Shooting Clinic

On Wednesday 11th July Tyne Metropolitan College invited Coach Bob Martin to lead a shooting and individual skills clinic with its academy members past & present. With the Tyne Met CRC going through some essential maintenance, our friends at Churchill Community College kindly hosted the clinic. 14 players, compromising from the current Tyne Met Titans squad and graduates from previous years attended the clinic hoping to learn from one of the best coaches in the country.

Coach Bob Martin graduated from Defiance University in Ohio and played in many top leagues all over Europe. He ended up playing in the BBL for many years, where he was twice the top scorer in the country. Bob still holds three point shooting records to this day and has firmly cemented his place as being one of the best shooters ever to play the game in the UK. He smoothly made the transition over to coaching and has won at every level he has ever coached at. Titans Head Coach Marc Steutel was lucky enough to play for Bob at the East Durham Basketball Academy where they collectively won 3 national championships.

Tyne Met Players were put through a super intense and typically Coach Martin workout for three hours. Players were shown the importance of how to work out correctly as an individual, the correct shooting technique and a focus on performing individual dribble moves at game speed. Coach Martin was very impressed with the Titans work ethic on the day. He commented “this was an absolute pleasure being able to coach these guys today. They were a great reflection on their coach in terms of the way they listened, learned and most importantly worked very, very hard. I hope I am able to come up again and work with the guys!” Coach Steutel was also upbeat “having Coach Martin come up and work out with these players really was an honour. I feel I owe a lot of my own coaching philosophy to him and for Tyne Met players to see him first hand was tremendous. I am positive that this will have a lasting impression on these players”.

Current Titan player Alan Slasor commented “Today was amazing. Coach Martin really put us through our paces and I learnt so much. Really was inspirational” Graduated starting point guard Vlad Bodeaca said after the session “Coach Steutel had always told us about the session he used to be put through with Coach Martin, to actually go through one myself was amazing. I really got so much out of the session and hope I get to go through this again at some point! I am buzzing”

Titans, both current and former, with Coach Bob Martin


March 2012

Mixed Martial Arts has

a Strong Start to the

New Academic Year TyneMet College offers various Enrichment activities to students with the aim of increasing their involvement in physical exercise

This year more than ever before students have shown a keen interest in Mixed Martial Arts, which is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the UK.

Mixed martial arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, from a variety of other combat sports. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to the ancient Olympics where one of the earliest documented systems of codified full range unarmed combat was utilized in the sport of Pankration.

At TyneMet this year Mixed Martial Arts comprises various disciplines like Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing and Kick Boxing. It has been great to see such an interest from both male and female students who are keen to learn these self defence techniques. Although some students have a previous experience in certain disciplines like boxing and Judo there a many who have just decided to get involved.

The enrichment session caters for all abilities, novice through to some of our high level judokas. The sessions are devised to develop fitness, teach self-defence, build self-esteem and develop confidence. The sessions are run by our own TyneMet Student Tyrone Elliott, who has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA since he was just 4 years old. It is great to have someone with his knowledge and skills leading the classes.

Tyrone will be competing in the up and coming European championships for his belt and weight class, it will be the first time Tyrone will have competed as a purple belt so we all wish him the best at the club.

Flying Start for NESA Women Footballers So far 2012 has inspired people all over the world to take part in sport. The Women’s Football Development Centre at Tyne Met College has seen a significant increase in the number of girls wanting to get on the field and represent Tyne Met College. With this in mind, the girls have been training very hard in order to proceed with what we hope is a prosperous season, and what a flying start they have had. The WFDC played Hartlepool Sixth Form in the College Cup last week and managed to gain a 6-0 victory. The game got off to a great start with Tyne Met holding the majority of possession and creating many goal scoring chances. Jasmine Trundley and Ellen Martin were linking up well on the right flank and managed to deliver a pin point cross to Rebecca Hansen who finally managed to put the ball in the back of the net just before the half time whistle. Tyne Met stepped back onto the pitch with a positive attitude and confidence in their system and started to play some smart football against hard working opponents. Sarah McAlpine and Megan McKenzie often drove through the midfield and played in some great balls for Laura Henderson to get on the end of. It wasn’t long until Tyne Met were taking their chances and scoring for fun, with more goals coming from; Sarah McAlpine, Danielle Trewick and Laura Henderson. Hartlepool did not create many chances due to a strong back four and there were often times when Centre Half Becky Wilson and Captain Natalie Atkinson would not allow them through. On one occasion, Hartlepool played a ball over the top but Tyne Mets keeper, Charly Tasker, was on top form to save the ball and play out from the back. Goalscorers: Rebecca Hansen (2) Laura Henderson (2) Danielle Trewick & Sarah McAlpine. Head Coach Natalie Henderson said “The girls were terrific today. We have been working hard in training and really concentrating on playing with quality. Today has proved that we have a great bunch of hard working girls with fantastic ability and this gives us hope for a successful season”. The Women’s Football Development Centre currently has a First Team and a Development Team and is therefore catering for all abilities. If you are interested please contact: [email protected].

Students at a Mixed Martial Arts class led by Tyrone Elliott


March 2012

NESA Student of the Month

Craig Nichol Which course do you currently study? Level 3 Sports Science What’s your favourite food? Lasagne What music do you listen to? Oasis Who’s your favourite player? Coloccini What’s your favourite film? Dumb and Dumber What’s your ambition? Go to NorthumbriaUniversity to study sports Science and Strength and Conditioning. Tell us about your TyneMet experience so far: I began football with Neil and Mark in the summer and decided straight away that TyneMet was the college for me. Alongside the football with NESA I also enjoy coming to college to study my sports science course which will help me go to Uni.

TyneMet Perform at the 10’s

The TyneMet rugby team made the long journey to Acklam for the first of many RFU 10’s Tournaments this year. With the weather perfect for attacking, free flowing Rugby TyneMet players did not disappoint! To shake the bus ride out of their legs TyneMet played Hartlepool FE in their first Rugby Union game of the new season and things got off with a superb try from Ryan Yellop. After build up play by Adam Heddon breaking numerous tackles to somehow keep moving forward it was set up for Ryan on a plate and he ran under the posts to score one of the easiest tries of his career. After scoring another try TyneMet seemed in control of the game, however sloppy defending then allowed Hartlepool back into it as the game was tied late in the second half. However Kyle Stocks, only playing because there was no football game, then appeared on the right wing and put his body on the line to score the winning try 1 minute from the end of the match. Unfortunately a shoulder injury sustained whilst scoring the match winning try curtailed his afternoon but what a way to get injured! With no rest between matches TyneMet were straight back onto the pitch to play Priory. Fatigue had begun to set in by this point and despite some superb tackles from Keiran Lydell the TyneMet defence were huffing and puffing and let Priory take an early lead. In the second half TyneMet kept possession an d showed what a threat they are with ball in hand as Ryan Brooke scored 2 of 4 tries in a 10 minute period. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough to catch up after an abysmal first half. All afternoon the TyneMet front row had been dominant in the scrum, making other sides rue every knock on. The only other team to show this kind of dominance on the day was East Durham. The last game of the day saw a titanic battle between the two. East Durham may have won the game but the TyneMet pack won bragging rights as they demolished the scrum forcing East Durham into uncontested scrums. Coach Jack Lambert had this to say at the end of the day, “ Against the two teams we will be playing league games against , Hartlepool FE and Priory, we were very competitive with which gives me a lot of faith that this year can be successful for TyneMet Rugby. Our front row and attack was fantastic today and a real credit to the players who showed some superb skills. Defensively we let ourselves down and that is something we will be looking to put right in training.”

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