Master in Charge: Lawrence Matthews. Email: LM@epsomcollege.org.uk

Athletics at Epsom College is traditionally one of the strongest Summer sports and is one which is truly co-educational. The boys and girls train together and often compete together in the recently established co-educational matches. In the well established single sex competitions, Epsom still holds its own despite fewer students to select from and other sports competing for athletes. The College still competes in the highly prestigious Cholmeley Shield match hosted by Highgate and the Lord Burghley match hosted by Eton College. The Epsom Boys' team has in fact just won the Lord Burghley match for the third successive year.

The coaching is supplied by teaching staff, several of whom have international experience themselves, along with more recent internationals who come in each games afternoon to offer their considerable expertise.

All pupils cover all aspects of throwing, jumping and running and there are House competitions and external matches with other schools. Boys and girls also have the opportunity to compete in District Championships from which individuals often qualify for County trials/selection.

The standard achieved by the boys and girls is extremely high. Pupils and former pupils hold many district and county records. Both boys and girls won the Central Surrey titles last year and over 35 students went on to reach County finals with a further three reaching the National finals. 

We have a proud tradition of not only sending students to the national finals, but of producing national champions as well, several of whom have gone on to represent their country. 

Basketball at Epsom is offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as an optional activity for boys and girls. The main aim is to make basketball an enjoyable sport for students of any ability.

Most students do not have a basketball background so they are taught the necessary skills of passing, shooting and dribbling, which may then be transferred into a game situation. For those few with a basketball background, the teams enable those skills to be used in a competitive situation.

The boys' team participate in the Surrey County League in which they have had considerable success during recent years. The Epsom College Basketball Tournament, launched this year, saw Epsom defeat Dulwich College in an exciting final watched by a large crowd. 

Master in Charge: Neil Taylor. Email: n-taylor@epsomcollege.org.uk

Cricket is a main sport in the summer term at Epsom with the College running eight boys' teams and one girls' team. Sides compete on a strong schools' circuit including matches against Brighton, Eastbourne, Hurstpierpoint, St Pauls and the MCC.

The 20 College cricket coaches are supported by a full time cricket professional, Neil Taylor (Kent, Sussex and England A), and are also able to call on the expertise of Matt Holmes, Director of the In-Touch Cricket Academy, which is based at the College.

There are designated coaching afternoons during the summer on the College campus using 16 nets and four pitches. During the winter months, nets are also available, as well as both one-to-one and group coaching.

Pupils with an interest in cricket have the opportunity both to enjoy and improve their game whilst representing the school and their Houses. Players have represented SCB Emerging Players, SCB U17s and SCB U15s.

An increasing interest in girls' cricket mirrors the growing numbers involved in the game nationally. Two senior girls, Natalie Sciver and Alice Davidson-Richards, are part of the ECB EPP programme, with Alice also involved in the Kent Academy programme.

College cricket teams have recently toured Dubai and Barbados and plans are in place for future tours. The College cricket sides also have strong links with the Old Epsomians, with a match played every year on Founder's Day.

Epsom also has strong cricketing links with the local community, with District matches and the annual Surrey Cricket Board ASDA Kwik Cricket competition for primary schools played on the College grounds.

Master in Charge: Dr Adam Hughes. Email: AWH@epsomcollege.org.uk

Coach: Joseph Shackell.

Pupils are introduced to Fencing at Epsom College as part of an activities carousel, which runs throughout the Michaelmas and Lent terms. In subsequent years, pupils may opt for Fencing as part of their activities timetable. 

Fencing for the 5th and 6th form takes place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and a junior fencing activity for the M4 and U4 also runs on Thursday afternoon. The pupils are trained by an external, professional coach.

In addition to regular Saturday afternoon matches against other schools, pupils are also encouraged to take part in both county and national competitions throughout the year.  In 2009, an Epsom College pupil won the Public Schools Fencing Championships. 

Master in Charge: Pete Irvine. Email: p-irvine@epsomcollege.org.uk

Matches

Tuesday afternoons at Walton Heath Golf Club.

These occur from March throughout summer up until the start of November. There are 14 matches on the fixture list for summer term alone, shown below, including representative county matches.

Green Fees and teas are covered by school.

