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The Richmond upon Thames College Sports Academies are the perfect opportunity if you are an athlete looking to achieve a high level of performance alongside your academic courses.

Richmond Sports Academy is the perfect opportunity for those athletes looking to achieve high levels of performance alongside their academic courses. Your choice of courses include a range of A Levels including Physical Education , Biology, Business or you can choose from a range of Vocational BTEC courses in Sport.

Your training and competitive timetable is inclusive of physical, technical and tactical instruction from experienced coaches. You can apply online and must first be accepted on a course in order to benefit from our Academy choices just click on the logo in the headline banner. Our Academy application form is quick and easy and can be accessed from the menu above.

Each academy provides an opportunity to receive an individual training programmer designed to develop your skills as a high performing athlete.

You will receive strength and conditioning training, technical and tactical advice from experienced coaches and expert guidance on nutrition, weight management and performance.

Notice Board

May 2009

The Achilles Relays at Oxford University have a long history and the RUTC Sprint Team are always looking to get their name in the record books. This year they did it in style winning and breaking the record in the 100m and winning the 200m relay. Congratulations to Brian Hall and his team Simon Chapple, William de Torvy Ballou, Oweka Wanogho, Jordan Smith Bent and Paul Oluyemi

April 2009

Congratulations to our Netball Academy for winning the SESSA Central League and not to be outdone the second team also won some silverware in the Plate KO Cup. The squads have maintained a very high standard of commitment and achievement all year and are a credit to their coaches Carolyn Evans and Charlotte Halliday

After a long weekend up at Loughborough University our Trampolinists Ben Nicholson and Jessie Brennan came away with a Silver Medal for the SE TEAM event. The Mens Volleyball Squad had some quality to 1/2 of their pool matches but finished 6th overall. Both results did mean points though and the SE Region became overall winners for a second year.

January 2009

Well done to the Mens Volleyball Squad and Trampolinists Jessie Brennan, Ben Nicholson for winning the SE Regional round of British Colleges. They now go onto Loughborough University in April to represent the SE Region.