Sports Academies at Glenalmond College: Football, Golf, Rugby and Hockey
Glenalmond College offers four sports academies: rugby, football, golf, and hockey. Each is built on the principle that a young athlete should not have to choose between the sport they love and their education.
The academies enjoy access to Glenalmond’s sports facilities all on 300 acres of stunning Perthshire countryside, and our sports academy leaders are chosen for their leadership and experience both nationally and internationally.
Find out more about our Football Academy
Six hours of team training a week, structured as three two-hour sessions alongside fixtures, with one-to-one coaching available.
Three gym sessions a week, all delivered by qualified strength and conditioning coaches.
Competition in the Scottish Independent Schools Football Association (SISFA) League and Cup, with a wider fixture list to follow.
Recent honours: SISFA Plate finalists in 2025, and OG Jamie Barr, a goalkeeper, has secured a soccer scholarship at Husson University in Maine.
Find out more about our Golf Academy
Led by Andrew Todd, PGA Professional, who has been at Glenalmond for four years and has coached golfers at every level from beginner to elite.
Individual coaching allocated by tier: 34 one-to-one hours a year at tier one, 26 at tier two and 18 at tier three. Group coaching runs four times weekly and can amount to as much as 200 hours across the year, depending on how it fits around a pupil's other commitments.
Strength and conditioning three times a week, under Head of Strength and Conditioning Paul Wilkinson.
A full competitive calendar: national SWIFTS matchplay and strokeplay events, Independent Schools Golf Association matchplay, Perth and Kinross county events, and development matches against other schools throughout the year.
Recent honours: the Under 15s completed the 2025/26 season undefeated, narrowly missing out on the national finals.
Find out more about our Hockey Academy
Led by Head of Hockey.
Six hours of team training a week, structured as three two-hour sessions alongside fixtures, with one-to-one coaching available.
Three gym sessions a week, all delivered by qualified strength and conditioning coaches.
A varied competitive calendar: the Scottish Hockey Schools Cup, the Scottish Boarding Schools Tournament, the Midlands Ladies Indoor League, and friendlies across the Scottish schools circuit.
Recent honours: the senior girls' indoor team won the Midland Ladies Division 2 title with a 100% record in 2025/26. Six Glenalmond pupils have been selected for representative honours, including the Scotland squad at the UK School Games National Finals, the Scotland Emerging Girls Ulster Series 2026, the Scottish Hockey Brave Aspiring and Brave Emerging programmes, and the Midlands U15 side
Find out more about our Rugby Academy
Led by Marcus Holden.
Around five hours on the pitch each week, with Sixth Form scholars and pathway players receiving one-to-one coaching in free periods.
Strength and conditioning built around the individual, using growth and maturation data to set each programme. Every player trains Tuesday and Thursday, with additional sessions available every weekday, morning or activities period.
Competition at the top of the Scottish schools game: the Scottish Rugby Open Conference (the country's highest schools division), the Scottish Schools Cup, with finals day at Murrayfield, and Rosslyn Park 7s alongside other UK sevens tournaments.
Recent honours: four players in Scotland U18 summer camp, fifteen representing Glasgow Warriors at U16, U17 and U18, Rosslyn Park Plate champions at U16, and five domestic sevens titles across the age groups.
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