We have also developed a Girls Invitational tournament at Walton Heath for the Coronation Cup, a beautiful old solid silver trophy which was donated by Penny and Roger Lane.

Golf as a Games Option

Takes place Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at Epsom Downs Golf Club for all year groups.

Golf Opters join the Epsom Downs Golf Club as Juniors.

Fee paid by school bill

£60 per term

This provides pupils with all playing rights and facilities of Clubhouse, including evenings, weekends and club competitions

Team

Currently lead by boys captain David Boote +2 (GB and N.I. U18 Captain) and girls captain Katie Adam.

We have four other single figure golfers including one County Lady player.

Many friendly matches provide the opportunity for up to 30 players to compete, and we are currently building up a very strong junior base to the school golf.

Achievements

We have made the HMC National Foursomes Finals three years in a row, coming second, third and fourth.

We have won the Southern HMC Schools two times in the last four years, and come second twice (from 24 HMC schools).

This year we won the County Girls Scratch Championships for the first time, and we also won the boys County Team Championships in 2010.

David Boote has played two Adult Home Internationals for Wales and also two U18 European Championships. He has a golf scholarship to Stanford University, California (where Tiger and Michelle Wie went).

David also captained Great Britain and Northern Ireland U18 team to a win over Continental Europe in Spain. This term David has been allowed time off to play in the Spanish and the Portuguese Men's Amateur Opens.

Ross McGowan (Madrid Masters Champion) left Epsom in 2000 and before he won his European card, he won the English Amateur Championships.

Facilities

The College is planning a 3-bay driving range, and an artificial putting surface.

Epsom Downs Golf Club, 200 metres away from the College, has full practice facilities. Coaching is done by Stuart Walker (EDGC), and we also use Walton Heath's indoor golf studio and their three professionals.

Click here to view the Summer 2012 golf fixture list.

News

To find out more about Golf at Epsom College follow the links below:

David Boote wins top US golf scholarship

College golfer scores hole in one

More honours for College golf captain

College golfer continues to shine

Golf captain through to Faldo Series Grand Final

College golfer is Surrey U18 Matchplay champion

College golfers get into the swing

College golf team wins Surrey Schools Championship

Master in Charge (boys): Chris Bowen Email: CB@epsomcollege.org.uk

Hockey is the main sport for girls in the Michaelmas Term and for boys during the Lent Term.

The College has an excellent record in the sport and ex-Great Britain and England international Stuart Head (himself a former captain of the College's 1st XI) is one of the coaches who helps prepare pupils for a range of competitions. Coaching is also provided by teaching staff, several who have competed at a high level themselves.

The College has a separate hockey goalkeeping coach, who trains the goalkeepers individually and with the teams.

Epsom has two artificial surface pitches, one of which is floodlit, and excellent indoor facilities.

The girls and boys take part in and regularly advance to the final stages of county competitions in all age groups, with pupils in county and regional representation. The College competes to a high level in mixed hockey and won the Surrey Cup in 2010.

Epsom competes on an extremely strong circuit of schools each Saturday with the girls fielding 14 sides and 16 sides for the boys.

There are House competitions as part of the weekly routine in both terms and extra hockey clubs are run for the keenest players.

Every two years, girls' hockey teams tour to Australia and Singapore and the boys have recently toured Australia and South Africa.

Horse riding takes place at Wildwoods Riding Centre in Walton-on the Hill, a school that is approved by the British Horse Society and the Association of British Riding Schools. 

The school has superb facilities, a team of excellent trainers and more than 30 horses to suit all types of rider. This activity is open to beginners as well as experienced riders.

Mistress in Charge: Sue Church-Jones. Email: SLCJ@epsomcollege.org.uk 

Girls play Netball as their main sport in the Lent Term, competing at House, inter-school and County level. There are 17 teams across the age groups that compete on a weekly basis against schools from the south coast and the Home Counties. 

The college has an excellent record in the sport and one of our former students, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, is the current captain of the England U21 team and a member of the full England Squad.

The girls take part in and regularly advance to the final stages of the County competitions in all age groups. We have girls representing both County and regional teams.

The coaching is supplied by teaching staff, including several who have competed to a high level, assisted by a number of outside coaches.

The College has 9 outdoor and 2 indoor netball courts.

The girls tour to Australia and Singapore every two years and to Europe every two years.

