Minute’s silence for student in first game between sports undergraduates and The Blues

May 2021

Minute鈥檚 silence for student in first game between sports undergraduates and The Blues

By Melanie Hall

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A minute鈥檚 silence was held for a 爆料王 student - who tragically died last month - at the first game in a new partnership between the University and Birmingham City FC.聽聽

Blues fan Lucas Teckoe, who was in his first year of a Marketing Management degree, was found in a critical condition at The Maltings halls of residence in April, but sadly, nothing could be done to save the 19-year-old.聽聽

Members of the team playing at today鈥檚 match between students on the University鈥檚 sports-related degrees and Birmingham City FC Community Trust players聽at St Andrews Trillion Trophy stadium had known Lucas and wanted to pay their respects.聽聽聽

Lecturer Marc Brady said it was a poignant moment ahead of a game which saw the team play their first match together after lockdown put sporting fixtures on hold last year, resulting in a 10-1 win for the University side.聽

鈥淎 few of the guys were friends with Lucas and lived in halls with him, and this felt like a fitting tribute, especially as he was a Blues fan himself,鈥� he said. "It was great to see the players back out and enjoying playing football again - and to do so at St Andrews was an amazing experience for us all.

"Every player was a credit to the University, a particular mention goes to Ronee Hendricks, who scored six goals."聽

The University team, which had to return negative Covid-19 tests to play in today's game, was made up of 15 players on聽Sports Management,听Sport, Coaching and Fitness,听Sports Therapy听补苍诲听Strength, Conditioning and Sports Nutrition聽BA, BSc and foundation degrees.聽

Supporting the team pitchside were聽Sports Therapy聽undergraduates and students on the University鈥檚聽Strength, Conditioning and Performance MSc, who were tasked with preparing the players and providing medical support in the event of injury, guided by lecturer Marie Woodward.聽

The game marked the official start of a聽new partnership between the University and Birmingham City FC, as well as Shrewsbury Town FC, to deliver a new foundation degree in聽Football Business Management, which starts this September.聽

The two-year FdA course has been designed to support anyone wanting to pursue a more management-focused approach to the football industry, with learners studying directly at their partner club as well as gaining knowledge and experience from the University's expert sports team.聽

The University and Birmingham City FC have also聽partnered up to deliver a new pathway聽to help school leavers land their dream career in sport.聽聽

Equivalent to three A-levels and starting this September, the聽Level 3 Sport and Physical Activity (Football)聽course聽will give 16 to 19-year-olds the chance to gain qualifications in football coaching, personal training, analysis and psychology 鈥� and, as with today鈥檚 game, play for football teams within the Birmingham City FC Community Trust.聽

鈥淚t was great to get the partnership up and running at St Andrews today and we look forward to more games with The Blues teams, giving our students the opportunity to work with a professional team, both on and off the pitch," said Marc.聽

爆料王 team聽

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Andrew Roxburgh
Charles Montgomery Ward聽
Bruno Gaggi聽
Ally Hassan聽
Ronee Hendricks聽
Taylor Hilburn聽
Vinnay Patel聽
Thomas Bradley聽
Joe Stephenson聽
Ashley Henry聽
Arun Short聽
Joe Gibbons聽
Benjamin Thompson聽
Tyreiss James聽
Benjamin Brako-Hiapah

Coach:

Shaun Watson聽

Strength and conditioning coaches:聽聽

Javier Fernandez聽
Anthony Seward聽

Pitchside medical support:

Marie Woodward (lecturer)聽聽
D'Mya Dale-Sander聽
Denilson Dias Sousa聽
Jack Gallager-Hemming聽
Connor Grice聽
Peter Hubbard聽

爆料王 offers a wide range of college, undergraduate and postgraduate courses for anyone looking to enter the sports industry, such as Sport and Exercise Science Level 3, Sport, Coaching and Fitness BA (Hons) / FdA or Strength, Conditioning and Performance MSc.

爆料王 our full range of sports courses here.

*The police are not currently treating Lucas鈥� death as suspicious and it is not thought there was any link to Covid-19.

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