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Tchouckball introduced to Trainee PE teachers

PGCE and School Direct PE students were introduced to a new and innovative non-contact invasion game which is sweeping across the country and gaining popularity amongst pupils in secondary school PE lessons. Tchouckball is a game that was invented in Switzerland.

Journalism students on Lewes Bonfire Celebrations

Our second-year Sport Journalism and Travel Journalism students have posted on Overtime Online about the Lewes Bonfire and other celebrations around Brighton and Eastbourne. The website has been recognised by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) as one of the top four student websites in the country. Read these and more stories.

Korfball workshop

As part of an on-going series of alternative activities, PGCE and School Direct trainee PE teachers were introduced to the Dutch game of ‘Korfball’. Korfball is a goal throwing invasion and a mix between netball and basketball played specifically between two mixed-sex teams of eight (four female and four male).

Keynote speech for Dr Steven Goss-Turner

The Head of Operations for the School of Sport and Service Management, Dr Steven Goss-Turner recently gave the keynote speech at the Graduation Ceremony of long-standing partner, the International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef, Bonn, Germany. Steven referred to the 16 years over which the two institutions have collaborated, and in that time more…

FIFA scandal keeps our sports academics busy

John Sugden, Professor of the Sociology of Sport, at the School of Sport and Service Management, was inundated with media interviews earlier this week. This followed suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s suggestions that an agreement had been made for Russia to host the World Cup 2018 before the official vote took place.

Lidl Sales Operations Executive Visit

Retail Management BA(Hons) graduate Filip Jicinsky returned to the School of Sport and Service Management to talk to current undergraduate students about his role as Lidl’s Sales Operations Executive for the Prague Region in the Czech Republic.

Graham Spacey in The Conversation

Graham Spacey from the university’s Rugby 4 Peace initiative writes for The Conversation: Rugby World Cup: what good sports can teach the world about how to play fair. Read the article

Dr Novelli interviewed by What’s On Gambia

Dr Marina Novelli from the School of Sport and Service Management is interviewed by What’s On Gambia about her work with Turtle SOS The Gambia. Read the article

Physical Education trainees experience Ultimate Frisbee

Trainee Physical Education teachers returned to the University of Brighton having spent time training in secondary schools and were introduced to a new and innovative team game as part of their subject knowledge enhancement. Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by thousands of children

Dr Nigel Jarvis presents at Federation of Gay Games General Assembly

Dr Nigel Jarvis, Senior Lecturer within the School of Sport and Service Management, was invited by board members of the Federation of Gay Games to present his legacy research findings to their annual General Assembly, which was held in Limerick, Ireland in October 2015.