Sports - coached courses for children

b-active during the school holidays

There’s lots to do for children in the school holidays, including learn to swim, splash sessions and cheerleading.

For more information, download a b-active holiday leaflet or visit bactivederby website.

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Coached courses for children

There are lots of activities for children to take part in at our leisure centres, including term time coaching courses.

Our courses are taken by qualified coaches and encourage children to be active and learn developmental skills. They run from January to April, April to July, and September to December.

Please contact the sports centres for more information or to book onto the course.

Learn to Swim

Following the Amateur Swimming Association's (ASA) National Teaching adults and children from four months old. Takes place at Moorways Sports Centre and Queen's Leisure Centre - various days and times.

Find out more about Learn to Swim

Bohemian Baby Yoga

Have fun and bond with your baby through movement, touch and relaxation.

Springwood Leisure Centre, Wednesdays.

  • 12 weeks to seven months old: 9.45am to 10.30am
  • Seven months to walking/one year: 10.45am to 11.30am

Price: £5.00 (standard), £4.50 (with a Passport to Leisure card)

YogaBugs

As seen on TV. Combining fun with exercise, children go on wild adventures where they may roar like a lion, fly like a bird or blast into outer space! 

Helps encourage your child to be more active, increase confidence and develop their creative imagination.

 

  • MiniBugs: Walking to two year olds with a parent or guardian
  • MightyBugs: Two to three and a half year olds with a parent or guardian
  • MegaBugs: Three and a half to five year olds.

 

Sessions cost £4.00 each class.

For more information, including session times and locations:

Springtots

Pre-school gymnastics to encourage children to be active and develop fundamental skills for life. For children aged nine months to five years old with two age groups available.

Gymnastics

Develop basic and advanced gymnastics skills following the British Gymnastics Awards Scheme. Children must be in full-time education. For four to eight year olds with three age groups available.

Trampolining

Develop basic and advanced trampolining skills following the British Gymnastics Awards Scheme. For seven to 16 year olds.

Football

Learn or improve passing, dribbling, ball control and shooting skills. For five to seven year olds.

Badminton

Learn or improve your badminton skills. For eight to 16 year olds with beginners, improvers and advanced classes.

Cycling

We run a range of courses for children aged four to 15 including:

  • Learn to Ride
  • Holiday Clubs
  • Gifted and Talented
  • Bikeability.

For more information and to book a place, visit the Cycle Derby website.

Holiday activities

There's lots to do in our sports centres and parks in the school holidays including intensive Learn to Swim courses, Springtots sessions and sessions for all of the family.

For more information:

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Contact details

E-mail:
Post address: Sport and Leisure
5th Floor Celtic House
Friary Street
Derby
DE1 1QX
Phone: 01332 641234
Minicom: 01332 256666

Sport and Leisure
5th Floor Celtic House
Friary Street
Derby
DE1 1QX