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WORKING HARD

PLAYING HARDER

Leeds Beckett Football currently boasts seven teams, three female and four male. The Club is staff led and student-run with the aim of providing a high level of competitive, representative football for players, whilst providing opportunities for the development of coaching, management, leadership and administration skills for the members. With roots back to 1993 the LBU Soccer team is one of our most established clubs and holds the Leeds Beckett gold club mark.

Our football programme enables you to balance university sport, academic success and external club commitments and, as part of the LBU soccer team you’ll be following in the footsteps of some giants of the game. Past players include Lucy Bronze, Olympique Lyonnais and England star, voted UEFA women’s player of the year and finishing 2nd in the Ballon D'or. Not to mention Jade Moore of Reading and England, another World Cup semi-finalist.

meet our coordinator

With a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Sport Development with Coaching, Cameron has extensive exposure of all aspects of the game and valuable knowledge of the HE sporting landscape.

Football Programme Coordinator Profile

With a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Sport Development with Coaching, extensive exposure of all aspects of the game and valuable knowledge of the HE sporting landscape, Cameron oversees both the Men’s and Women’s Soccer programme at Leeds Beckett University. In his role as Football Programme Coordinator, he is responsible for coach and player recruitment for the Athletic Union clubs, management of the ‘Social Football’ leagues and development of soccer participation projects. It is through this holistic approach of soccer at the university that Cameron drives collaboration with our academic courses enhancing applied student employability opportunities and maintaining Leeds Beckett as a leading institution for university soccer both on and off the field.

Cameron Noyes, Football Programme Coordinator

Everything you need to know

Train to be the best

Our Football teams train twice a week on our purpose built, fully floodlit, rubber crumb 3G pitch. You’ll have weekly Strength and Conditioning sessions, video analysis / match prep and recovery sessions. During the season you'll have one game a week one a Wednesday, hence the campus term BUCS Wednesday. Nothing compares to the Wednesday afternoon buzz around campus and you can be sure to find some supporters close by!

All training is scheduled around your studies, taking up around 15-20 hours of your time weekly, spread over four to five days including evening and weekends.

example training schedule (womens)

Monday: Team training 17:00-19:00
Tuesday: Conditioning 17:00-18:00 | video analysis
Wednesday: Game day
Thursday: Recovering and conditioning 13:00-15:00
Friday: Team training 07:00-09:00
Saturday: Rest day
Sunday: Rest day

RECOGNISING INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EXCELLENCE

carnegie sports scholarships: football

To qualify for the Carnegie Sports Scholarship, applicants must not only showcase exceptional sporting achievements but also embody the core values of Leeds Beckett University.

Successful undergraduate recipients will receive a £6,000 annual scholarship. Postgraduate recipients will receive a 50% discount on postgraduate taught fees.

To view full Scholarship information for your sport, click below.

carnegie sports scholarship