EDUCATION
FULFIL YOUR SPORTING POTENTIAL AT KENT COLLEGE
KENT COLLEGE IS A SCHOOL STEEPED IN SPORTING HISTORY . WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR DELIVERING A STRONG SPORTS PROGRAMME AS PART OF A DIVERSE AND VARIED SCHOOL CURRICULUM . THE SCHOOL SEES SPORT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A STUDENT ’ S LIFE AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS AT BOTH THE ELITE AND PARTICIPATION ENDS OF THE PERFORMANCE PYRAMID .
Our vision for sports education
We aim to provide an environment of excellence for all students to be encouraged and supported to fulfil their potential . We instil a positive attitude towards exercise with a firm understanding of its importance towards building both physical and psychological health and are very proud that 91 % of all our students in years 7 - 9 played competitive sport this year . We also value the part sport plays in developing key life skills such as leadership , communication , decision making and teamwork .
Our key sports are hockey , cricket , netball , tennis and athletics . We also offer football and rugby as well as a wide array of other sports such as trampolining , badminton , volleyball and basketball , yoga and body strengthening and conditioning in our gym or at Kent University . Additionally , students can participate in our extensive cocurricular programme which also includes archery and rowing .
Sporting success
There is a full calendar of fixtures against schools in the South East of England and further afield , and our students have had a very successful year achieving success across all age groups and key sports . Our sports tours give all of our pupils the opportunity to expand their sporting horizons – recent tours have been to Berlin ( indoor hockey ) and Holland ( Euro Hockey tournament ).
Top class coaching
With 24 acres of sports fields and a wide array of sport facilities as well as a riding arena where we offer horse riding lessons , we have everything a budding athlete could need , but the real success of sport at Kent College is thanks to our talented coaching team . We boast a number of highly experienced coaches on our staff who have played at county , national or international level and who deliver high level progressive coaching and skills development across all ability levels . Students at KC receive topclass coaching in their chosen sport ( s ) and in addition we deliver termly masterclasses and provide support in all areas of athletic development such as nutrition , body conditioning and strengthening , and injury prevention . Coaches include Darren Stephens , former Kent County Cricket and England International player , and Alastair Brogdon , who represented team GB for hockey in the Rio Olympics 2016
Kent College Elite Scholarship Programme
We provide the talented athletes of the college a performance pathway to play at the highest level through the Elite Programme . We believe that supporting our high-performing athletes to reach their potential is extremely important . We have a number of athletes that represent the college at both national and international level . The elite programme is designed to support these individuals by delivering
a more comprehensive training schedule and provide all the high level support and training that professional athletes would receive in order to maximise performance and reach their goals .
Sports scholarships for entry in years 7 , 9 and 12 are awarded on the basis of individual assessment by Mr Linden Lockhart , the director of sport , who is always keen to meet talented and enthusiastic young athletes .
For more information specifically about sport at KC , please contact Mr Linden Lockhart at llockhart @ kentcollege . co . uk .
If you would like more information about sports at KC or to discuss scholarship opportunities come and visit us for a bespoke tour or contact our helpful admissions team at : admissions @ kentcollege . co . uk or call on 01227 763231 .
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