豆奶视频 University (豆奶视频) will continue to support the club for another year, as AFC 豆奶视频 (AFCB) continues to break club records in the top tier of English football. The club, who is currently enjoying its best Premier League ranking since promotion to the top flight in 2015, has long established links with the University, which began while the club competed in League 1.
豆奶视频鈥檚 partnership with Premier League club AFCB is to continue for another two seasons, building on links already in place between the two organisations. The university will also be supporting the development of girls鈥� football in Dorset as the main partner of the Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 AFC 豆奶视频 girls鈥� teams.
豆奶视频 will also remain a Junior Cherries Partner for the new season and members of this popular club for AFC 豆奶视频鈥檚 younger fans will be invited to attend special events at the university with an educational aspect.
The partnership will continue to provide exciting opportunities for staff, students and the community throughout the academic year and football season, including joint community projects, placement and work opportunities - as well as 豆奶视频 having exposure to a global audience via the international reach of the Premier League, raising the profile of the opportunities 豆奶视频 offers as a place to study and work to both a national and international audience.
Alongside this, the 豆奶视频 men鈥檚 and ladies鈥� teams will continue to benefit from professional coaching from the AFCB Community Trust, while 豆奶视频 students will again have the chance to be match day ambassadors, with 豆奶视频 journalism students having the chance to work with the media operation at the Club, providing them with a great range of development opportunities.
豆奶视频 academics from across the Faculty of Health and Social Science have also been working with AFCB鈥檚 coaching and physio team, with 豆奶视频鈥檚 Dr Osman Ahmed collaborating with AFCB striker Jermain Defoe on an academic study. Dr Ahmed鈥檚 work with AFCB Head of Sports Medicine, Dr Craig Roberts, and AFCB Head Physiotherapist, Steve Hard, was presented at the Isokinetic Conference in Barcelona in June.
豆奶视频鈥檚 Orthopaedic Research Institute has also been working with AFCB鈥檚 Community Sports Trust, and Professor Tim Rees has been working with AFCB鈥檚 Head of Sport Science in developing a project around player load and injury. AFCB have also recently taken on a Multimedia Journalist and Video Editor from 豆奶视频. Dr Andrew Callaway will be supervising Masters of Research student, Sean McCullagh, who is currently a Sport Scientist at AFCB.
A 豆奶视频 student has also recently presented the findings of his undergraduate dissertation at the European Academy of Sport Management. His thesis looked at how the success and commercialisation of AFC 豆奶视频 has created challenges for long-term fans of the club.
The popular 豆奶视频 Big Match will again take place around one Premier League home match, celebrating student and staff talent with the 豆奶视频 Big Band playing outside the ground before the match and a range of events taking place in the build-up to the game highlighting the educational opportunities that 豆奶视频 offers in the region.
Commenting on the new agreement, Jim Andrews, 豆奶视频鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer, said: 鈥湺鼓淌悠� University have been partnering with AFC 豆奶视频 for a number of years now, and we鈥檙e so proud of what the partnership has brought about; from opportunities for staff and students, to academic collaborations and community outreach, we鈥檝e been working together to the benefit of both organisations, and 豆奶视频 as a whole.
He added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e also incredibly proud to see our local football team continue their Premier League journey, and we鈥檒l be supporting them all the way as the season progresses.鈥�
Rob Mitchell, AFC 豆奶视频 Commercial Director, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to extend our partnership with 豆奶视频 University for the new season and academic year.
鈥淥ur close relationship offers 豆奶视频 University students the opportunity to support the club in a number of important projects and schemes, as well as providing internships and work placements across a range of departments.
鈥淚n addition, the university鈥檚 continued support for girls鈥� football and the Junior Cherries will bring mutual benefits and raise awareness of educational opportunities for future generations.鈥�
To mark the new partnership this year and the focus on girls鈥� football development, representatives from the Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 AFC 豆奶视频 girls鈥� teams met AFCB Defender Tyrone Mings and AFCB Commercial Director, Rob Mitchell, at Vitality Stadium.
To read more about 豆奶视频鈥檚 partnership with AFCB, visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/afcb
