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Pro Options

Pro Options take place instead of the regular afternoon leisure programme and allow students to specialise in one sport per week. Sessions are delivered by suitably qualified and/or experienced coaches and enable students to increase their knowledge, improve their technique, and develop their skills in their chosen sport.

These sessions are delivered by a suitably qualified and/or experienced coach or teacher and are available to students of all levels of proficiency.


We have different pro options to choose from:

AVIATION SIMULATOR

Enabling students to test if they have what it takes to pilot a complex airliner. Training is carried out in a state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator under the expert guidance of a qualified flight instructor.

6 hrs per week.

Basketball
with Leicester Riders

Delivered in partnership with Leicester Riders. Students develop their technical skills through focused training in shooting, passing, dribbling and movement, while improving teamwork, decision-making and game awareness.

6 hrs per week.

Gym + Fitness

Designed to build strength, stamina, and agility, while improving movement technique and coordination. Students take part in structured exercises that enhance fitness, confidence, and resilience.

6 hrs per week.


Horse Riding

Includes stable management, animal welfare and horse preparation. Students increase riding ability and confidence and develop an understanding of horsemanship. Advanced students can also learn how to jump.

6 hrs per week.

Tennis
WITH ACTIVE AWAY

Delivered in partnership with Active Away. Focused on improving technique through better stance, building greater power into strokes and improving shot selection, alongside improving consistency.

6 hrs per week.

Volleyball

Students develop their volleyball skills through focused training in serving, passing, setting and attacking, while improving movement, teamwork and confidence on court.

6 hrs per week.

 
 

Different Pro Options are available at different locations and for different courses.

 

Sample 1.5 hour session: Tennis

Performance testing:
Strength, reflexes, speed, agility and stamina (30 mins).

Technical training:
Working on players’ positioning, improving shot selection and building greater power into strokes as well as improving consistency. (50 mins).

Injury Prevention Workshop:
Useful tips on how to prevent common tennis injuries through stretching, rolling and selecting the correct footwear (10 mins).

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