蜜桃AV (蜜桃AV) will continue to support the club for another year, as AFC Bournemouth (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.
蜜桃AV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 Bournemouth girls鈥� teams.
蜜桃AV will also remain a Junior Cherries Partner for the new season and members of this popular club for AFC Bournemouth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 蜜桃AV having exposure to a global audience via the international reach of the Premier League, raising the profile of the opportunities Bournemouth offers as a place to study and work to both a national and international audience.
Alongside this, the 蜜桃AV men鈥檚 and ladies鈥� teams will continue to benefit from professional coaching from the AFCB Community Trust, while 蜜桃AV students will again have the chance to be match day ambassadors, with 蜜桃AV journalism students having the chance to work with the media operation at the Club, providing them with a great range of development opportunities.
蜜桃AV academics from across the Faculty of Health and Social Science have also been working with AFCB鈥檚 coaching and physio team, with 蜜桃AV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.
蜜桃AV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 蜜桃AV. Dr Andrew Callaway will be supervising Masters of Research student, Sean McCullagh, who is currently a Sport Scientist at AFCB.
A 蜜桃AV 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 Bournemouth has created challenges for long-term fans of the club.
The popular 蜜桃AV Big Match will again take place around one Premier League home match, celebrating student and staff talent with the 蜜桃AV 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 蜜桃AV offers in the region.
Commenting on the new agreement, Jim Andrews, 蜜桃AV鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer, said: 鈥溍厶褹V have been partnering with AFC Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth Commercial Director, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to extend our partnership with 蜜桃AV for the new season and academic year.
鈥淥ur close relationship offers 蜜桃AV 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 Bournemouth girls鈥� teams met AFCB Defender Tyrone Mings and AFCB Commercial Director, Rob Mitchell, at Vitality Stadium.
To read more about 蜜桃AV鈥檚 partnership with AFCB, visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/afcb