Girls play Rounders in the Summer Term competing at House, inter-school and County level. There are 7 teams across the age groups that compete on a weekly basis against schools from the south coast and the Home Counties. 

Master in Charge: Andy Wolstenholme. Email: a-wolstenholme@epsomcollege.org.uk

Epsom College is well known for excellence in rugby, which is the major boys' sport in the Michaelmas term. We compete on a strong circuit, the current fixture list including Tonbridge, Eton, Harrow, Wellington, Cranleigh, RGS Guildford, Brighton, St John's Leatherhead, Dulwich and Eastbourne, and regularly field more than 16 sides on a Saturday afternoon.

The current Master in Charge is an RFU Level 4 coach, who formerly coached at Leicester Tigers and currently coaches Blackheath. He is assisted by a number of teachers, who are well qualified to coach rugby, as well as professional coaches, who come into College to deliver specialist coaching and staff INSET.

We enjoy strong links with the Harlequins and London Irish Academies, a programme that has recently seen four pupils move on into the professional game, three with Harlequins and one with Leeds Carnegie.

College rugby teams tour overseas every year, with a major tour every two years. Destinations include Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Argentina and Ireland.

Boys are also encouraged to play representative rugby. Currently we have two England, one Scotland and one US international, as well as a host of Divisional and County players. Sevens rugby is particularly strong after Christmas, with regular appearances in major finals such as the National Sevens at Rosslyn Park.

Girls' rugby has been a popular development in recent years with the emphasis on Sevens after Christmas. They, too, play in the National tournament.

We aim to provide a programme that is appropriate for every boy and girl at the College, from the enthusiastic member of a 'D' team to the top international player. Having fun and meeting new challenges, while developing a sense of teamwork and fair play, are central to what we try to achieve.

The Snorkelling Club offers introductory training (1 term course) in basic snorkelling techniques in the College Pool on Tuesdays (5.00-6.00pm).

The course aims to equip swimmers with the confidence and skills to use basic diving equipment as a preparation for open water snorkelling and moving on to SCUBA diving.

The College provides the basic equipment to use in these sessions.

Coach: Neil Frankland.

Squash is a thriving sport at the College, with both boys' and girls' teams recording notable victories on the county and national circuit.

In tandem with regular fixtures against Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Cranleigh, KCS Wimbledon, Reed's and the RAC Club, Epsom teams compete regularly in the boys' and girls' National Competitions at both U15 and U19 level. In 2008 the boys' U15 team reached the finals of the National Competition, competing in the last stages at Manchester's National Squash Centre and finishing 3rd in the UK overall.

The boys' 1st V have been regular winners of the annual Surrey Cup, a divisional tournament involving local independent schools, as well as emerging victorious for two of the last three years in the prestigious Roehampton Tournament held annually in March

In addition to team sport, squash is offered as a recreational activity at Epsom and we aim to encourage as many young people as possible to engage with the sport.

We are assisted by excellent outside squash coaches, expertly marshalled by former Scottish international, Commonwealth Games competitor and World Master's Finalist Neil Frankland, who also organises the Epsom Tournament, held annually in early December.

This co-educational club enjoys the use of a 25m, 6 lane pool for training and home competition and operates all year in both games times, as an option, and general activity time all through the week (except Wednesday).

The Club offers coaching and training to both the specialists and the all-round sports person, with up to 10 hours pool time per week. The College is fortunate to have the services as specialist coach of Adam Mason (Chief Coach, Epsom District Swimming Club) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The College swims competitively at inter-school level in the Summer term and also enters the County and Division II Schools Swimming Association relay events (National Finalists in three years in the recent past) in the Michaelmas Term and the Public School Relays in the Lent Term.

Each year in the Lent Term there is an inter-house competition for boys and girls and swimming is also part of the inter-house biathlon competition.

The pool is equipped with a wide range of swimming training aids.

Tennis is played in the Summer Term. The College has an excellent record in the sport The coaching is supplied by teaching staff, including several who have competed at a  high level.

The girls participate in house matches as well as a strong circuit of school matches each Saturday afternoon. We regularly field nine girls' sides. They also compete in a mumber of tournaments, including the Branston Shield, the St George's Tennis Festival and the ISTA Championships - the Loveband Cup and Asbury - Bailey Cup.