Pages tagged with: sports
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BSc (Hons) Coaching (Sports Performance and Development)
Find out more about studying BSc (Hons) Coaching (Sports Performance and Development) at South Devon College, as part of Plymouth University’s Academic Partnerships.
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Feeding the footballers – the role of a sports nutritionist
Feeding the footballers – the role of a sports nutritionist. As the World Cup reaches the knockout stages, two academics at the University of Plymouth explain how player diets can be the difference between the next round and the plane home.
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How Southgate’s England can stay calm when faced with penalties
How can Southgate's England stay calm at the prospect of facing fateful penalties? University of Plymouth sports psychologist Sports Jon Rhodes explains the psychological factors to consider – and how England can better 2018 and reach the World Cup final
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Engineering success in the pool and the classroom
Engineering success in the pool and the classroom. Discover how Ridhwan Mohamed, a BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering graduate, combined study with an ambition to qualify for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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On top of the world and dreaming of the Winter Olympics
On top of the world and dreaming of the Winter Olympics. BSc (Hons) Psychology student Abi Peake talks about her exhilarating ambition to represent the Great Britain Skeleton Team in the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Lottery grant to create new sporting opportunities at University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth news: Students at University of Plymouth are to be given a ‘sporting chance’ thanks to nearly £143,000 of National Lottery funding.
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Sports ambassadors recognised at inspiring day
Plymouth University news: Young ambassadors from Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership were rewarded for their work with a celebration event at Plymouth University.
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UPSU takes Varsity crown for 5th consecutive year
University of Plymouth Students' Union beat the University of St Mark and St John 22-14 in the annual sporting competition.
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Sarah Piercy, British Wheelchair Racing Association
Sarah Piercy, British Wheelchair Racing Association. Inspired by the likes of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and David Holding, nothing will stop her from accomplishing her dream.
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Wheelchair rugby stars on target for Paralympic dreams
Plymouth University news: Student Faye West, and her teammates from Westcountry Hawks wheelchair rugby team, are one step closer to their Paralympic dream thanks to a new chair subsidised through Crowdfunder.
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University Varsity sports event
Plymouth University news: Varsity, the annual sporting event between University of St Mark & St John and Plymouth University, is due to take place from 3-9 March 2016
