Sport & Physical Activities

At Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, we have a diverse range of recreational sports and physical activities for our students to take part in throughout the college week.

There are a variety of sports and physical activities that our students can participate in with friends and classmates throughout the college day. The activities usually take place during lunch hours, in the afternoon and after college has finished.

Throughout the year, students will have the opportunity to access our sports facilities, including our Double Sports Hall, Fitness Suite/Gym, Fitness Lab and our state-of-the-art 4G multi-sport Astro Pitch. Our students can also access our highly-qualified sports staff and participate in regularly scheduled sessions to stay active.

Some of the sports and physical activities that are on offer here are:

• The Duke of Edinburgh Award (Bronze and Silver Award)
• Recreational sports including basketball, netball, badminton, table tennis, cricket, football, martial arts and much more
• Recreational physical activities, including using our state-of-the-art Fitness Suite, circuit training, self-defence classes, sport and activity skills workshops, and much more
• Volunteering and qualification opportunities

Our recreational sports and physical activities programmes take place in our fantastic facilities on-site, including our Fitness Suite, Sports Hall, Artificial Astro Pitch and Fitness Lab. We also give our students the opportunity to visit external venues to experience sport and physical activity outside of college.

JCC Competitive Sport Opportunities

We also provide our students with the opportunity to proudly represent Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College regularly across the region against other Further Education institutions in their selected sport.

Students will get the opportunity to take part in trial days and earn their place in their chosen sport. Competitive Sport students will also be able to train regularly with a programme designed for Competitive Sport students to develop their abilities with a structured sport-specific training and competition programme.

The competitive sports that are currently on offer for our students to trial, train and compete in are: badminton (male and female), basketball (male and female), boccia, cricket, football (male and female), netball (female), table tennis, volleyball.

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College is accredited with and plays under the AoC Sport (National Governing Body) organisations’ regional and national leagues, tournaments and cups to provide our students with regular competitive sport opportunities that mainly take place on Wednesday afternoons. In addition, we are also a registered club with organisations such as the Football Association, Basketball England, Badminton England and Netball England.

All of our sports teams receive specialised and dedicated sports coaching from a qualified Lead Sports Coach as part of a training schedule designed to improve ability and to prepare our students to represent Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College and for future sports teams and/or universities.

Why Take Part in Sport and Physical Activity?

There are many positive reasons to take part in sport and physical activity; here’s just a few of them:

• Develop employability skills through sport such as leadership, communication, decision-making, discipline and time management.
• Try new, fun and engaging sports and physical activities.
• Take a break from studying.
• Enjoy the positive physical, mental and social health benefits that come with being active and build new valuable skills to carry with you through life.
• Participate in positive and growth-oriented activities and show willingness to take part and do extra on top of your studies.
• Start new hobbies.
• Improve at the sport of your choice and take part in coach-led sessions.