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The Games Programme

All boys from the   3^rd to the 5^th Forms (Years 7-11) have games after School on Mondays.  The whole School has games on Wednesday afternoons.  School teams will often have an extra practice on Thursdays after School.

The major sports in each term are as follows: rugby (autumn), hockey (spring), cricket and athletics (summer).

The major sports in each term are: hockey (autumn), rugby (spring), cricket (summer).

Autumn Term

For boys in the Lower and Upper 6^th Form (Years 12 and 13) who do not play rugby there is a choice from: badminton, fencing, fives, table tennis, shooting, soccer, squash, water polo, weight training. For boys in the Divisons and 5^th Form (Years 10 and 11) who do not play rugby there is a choice from: hockey, mountain biking, soccer, tennis water polo, weights and conditioning.

Spring Term

For boys in the Divisions, Fifth Form and Sixth Form  (Years 10, 11, 12 and 13) who do not play hockey, there is a choice from: badminton, basketball, cricket nets, cross country, fencing, fives, golf, judo, mountain biking, shooting, squash, swimming, weight training.

Summer Term

For boys in the Divisions, Fifth and Sixth Form  (Years 10, 11, 12 and 13) who do not play cricket, there is a choice from: athletics, badminton, basketball, croquet, fencing, golf, sailing, water polo, tennis, volleyball and windsurfing

Fourth Form boys take part in either cricket or athletics.

In exceptional cases boys may apply to do alternative sports to the major games

Fixtures with other schools

The School has an impressive fixture list in all sports.  Some of the schools that we play are as follows: Aldenham, Bedford, Berkhamsted, Dulwich, Epsom, Haberdashers’, Harrow, St Alban’s, St Paul’s, Mill Hill and UCS.

Specialist Coaches

The School employs a variety of outside coaches to improve the standard of sport within the School.  We have professional coaches in athletics, cricket, fencing, golf, hockey, judo, rugby, squash and tennis.

House Sport

The School has a long tradition of House competition; Inter House sport is played at both junior and senior levels.  The main competitions are in rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics and swimming.

Tours and Festivals

Both tours and festivals are an established part of sport at the School.  In Rugby, the 1^st, 2^nd  XVs, and U16’s, have a pre- season training camp in the North of England to prepare for the season. Senior tours have included France in 1998, Italy in 2000 and 2002, and Australia in 2003. In Hockey, the 1^st XI went to Barcelona in 2005.  In cricket, the 1^st XI plays in a festival of six schools at the end of the summer term.  The Under 15’s have an annual each Easter and in the summer of 1999 the 1^st XI toured Barbados.

Parents Support Groups

In all the major sports and some of the minor sports there are parent support groups.  The groups are very active and well supported, they organise social events and fund raising activities.  Functions include dinner dances, wine tasting, quiz evenings and racing evenings.  Monies raised go towards sport and tours which are enjoyed by the boys.