Sport - ACS Cobham

Sport at ACS Cobham

Our extensive sports programme combines the very best of international and independent school sport. Our ethos is participation, enjoyment, and excellence.

Basketball
Tennis
Football
Swimming
Rugby Sevens
Golf Academy
Indoor Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
Cross Country
Baseball & Softball
Dance
Track and field
Golf

Basketball is played in the Fall and Winter seasons by both girls and boys. The teams play fixtures against local independent, state and international schools.

The Basketball teams enter the Surrey leagues, National Cups and are a member of LSSA group. We also compete in the ISSC end of season Tournaments and World School Games in Valencia (U16 & U19). We are forming a partnership with Cobham Cobras Basketball Club in 2024 to give our players a pathway to play at a National League at a junior and senior level which will be exciting for our programme.

The sports arena and second gym provide superb court facilities for Basketball. The competition size arena comes with a brilliant spectator area and the atmosphere at the fixtures is often fantastic.

The tennis programme at ACS Cobham creates a high-level performance and training culture that helps students to achieve their goals of college and professional tennis.

With six courts on campus we deliver a comprehensive seasonal programme for Senior School students with the Performance team that trains up to five times a week in the Fall and Spring season combining playing and specialist strength and conditioning sessions.

We play in the Surrey League and play regular fixtures against LSSA schools as well as competing Internationally from 2024/25. We recently resurfaced our wonderful 6 court facility to provide brilliant provision for both performance and development groups.

Football is played by both girls and boys throughout the year with fixtures primarily in the Fall and Winter Seasons. Our coaches work extremely hard to provide feedback on the technical, tactical and psychological aspects of the game.

Training and fixtures are offered for all grade levels in Senior School and at A team and B team level. Our fixture list is varied and vast. We play friendly fixtures against local independent, state and international schools. The football teams at varying age ranges are entered into cup competitions such as the Independent Schools’ Football Association (ISFA) regional and national cups and English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) cup.

At ACS Cobham, our floodlit 3G pitch and well-maintained grass pitches means we are able to train all-year round. This enables us to deliver a highly-successful programme with the aim to inspire passion and confidence in our players.

Our aquatics programme is led by our highly qualified and dedicated swim teachers and coaching team. ACS Cobham boasts an enviable record when it comes to competitive swimming.

Our Cougar swim team has achieved some amazing results, from being the regional and national champions of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) to winning the International School Sports Tournament (ISST) overall internationally. The introduction of water-polo in 2024 to our programme is an exciting initiative.

When it comes to facilities, our Sports Centre has a state-of-the-art 25m competition pool with a moveable pool floor, touchpad technology and a viewing balcony for spectators.

We have excellent facilities for rugby and grass and 3G pitches, including a highly qualified and experienced coaching staff. Teams compete against local independent schools throughout the winter season in sevens tournaments and fixtures as well as playing LSSA fixtures. We currently offer rugby 7’s for girls both in Lower School and Middle School. Both U18s and U16s teams are represented at the prestigious National Schools’ Rosslyn Park 7s. We hope to build and re-establish our rugby sevens programme over the coming years. Famous alumni include the ex-England and Lion player Alex Corbisiero who started his rugby career at ACS Cobham.

We run an all-year Golf Academy for a small number of students aspiring to perform at an elite performance level. Prospective candidates apply for a position and aspiring students need to meet the selection criteria to join.

This programme is coordinated and led by Paul Martin, our Silvermere Golf Club PGA Professional.

Indoor volleyball is one of our most popular sports at ACS Cobham, fielding eight MS and HS teams in the fall season (September–November).

Our sports centre arena is ideal for indoor volleyball with two match courts and spectator seating, and has even hosted GB international volleyball matches against Australia and Norway.

With a high calibre coaching staff including an ex-professional player and England junior coaches, teams perform to a high level in LSSA competition. Varsity Girls regularly medal at various tournaments, including last year’s ISAA Tournament.

