Sport and Physical Activity for Young People in Islington

Organisations for young people

• Access to Sports offers archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxercise, fitness sessions, gym, football, multi-sports, netball, roller skating, tennis, and tag rugby. Not all these activities are offered at the same time. Check the website for details
• Arsenal in the Community offers football to young people at primary school (juniors) and senior school (seniors). See the leaflets to the right, Arsenal in the Community juniors timetable and Arsenal in the Community seniors timetable
• Children's centres offer play and other activities for young children
• Lift Youth Hub, 45 White Lion St, N1 9PW offers archery, dance, a gym (including a women-only session), and kickboxing for young people, and football at Whittington Park, N19 4EG for young men
• Copenhagen Youth Project offers football at Handyside, 3 Canal Reach, N1C 4BA and Copenhagen school, Treaty St, N1 0WF
• Mary's Youth Club, Upper St, N1 2TX offers gym and multi-sports

Other organisations

• People aged 11-15 can apply for concessionary membership with GLL, who run Islington’s seven leisure centres.
• Adventure playgrounds with Awesome Adventure Play and Islington Play Association
• Athletics with London Heathside Athletics Club, Finsbury Park Athletics Track, N4 1EE                         
• Ballet and tap dancing with Dani Grant School of Dance at St Silas Church, N1 9UL; Thornhill primary school, N1 1HX; Westbourne Community Centre, N7 8XF
• Ballet at Brickworks Community Centre, 42 Crouch Hill, N4 4B
• Ballet at Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Rd, N7 0SF
• Ballet with Elizabeth House Community Centre, 2 Hurlock St, N5 1ED for toddlers
• Basketball with Islington Panthers, St Aloysius College, Hornsey Lane, N6 5LY
• Cycling with Islington Cycling Club. Meeting point at Highbury Fields, N5 1AR
• Dance with Diddi dance, Christ Church, 155 Highbury Grove, N5 1SA and Lift Youth Hub, 45 White Lion St, N1 9PW for preschool children
• Family creative dance with Brickworks Community Centre, 42 Crouch Hill, N4 4BY
• Fencing with London Fencing Club, Finsbury leisure centre, Norman St, EC1V 3PU
• Football with Camden & Islington Youth Football League, Market Road Football Pitches, N7 9PL
• Football with Islington Football Development Partnership, Whittington Park, N19 4EG
• Football with Little Kickers at Hilldrop Community Centre, Hilldrop Rd, N7 0JE; Mary's Community Centre, Upper St, N1 2TX; Walter Sickert community centre, Canonbury Crescent, N1 2FB
• Football with Pro Touch SA
• Gymnastics with Calypso Gymnastics Club, Winton school, 62-68 Killick St, N1 9AZ; London Metropolitan University, 29 Hornsey Road, N7 7DD
• Gymnastics at Sobell Leisure Centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY, which is booked here 
• Handball with Islington Handball Club, London Metropolitan University, 29 Hornsey Road, N7 7DD
• Judo with Sobell Judo Club, Sobell leisure centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY (the venue is currently closed for judo)
• Martial arts – aikido with Aikido of London, Archway Methodist Church, 6 Archway Rd, N19 3TD
• Martial arts – capoeira with Capoeira Kids Project, Mildmay Community Centre, Woodville Rd, Mayville Estate, N16 8NA
• Martial arts – capoeira with London School of Capoeira, Unit 1-2 Leeds Place, N4 3RF
• Martial arts – ju-jitsu with Highbury Jitsu Club, Sotheby Mews Day Centre, Sotheby Rd, N5 2UT
• Martial arts – kuk sool at Elizabeth House Community Centre, 2 Hurlock St, N5 1ED
• Martial arts – kung fu & tai chi with Tiger Crane Kung Fu, Claremont Project, 24 White Lion St, N1 9PD
• Martial arts – kung fu with Shaolin Temple UK, 207A Junction Road, N19 5QA
• Martial arts – MMA with Mixed Martial Arts for Reform and Progression, Ringcross Community Centre, 60 Lough Rd, N7 8RH
• Martial arts – tai chi with Tai Chi Chuan Academy, Hargrave Hall, Hargrave Road, N19 5SP
• Multi-sports with Disability Sports Coach, Sobell leisure centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY for young people with a disability (venue currently closed for multi-sports)
• Running with Caledonian Park junior parkrun, Caledonian Park, Market Rd, N7 9PL for 4- to 14-year-olds
• Running with Highbury Fields junior parkrun, Highbury Fields, N5 1AR for 4- to 14-year-olds
• Running with London Heathside Athletics Club, Finsbury Park Athletics Track, N4 1EE
• Sports school with Elizabeth House Community Centre, 2 Hurlock St, N5 1ED
• Squash with Sobell Squash Club, Sobell leisure centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY (venue currently closed for squash)
• Swimming with Anaconda Swimming Club, Beacon school, Hilldrop Rd, N7 0JG
• Table tennis at St Luke's Community Centre, 90 Central St, EC1V 8AJ for families
• Taekwondo with Karoon Taekwondo Academy, Sobell leisure centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY (venue currently closed for taekwondo) and Finsbury leisure centre, Norman St, EC1V 3PU
• Trampolining – mini trampolining at Caxton House, 129 St John's Way, N19 3RQ
• Yoga at Brickworks Community Centre, 42 Crouch Hill, N4 4BY for children
• Yoga at Hargrave Hall, Hargrave Road, N19 5SP for young people (5-11)

The map shows where activity for young people and all sport and physical activity is on offer in Islington. 

Sport and physical activity has full information about all the sport and physical activity on offer in Islington.

If you have a question about the content on this page, contact John Thorne: john.thorne@islington.gov.uk; 020 7527 7096.