Culture Secretary Sajid Javid visits Sports Training Village at University of Bath

Sajid Javid MP, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has praised the University of Bath for providing “an excellent combination of study and training”. Javid, the Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, was speaking to athletes during a visit to the Sports Training Village on Thursday. He was given a tour of the facilities by Stephen Baddeley, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, and Helen Nicholls, Performance Advisor for UK Sport. The...

13 March 2015

Lizzy Yarnold’s gold medal caps successful 2015 World Championships for British Skeleton and British Bobsleigh

It was an exciting – and successful – weekend of FIBT World Championship action for the winter sports athletes who train with British Skeleton and British Bobsleigh at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. No more so than for Lizzy Yarnold, who was overjoyed after completing a grand slam of skeleton titles with a stunning victory in Winterberg, Germany. “I am so pleased I can say I’m World Champion as well as Olympic Champion...

09 March 2015

Team Bath Netball win keeps Superleague play-off hopes alive with two-goal win over Loughborough

Team Bath played a performance of true grit and determination at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village to keep their hopes of a Superleague play-off place alive. In a pulsating fixture they defeated Loughborough Lightning by 45-43.  The home side was five goals adrift early in the match and in the final quarter had the crowd off their seats as they held their nerve to close out the win. Coach Jess Thirlby, who stuck...

06 March 2015

Superleague win in Wales for Team Bath Netball could prove just the tonic ahead of Loughborough clash

Team Bath Netball will draw confidence from their close encounter - resulting in a win - against Celtic Dragons in North Wales at the weekend as they prepare for their next match against Loughborough Lightning this Friday (March 6th) at the Sports Training Village. Playing at Deeside Leisure Centre, Team Bath recovered from an early 5-9 deficit to get ahead in the second quarter and emerge ultimate 42-36 winners via a 21-16 half-time lead. Both...

03 March 2015

History made as Samantha Murray and Jamie Cooke win double World Cup gold for Pentathlon GB in Sarasota

University of Bath-based Modern Pentathlon Performance Director Jan Bartu could not keep the smile out of his normally-controlled voice. “We are over the moon.  These are fantastic results”, he said as his squad began the journey back from Sarasota, USA, where they had just made history by winning the individual men’s and women’s golds at senior World Cup level for the first time as well as bronze in the women’s event. “These results far exceeded...

26 February 2015

Team Bath Netball lose out to Yorkshire Jets in close Superleague home clash

Team Bath battled hard but lost in a closely fought match to Yorkshire Jets, going down 51-54 in their third successive Superleague home defeat. It was always going to be an uphill struggle for the home side after going down by ten goals in the opening six minutes of the match but they showed great character as they fought back to go ahead briefly in the third quarter even if they could not bring the...

21 February 2015

Team Bath Netball focusing on the positives as Mavericks inflict third successive Superleague defeat

Team Bath’s netball squad would seem to have all the bits to make a model side but have not yet found the glue to fix them together during the 2015 Superleague campaign. Tonight they went down to their third successive league defeat in four starts in 2015 by 34-51 to Hertfordshire Mavericks. But coach Jess Thirlby still took time out to see the positives.  She said:  “We need to keep perspective and respect the fact...

13 February 2015

Team Bath Netball succumb to Superleague Storm in front of record Sports Training Village crowd

Team Bath's Superleague side went down to one of its heavier home defeats in recent years at the hands of Surrey Storm 42-56 at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village tonight. Coach Jess Thirlby made continual and multiple changes as she strove to settle her new squad against a well-oiled opposition attack which included Rachel Dunn, Pamela Cookey and Tamsin Greenway, all formerly of Team Bath, who piled on the pressure in the first...

09 February 2015

In-form Manchester Thunder inflict first defeat of 2015 Superleague season on Team Bath Netball

After the previous weekend’s win against Northumbria, Team Bath Netball struggled to find their feet against an in-form Manchester Thunder on Saturday in their second Superleague match of the 2015 season.  The opening quarter was fiercely contested with Team Bath going down by just one goal 10-11 to the reigning champions. “We started well and stuck to the game plan, making them work hard in on their attack whilst we were patient and clinical”,, said...

09 February 2015

Team Bath Netball kick off 2015 Superleague season with away win at Team Northumbria

Team Bath’s superleague netballers started their 2015 campaign with a 49-33 away win against Team Northumbria. Coach Jess Thirlby described it as a “solid start” during which several of the new line-up made their debuts in the blue and gold of Team Bath. Team Bath, sponsored by Carter Jonas, led by 13-8 after the first quarter with England stalwart, Stacey Francis, newcomer Kiwi, Bessie Manu, and Sam Cook all helping with defensive turn-over. Rosie Allison,...

02 February 2015