Sports
Sport plays a big part in student life at Sir George Monoux College. You will have the opportunity to play both competitively or for recreation and fitness. Many of our teams compete in AOC (Association of Colleges) leagues, cups and tournaments. There is an exciting Sport and Enrichment timetable that runs every Wednesday from 1.30pm, as well as timetabled weekly lunchtime and after college sessions.
We offer a wide variety of sports, which include recreational sport, health and fitness and representing the College in a competitive team. Student opinions and feedback are encouraged widely in the College and Sports is no exception. Thanks to students’ requests, this year we have added American Football (NFL), Rugby and Volleyball to our sports provision.
We have fully qualified instructors and coaches for all of our sporting activities, including gym instructors.
Monoux Cricket Programme
We are partnered with the Essex County Cricket Club and are one of their Inspirational Colleges. Over the summer we launched the Monoux Cricket Programme. Students attending the college who are keen on cricket can join the programme and access some of the great opportunities to develop their cricket. These include:
Playing Cricket
Women’s and Men’s cricket teams participating in:
- T20 Cricket League
- Essex and London Cup Matches
- Indoor Cricket Leagues
- Last Man Stands
- Indoor 24
- Staff versus Students Series
Curriculum and Cricket
Our partnership with Essex enhances the curriculum and gives us opportunities to make subjects come alive. Examples of this include:
- Learn to sign players (Law)
- How does Duckworth-Lewis work? (Maths)
- Design a cricket website (IT)
- Run you own cricket league (Business)
- What does it really take to be a sports team’s physiotherapist? (Sport)
- Technical Drawing (Art)
Cricket Development
Students on the cricket Program can access the following – coaching courses, umpiring courses, activators courses. We also have a student cricket group who help make decisions about when and where we run our cricket
Sports Facilities
The College is ideally placed for high quality sports provision. Our College site has a Sports Hall, a brand new indoor gym, an outdoor gym and a fantastic grass pitch for football.
To supplement this we also have partnerships with University of East London’s SportsDock, Peter May Sports Centre, Waltham Forest Pool and Track, Lee Valley Athletics Centre, The Score Centre (Leyton Orient) and Wadham Lodge. We are based only 20 minutes from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.
Kit Shop
Students and staff can purchase Sir George Monoux College clothing and sports equipment here: www.surridgesport.co.uk/shopsirgeorgemonoux
Please note that Sir George Monoux College does not receive a profit from the items sold.
Internal Competitions
We run internal College sports championships in Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball and 5-a-side Football. There are also highly anticipated regular Staff versus Students matches in Cricket and Football. The Staff Football team play friendly fixtures against a variety of sides, including Arsenal Community teams.
| American Football (NFL) | We run weekly lunchtime enrichment sessions. |
| Athletics | Wednesday afternoon athletics club runs throughout the year. We compete in local athletics meets. |
| Basketball | Basketball is strong at our College. Thanks to our partnership with University of East London, we take part in their Basketball programs. Playing Basketball at the College means you will have the chance to get coached by top professionals, including Head Coach Taner Adu, an alumnus of the College who went on to play College Basketball in the USA. Taner has also represented England and is a great role model and inspiration to our Basketball players. |
| Boxing | The Monoux Box Fit Academy runs every Wednesday afternoon in the Sports Hall. The sessions focus on getting fit using boxing training methods. The sessions are structured so that complete beginners and keen boxers are catered for. |
| Dance | Dance classes are provided by the Phoenix Star Academy of Dance on Wednesdays in the Conference Centre. |
| Futsal | We run internal College futsal tournaments, run by the students themselves. |
| Men’s Football (Recreational) | Football is one of the most popular sports at the College. Several hundred students compete for places in our College Football team. You can represent the College 1st XI or play recreationally. This year we reached the final of the Essex County Schools Football League. We also play friendlies against a variety of teams including Arsenal Community teams. |
| Mixed Badminton | We run weekly lunchtime enrichment sessions. |
| Swimming | Please check back for more information on the College’s swimming provision in the coming months. |
| Table Tennis | Table Tennis is widely played at the College. You will be able to use our 3 outdoor and 5 indoor tables to practice on. In 2014, two of the College’s finest table tennis players became London Doubles Champions and later represented London at the AoC National Championships. |
| Tennis | We run weekly lunchtime enrichment sessions. |
| Touch Rugby | We run weekly lunchtime enrichment sessions. |
| Volleyball | We run weekly lunchtime enrichment sessions. |
| Weightlifting | The College has a weightlifting club run by the North London Weightlifting Club. |
| Women’s Basketball | Women's Basketball sessions are held in the Sports Hall every Wednesday. |
| Women’s Football | Women's Football sessions are held in the Sports Hall every Wednesday. |
| Girls Only Gym | At Sir George Monoux College we are working towards the Healthy College Standard. You are entitled to free membership at our fully-equipped gym. There are girls only sessions with popular Aerobics and Boxercise classes. You may also be interested in joining our circuit training and weights sessions with programmes tailored and developed to meet your needs. |
| Yoga | The College provides free Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi sessions on Wednesdays. |
| Open Gym Sessions | College students are entitled to free membership at our fully-equipped gym, with fully-qualified instructors. |
| Men’s Football Team | The Men’s Football team compete in the Essex County Schools Football League and the AoC Cup. Football is one of the most popular sports at the College. Several hundred students compete for places in our College Football team. You can represent the College 1st XI or play recreationally. This year we reached the final of the Essex County Schools Football League. We also play friendlies against a variety of teams including Arsenal Community teams. |
Women’s Football Team | The Women’s Football team competes in AoC Regional Tournaments. |
| Men’s Basketball Team | The Men’s Basketball team compete in AoC Leagues, AoC Cup and AoC Regional Tournaments. Basketball is strong at our College. Thanks to our partnership with University of East London, we take part in their Basketball programs. Playing Basketball at the College means you will have the chance to get coached by top professionals, including Head Coach Taner Adu, an alumnus of the College who went on to play College Basketball in the USA. Taner has also represented England and is a great role model and inspiration to our Basketball players. |
| Women’s Basketball Team | The Women’s Basketball team competes in AoC Regional Tournaments. |
| Men’s Cricket Team | The Men’s Cricket team compete in AoC Leagues, Essex Cup, London Cup, Indoor 24 and UEL Indoor CVL. |
| Women’s Cricket Team | The Women’s Cricket team compete in AoC Leagues, Essex Cup, London Cup, Indoor 24 and UEL Indoor CVL. |
| Badminton | The Badminton team compete in AoC Regional Tournaments. |
| Table Tennis | The Table Tennis team compete in AoC Regional Tournaments. |
