King’s Sports School offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages from the Prep School to the Senior School.
KARATE
Sensei Dennis May (8th Dan Black Belt) is the Director of the King’s School Karate Programme. A traditional style of karate called Goju Ryu is taught with its equal emphasis on hard and soft techniques, ideally suited for young people.
CHESS
Our chess tutor, Mr Ewan Green provides advice and coaching to all boys attending.
CRICKET
The Cricket Programme is an excellent way to work on and improve boys’ cricket techniques. Develop your cricket skills with qualified coach Simon Herbst from the Parnell Cricket Club.
FOOTBALL
Run by Eastern Suburbs Football, boys will get a chance to improve their skills and knowledge of the game.
TENNIS
Run by King’s Tennis Director, Geoff Beech this programme is suited to all different levels of tennis.
BASKETBALL
The King’s basketball programme is a great way to improve your basketball skills and knowledge. Classes are run by experienced, dedicated and passionate coaches.
RUGBY
Develop your rugby skills with Jono Hickey (ITM Auckland Half Back) in a programme that offers young rugby players an opportunity to enjoy some challenging and fun new skills and drills under the instruction of an experienced professional.
HOCKEY
This popular programme offers hockey skills coaching from Auckland National Hockey League representative Sam Jimmieson, who has a proven coaching record with children.
BADMINTON
Grab your chance to win a new badminton racquet valued at $150 when you sign up for the King's Badminton Club. In conjunction with the New Zealand Badminton Academy we offer skills training for all levels from social, intermediate to advanced.
HIP HOP
This popular programme is run by Thomas Murphy. Classes will consist of a fun warm up, learning some structured dance, having opportunities at freestyle (self-expression) and then finishing with some fun dance games or stretching.
GOLF
Golf has proven to be a popular addition to the Sports School programme and, because of this, fills up very quickly. The sessions vary with tee shots, the short game, and driving being a focus of evey session. Golf is run off-site at Ellerslie Race Course.
ARCHERY
Archery is a great sport that is both competitive and social. Our instructors have only 4 out of 8 students shooting at one time so that they can have their full focus on a small number of students.
YOUTHTOWN SPORT
This programme is a great way to introduce your child to the dynamics of sports, which will build skills to the sports they choose. Lots of fund to be had!