Accreditation & programmes

The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) is a government initiative funded by Sport England. It supports talented young athletes who wish to progress with education and sport simultaneously. Athletes are granted a place on the programme through National Governing body nomination.

Athletes must be competing at national or international level in their sport and be nominated for a TASS award by their national governing body.

The scheme provides athletes with:

• a tailored package of services including strength and conditioning, lifestyle support and physiotherapy
• access to sports nutrition and sports psychology support
• an expenses allowance of up to £500

We are proud to be recognised as a TASS Dual Career Accredited Site for supporting our performance athletes. We are wholly committed to supporting you as a talented athlete in pursuing your performance ambitions while gaining an exceptional education. Our primary goal is to provide the best possible environment for our athletes to grow, develop and achieve their full potential.

We provide our student athletes with an outstanding, tailored student and learning experience which is underpinned by our internationally recognised research in performance sport.

At Teesside University we offer a range of flexible learning courses which fit around the commitments and demands of a duel career athlete. These have been designed to allow the athlete to compete and study simultaneously.

Typically, a dual career athlete would be offered access to the following:

• personalised strength and conditioning programmes
• on-site physiotherapy support
• nutritional guidance
• lifestyle mentoring
• sports psychology
• TASS Athletes are also allocated a sports membership, enabling free access to our state-of-the-art gym.

Find out more

Will Jones
Dual career coordinator
E: w.jones@tees.ac.uk

More about TASS

We are proud to have been recognised as a TASS Delivery Site (TDS) for supporting athletes external to the university achieve their sporting goals. Our primary goal is to provide the best possible environment for athletes to grow, develop and achieve their full potential.

We are renowned for providing athletes with an outstanding, individualised experience, underpinned by our internationally recognised research in performance sport.

The quality of our services has attracted world class performers to the institution for athlete support, including:

• Aimee (Willmott) Booker – Olympic and Commonwealth GB Swimmer
• Beth Mead MBE – Footballer for Arsenal Women and England Lionesses
• Jade Jones – Olympic and Commonwealth GB Para Triathlete
• Savannah Marshall – Professional Boxer and Olympic and Commonwealth GB Boxer

More about TASS Delivery Site Accreditation

Teesside University is the only university in the country to hold a licence for the FA Emerging Talent Centre (ETC).

The Teesside ETC is the England Talent pathway providing an enhanced coaching centre for U12, U14 and U16 age groups, and allows players identified as having elite potential the opportunity to access appropriate levels of coaching and support alongside playing for their grassroots club.

The club aims to produce female footballers of international calibre and already has a number of junior England players on its books.

The programme provides athletes with:

• a tailored package of services including technical football training, strength and conditioning, lifestyle support and physiotherapy
• access to sports nutrition and sports psychology support.

More about the Emerging Talent Centre

Amp Champions has been designed to support the Tees Valley's young talented athletes and players participating in regional and national squads. The programme, for 12-18-year-olds, is a partnership between the University and Tees Valley Sport.

Those on the Amp Champions programme receive free or subsidised access to local sports facilities, as well as bespoke physiological testing, strength and conditioning advice and training programmes at the University. A team of qualified and experienced practitioners provide the selected athletes with specialist support across strength and conditioning, athletic development and injury rehabilitation. Athletes have access to the University facilities during these sessions and are further supported by Postgraduate Sport and Exercise students.

More about the Amp Champions scheme

Teesside Sport has teamed up with Grangetown Netball Club to provide a pathway to performance model for netball in the North East.

As part of this partnership a professional netball duo has been recruited to provide top class coaching for Teesside University's netball team and support for students excelling in sport.

Teesside Sport provides practitioner led strength and conditioning services for Grangetown Netball Prem and Elite Academy Squads, with access to the University facilities to enhance the development of players.

Middlesbrough FC Women are aligned with Middlesbrough Football Club. Teesside University enjoy a corporate partnership with Middlesbrough Football Club. A number of Teesside University women's team also play for Middlesbrough FC Women in their first and development teams.

The University has enjoyed a long standing partnership and offered support to local women's football through access to facilities, practitioner support and student-led support.

With a keen focus on women's football, through the delivery of the Teesside ETC and University Football Academy programme, we are happy to support athlete participation and development wherever we can.

More about Middlesbrough FC Women

Middlesbrough FC Women are aligned with Middlesbrough Football Club. Teesside University enjoy a corporate partnership with Middlesbrough Football Club. A number of Teesside University women's team also play for Middlesbrough FC Women in their first and development teams.

The University has enjoyed a long standing partnership and offered support to local women's football through access to facilities, practitioner support and student-led support.

With a keen focus on women's football, through the delivery of the Teesside ETC and University Football Academy programme, we are happy to support athlete participation and development wherever we can.

More about British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)

The institution is an accredited member of the Clean Sport Higher Education Partnership delivered through UKAD. We support clean sport within the UK and are assessed on our ability to embed this viewpoint across our sports provision. We have accredited staff to educate and inform our athletes, sports students, staff and wider university community on the importance of clean sport.

More about UK Anti Doping (UKAD)

Kukri Sports are Teesside Sports official kit supplier for leisurewear and sports kit. Our Performance Athletes, Sports Clubs and BUCS competitors all train and perform in bespoke Kukri kit designed for Teesside Sport. Any University student is able to purchase sports kit or leisurewear via the online shop

More about Kukri

Teesside University supports the great work that MFC Foundation undertake within the local community harnessing the passion and power of the Football Club brand to inspire hope and confidence and improve the life chances of young people and adults across Teesside.

We are proud to support the Premier League Kicks Project, allowing children from the local area surrounding the University to access the campus football pitches to take part in weekly organised session by the foundations coaching staff.

More about MFC Foundation

Teesside Sport proudly sponsor the NYSD, an ECB Accredited Premier League and the primary club cricket competition in the Tees Valley region. The collaboration will continue to promote the reputation and offer from Teesside Sport and the University as well as provide further opportunities for students to undertake placements and work experience opportunities within the sports industry as they begin to forge their careers within sport.