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Sporting Opportunities & Links

Public Health England

At Dinnington we believe sport is very important. We strive to ensure every child experiences high quality delivery of a wide range of sports. Sometimes however, children develop a particular interest in a sport which they want to develop to a greater level. This page is designed to make it easy for parents to find the right club to help nurture their child's sporting growth.

Local Football and Rugby Clubs

PONTELAND UNITED

Football Development Sessions for boys and girls aged 5 - 7 of all abilities School Sundays 9 am - 10 am. All coaches are CRB checked and have FA Level 1 qualifications.

For registration forms please contact Alan Birkinshaw 07774523762 or e'mail pontelandunited@hotmail.co.uk

For extra information look at the club website: http://www.pontelandunitedfc.com

Wideopen FC

Soccer Skills at Wideopen FC forms a strong base to the entire club. Many of our players start here and go right through the junior section and on to play senior football at Wideopen. Quite a large number of our mini-soccer players (7-10 years olds) benefit from coaching at Soccer Skills as well as with their team coach.

For information visit the club website: http://www.wideopenjuniors.net/

Ponteland Rugby

Ponteland offer mini-rugby starting at under 7's. Sessions are fun and help children develop key aspects of the game.

For information please visit the club website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ponteland/

OR contact one of the key personnel who support the development and delivery of youth, junior and mini rugby.

Mike Robson 07445 319733 Send email

Sharon Anderson 07725 263300 Send email

Gosforth Rugby

For information please see the club website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gosforthrfc/

Squash, Tennis, Golf and Hockey

Northern Squash Club

Children in Year 4 at Dinnington will be familiar with Richard Vitty who comes into school to deliver taster squash lessons. If children are interested there is weekend coaching available.

"Northern has a number of coaches and has an extremely strong junior coaching programme. Junior coaching is run on Saturdays by Richard Vitty, with sessions for different age groups running throughout the day. There are also after school sessions that run on a Thursday. Contact Richard Vitty for information. General coaching can be done on an individual or group basis and can be booked with any of the coaches below. Please contact them directly for their rates and availability. "

https://secure.wazygoose.com/northern-squash-club/coaching

Ponteland Tennis Club

Play Tennis Ponteland provides Tennis for all ages from 4years and upwards with Coaching, Fitness, Fun, Social and Competitive opportunities.

To view all aspects of Ponteland Tennis Club go to the website, or if you would like to visit the club and be shown around by me Nick Clark (Head Coach) please register your interest on the contact page of this website.

www.pontelandtennisclub.co.uk

Gosforth Tennis

What are you looking for from a tennis club? All year round play? Social tennis in a warm and friendly atmosphere? Competitive matches in the local leagues? A thriving junior section? A wide range of coaching sessions available for both juniors and adults? A safe place for the family to play? … we tick all those boxes!

http://gosforthlawntennisclub.co.uk/

Parklands Golf

Our Junior Academy is a programme for Juniors aged 6-12 with a desire to learn golf.

It is a Passport to Golf scheme endorsed by England Golf and the Professional Golfer Association. It is a structured programme that will have the child learning every aspect of the game.

It combines coaching the golf swing and short game with teaching of rules and etiquette, fitness and well being, respect to others and different scoring formats.

The programme runs in 10 week blocks of 45 minute sessions

http://parklandsgolf.co.uk/coaching/junior-academy/

N1Golf Morpeth

Previously known as the Gubeon Golf Centre, based in Morpeth, Nr Newcastle this is the ideal venue to learn or improve your golf.

We pride ourselves on providing a first class learning experience to golfers of all abilities within our Academies. With a team of highly experienced PGA Qualified Golf Coaches whose common passion is to help all of their golfers improve.

We take great care to create a fun and creative learning environment for our golfers whilst offering cutting edge solutions to ensure that we “Unleash the golfer within!”

http://www.morpethgolfcentre.com/