Performance Sport at Derby video transcript

Basketball team huddle in a gymnasium. We see people playing basketball and volleyball. 
 
Student and volleyball player - Weronkia Jedrak begins to speak against a neutral background. Her comments are interspersed with scenes of a team playing volleyball. 
 
"So I've been at the University of Derby for four years before doing my postgraduate degree. I did an undergrad degree in journalism. I came to the UK for many different reasons and I chose particular Derby because they had a very good journalism course. The city seemed friendly, enjoyable, like a very easy accessible city and it wasn't actually until my first week at the campus when I found out about the volleyball program which really was a big bonus and reassured me about my decision of choosing the University of Derby."
 
Abby Harris a badminton player and student speaks against a neutral background. Her comments are interspersed with shots of people playing badminton. 
 
"I've got a lot of support from Donna who's my lifestyle coach to help balance my academic and sport, so she helped me with timetabling and goal setting and just getting settled into university but now I'm more organised and more independent and I believe I am where I should be."
 
Student and badminton player - Corinne Side begins to speak against a neutral background. Her comments are interspersed with shots of people playing badminton. 
 
"Strength and conditioning has been vital because I haven't done much of it before so having supportive coaches and lots of people around you who know what they're doing to help advice has been great. The programs are specific to our sport and within that our specialism within the sport and I've already seen massive benefits from it as the first BUCCS race I won which I wasn't expecting so it's really good."
 
Karel Tvaroh speaks against a neutral background. His comments are interspersed with shots of people playing football.
 
"I find it extremely important and very good here, to be fair, the environment here is perfect we got a great coach, John McGrath, who has been into football, he's been a professional football player so you can't want anyone else because it's the person that's been there and wants to motivate you and can help you a lot and the pitches are are perfect all the facilities here."
 
Student and basketball player, Daniel Garrett speaks against a neutral background. His comments are interspersed with shots of people playing basketball.
 
"Yes, I would recommend other elite athletes to study at Derby mainly because there's so much support on all platforms never really experienced that before, also one of my lecturers- I was so close with her that she would help me with other classes that she had no business or interest in.
 
I think the key to a university student here, scholar specifically, especially if you're international, would be to really make friends, make a lot of friends, especially other international friends. You guys can study together and work together and, if you play the same sport, you can train together. Just be social and find somebody to do something with on weekends you really have to find time to spend with other people make it worth it."
 
James Boxall (University of Derby Badminton Coach standing in a gym at the University) says: "My goal for the future of the program is to just keep making the squad stronger and stronger. We've recently become Premier League champions with the women's team and the men's team came third in the Premier League. We want to try and stabilise this and keep building the program from strength to strength."

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