ACS Cobham win volleyball tournament in the Netherlands

Students from ACS International School Cobham in Surrey served a straight set performance and were crowned champions at the ISAA Girls Volleyball Tournament 2022, which took place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The girls also made history in the process, being the first ever team to not drop a set during the tournament.

The ACS Cobham girls volleyball team beat strong competition on court, triumphing over 14 international schools from across Europe to claim the gold medal.

Chris Hykiel, Head of Volleyball at ACS Cobham said: “I am very proud that after two years of no real competitions due to COVID-19, the Girls’ Cougars Varsity Volleyball team returned from the Netherlands with a gold medal and a huge trophy from their international competition; congratulations to the girls and Coach Giorgio.”

“We hope to continue this momentum into the Volleyball England Under 18 Grand Prix over the next few weeks for both boys and girls. Soon after that, in the Spring, we move to the beach volleyball courts, when we start training for the coolest sport: Beach Volleyball. We aim to host the second ever British International Schools Beach Volleyball tournament in the summer.”

All ACS Cobham students are able to practice volleyball in the Autumn term and benefit from state-of-the-art sports facilities on campus, with an arena housing a volleyball show court featuring tiered seating for 280 spectators; which are also available for ACS Cobham’s local partner state schools for their use. ACS Cobham also hosted the UK’s first school beach volleyball tournament in London in May 2022.