Sport

At Christ's Hospital pupils are given the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities. Boys and girls sport is played against many of the top schools in the region with great success. Christ's Hospital prides itself on developing excellence with the pupils that attend the School, some have had little of no experience of playing sport at a competitive level. On entry into Year 7, pupils are given a comprehensive range of sporting activities. A typical programme for a Year 7 boy/girl during the Autumn term is listed below:-

Monday - Swimming (or choice activity)
Tuesday - Rugby/Hockey
Wednesday - Soccer/Netball
Thursday - Rugby/Hockey
Friday - Soccer/Netball
Saturday - Soccer/Netball (school matches or block competitions)

Staff

Dave Messenger - Director of Sport
Email: dhm@christs-hospital.org.uk

Hazel Rowland-Jones - Assistant Director of Sport & Head of Girls Games
Email: hrj@christs-hospital.org.uk

Andy Turner - Director of Rugby

Terry Whittingham - Master i/c Football

Howard Holdsworth - Master i/c Cricket

Richard Baker - Master i/c Athletics

Ed Hatton - Master i/c Fives

Marcus Medley - Master i/c Squash

Alice Swain - Head of Swimming

Claire Salmon - Head of Physical Education

All pupils are encouraged to participate in the major team games, developing physical competence and confidence, and their ability to use these to perform in a variety of activities. Christ's Hospital provides the opportunity for pupils to be creative, competitive and face up to different challenges as individuals and in teams.

The major team games for pupils who show a degree of aptitude for an activity are compulsory up to the Lower Sixth Form. The School values the positive experiences which can be gained from working in a team.

Pupils at Christ's Hospital also get the chance to explore other sporting interests in both a competitive and more recreational setting.

Indoor Sports Facilities

The Swimming Pool

Bluecoats Swimming Pool A superb facility for competition swimming, galas, teaching and recreational use: 25 metres x 6 lanes, two shallow ends, underwater sound and lighting, timing facilities, viewing area and seating capacity for 100 spectators.

Bluecoats

This is a fully equipped fitness suite on the top floor of the Sports Centre. It contains the most uptodate personal fitness equipment including: 5 rowing machines, 14 exercise bikes, 12 weight stations and 6 treadmills.

The Sports Hall

The two court sports hall (37 x 34 metres) with a 'Pulastic 2000' synthetic floor is ideal for a wide range of indoor sports. The following courts are marked out: 8 Badminton, 2 Basketball, 2 five-aside soccer, 2 hockey, 2 netball, 2 tennis, 2 volleyball. A versatile space for coaching and playing sport to the highest standards.

The Gymnasium

This 25 x 16 metre hall has a semi-sprung maple floor and is equipped with a full range of gymnastic apparatus. This area is also used for judo, table tennis, aerobics and circuit training.

Squash Courts

6 courts, 2 glass backed for exhibition matches, all with high ceilings and additional viewing on the first floor.

Outdoor Sports Facilities

Sports at Christ's Hospital Christ's Hospital has over 100 acres of sporting areas throughout our extensive campus: 17 Rugby pitches, 19 Soccer pitches, 7 Netball courts, 3 grass Hockey pitches and 2 all-weather Hockey pitches, 15 Tennis courts, 12 Cricket squares, 2 artificial wickets, 10 grass cricket nets and 12 artificial nets.

The afternoon programme of Games, activities and options is an extensive one.

For boys

Competitive fixtures are organised for Rugby, Soccer, Hockey, Cricket, Basketball, Fives, Tennis, Squash, Swimming and Athletics.

Recent match information can be found by following these links:

Rugby Results
Football Results
Cricket Results

For girls

Competitive fixtures are played in Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Tennis, Swimming, Squash, Athletics and Rounders.

Netball Results
Hockey Results

Other activities include Badminton, Volleyball, Judo, Aerobics, Weight training, Cross-country, Trampolining and many others.

Athletics

Christ's Hospital developed a school/club link with Crawley AC in 2011 to try to further develop the most promising athletes by giving them access to club training and competition. The most talented athletes in the school get the opportunity to train with Crawley AC every Monday night and will hopefully get exposure to top level club competition.

www.crawleyac.org.uk

Athletics is a hugely successful sport at Christ's Hospital and we have a large number of pupils each year competing in the county championships and representing Sussex.

www.sussexathletics.org.uk

The school also competes in a number of national competitions run by the English Schools' Athletic Association. Past results and the dates of future competitions are listed on the website below.