Sports

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ACS Cobham runs an extensive athletic programme fielding Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School teams.  Our athletes compete against other international schools in the UK, Europe, and Africa.  Each varsity season concludes with an International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST), where ACS Cobham 'Cougars' have established a winning tradition.

Cobham tour linkOur Athletic Department has over 70 coaches of whom 80% are members of the teaching faculty.  The Physical Education Department has seven full-time faculty members teaching across 1st to 12th Grades.  The Kindergarten is taught by specialists in fine and gross motor skills. Our swimming PE curriculum involves students in Kindergarten to 10th Grade and is taught by two swimming specialist instructors.  In addition, we also provide instructional classes in a range of activities including yoga, pilates and aerobics.

State-of-the-art facilities

The 128-acre ACS Cobham campus has the best range of quality sports facilities of any international school in Europe, with soccer and rugby fields, softball and baseball diamonds, an all-weather track, tennis courts, and a six-hole golf course.

In addition, we have a comprehensive Sports Centre which houses:

• The Arena - an international-sized basketball/volleyball show court with sprung beechwood flooring and tiered seating for 280 spectators

• The Pool - a 25-metre competition-class swimming pool with movable floor, Omega  touchpad timing system, electronic scoreboard and time clock, anti-wave lane ropes, and a seated viewing gallery for 178 spectators

• The Studio - a spacious dance studio with sprung beechwood flooring, wall-to-wall mirrors, professional sound system, and specialised aerobics equipment

• The Fitness Suite - with Technogym Wellness Key System comprising 17 cardiovascular machines, eight resistance machines, free weights area and Smith Machine

• The Sports Café - with seating for 50 people, and an outside decking area.

Our sports facilities have been approved as a pre-training camp for 2012 Olympics, and regularly play host to GB Basketball, England Volleyball and South East Pentathlon Association as well as hosting numerous ISSTs.

Annual sports calendar

Autumn
(September - November)
Winter
(November - March)
Spring
(March - May)
Soccer Basketball Tennis
Volleyball Rugby (boys only) Track & Field
Cross Country Swimming Baseball (boys only)
Dance Softball (girls only) Softball (girls only)
Golf (co-ed team)

ACS Cobham Athletic Teams

Autumn - 21 teams Winter - 17 teams Spring - 19 teams
Varsity Boys Volleyball Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity Girls Softball
Varsity Girls Volleyball Varsity Girls Basketball JV Girls Softball
JV Boys Volleyball JV Boys Basketball MS Girls Softball
JV Girls Volleyball JV Girls Basketball Varsity Boys Baseball
MS Boys Volleyball MS Boys Basketball A JV Boys Baseball
MS Girls Volleyball A MS Boys Basketball B MS Boys Baseball
MS Girls Volleyball B MS Girls Basketball A Varsity Boys Tennis
Varsity Boys Cross Country MS Girls Basketball B Varsity Girls Tennis
Varsity Girls Cross Country Varsity Boys Swimming JV Boys Tennis
Junior Boys Cross Country Varsity Girls Swimming JV Girls Tennis
Junior Girls Cross Country Junior Boys Swimming MS Boys Tennis
MS Boys Cross Country Junior Girls Swimming MS Girls Tennis
MS Girls Cross Country U18 Varsity Boys Rugby Varsity Boys Track & Field
Varsity Boys Soccer U16 JV Boys Rugby Varsity Girls Track & Field
Varsity Girls Soccer U14 MS Boys Rugby Junior Boys Track & Field
JV Boys Soccer U13 MS Boys Rugby Junior Girls Track & Field
JV Girls Soccer Varsity Dance MS Boys Track & Field
MS Boys Soccer A MS Girls Track & Field MS Girls Track & Field
MS Boys Soccer B Varsity Golf
(open to boys and girls)

MS Girls Soccer A

MS Girls Soccer B

JV = Junior Varsity
MS = Middle School
Subject to modification

ISST medals table

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1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place Total
Baseball 1 2 4 7
Boys Basketball 2 - - 2
Girls Basketball - 1 1 2
Boys Cross Country 3 5 3 11
Girls Cross Country 2 5 3 10
Golf 7 1 1 9
Rugby 2 5 1 8
Boys Soccer 4 5 5 14
Girls Soccer 5 2 7 14
Softball - 3 - 3
Boys Swimming 5 - - 5
Girls Swimming 2 2 1 5
Boys Tennis 7 5 4 16
Girls Tennis 6 5 2 13
Boys Track & Field 3 1 5 9
Girls Track & Field 2 3 6 11
Boys Volleyball 3 4 4 11
Girls Volleyball 1 3 1 5
Dance Crew 2 - 1 3
Totals 57 52 49 158