The coaching is of a very high standard and most pupils will represent the school at some time in their career. This has proven successful over the years where numerous Academy pupils have gone on to represent their country at senior level. On the left a cricketer receives coaching from Scottish international Mike Allingham, (Head of PE,) who will be remembered for taking a remarkable catch off Ricky Ponting in the World Cup.

The Academy Sports Centre, opened by HRH The Princess Royal in 1999, is situated in the grounds of The Edinburgh Academy Junior School on Arboretum Road.  In addition to a versatile sports hall, it houses a gymnasium and squash courts. The centre is jointly funded by The Edinburgh Academy and the lottery sports fund. It is used during the day by staff, pupils and parents of pupils.  The wider community use it in the evenings, during weekends and school holidays.

The majority of school sport is played at our extensive field close to the Junior School campus. Here are several rugby pitches, the main cricket square, and facilities for football and hockey.

Being so large and also adjacent to a public park, New Field also provides the base for our cross country course.

The Academy also still uses the original Academy Field at Raeburn Place first opened for play in 1854 and now the home ground of the Edinburgh Academicals Cricket (1855) and Rugby (1857) clubs. The latter is the oldest football club in Scotland with either shape of ball. Raeburn Place was the site of the first ever international rugby match in 1871 and Scotland's international ground for 24 years.

The gymnasium occupies the first floor of the classically designed building at the north east of the Senior School site. Changing rooms are on the ground floor. The gym is used for PE lessons as well as badminton, basketball and fencing. The new performing arts centre has a dance studio (oictured).

Arboretum Field, overlooked by the sports centre, is used for Junior School rugby in the winter and athletics in the summer. 4 astroturf tennis courts are located on the Arboretum campus. Tennis is an important part of the Games curriculum and full use of this facility is made in the summer term. There is an astroturf field behind the school (pictured.)

The school has a 25-yard small-bore range (under the Dining Hall).

There are three excellent squash courts in the Sports Hall at Arboretum and fives courts at Henderson Row.

Pupils are inducted into the fitness room by the Sports Centre staff,  fully qualified by "Fitness First" whose state of the art machines the Academy gym uses.  Some pupils follow fitness programmes,  but many use the gym on a casual basis for weight and fitness sessions.