Welcome to the Ripon VX Club website!
Ripon VX Club was established by Tom Hildreth and Helen Mackenzie. The club enjoyed a close relationship with Ripon Grammar School - the VX National Centre of Excellence at the time. This was an initiative led by Helen Mackenzie. They trained Thursday evenings in the school sports hall.
It was once the largest VX Club of all and was certainly one of the most successful. Several of the players went on to compete internationally and/or to become part of the England VX squad
The club was sadly hit very hard by Covid. It tried to continue after the pandemic but in the end it sadly folded.
All Age groups
All Abilities
All Welcome
Junior & Senior Sessions
Who's who?
Tom Hildreth
Tom was head coach of Ripon VX Club. He was one of the leading figures in the sport - he was Fitness and Tactics Coach for the England Squad and is a 4-times singles World Champion.
Leah Drake
Leah has been playing since she was seven when she started at an after-school club. She's now an established member of the England Squad and has travelled abroad to compete with England. Leah was also secretary for the club committee
Paul Hildreth
Paul was the club's assistant coach. He was also one of the leading figures in the sport. He was Head Coach of the England VX Squad until he retired from that position in 2019 which was the same time he retired (undefeated in the Masters category) from formal V2 competition.
