Olympic Host Boroughs Festivals of Sport

Inspired by the Olympics, in collaboration with colleges in the 6 Olympic host boroughs (Barking & Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest), a weeklong festival of multi sport took place in October 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 at venues across London. College's competed in a variety of sports throughout each week, earning points for participation and performance towards an overall college total. The LSC teams enjoyed a multitude of success and LSC were crowned overall winners in 2012 and 2013.

LSC Host Italian Olympic Volleyball Squads

With the world's best athletes descending on London for the 2012 Olympic Games, LSC were very happy to be the training base for the Italian Men's and Women's Olympic squads. The Italian women's team were quarter finalists, whilst the men's team won Bronze medals. It was incredible to see international sports stars training at LSC, and we even played host to an international friendly when Italy's women's team played Turkey in a warm up match.

Men's Basketball Success

2013 | Men's Basketball Team are National Champions!

After a successful run in the BCS non-elite National Cup, our men's basketball team attended finals day at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena in April 2013. Following a tough semi-final in the morning, the team emerged victorious after a very closely contested final, coached by Jim Hodge, led by captain Nehemie Mimbo and with significant scoring contributions from star player, Denis Leramo.

2017 | Men's Basketball Team are National Runners-Up!

5 years after winning the BCS non-elite Cup, having recently introduced a basketball academy led by head coach Dave Lavinier, LSC surprised many when they battled their way past a series of tough opposition in some thrilling encounters to reach the final of the AoC Premier Cup. At the Doug Ellis Centre, Birmingham, the LSC team faced tough opposition in Myerscough College, and ran out runners-up after a well contested final, with Titas Zydelis running the plays and Deividas Lygutas making big scoring contributions.

Women's Basketball Success

2016 | Women's Basketball Team are National Runners-Up!

The women's basketball team won the AoC London Regional Championships, earning the right to represent London at the AoC National Championships taking place in Tyne and Wear in April 2016. After making it through the group stages coached by Naomi Bartlett, the LSC team faced tough opposition in the semi-final, winning with a buzzer beater from captain, Roshni Lawrence. The team were defeated in the final but silver medals were an excellent achievement and inspired a run of success. The women's basketball team qualified for the National Championships in the two years that followed, finishing 5th in 2017 and 4th in 2018.

National Cup Success

The men's, women's and mixed volleyball teams experienced much success and journeyed many miles (mainly to PETROC, a volleyball powerhouse, in Devon) on their cup runs throughout the decade!

Semi-Finals were reached as follows:

AoC Men's National Cup 2013 (Defeated by PETROC at home)

AoC Mixed National Cup 2013 (Defeated by PETROC at home)

AoC Men's National Cup 2015 (Defeated by PETROC away)

AoC Mixed National Cup 2018 (Defeated by Newcastle away)

Quarter finals were reached as follows:

AoC Women's National Cup 2016 (Defeated by PETROC at home)

AoC Men's National Cup 2018 (Defeated by PETROC away)

National Championships Success

The men's volleyball teams were also extremely successful in the tournament format, and were winners of the AoC London Regional Championships in 2013, 2016 and 2018. They placed 4th overall at the 2013 Championships in Bath, 5th overall at the 2016 Championships in Tyne and Wear and 6th overall at the 2018 Championships in Nottingham.

UEL Chance to Shine FE Indoor Cricket League

This indoor cricket league, established in 2012 by Arfan Akram, has become a much valued feature of our competitive sports calendar, providing a lot of momentum and motivation for our cricket players throughout the winter months. Our LSC teams have always performed well, but the highlights of our participation must be finishing in runners-up position in 2015 and winning the inaugural competition in 2012, captained by Rafill Hussain, with Zishan Khan making significant scoring contributions throughout the league fixtures.

Salaam Peace

Salaam Peace began delivering football related activity at LSC in January 2016; and made a significant contribution to our provision throughout the latter half of the decade and into the future. The Salaam Peace programme at LSC, headed up by Sab Bham with support from Richard Nugent, has included a comprehensive coaching programme for all levels, match day coaching and intra-college 5-a-side programmes. Through this partnership, students have been encouraged to access clear pathways into a range of exciting opportunities through Salaam Peace’s diverse and impressive community programme, as players, volunteers and coaches. Read more about the partnership, click here.

Saracens Sport Foundation (Project Rugby)

Saracens Sport Foundation, through Matt Brown, began working with LSC in the 2018/19 academic year and made a big impact in a short time. Project Rugby aimed to introduce LSC students to rugby who had little or no previous experience, and transition them from college to club participation. There were some great incentives and experiences along the way, including a rugby workshop with Joel and John Kpoku, a trip to see them and Saracens in action at Allianz Park and walking out at half-time of the Premiership Rugby final, to play on the hallowed turf at the home of rugby, Twickenham Stadium. Read more from LSC student, Edson Quadros, click here.

Introduction of the Annual LSC Sports Awards

This decade saw the introduction of the Sports Awards, which have now become a much anticipated annual feature of the LSC Sporting Calendar. We recognise the commitment of students to sport and physical activity throughout the year, alongside outstanding team success and individual performance. We also highlight the excellent contributions of our sports leaders and sports ambassadors make to our college community, and the wider sporting community. Find out more about our Sports Award winners, here.

External Recognition

Staff and Student Success Recognised

The college's sports department and individual staff members and students were recognised throughout the decade

2012 | Jim Howell wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Waltham Forest Sports Awards.

2014 | Jim Howell selected as Waltham Forest's community champion to be baton bearer for the Queen's Baton Relay in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Hear more about it from the man himself, click here.

2014 | The Sports Department are recognised as London's College of the Year by British Colleges Sport. Denis Leramo wins London's Male Sports Performer of the Year and Maahir Subhani is awarded National Sports Volunteer of the Year at the National Football Centre, St George's Park. The award winning students are pictured alongside the sports staff team of Jim Howell, James Hankey, Naomi Bartlett, Amy Turle, Tracey Rogers and George Turle, with Principal, Kevin Watson.

2015 | The Sports Department are recognised as 'College Partner of the Year' at the London FA Awards for programmes developing young football leaders and promoting female participation, George Turle and Zakariya Miah are pictured collecting the award.

2019 | Barney Grice recognised as Real Rugby Hero for his rugby development work at LSC.