Cobra Sports
Cobra Sports
Sport plays a central role in the extra-curricular life of Discovery College and provides every student with the opportunity to develop to the very best of their physical ability. Every student should be able to practice their sporting interests, which helps develop healthy, active lifestyles and social interaction.
Aims
Be Internationally Minded: Encourage a passion for a wide range of sporting activities
Be Agentic: Create an environment for all students to reach their sporting potential
Take Principled Action: Nurture sportsmanship in all aspects of competition
Flourish: Provide sporting opportunities for all participation levels
Achieve Highly: Provide an opportunity for sporting excellence in a variety of sports
The Cobra Sports programme follows the HKPSSA, ISSFHK and ACAMIS Sports seasons in order to provide regular, high quality fixtures for students of varying abilities. We aim to provide every sport with a minimum of one training session per week and fixtures during their sports season. Each team is also allocated a dedicated training space and sports coach.
Cobra Sports Overview 2025-26
Cobra Sports kit
All students who take part in Cobra Sports must wear the Cobra Sports Kit, which can be purchased via our school uniform supplier.
You can also visit their store in person at 1/F, Liberal Building, 3 Wing Ming Street, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
** Please note: The Online store for Cobra Sports kit is still in progress, so Cobra kit can only be purchased in store at this stage.
ALL participants in Cobra Sports, MUST wear the following kit:
Hoodies- The only hoodies or jumpers allowed at Cobra Sports fixtures is the DC Cobras Sports Hoodie
🏸 Badminton - DC Cobras Training T-Shirt + DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
🏀 Basketball - DC Cobras Basketball Vest + DC Cobras Basketball Shorts
🏏 Cricket - DC Cobras Polo or DC Training T-Shirt + DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
👟 Cross Country - DC Training T-Shirt + DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
⚽ Football - DC Cobras Volleyball/Football Top+ DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
⛳ Golf - Golf Team Polo + own black or white golf trousers or skirts
🏐 Netball - DC Cobras Netball Dress
🏉 Rugby - provided by the school due to the rugby position-specific numbering system
🏊 Swimming - DC Cobras Swimsuit or DC Cobras Swim Jammers + DC Cobras Training T-Shirt + DC Cobras Hoodie + DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
🎾 Tennis - DC Training T-Shirt + DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
🏐 Volleyball - DC Cobras Volleyball/Football Top+ DC Cobras shorts or DC PHE shorts
Training & Fixture Schedules
All training, fixtures and tournaments are advertised live on our Sports Fixture Website. Specific information regarding dates, locations and timings of all fixtures and tournaments, as well as league results and standings can be accessed by visiting our sports website here. Did you know you can sync your child’s sports team calendar to your own using the Download to Your Calendar option for each sports team? Look for this button next time you are searching your child's sports team. Using this feature, all changes and updates will automatically update on your calendar.
High Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) Programme
The High Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) programme is an athlete-centred program of educational and pastoral assistance provided by Discovery College. The programme seeks to recognise high-performance athletes participating in an elite sport offered throughout Hong Kong and competing in recognised national or international competitions. It also seeks to provide mentorship and guidance to high-performing athletes as they develop themselves, including by helping to support an appropriate balance of education, training and competition needs.
Each student-athlete will receive support from our Athlete Friendly Coordinator through some of the following accommodations:
Timetable and curriculum considerations to facilitate high-frequency training and competition time, for example, offering the DP and CP over three years
Provision of a program that will enrich the potential of the student-athlete and provide information for career development
Support for the student-athlete where necessary, for time-management, study skills, relaxation and social/physical development courses in order to connect the athlete to the international world of sport.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible, students should be:
Studying within the MYP, DP or CP
Actively competing and achieving high-level results in Local, National or International events
Able to display an exemplary level of commitment to sport and academics
Involved in representing the College in their chosen sport as part of the Cobra Sports programme (if applicable)
Participating in regular supervised training or competition for:
15 hours per week over a 4 month period; or
10 hours per week over a 10 month period
Students should also be:
Selected to represent a National Team in international competitions in an open or age group event; or
A National-aged squad member or an HKSI athlete or equivalent; or
Qualified to compete in a final at National Championships in an open or age group event; or
Possessing a top 10 National ranking in age or open competition for individual sports in the year of application; or
A finalist at numerous age or open major competitions
APPLICATIONS
Applications are open all year round to accommodate the student-athletes changing training and competition needs.
For more information, please contact lydia.clohesy@dc.edu.hk