Sunderland College Sports Academy

Sunderland College Sports Academy

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If you have a real talent for sport, join one of our Sports Academies!

You will have the opportunity to combine your full-time studies with an elite training programme involving professional coaching and competitive matches to stay at the top of the game.

18/08/2026

LAST TOUCH RUGBY OF THE YEAR

Unfortunately it's that time of the year and it's our last game of touch rugby. However it does depends on the storms coming tomorrow.

We will announce 4pm tomorrow

18/08/2026

How do your personal values shape your purpose and everyday coaching? Your coaching philosophy?

Join Matthew Eggleton‑Wood in this interactive Time2Learn webinar and explore how to define, refine and apply your coaching philosophy.

Booking 🔗in comments 👇

18/08/2026

💭 WHAT I WISH I KNEW… 💭

As pre-season gets underway and we start looking ahead to the new netball season in September 🏐✨, it’s the perfect time to talk about the things we wish we’d known sooner.

Think back to when you first started playing netball…

👉 What’s something you wish someone had told you?

Maybe it’s about:

🩸 Playing netball on your period
👙 Finding the right sports bra
🥗 Nutrition & fuelling your body
💪 Strength, recovery & injury prevention
🧠 Confidence & mental wellbeing
📈 Puberty & changes to your body
😴 Sleep & recovery
💗 Body image & feeling comfortable in your own skin
🏐 Balancing netball with school, work, family & life
✨ Or something completely different you’ve learned along the way!

Complete the sentence in the comments: 👇

💬 “I wish I knew that…”

It could be something that would have helped your younger netball self feel more confident, comfortable, supported or prepared. ❤️

And if you’re a coach, parent or older player, we want to hear from you too!

Let’s share the things we’ve learned so the next generation of netballers don’t have to figure it all out on their own. 🫶

There’s lots of advice, information and support available through NetballHER, covering female health and wellbeing. 🏐💗

🔗 Explore NetballHER: NetballHER

👇 Your turn — what do YOU wish you knew?

Tag a teammate and get them involved! 🏐💬



North Durham County Netball AssociationTyne and Wear County Netball Association (TWCNA) NETBALLHer Community fans

18/08/2026

Vigor.Rugby announces Canterbury of New Zealand and Pentland Sponsorship of Vigor.Rugby All School Games

Vigor.Rugby is delighted to announce a new partnership with Canterbury of New Zealand and Pentland, who will be supporting the Vigor.Rugby All School programme and its mission to bring more opportunities to play rugby directly into local schools.

This will help create more opportunities for children and young people to experience rugby in their schools, whether they are taking their first steps into the sport through tag rugby or progressing into contact rugby.

This partnership is about much more than sponsoring rugby games.

Both Vigor.Rugby and Canterbury is committed to helping schools have the equipment and resources they need to teach and develop rugby, helping make the sport more accessible to pupils and teachers alike. By supporting schools with the right equipment, the programme will allow more pupils to learn the fundamentals of rugby, develop their skills and, most importantly, enjoy being active and part of a team.

Through the Vigor.Rugby All School programme, schools will have greater opportunities to host and take part in rugby activities, giving pupils the chance to play more regularly in a familiar school environment.

Whether it is a pupil picking up a rugby ball for the first time, a class enjoying a game of tag rugby, or young players developing their skills through contact rugby, the aim is simple: to give more children the opportunity to play rugby.

The support of Canterbury of New Zealand and Pentland will help Vigor.Rugby build on its work with local schools and create a sustainable pathway for young people to get involved in the sport.

With the backing of Canterbury of New Zealand and Pentland, Vigor.Rugby All School will continue working with local schools to grow participation, encourage new players and help develop the next generation of rugby players.

More schools. More opportunities. More rugby.

18/08/2026

🏐KIDS NETBALL CAMP🏐

🗓️Monday 24th August - Focusing on General, Defense & Attack skills
🗓️Wednesday 26th August - Focusing on General and Shooting Skills

🕙10am - 2pm

⭐️Free for monthly members
💰£15.00 per day (£20.00 for both, if booked together)

Please complete the below form to secure a place.
https://forms.gle/is3Pam3S4PawZvQf6

18/08/2026

Counting down the days 🗓️

We’ll be there, will you? 💪🎟️

18/08/2026

🐝The next Bee Leader Award course is now available to book in Chelmsford, this is for anyone new to Bee and working with children, that needs to attend the full course (teachers looking to deliver in school and current Level 2 coaches there is a different pathway for you).

For more information about the pathways and which course you need to attend click the link https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/bee-leader/

To book see here 👇
https://engage.englandnetball.co.uk/coursefinder?

Photos from England Netball North East's post 18/08/2026
18/08/2026

NexGen Multi Sports Session

If you're in the Houghton area and aged 7 to 11 then come and join us at Rectory Playing Fields ( Houghton feast field) every Monday 5pm till 6pm. Take part in many different sports and activities. These session are FREE! all you need to do is register using the QR code on the poster

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Sunderland College, Bede Campus, Durham Road
Sunderland
SR34AH

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 9am
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm