Happy National Champs day! We are so excited to welcome over 1,000 students to Nottingham this weekend to showcase their talent across a range of competitive sport. Good luck to everyone participating this weekend.
#AoCChamps
We are delighted to announce that, following a national recruitment process,
@gracemccatty
has been appointed as the new National Football Development Officer (Women & Girls).
Grace will be moving from her current role as RDO for Y&H and the NE and starts her new role today.
❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️The
@educationgovuk
has confirmed “Organised indoor college sport, for groups of more than six, is permitted in further education settings where it is part of an education or training provision, or as part of college teams."
Details here
❗️First up it’s the running challenge ❗️
Commonwealth 800m finalist
@alexbell92
sets the bar high with 2️⃣2️⃣ 5m shuttles in 1 minute ⏱
Over to you - can you beat it🏃♀️🏃♂️?
Pets welcome to join in 🐶
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#5
🤩 Wow, what a kick 🤩
What’s the furthest you can drop kick a ball into a wheelie bin 🗑?
See if you can beat ex
@ExeterCollege
student and Wasps fly half
@Searly10
epic 40m 🙌🙌
#AoCLockdownChallenge
❗️ BREAKING NEWS ❗️
AoC Sport &
@MindCharity
are launching a partnership to develop mental health and physical activity projects for colleges.
Creating bespoke tutorial resources and developing a Mental Health Ambassador programme 👇
#mentalhealth
❗️ BREAKING NEWS ❗️
We are pleased to announce 12 colleges have been successful in their applications to become AoC Sport Inclusion Hubs.
The selection process was very competitive, so congratulations to all those chosen. The full list is below
❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️
@educationgovuk
Update
Updated guidance reaffirms that staff-led training and enrichment activities can continue, as can team sports on the approved list.
More details and links to the difference guidances 👇
We've got an exciting announcement - AoC Sport, in partnership with The FA, have named 22 new football Super Hub colleges.
These colleges will be at the forefront for new intiatives involved in developing football and futsal
View the full list here:
Happy National Champs day! We are so excited to welcome 1,500 students to Nottingham this weekend to showcase their talent across range of competitive sport.
Good luck to everyone participating this weekend.
#AoCChamps
💥BREAKING NEWS💥
We can officially unveil the players who have been selected for the 2019/20 AoC Sport national netball squad
Huge congratulations to all those selected
👉
❗UPDATE ❗ Rule of six for indoor adult team sport will not apply to Further Education settings
We are very optimistic that we will be able to include indoor team sports as part of our competition offer for colleges.
Full details 👇
The FA are now recruiting for the 2018-19 FA National Youth Council. They are looking for 13 young people (aged 16-24 years) from all over England to represent young people and to help shape and develop football in this country. Applications close 20 July.
Today is World Mental Health Day and we have published a report that shows that physical activity has a positive effect on students' mental wellbeing.
The full report can be found on our website
#EveryStudentActive
#WorldMentalHealthDay
❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️
AoC Sport is excited to launch the new Inclusion Hub programme aimed at supporting colleges to get more disabled students active.
Only 2 in 5 disabled people feel they are given the opportunity to be as active as they would like to be.
With colleges being closed for an indefinite amount of time, young people's physical activity levels are at risk.
So we have collated a resource for colleges on where to get ideas and tips for getting students active while they are at home 👇
This morning we published a report looking at the impact of physical activity on mental wellbeing.
The findings show 70% of students that increased their activity levels improved their mental wellbeing score
#WorldMentalHealthDay
#EveryStudentActive
BREAKING NEWS: AoC Sport Leadership Academy has been launched. It's the first programme which encompasses all the AoC Sport volunteering projects.
Our aim? To diversify the volunteer workforce
Take a look: 👉
#volunteering
❗️DfE Update❗️ "Sport and physical education as part of education and training can continue.
Outdoor sports should be prioritised where possible, and large indoor spaces used where it is not.
Full details 👇
Let's celebrate our Women's Football
#Apprentices
for
#NAW2018
“I just want girls & women to enjoy their experience of football. There wasn’t much available when I was younger, so I’m glad I get to do this role to make a difference"
Read more:
➡️
The AoC National Championship Winners for 2022...
The South West!!
Congratulations to all of the colleges involved, taking home the Wilkinson Sword Trophy! 🏆⚔️
#AoCChamps
❗️ BREAKING NEWS ❗️ We have reached the Around the World in 30 Days target. It’s been a huge collective effort from colleges to run, walk and cycle 49,585 miles in just 11 days. A massive well done to everyone involved. How far can we get to before 15 Dec?
#CollegesWorldTour
❗️BREAKING NEWS ❗️
Mission Accomplished - We have reached the Moon in the
#CollegesLunarChallenge
🌕
The collective total stands at 248,595 miles - 10,000 miles past the initial target! 🙌
A huge well done to everyone who has contributed. 👏
Leaderboard 👇
❗ OPPORTUNITY ALERT ❗
@AoC_Sport
&
@FA
's Women's Football Apprenticeship Programme is now open for applications.
Check out the link below to see what's different this year, which 12 colleges are offering the programme and how to apply 👇
We are delighted to announce the AoC Sport National Netball Squad for 2021/22
Trials were held last week and the standard was very high. Congratulations to all those selected! 🙌
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#9
Today
@SolentKestrels
&
@MySolentSport
player Ebuka Ekwegh challenges you to beat his score of 2️⃣1️⃣ seconds 🔥
🏀 10 right hand ball pounds
🏀 10 left hand ball pounds
🏀 20 stationary cross
🏀 20 scissors
Grab a ball and see how quickly you can do it!⏱
Nearly 1 in 5 students at colleges in England are not active enough – that’s 138,000 students doing under 30 minutes of physical activity each week.
Our vision is for every college student to participate regularly in sport or physical activity.
#EveryStudentActive
❗️UPDATE❗️ We are working with DfE to get an update on college sport for both curriculum and enrichment activities and will update all our members as soon as we have confirmation.
To ensure disabled students can stay active at home during lockdown, AoC Sport has collated activities specifically designed for disabled people from leading disability sport organisations. Some are live sessions and some are pre-recorded.
Take a look 👇
BREAKING NEWS: It's the first day of the new academic year and we are unveiling our new logo 👇
We have a new profile picture and header photo.
There will also be some changes to the website shortly...
#rebrand
#EveryStudentActive
#aocsport
#logo
🏆 Inspirational Student of the Year winner 🏆
Gabby Welch from
@NorthLindsey
is an inspiration to others, and her passion for sport and exercise shows in everything that she does.
She’s also one of our
@ThisGirlCanUK
Ambassadors engaging females in her college 💪
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#2
⚽️ What are your keepy uppy skills like? How about instep keepy uppys? ⚽️
Swansea City player and ex-
@BTC_Coll
student
@Gouldyy27
challenges you to beat his record of 4️⃣4️⃣
#aoclockdownchallenge
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#4
First up today, we have
@DameKellysTrust
and ex GB badminton player
@Jennywallwork
taking on the Lockdown Challenge 🏸🏸
It only took Jenny 7 attempts to serve a shuttlecock into a tea cup ☕️👍👌! Let’s see how you get on!
#AoCLockdownChallenge
BREAKING NEWS | An exceptional opportunity has arisen within AoC Sport to join us as National Women’s Football Development Officer in partnership with The
@FA
. It involves managing our FA Women's Football Apprentices.
Deadline: 23 April
Apply now: 👉
#LoveOurColleges
"Chichester is an amazing college because we provide fantastic opportunities for a huge variety of students to access sports, especially football." - Matt Wright, Deputy Head of Sport,
@Chi_College
#FridayFeeling
Well done to all colleges, staff and students for their hard work and perseverance in a very challenging time. Keep up the good work and
#LoveOurColleges
❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️ Following the end of Lockdown 2, the Government has now issued guidance on how grassroots and sport in education can proceed under the latest tier system.
So AoC Sport has collated this into a summary document for colleges 👇
Our vision is to get
#EveryStudentActive
in any form of sport or physical activity.
We are starting a new
#ActiveIs
campaign to inform students and college staff about what this actually means.
Here's what the Chief Medical Officer guidelines say 👇
🏆 Student Performer of the Year winner 🏆
Jenny Hesketh
@NSCG
has represented her country in 2️⃣ different sports in the same season
⚽️ for
@ECFA12
national team
🏉 England U18 squad
@RFU_Colleges
All while studying for 3 A Levels - a unique and wonderful achievement 👏
BREAKING NEWS England Colleges hockey squads 2021/22
Women’s Hockey Head Coach, Laura Smith said: “This year we were lucky enough to see the highest playing standard since I took on the role. For those who have been chosen, you should be immensely proud."
Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁
🗺 We are challenging colleges to collectively reach 46,975 miles 🏃🏿🚶🚴 and travel around the world in 30 days 🗺
Join us in the
#CollegesWorldTour
and get staff and students active! Sign up 👇
Congratulations to our 10 new FA Women's Football Development Officer (apprentices) who will be working in their college to increase the number of females aged 16-19 participating in football as well as completing their Level 3 apprenticeship.
#Coronavirus
Update
"We are extremely disappointed to cancel the National Championships but the Public Health guidelines and the personal safety of all participants and staff is paramount."
- Dean Hardman, AoC Director of Sport and Student Experience
Thanks to Sport England funding in FE, we are able to reduce the number of inactive students in colleges and help them build an active habit for life.
Our vision is to get
#EveryStudentActive
across colleges and 6th forms and we have a number of projects to help us do this.
Nearly 1️⃣ in 5️⃣ students at colleges in England are currently not active enough – that’s 138,000 students doing under 30 minutes of physical activity each week. ⏲️
That’s why we’re funding 49 colleges to help get their students active.
👉
Today is
@MarcusKingwell
last day at AoC Sport as Managing Director. We want to say a big thank you to Marcus for his incredible work over the last 5 years and wish him all the best in his new role
@EMDForLife
the governing body for Exercise, Movement and Dance.
The British Active Students Survey specifically looks at the FE sector. The key
finding is that active students report better wellbeing and are more positive
about academic attainment and employability .
#activestudentsfe
#LoveOurColleges
We are really looking forward to running the women's football
#apprentice
development day
@StGeorgesPark
tomorrow. A great learning opportunity and a chance for all our apprentices to come together
@ECFA12
#development
❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️
In light of the recent announcement from government regarding new national measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, we can confirm that all AoC Sport competitions will now commence in January.
Full statement:
That’s a wrap for
#AoCChamps
2024!
It’s been a fantastic weekend with over 1300 talented students representing 94 colleges. Congratulations to all who participated and thank you to everyone involved for your support.
Good luck to the
@ECFA12
men's national team who play Romania today in their first match of the
#RomaCaputMundi
tournament.
For the latest updates and scores, follow
@ECFA12
We are pleased to announce the 12 colleges who will be AoC Sport Inclusion Hubs this year.
The hubs will play a vital role in achieving AoC Sport’s vision of ‘every student active’ and ensuring all disabled students have access to the same opportunities
Fantastic to hear about all the AoC Sport league and cup matches being played across the country today.
Last year 15,000-18,000 students PER WEEK were involved in one of our 170 leagues - that's a lot of physical activity!
Please tag us in your results on
#Wednesdays
🏆 Hall of Fame winner 🏆
Anthony Viggars has been a highly successful volleyball coach
@NSCGNewcastle
for 10 years. 🏐
He has guided the college to 1️⃣ 5️⃣National titles and last year the women’s team won the National Championships and Team of the Year in the AoC Sport Awards.
.
@Sport_England
released the Sport for All report on BAME participation in sport.
"AoC Sport is committed to supporting colleges to unpick the often complex issues and work with expert partners to provide physical activity opportunities for all students.”
The Around the World Challenge in 30 days has officially started 🎉🥳 Record your miles on Strava to help us reach the total of 4️⃣6️⃣,9️⃣7️⃣5️⃣miles
#CollegesWorldTour
#FridayFeeling
Some exciting news to finish the week off!
We can officially announce the squads for the 2019/20 AoC Sport national hockey teams.
Huge congratulations to all those selected 👏
👉
Congratulations to SGS who have just won the AoC Sport T20 final. NSCG put 148 on the board and SGS overtook the score with 8 wickets to spare. Many thanks to our excellent hosts for the day - Spondon Cricket Club
We are delighted to announce our 2018 AoC Sport Award winners.
There are some truly inspirational staff and students whose work has been recognised.
Find out all the nominees and winners here:
👉
BREAKING NEWS | We are recruiting for a National Football Development Officer, in partnership with
@FA
working for
@ECFA12
, the football delivery arm of AoC Sport.
Find out more and apply here:
👀👀Who’s ready for some challenges? 🙋🙋🏾♂️
Drumroll please 🥁🥁🥁
🌟The National Championships Lockdown Challenge is on
🌟Look out for the first one later this morning
Let’s see how you do 🤛
It's the end of the first week in post for AoC's new Director of Sport and Student Experience Dr Dean Hardman.
Dean joins at a time when AoC is focused on increasing student engagement and enrichment opportunities.
Exciting times ahead!
❗ BREAKING NEWS ❗
We're launching a revolutionary student fitness competition to engage students of all abilities, in partnership with
@Archon_App
. The AoC Sport Fittest Student competition will have 8 workouts testing different parts of their body.
Amazing effort from everyone involved in
#GoTheDistance
🤩
⭐️ 70 colleges
⭐️ 68,243 miles walked & run
⭐️ 97,954 miles cycled
⭐️ 24,264 activities recorded
BREAKING NEWS: AoC Sport Leadership Academy is now open for expression of interest from students. Current opportunities are This Girl Can Ambassadors and AoC Sport Leaders.
Take a look 👉
#volunteering
#leadership
#leadershipacademy
.
@AoC_info
and
@AoC_Sport
staff have been contributing to the collective effort and are 16th on the leaderboard.
It's fantastic to see what teamwork can do to reach our target. Keep it up everyone and let's see how many times round the world we can go
#CollegesWorldTour
🌏
BREAKING NEWS: We are delighted to announce that students in the West Midlands will be competing in regional tournaments at the University of Worcester once again after a successful first-year partnership.
Read all about it:
#EveryStudentActive
#Worcester
As it's National
#Apprenticeship
Week, AoC Sport would like to introduce you to our FA Women's Football Apprentices for 2018/19
Find out more:
#NAW2019
Sport England has relaunched its
#ThisGirlCan
campaign focussing on doing activities which fit into their lives.
We are right behind this with our
@ThisGirlCanUK
Ambassadors programme.
Find out more about what we are doing:
👉
#TGCAmbassadors
#FitGotReal
As a whole, we managed to cycle 97,954 miles in
#GoTheDistance
! That’s the equivalent of circling the world nearly 4 times 🌍🌎🌍🌎
A whopping 68,243 miles were ran and walked, which is over a quarter of the way to the moon!🌙⭐️
What a weekend! Congratulations to South East for winning the Wilkinson Sword.
Share your feedback of this year’s National Champs by filling out the feedback form:
#AoCChamps
(photo credit:
@EpicActionImage
)
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#3
🚨 Final challenge for today 🚨
Table Tennis Daily star 🏓
@ttmaynard
challenges you to knock 3 targets 🥤🥤🥤 off a table in the fewest attempts possible.
Tom manages it in just 5 🔥🔥 How many attempts will it take you?
#AoCLockdownChallenge
LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE
#6
Next up a test of your balancing skills ⚖️
⭐️Check out ex-England Colleges and
@ExeterCollege
hockey star Tom Brooks effort⭐️
He manages to go from standing to sitting 1️⃣7️⃣ times while balancing the ball on his hockey stick 🏑
#AoCLockdownChallenge
Our vision is to get
#EveryStudentActive
across colleges and 6th forms.
We are starting a new campaign to inform students and college staff about what this actually means.
DID YOU KNOW | Walking briskly for 10 minutes counts as exercise
#GetActive