Team Durham is based upon the three core strands of Participation, Performance and Community. Our Community Sports Development and Physical Activity Programme is wide-ranging, covering a broad range of age bands and a variety of abilities.
Our community sports programme includes session for juniors and adults, including activities during the school holidays.
See below for more detail on our current sessions.
Holiday Camps
We run holiday sports camps throughout the year through the school holidays at Easter, summer, October half-term and February half-term. Click on the picture to the right of the page for further details.
Sculling Camps
This summer saw the return of our popular summer sculling camps. From learn to row through to performance camps our rowing team worked with young people to develop and improve their skills.
Information on future camps will be posted here.
Team Durham currently host a number of regular junior programmes across a number of sports. Please see below for more information:
Hockey
When: Sundays, Ages: 6-9 (09:30-10:30) & 10-16 (10:15-11:55), Where: Sports and Wellbeing Park Hockey Pitches (DH1 3SE), Cost: £4.50 a session (Termly or Annual discount available)
A partnership between Team Durham and Durham City Hockey Club, hockey is our largest junior programme with over 100 members. Specifically tailored to be accessible to players of any experience. We ask all members to bring a gumshield and shin pads - we can provide sticks to borrow and goal keeping kit for those interested. Fixtures have returned for the 2022/23 season at U8, U10, U12, U14 and U16 Contact: junior.hockey@durham.ac.uk for more information
Tennis
When: Mondays, Ages: 3-8 (4pm-5pm), Where: Sports and Wellbeing Park Arena B (DH1 3SE) Cost: ££3.50 a session
The session runs every Monday, finishing December 5th for this term, with equipment provided.
Further details on next terms' session will be posted here shortly.
Contact teamdurham.community@durham.ac.uk for information
Volleyball
When: Tuesdays, Ages: 11-17 (5pm-6pm), Where: Sports and Wellbeing Park old sports hall (DH1 3SE) Cost: £3.50 a session
Starting 11th October - 6th December
A weekly introduction to volleyball for teenagers to learn and build their skills in an enjoyable relaxed environment.
Contact teamdurham.community@durham.ac.uk for more details
We also provide opportunities for adults to access sport and physical activity provision, working with our community partners (Lanchester Road Hospital, Changing Lives, Blindlife, Waddington Street Centre and Resolve Care) where we use sport and physical activity to increase wellbeing and social inclusion.
We work very closely with the local community, working in partnership with organisations to offer a range of opportunities. These include working with Durham City and Chester le Street School Sports Partnership to host a variety of festivals and events, we offer strength and conditioning support to the Durham Institute of Sport programme working with Durham County Council and work with County Durham Sport to support the delivery of the School Games Programme.
The University Sport and Wellbeing Park is home to many local clubs and teams including Durham City Harriers, Elvet Striders, Lazlo's Fencing Club, Durham Mums on the Run, Durham City Hockey Club, Shincliffe Juniors FC, City of Durham Fives Club and Durham Women Football Club. For more detail and contact information click here Community partner update
Volunteering and coach development is at the heart of our programme and we offer both opportunities to members of the public through our Holiday Camps programme and to University students with our Community sport activator scheme .
Contact us on teamdurham.community@durham.ac.uk for further details.
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