13+ Sport Scholarship
Process | Expectations | Dates
Assessment Process
Candidates for Sport Scholarships are expected to specialise in at least two of the College’s major sports, which will be assessed during the Assessment Day. For boys, these are football, hockey, cricket and/or swimming; for girls, hockey, netball, football, cricket and/or swimming. Applicants should already be performing at county standard, or show clear potential to reach county standard, in at least one of their specialist sports.
While other sports may be taken into consideration when assessing a candidate’s overall sporting contribution to College life, priority is given to excellence in Ardingly’s major sports.
All 13+ Sport Scholarship applicants will take part in activities across all major sports during the Assessment Day (with the exception of swimming, which is assessed only for candidates who declare it as a specialism). Candidates will have structured opportunities to demonstrate their strengths within their chosen sports. When taking part in sports that are not their specialisms, we will focus on assessing attributes such as attitude, commitment, teamwork and coachability, rather than specific technical skill.
In addition, each candidate’s athletic profile will be assessed by the College’s Strength & Conditioning Coach, who will evaluate key performance indicators including agility, speed, coordination, power, balance and stamina.
Expectations of Sport Scholars
Sports Scholars are expected to make an active and high quality contribution to the sporting life of the College both in the development of their talents and their attitude as leading sportsmen and women. Sports Scholars are expected to represent the College in school fixtures for which they have been selected. The Director of Sport will meet with Sports Scholars regularly to support their development and ensure that the above expectations are being met.
While current performances and ability are obviously important, the potential to improve and the right attitude to competitive sport will also form part of the criteria.