Team Bath Buccaneers hockey players Liam Sanford (left) and Peter Scott (right) have been named in the Great Britain under-21 squad for this month’s Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia. Scott – who has just started a Foundation in Sports Performance degree at the University of Bath – captained England under-18s last season, while Sanford is in his second season with defending EHL Men’s Conference West champions Buccs. Toby Reynolds Cotterill and Ed Horler, who...
The 2015/16 academic year may still be a week away but the University of Bath’s hockey players are already back in training ahead of the new BUCS season. Freshers and returning students have arrived on campus early to be put through their paces by Jody Paul, the University’s Head Hockey Coach. As part of their first training week, the men’s and women’s teams took on teams from Repton School in Derbyshire – one of the...
Commonwealth swimming champion Siobhan-Marie O'Connor started the Olympic Day Run to crown a successful Team Bath Community Activity Day at the University of Bath on Saturday. Nearly 1,000 guests of all ages paid a visit to the world-class Sports Training Village facilities, enjoying a wide range of sports and activities. The centrepiece was the annual Olympic Day Run over 5m and 3km, which got under way when London 2012 Olympian O’Connor – who trains at the...
Commonwealth swimming champion Siobhan-Marie O’Connor will act as official starter for the annual Olympic Day Run when it takes places at the University of Bath on Saturday. Being staged over a 5km course at the Sports Training Village or 3km for under-16s, the run will start at 2pm and is the centerpiece of the Team Bath Community Activity Day. Hundreds of people have taken part over the past few years in the run, an international...
It has been a year to remember for University of Bath hockey players past and present, including domestic titles, international appearances and Commonwealth Games call-ups. The university’s men topped the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Southern Premier Division, while Team Bath Buccaneers’ 1st XI were crowned as NOW:Pensions Men’s Conference West champions after losing just once all season. Sports Performance student Sam Hatherley and Matt Ming, who is studying Natural Sciences, were rewarded for their...
Chris Hotchen was named as the University of Bath’s Sports Personality of the Year during a great night for badminton at the annual Blues Awards ceremony. The Chemistry PhD student topped a poll of members of the Students’ Union Sport from a shortlist which also featured rugby player Freddie Clarke, rower Sam Courty and swimmer Jay Lelliott. He was presented with his award by the University of Bath Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, pictured. Red...
Team Bath Buccaneers’ brave bid for promotion to the EHL Men’s Premier Division may have fallen short over the weekend but Hockey Development Manager Nick Kendall says it has still been a highly-encouraging season at the University of Bath. Men’s Conference West champions Buccs finished third in the end-of-season promotion play-offs behind strong opposition from Canterbury and Holcombe. However, they showed real quality in Saturday’s 5-3 victory over Conference North winners Bowdon at the Lee...
The achievements of volunteers and coaches with clubs based at the University of Bath were celebrated at the Bath & North East Somerset Council 2015 Chairman’s Sports Awards this week. Paralympic sprinter Katrina Hart, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village, joined Cllr Martin Veal, the Chairman of B&NES, to present the awards during a civic reception at The Guildhall on Tuesday. Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club received two honours, with...
One of the largest sporting events in England returned to the University of Bath over the weekend as 1,800 college students took part in the AoC Sport National Championships. It was the fifth successive year the three-day, 14-sport competition had been staged at the Sports Training Village, with students and organisers once again impressed by the facilities. The students taking part were aged 16 to 19 and each had qualified to take part in the...
More than 1,800 college students from across Britain will get to experience the world-class facilities at the University of Bath this weekend when they compete in the AoC Sport National Championships. The Sports Training Village will provide the venue for basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, football, hockey, netball, rugby, table tennis, tennis, trampolining and volleyball, as well as opening and closing ceremonies. Evening meals will take place in the Claverton Rooms and Fountain Canteen on...
