BA Sport Management student Aaron Barnes is achieving sporting success in football
Why did you choose to study your course?
I’ve always had a keen interest in Management, particularly within sport. The idea of managing an organisation and the variety of activities that entails holds a great appeal to me. Sport Management is something that I have had a keen interest in and sport, as well as the academic side of things, has played a major part of my life up to date.
How did you get on the team at Colchester United?
From a young age I was fortunate to enough to be signed by my boyhood club Arsenal FC and played there from the age of 10-16. I then made the conscious decision to sign a professional contract with Charlton Athletic at 17 where I featured for the first team on a few occasion as well as developing and gaining experience on loan for a season at Torquay United. It was in January 2018 when I signed for Colchester United where, since then, I have been balancing full time professional football alongside studying here part time at the University.
What are your plans for the future?