The Easton College Sport Academy
The Easton College Sport Academy offers four different pathways, giving you a fantastic opportunity to develop in your sport while progressing through your academic journey.
Individual Performer Pathway:
Our Individual Performer pathway is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your skills, fitness and knowledge while continuing in full-time education. We currently have athletes across sports such as: tennis, swimming, athletics, martial arts and boxing. This pathway is open to all sport performers.
As part of this pathway you will receive:
- Two one hour sport-specific strength and conditioning sessions included in college timetable
- Two two hour training sessions allocated in your timetable to use our on-site fitness suite or take part in sessions with personal coaches
- Access to injury prevention and rehabilitation services
- Video analysis with a VEO Camera (sport dependent)
- Access to the new Easton College Centre of Excellence for Sport, featuring modern fitness suites with a wide range of resistance and cardio machines, plus a dedicated sports performance lab
- Access to our 3G and grass pitches, along with the tennis centre
Football Pathway
Our Football academy is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your football skills, fitness and knowledge while continuing in full-time education.
Our teams compete in the Thurlow Nunn U18 Midweek Floodlit League (men’s). The team also plays against other leading colleges within the Association of Colleges’ sport competitions (men’s and women’s).
Under the guidance of UEFA A and UEFA B Licence Coaches, you will receive a minimum of five hours of training/fixtures built into your weekly timetable.
As part of this pathway you will receive:
- A one hour sport and position specific strength and conditioning session included in your college timetable
- Access to injury prevention and rehabilitation services
- Video analysis with a VEO Camera
- Access to the new Easton College Centre of Excellence for Sport, featuring modern fitness suites with a wide range of resistance and cardio machines, plus a dedicated sports performance lab
- Access to our 3G and grass pitches, along with the tennis centre
- Thurlow Nunn U18 home fixtures played at Mulbarton Wanderers
Rugby Pathway
Our Rugby pathway is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your rugby skills, fitness and knowledge while continuing in full-time education.
We have an exciting partnership with North Walsham Rugby Club whose First Team Coaches oversee the rugby delivery.
Our team competes in Association of Colleges Sport 15s and 7s competitions .With Level 3 qualified coaches, you will receive at least five hours of training/fixtures weekly.
As part of this pathway you will receive:
- A one hour sport and position-specific strength and conditioning session as part of your college timetable
- Access to injury prevention and rehabilitation services
- Video analysis with a VEO Camera
- Access to the new Easton College Centre of Excellence for Sport, featuring modern fitness suites with a wide range of resistance and cardio machines, plus a dedicated sports performance lab
- Access to our 3G and grass pitches, along with the tennis centre
Golf Pathway
The Golf academy will allow you to enhance your golfing skills while continuing your full-time studies.
Throughout the academic year, you will receive over 250 hours of coaching focused on improving your performance.
As part of this pathway you will receive training sessions from the PAR Academy at Peter Field Golf, delivered by professional coaches.
- Over 250 hours of coaching throughout the academic year including PAR Academy specialist sessions
- Technical practices, PAR Lab sessions, bi-weekly 18-hole rounds at Bawburgh Golf Club, and on-course learning sessions
- Performance monitoring including regular testing, performance profiling, and educational workshops on golf technology
- Access to a sport and position-specific strength and conditioning coach, with an hour of coaching a week included in your timetable