Kids’ sporting sessions offer fitness and fun

A brand new programme of kids’ sports coaching sessions will get under way on Monday, October 22 at a number of East Ayrshire Leisure venues.

Delivered across an eight- week block, the developmental sessions are designed to improve children’s key motor skills and sporting ability while having fun.

With athletics, badminton and football on offer, sessions will be available for children aged between two and 14 years, depending on their chosen sport and venue.

Tots’ sessions provide an excellent introduction to sport and structure, and a parent or guardian must be present throughout. Kids/ youth sessions may be split into further age groups where appropriate, offering fun and developmental sports coaching for all levels of ability.

Athletics coaching ( for ages three to 12 years) will run at Ayrshire Athletics Arena in Kilmarnock; badminton sessions ( for ages five to 14 years) will be held at Grange Leisure Centre in Kilmarnock, and football coaching ( for ages two to 12 years) will available at both St Joseph’s Leisure Centre in Kilmarnock and Stewarton Sports Centre.

Cost is between £ 17.50 and £ 35 per block for athletics ( or £ 2.50 to £ 5 per session), £ 40 per block for badminton, and from £ 20 to £ 32 per block for football ( or £ 2.50 to £ 4 per session).

A seven- week block of gymnastics coaching for ages three to 14 years will also get under way at Loudoun Leisure Centre in Galston on Tuesday, November 6, with prices from £ 21 to £ 28 per block.

Grange Leisure Centre in Kilmarnock will also run gymnastics sessions for ages three to 12 years from Sunday, November 18, with prices ranging from £ 18 to £ 24 for a six- week block.

Both venues also offer a pay per session option.

For full details of the sports coaching programme, session times, prices and contact details, visit eastayrshireleisure. com/ sport

All blocks must be booked and paid for in advance by calling your chosen facility.