Revision 3850: Sports · Aitchison Collection Explorer

Aitchison offers a wide variety of sports with excellent coaching and playing facilities. Games and sports are played for enjoyment first, although there is always a strong sense of competitiveness in both house and school fixtures. The aim of the Sports Department is to engage all boys in some form of physical activity. Being part of a team has its obvious added benefits, but leadership, self-respect, confidence, discipline and teamwork are all indispensable parts of a general sporting education. The College has many designated coaches, PT staff and support staff to manage a vital whole school programme under the direction of the Games Master and Heads of School Sport. Aitchison College Cross Country Champion Sajjad Ali Khan, 8 times winner of Cross Country Race and 2 times recipient of the Walter A. Robinson Challenge Cup (2016 & 2017). Facilities include: - Riding School (3 manages, tent pegging range, show jumping and dressage, arena polo field) - 3 Cricket Pavilions (Rab, Junior & ACOBA pavilions) - 9 Cricket Grounds (MCG, ACOBA, Zulfiqar 1 & 2, Sunderdas, Junior 1, 2 & 3, and Principal Lane ground) - Cricket Academy (8 synthetic nets and bowling machines) - Synthetic Hockey field and Pavilion - 3 x 8 Lane Swimming Pools and Diving Complex (5 metre tower and springboards) - 4 Football fields - 1 Rugby field - 5 Courts Squash Complex - 18 Tennis Courts - 4 Basketball Courts and shooting practice facility - Hall for Indoor Training. - Shooting Range - Grounds and gardens are kept immaculate by a committed and skilled team of groundsmen. The following sports are offered: - Athletics - Badminton - Basketball - Cricket - Hockey - Football - Lawn Tennis - Mini Gym Facility - Riding - Rugby - Squash - Swimming - Table Tennis - Water Polo - Arena Polo - Shooting

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