Participation in sport plays an integral role in the holistic education boys receive at Cordwalles. We aim to promote a healthy lifestyle and make the boys aware that sport and exercise can be lifelong activities enjoyed competitively, or with friends and family.
Cordwalles regularly produces boys who make regional and provincial teams across all the sporting disciplines offered at the school.
Along with a healthy body, sport develops many important character traits, including grit, determination, perseverance, sportsmanship and hard work.
Sports On Offer
Cordwalles offers a wide range of sports that allow our boys to thrive in a healthy, competitive environment.
Grades 1 and 2 can participate in mini-cricket, mini-soccer, mini-hockey and swimming, with tennis and ball skills also available. Emphasis is placed on enjoyment and coaching the basics in each sporting discipline. The boys are instructed by at least eight male Student Masters (a ratio of 1:8).
Grades 3 to 7 are offered swimming, cricket, rugby, cross-country, athletics, tennis and hockey.
- Term One: Cricket, Swimming, Tennis
- Term Two: Rugby, Cross-Country, Tennis
- Term Three: Athletics, Hockey, Tennis
- Term Four: Cricket, Swimming, Tennis
Sporting Facilities
Cordwalles is home to world-class sporting facilities:
- Four fields used year-round for various sporting activities
- Two multipurpose AstroTurf fields
- Four tennis courts
- A heated 25-meter swimming pool
- A cross country course which takes the boys through the picturesque forest at the school
After school hours, the sports facilities are a hub of activity with boys attending extra lessons and clinics, or just having fun!
Fixtures and Competitions
There is a team for every individual—from a boy who takes his sport more competitively; to a boy who wants to play for the enjoyment of the game; to the boy who just wants to experience playing in a team environment with his friends.
All teams take part in regular and equitable fixtures. Cordwalles teams are competent, well-drilled and always give an excellent account of themselves against any opposition.
In addition to interschool fixtures and inter-prep meetings, we also hold much-enjoyed inter-house competitions in all disciplines.
Sports Coaches
Cordwalles has twenty male sports coaches who are either members of the academic staff or resident Boarder Masters. All our coaches have a keen interest in improving the abilities of each and every boy.
We believe that focusing on the fundamentals sets a solid foundation for future success. Our staff and coaches regularly attend coaching clinics, courses and talks to keep abreast with the ever-changing world of sport. They are enthusiastic and well-equipped to provide boys with an excellent grounding in all sports.
Private coaching and clinics using Cordwalles’ facilities are also offered across all sporting codes.