成人直播鈥檚 official partnership with AFC Bournemouth is to extend into a tenth year, benefitting staff, students, supporters and the local community.聽
BU is the official higher education partner of AFC Bournemouth, with a particular focus on supporting the girls鈥� and women鈥檚 teams as their Principal Partner. Students benefit from working closely with staff and players at the Club, with opportunities for students to engage in supporting sport science, creating media, supporting the commercial team, working in the press office, and working with the Club鈥檚 Community Sports Trust on a variety of projects that support people in our local area.聽 聽
BU鈥檚 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 football teams are coached by AFC Bournemouth coaches and the university is also a keen supporter of the Junior Cherries, creating opportunities for young Cherries fans to get involved with university.听听
The two organisations have been working together for a decade, and each season one match in the AFC Bournemouth calendar is designated as the BU Big Match in celebration of the partnership. Last season鈥檚 BU Big Match, against Nottingham Forest, saw the Cherries promoted to the Premier League for the second time in their history, following a late goal from Kieffer Moore for a 1-0 win. This year鈥檚 BU Big Match will be the home clash against Everton on 12 November, just before the international break for the World Cup.聽
BU benefits from player appearances throughout the year 鈥� last year manager Scott Parker and midfielder Lewis Cook spoke to a gathered group of staff, students and members of the public to talk about positive mental health and resilience in sport.听听
The Cherries recently announced the expansion of the Club鈥檚 training facilities at Canford and, while work takes place, BU will host AFC Bournemouth鈥檚 Academy staff, led by BU graduate Sam Gisborne, on Talbot Campus, and work to actively support the Academy鈥檚 activity through the university鈥檚 expertise in sports science, performance and physiotherapy.聽
BU鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer Jim Andrews said, 鈥淲e鈥檙e so proud to continue our support for our local football team into a tenth year as they play in the Premier League once again. The Club play such a positive role in the community, and we鈥檙e delighted that we can work with them to provide opportunities for our students, support the team on and off the field, and work for the benefit of the local community.鈥澛�
Rob Mitchell, AFC Bournemouth Commercial Director, said: 鈥淥ur relationship with BU has gone from strength to strength over the last decade and we are excited to continue our partnership as the club returns to the Premier League. We pride ourselves on our ability to unite the local community and working so closely with the town鈥檚 university to give a range of unique opportunities to students is a crucial part of that strategy. I am looking forward to another enjoyable year of working with BU鈥檚 staff and students.鈥澛�
For more information about 成人直播鈥檚 partnership with AFC Bournemouth, visit /collaborate/afc-bournemouth听听
