Sports Academies
Students who are at the top of their game in football, netball, cricket or basketball may opt to trial to join our:
- Cricket Academy
- Men’s Football Academy
- Women’s Football Academy
- Netball Academy
- Basketball Academy
Our Sports Academies are in their 23rd year and have supported hundreds of players to experience loving both their learning and their sport during their time at HNC.
Players on the programme train four times a week and compete in a variety of National league and cup structures. Professional level coaching is included within the student timetable. All students must apply to study a full time study programme at HNC in order to be invited to a trial. Please note, it is not necessary for students to be studying a Sport based subject. It is important to note that while every effort is made to ensure that students who undertake a successful trial are able to enrol on their Academy, if timetabling arrangements due to a student’s combination of subjects mean this cannot be accommodated, then we will unfortunately be unable to enrol a student on the Academy programme.
All applicants to HNC are invited to indicate that they are interested in trialling for a place in an Academy at interview. Invitation to a trial is not an indication of acceptance into an Academy, and places are awarded post trial. It is important to note that students who are successful will have a high level of skill in their chosen sport, and are likely to be participating in this sport extensively outside of College already. Students who play these sports as a casual hobby are encouraged to take a look our enrichment programme which provides ample opportunity to enjoy these sports on a more casual level.
All students are expected to commit fully to their academic studies. Therefore performance and academic progress are reviewed three times a year, which reminds players how closely they are linked. Players receive three one-to-one reviews with their coaching staff and targets are set accordingly. In addition, players have the opportunity to gain coaching qualifications, a level 1 badge in their sport in their first year and in their second year, a level 2 generic coaching award.
It is important to recognise that being part of an Academy is a significant time commitment. Students will attend timetabled training sessions, and compete in a range of fixtures which take place at a variety of locations. A proportion of these will run outside of the standard College day.
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