Football

Walking Football

Sobell Leisure Centre is hosting walking football on Fridays from 5-6pm for people aged 50+. Walking football is a slowed down version of the game, ideal for people who want to get fit or maintain an active lifestyle.

Sessions will be delivered by a coach from Arsenal Football Club. All abilities are welcome. For more information, please contact Mikael.Kiviniemi@gll.org

Booking will be available via the Better UK app or the link below:

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Soccaskills Courses (Age 5-9)

IFDP deliver Soccaskills sessions at Sobell Leisure Centre on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays 4:30pm to 5.30pm. This is for the age range of 5 to 9 years and provides an introduction to games and basic skills as well as providing a platform for players to learn and move on to competitive play.

Pay as you Go at Whittington Park

These fun football sessions are delivered by qualified coaches and are available to all abilities.

 No need to book. Payment can be made in cash on the day.

Holiday Camps

Football camps run during Half-terms, Easter and Summer holidays at Whittington Park. They are held Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) - 10am-3pm each day. 

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For more information, please contact IFDP@GLL.org 

Schools Football

The Islington Football Development Partnership supports schools football in a variety of ways. As well as holding annual tournaments for all of Islington’s Primary Schools, from Years 2 to Year 6, we also support inter-school competitions for years 7, 8 and 9 at secondary level.

The Primary Schools Cups are held in the autumn term for both boys and girls, in years 5 and 6. The IFDP also support the Primary School's League with pitch bookings.

The IFDP offer coaching staff to run in-school, after-school and lunchtime sessions, either as school clubs or curriculum delivery or cover.

The IFDP runs a Secondary Schools Girls league in the spring term.

The IFDP also supports and organises trials for various district representative sides and provides some of the coaching staff for these school and district representative teams. www.facebook/islingtonand camden schools football/

The IFDP also offer coach mentoring and development for coaches and school staff that organise and run school based opportunities.

Other Activities

We have various actvities available across our leisure centres and parks in Islington throughout the year. To find something to suit you, visit our centre and parks actvitiy pages for more information.