Cobra Sporting Opportunities
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.
Our aims are to:
Encourage a passion for a wide range of sporting activities - Be Internationally Minded
Create an environment for all students to reach their sporting potential - Be Agentic
Nurture sportsmanship in all aspects of competition - Take Principled Action
Provide sporting opportunities for all participation levels - Flourish
Provide an opportunity for sporting excellence in a variety of sports - Achieve Highly
Cobra Sports Overview 2024-25
Cobra Sports Kit
All students who take part in Cobra Sports must wear the Cobra Sports Kit which can be purchased online via our Kukri Stock Shop. You can also visit their store in person in Wong Chuk Hang.
We stock sizes ranging from kids sizes 9-10 through to womens size 16 and adults size L. If you require a size outside this range, please contact Kukri directly for a bespoke order.
You can purchase Cobra Kit for the following sports:
Badminton - “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Basketball - “Basketball Vest and Shorts” (numbers are pre-printed and randomly allocated)
Cricket - “Golf Team Polo” or “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Cross Country - “Singlet”
Football - “DC Volleyball/Football Top” (numbers are pre-printed and randomly allocated)
Golf - “Golf Team Polo”
Netball - “Netball Dress”
Rugby - provided by school due to numbering system
Swimming - “Swimsuit” or “Swim Jammers”, plus “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Tennis - “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Touch/Tag Rugby - “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Ultimate Frisbee - “DC Training/MultiSport T-Shirt”
Volleyball - “DC Volleyball/Football Top” (numbers are pre-printed and randomly allocated)
Shorts for all sports can be either the “MultiSport Shorts” or the DC PE shorts. (with the exception of basketball.)
Fixtures and Results
All 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.
Weekly Communication
Each week in the Explorer newsletter and on the student VLE called Ding!, we release a Weekly Sports Bulletin which has a summary of the week ahead for all sports training and fixtures. We endeavour to communicate as early as possible via our Sports Fixture Website, however, with so many changes due to facilities, staffing, weather and opposing schools, the Cobra Sports programme must be dynamic in order to provide the best opportunities for our students. The Weekly Sports Bulletin is a great tool to stay on top of all the changes that are happening
High Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) Programme
The High Performance Student Athlete (HPSA) program is an athlete-centred program of educational and pastoral assistance provided by Discovery College. The program 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 program (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