Performance Sport Courses

Clifton College is one of the UK’s leading independent schools, with over 150 years of history and tradition. Clifton College is particularly renowned for its sporting excellence across a range of sports, for both boys and girls. The school also has an unrivalled reputation for its pastoral care and welfare of pupils. Set in the beautiful suburb of Clifton, the school offers ideal surroundings and excellent facilities in which to develop your skills in your chosen sport.

That is why we strive to bring you a great range of high-quality Performance Sports Courses, for children and young people aged between 5 – 14 years old. Our highly qualified team of Clifton College professional coaches have years of experience in the delivery of high-quality Performance Sports Courses, and are able to offer programmes to players from beginners, to school & club standard, right up to county and, in frequent cases, national representatives.

Our team of coaches will work with all children and young people of all ages and abilities, with the aim of helping them to improve their skills throughout their time with us. All children and young people will be nurtured in a positive and creative environment, ensuring all attendees reach their maximum potential. Players will work on all aspects of their game and will be introduced to drills and skills used by top-class players. The aim of these courses is to fully develop each player from the first day, helping them to achieve their maximum playing potential.

When you attend our Performance Sports Courses, you will develop your skills, as well as learning new ones, and you will make lots of new friends, whilst training at one of the UK’s leading independent schools. Our priority is to ensure that you have a fantastic time with us in a safe, friendly and stimulating environment. All players will leave our courses with a wealth of constructive feedback from our coaches about how to keep improving their game, so they can go back to their clubs and schools having learnt from some of the very best coaches. Clifton College has some of the best sporting facilities in the South West of England, so what better place to come and spend time improving your game on top-quality pitches with coaches who truly believe that with practice, every young person can release their sporting potential.

We are currently able to offer the following Performance Sport courses listed below:

Tennis

Aimed at the beginner right through to the more competent player, the main focus and emphasis will be on technique involved with the groundstrokes, net play and serve. Depending on the ages and abilities, classes will be split according to the LTA levels and an appropriate ball type will be used. A comprehensive range of structured and controlled points will be played with all areas of the game focussed on.

Rugby

Clifton College prides itself on its rugby tradition, and also the way it has embraced innovations from the modern professional game while retaining the sport’s core values. With two former professional rugby players leading the courses, including former Bristol Captain, Matt Salter and former England Rugby player, Danny Grewcock MBE, these programmes are the perfect preparation for the season ahead and mid-season training sessions. These courses will give attendees the opportunity to train like professional players, learning new skills whilst testing their fitness against other attendees and developing their teamplay.

Hockey

These intensive courses are aimed at ambitious girls & boys at a variety of playing levels, from beginners, to those who are 1st XI school and club players, right up to county players and those who are on the fringe of regional and JRPC selection. The courses are run with an excellent balance of fun and hard work, whilst improving individual core skills and match play.

Cricket 

Clifton College has a long tradition of producing excellent cricketers and also has one of the finest school grounds in the country. These courses have been specifically designed by the Clifton College cricket coaches, with the aim of quickly identifying the needs of each individual player, and then developing a programme to suit the needs of each individual. The coaches will work throughout the course to ensure that players leave with a better understanding of their skills and personal attributes, and what to work on when returning to their schools/clubs.