The sports education and training programme, is an amazing opportunity for young people aged 16-19 years old. It is a unique programme for young people who have a desire to pursue careers in sport and physical activity. 

Within the programme, young people have the chance to obtain a Level 2 certificate of activity leadership and/or a Level 3 diploma in Sports Development.  Many students in the programme progress to paid employment as; Sports Coaches, Play Workers, Fitness Instructors and Teaching Assistants. 

It is a rewarding additional or alternative pathway to the traditional education pathways for GCSE and A level Students. 

To find out more about how you can join the course visit www.laswap.camden.sch.uk

Contact details 

For more information you can:

• Email: lee.davis@camden.gov.uk
• Phone: 02079748754

Camden Sports Development Team organise activities for young people across the school holidays. With all activities being held Talacre Community Sports Centre, there are two main options to choose from.

Full day course

For children aged 8-14. Each day runs from 9.00 am to 4.30pm on weekdays (excluding bank holidays).

We offer full day camps in Bend, Bop and Bounce, which includes Gymnastics, Dance and Trampolining or the Multi-Sports, including football, basketball, table tennis, trampolining and dodgeball.

Full day course prices

Course length: 5 days

•  Concession Better Card:    £37.50 
•  Standard Better Card:    £77.00
•  Full Price :   £134.00

Mini camps 

For children aged 4-7. These are 90 minute sessions running Monday to Friday during the school holidays for gymnastics and trampolining.

• Gymnastics is 9.00am to 10.30am 
• Trampolining is 12.00pm to 1.30pm

Mini Camp Course Prices

Course length: 5 days

• Concession Better Card    £25.80
• Standard Better Card    £42.00
• Full Price    £65.00

Contact Information

For more information on all our children’s sports courses or to book your child’s place you can:

• visit Talacre Community Sports Centre reception 
• call 0207 974 8765
• email sportsdevelopment@camden.gov.uk

Talacre term time sports programme 2019/20

The London Youth Games is an annual city wide event, with over 70,000 young people taking part every year.

Camden Sports Development Team, in partnership with sports clubs in Camden organise teams for the 30 sports available through the London Youth Games. These teams as a collective create Team Camden.

Children aged 7 to 18, who live or go to school in Camden are eligible to represent Team Camden. 

Starting in November, over the course of 9 months children compete in a series of preliminary rounds and semi-finals, culminating in a fun packed finals weekend, at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace.

The games also caters to athletes of all abilities and includes several disability competitions Para Games Swimming, Football, Boccia and Athletics.

For more information about the London Youth Games visit London Youth Games website
 

Book a gymnastics course

Camden Gymnastics Club, hosted by Talacre Community Sports Centre, is the only centre in central London with a purpose built gymnastics hall.

Our very popular gymnastics programme has over 1000 children aged 3-16 participating each week, in a variety of after school and weekend classes.

Gymnastics develops skills such as; flexibility, coordination, strength and balance, as well as a range of acrobatic skills. Children are instructed by our large team of British Gymnastics qualified coaches.  There are also opportunities for children who show potential to progress all the way up to the national level of training and competing.

Contact details:

• For information and course bookings visit the gymnastics booking website
• Phone: 020 7974 8754
• Email: gymteam@camden.gov.uk

Parent and Toddler Gymnastics

Our Parent and Toddler classes are the perfect introduction to gymnastics for your toddler. These sessions run on weekday and Sunday mornings. Each week our sessions accommodate up to 495 toddlers and their parents over eleven sessions.

The session is characterised as unstructured supervised play, in which your toddler can explore all the different apparatus in the gymnastics hall.

You do not need to book in advance just come along before the session and pay at Talacre Community Sports centre’s reception.

Parent and toddler gymnastics timetable

Monday – Friday    

• Session 1 : 9.30am to 10.15am    
• Session 2: 10.30am to 11.30am

Sunday    

• 9am to 9.45am    

The girls and young women’s football programme offers weekly training sessions created exclusively for girls aged 5-16 years. 

The programme offers organised sessions in a fun and engaging environment, which focuses on developing player’s fundamental skills and creating the foundation for a lifelong love of football.

Girls within this programme can also progress to play competitively for a team in local leagues and competitions.

The sessions listed below are drop-in and we offer your first session for free.

Girls and Women's Football Training Schedule

Contact details

For more information on the girls and young women’s football programme you can:

• Phone: 0207 974 8765
• Email: kirsty.pealling@camden.gov.uk

Friday Night Project runs the 1st Friday of every month at Talacre Community Sports Centre, from 7:45pm - 10pm and costs £2 to enter.

The Friday Night Project (FNP) is an opportunity for 12 to 17 year olds to get active, socialise with their friends and have fun in a safe, supportive and neutral environment.

FNP is led by a team of friendly, trained staff and volunteers who have extensive experience in working with young people. The team offer a variety of activities at each event and work with our young people to create spaces be in active in their own ways.

Talacre Community Sports Centre offers the perfect setting for young people to interact and get active in a safe environment, with coaches and volunteers on hand to support and offer advice.

Typically, Friday Night Project offers activities such as:

• football 
• basketball
• badminton
• table tennis
• trampolining
• dodgeball
• football free style skills
• boxing
• parkour
• dance

There are lockers on site to store belongings, however we encourage young people not to bring any valuables as we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss of belongings.

Contact Details

For more information about the Friday Night Project you can

• Email: Shaun.Taylor@camden.gov.uk