Barnsley Sports Academy

OUR AIM IS TO UNITE EDUCATION AND SPORT

If you are a talented athlete with the passion to develop your skills, then Barnsley Sports Academy could be your ideal destination.

We will provide opportunities for students to achieve both academic and sporting excellence.

Sports Performance Academies

The Sports Academy offers a series of Performance Academies for:

• Football
• Referees
• Rugby Union
• Basketball
• Netball
• Health and Fitness
• Individual Athletes
• Esports Academy

Facilities

The state-of-the-art sports facilities at Honeywell Sports campus include:

• Outdoor floodlit fourth generation synthetic turf pitch
• Esports arena
• Multi-use games area
• Two sports halls with performance standard sprung flooring
• Two state-of-the-art fitness centres
• Professionally maintained grass pitches
• Sports Science and Physiology Lab equipped with the latest performance analysis software
• Specialist sport massage suite
• Conference and meeting rooms
• 16 classrooms fully equipped with interactive and specialist technology

Benefits

Whilst each Performance Academy functions in its own unique way, each provides:

• Expert technical and tactical coaching
• Performance analysis
• Physiological conditioning
• Psychological development workshops
• Nutritional advice, guidance and support
• Access to sports therapy
• Opportunities to gain additional sports qualifications

The Elite Sports Performer Bursary

The Barnsley College Sports Academy is committed to supporting elite athletes, combining sporting and academic excellence, and has a number of Sports Bursaries to award to our elite athletes who meet specific criteria.

Need more information?

Contact Luke Forgione for more details:

01226 216 387

l.forgione@barnsley.ac.uk