We have recently introduced beach volleyball which is an expanding sport worldwide. We are excited by the future opportunities of beach volleyball at ACS Cobham.

We host the highly successful school beach volleyball tournament at the Barn Elms facility in London. We are looking to increase our level of participation in beach volleyball and hope to expand this programme in the coming years.

ACS Cobham has a rich history of success in cross-country with multiple ISST Championship wins. It’s a sport that is enjoyed across all divisions with a committed coaching team and a fantastic course on campus running through the local woods. We compete in both the fall and winter season so as to combine the best of the international schools’ competition and the UK cross-country season.

We are involved in meets throughout the year at local and national championships as well as competing with international schools in the ISSC. We also have a yearly LS House tournament.

Our 5km Cross Country course takes you through beautiful scenery and is a joy to behold.

Baseball and Softball is played by our middle and high school in the spring season (March–June) with fixtures against UK based international schools and club teams.

It is a thriving programme with good numbers for both sports and we are considered one of the strongest programmes in Europe. We also compete internationally as well as hosting visiting national representative teams, for example In 2023 and 2024 we played Ireland Under 18s.

Dance is part of our winter sports programme, with the Senior School teams training in our state-of-the-art dance studio.

We have excellent dance teachers and our teams perform throughout the year. This includes local competitions and culminates in our Dance Showcase in May. Our dance team also performs during our intervals at our sports events.

ACS Cobham has a prestigious Track and Field tradition with multiple ISST championship wins.

With a synthetic athletics track on campus and excellent coaching staff, MS and HS teams compete against a number of local schools, Surrey League and representative LSSA meetings throughout the spring season (March–June). We also compete Internationally in invitational T&F championships.

We offer golf facilities on our spacious campus with five par-3 practice holes. In addition our golf teams have access to the excellent facilities and PGA Professionals at Silvermere Golf Course for training and fixtures during the spring season (March–June).

Teams compete against local independent schools and take part in ISGA & HMC tournaments including the Scottish Open and Southern Open.

In addition we play regular fixtures against local Independent Schools and partake in regular multi school tournaments at courses such as Burhill, Reigate Hill GC, Foxhills and Leatherhead Golf Clubs. From 2024 we will be competing Internationally in the ISSC Tournament.

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Cobham Cougars

The spirit of the Cougars lives in every stride, jump, and victory, reminding us that greatness begins with a united roar.

We encourage the widest participation and highest possible standards from the 80+ teams we field each year under the banner of ACS Cobham Cougars. We are delighted to say our approach works, with several ACS Cobham athletes going on to represent their country.

Our Sporting facilities

Our 128-acre campus is home to a wide-range of exceptional sports facilities.
We regularly play host to GB Basketball, England Volleyball and the South East Pentathlon Association.

  • Showcase basketball/volleyball arena with tiered seating
  • Competition-class 25-metre pool with tiered seating viewing gallery
  • All-weather floodlit astroturf pitch
  • Fitness suite and dance studio
  • Six all-weather tennis court
  • A 400m all-weather running track
  • Playing fields for football and rugby
  • Cross-country course
  • Five par-3 practice golf holes

Competitions and Fixtures

At ACS Cobham, we are members of multiple organisations, connecting us to a rich variety of fixtures across all sports, including some international fixtures. New to our programme, we have joined the ISSC—International Schools Sports Council—which will facilitate competition for the Middle, Upper, and High Schools.

This organisation presents a new and exciting opportunity for our athletes, allowing for competition against high-quality programmes like ours. The 2023/24 inaugural season saw us competing in 14 tournaments involving international schools from Europe.

The World School Games (WSG) offer our teams some wonderful sporting experiences. We enter the multi-sport tournament in Dubai, the Swimming Championships at the Aquatics Centre, London (Olympic Pool), and Basketball in Valencia, Spain.

We are also members of the LSSA (London School Sports Association), a group of London-based international schools with which we compete on a seasonal basis across all our sports. Each sport also participates in county, regional, and national competitions organised by their respective National Governing Body

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