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Designated a 2012 Olympic & Paralympic training facility the facilities offered by Lifestyle Fitness and The Canterbury Academy provide outstanding support, coaching and development opportunities for students, local businesses, clubs, organisations, schools and the community.
Facilities include:
State of the art air-conditioned fitness gym
with over 300 stations
Ladies only area
Vibration Pilates
Queenax Functional Playground
Dance Studios
Spin Studio
6-court Sports Hall
6 Badminton Courts
2 Standing Volleyball Courts
Sitting Volleyball Courts
2 Cricket Nets
2 Cross Court Basketball Courts
1 Full Size Basketball Court
2 Floodlit Tennis Courts
These courts are free to community users on Saturdays from 9am-noon and Sundays from
9am-2pm.
1 Floodlit Multi Use Games Area
This area has a sand based Synthetic Grass
Surface and caters for:
5-a-side Football, Netball & Tennis
1 Floodlit Football Pitch
This track in-field football pitch is available through the winter season, during the summer it will be used for athletics throw events
1 Floodlit Sand Sport Area
The sand sport area is perfect for summer
activities but why not train through the winter
when the rain stops play on the grass pitches?
This area can cater for:
4 Competition Beach Volleyball Courts
6 Recreational Beach Volleyball Courts
1 Beach Soccer Pitch
2 Beach 5-a-side Football Pitches
Beach Cricket
Beach Rugby
6 Lane Floodlit Athletics Track, with an
8 lane home straight
Athletics facilities also allow for:
Jumps: High Jump, Long jump, Triple Jump
& Pole Vault
Throws: Javelin, Discus, Shot and Hammer
Steeple Chase & Hurdles
The Canterbury Academy works in partnership with a variety of clubs, national governing bodies of sport and other sporting organisations providing top class development programmes for our students in
state-of-the-art facilities on campus.
The outstanding facilities on campus are available to all students of The Canterbury Academy schools and colleges and also cater for
businesses, other schools and organisations, and the local community.
See below for information on all facilities, contact, hire and prices.
£4,500,000
Sports complex
Tennis Centre
Specialists in Junior Tennis Development
In 2009 Appeti were officially recognised by
The Tennis Foundation when they were one of the first centres in the country to be awarded
“Beacon Status”.
The aim of the centre is to provide better opportunities for young people to get involved in tennis and develop as players.
Specialising in the development of players through the delivery of the following structured tennis development programmes:
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Junior Grass Roots Programme
open to all juniors aged 4 - 18.
Group and individual coaching available.
Appeti Tennis provide a comprehensive programme of tennis to the pupils of The Canterbury Academy from Year 7 curriculum coaching to the Sixth Form Academy.
The Appeti Academy offers a full programme of activites to those looking to take their tennis seriously and progress as players.
Now in its 12th year in Canterbury, 123 tennis provides 4 weeks FREE in-school tennis to children of primary age.
CSTI provides FREE in-school tennis coaching to 34 schools in the Canterbury area, ALL participants receive 2 weeks free follow on clubs.
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The Appeti Tennis School offers a full time programme of tennis and Education.
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Tennis Services UK provide a network of competitions in the UK which Appeti players can participate in throughout the year.
TSUK also operate Appeti's annual Easter Junior Tournament.
Appeti Tennis
Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8QA
Telephone: 01227 767661
Email: info@appeti.com
Lifestyle Fitness (Canterbury)
Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8QA
Telephone: 01227 766352
SPORTS FACILITIES ON CAMPUS
FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION & LEISURE
One of the country's leading
Sports Colleges
The national winner of The Education Business Partnership for Innovation in Sport and recognised by The Youth Sports Trust as a national centre of excellence for provision in
Gifted & Talented Sport.
The Canterbury Academy has over 100 elite athletes in the
Elite Sports Academies within the Sixth Form. The academies are a vibrant environment where students can study and develop alongside athletes from a wide range of sports.
Working in partnership with a variety of clubs, national governing bodies of sport and other sporting organisations, the Academy provides top class development programmes and access to a professional support team including Steve Green (formerly Tim Henman's S+C coach), and considerable medical support from Mark Dayson, sports therapist and sports masseuse, Sophie Williamson. Daniel Madigan a Sports Scientist also assists in the monitoring and optimisation of the athletes' training programmes.
Ms F Childs
Customer Support Manager
Please use the direct email form below for
general enquiries.
Sports Facilities
Clubs
Venue Hire
Sports Training & Education
in association with sporting professionals
Mr J Sazant
Director of Elite Sports Academies
Telephone: 01227 463971
Email: jsazant@canterbury.kent.sch.uk