Football

Walking Football

Sobell Leisure Centre is hosting walking football every Thursday from 10.30am-11.30am. Walking football is a slowed down version of the game, ideal for people who want to get fit or maintain an active lifestyle

Booking is available via the Better UK app, alternatively you can pay on the day at reception.

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 and Play at Whittington Park

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

Booking can be made via the Better UK app:

Select Islington Parks as the Club > Book Activities > Select Date > Choose Session

A free junior booking account or a junior pay and play membership is needed to book. Once you have downloaded the app. Select the Club > View Profile > Non-Member: Register to book.

For more information, please contact Nathan.Joshi@GLL.ORG.

Holiday Camps

Half-terms, Easter and Summer holidays. Held every week day (excluding bank holidays) - 10am-3pm each day at Whittington Park. Cost per week (excluding weekends): £25 for non-members, £20 for members (only weekly tickets available) – payment by cash on the first day. All children required to wear weather appropriate clothing, bring adequate refreshments and shin pads. Please contact Nathan.joshi@gll.org to let us know if you would like your children to attend.

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.