Big Week of Sport

Join Northumbria's BIG Week of Sport with 35 different sports to give a go.

Make sure to attend Sports Fair on Wednesday 25 September (10:30 - 17:00) to register to attend our tasters & trials!

American Football

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 10:00 - 13:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3 

Squad Selection - Tuesday 3 October - 20:00 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3 

Archery

Taster - Saturday 28 September - 14:30 - 16:30 - Coach Lane, Hall

Taster - Wednesday 2 October 18:00 - 20:00 - Coach Lane, Hall

Athletics

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 12:30 - 14:30 - Gateshead International Stadium 

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 14:00 - 16:00 - Gateshead International Stadium

Badminton

Taster - Monday 30 September - 12:00 - 14:00 - Sport Central, North Court 

Taster - Monday 30 September - 16:30 - 18:00 - Sport Central, North Court 

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 10:00 - 12:00 - Sport Central, North Court 

Squad Selection (Womens) - Wednesday 2 October - 12:00 - 13:30 - Sport Central, North Court

Squad Selection (Mens) - Wednesday 2 October - 13:30 - 15:00 - Sport Central, North Court

Squad Selection (Mixed) - Thursday 3 October - 17:00 - 19:00 - Sport Central, Centre Court 

Basketball (Mens)

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 18:00 - 22:00 - Sport Central, North Court 

Basketball (Womens)

Squad Selection - Thursday 26 September - 17:00 - 18:30 - Sport Central, North Court 

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 16:30 - 18:00 - Sport Central, North Court 

Boxing

Taster (Womens) - Tuesday 1 October - 16:30 - 18:00 - Lipman Gym

Taster (Mens) - Tuesday 1 October - 18:00 - 19:30 - Lipman Gym

Squad Selection (Compete) Tuesday 1 October - 19:30 - 21:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Thursday 3 October 16:30 - 18:00 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Thursday 3 October - 18:00 - 19:30 - Lipman Gym

Squad Selection (Compete) - Thursday 3 October - 19:30 - 21:30 - Lipman Gym

Cheerleading 

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 18:15 - 19:45 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 20:00 - 21:30 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Taster - Thursday 3 October - 16:30 - 18:00 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Squad Selection - Thursday 3 October - 18:15 - 19:45 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Squad Selection - Thursday 3 October - 20:00 - 21:30 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Cricket

Taster (Men) - Sunday 29 September - 11:30 - 13:00 - Coach Lane Sport Hall

Taster (Men) - Sunday 29 September - 13:00 - 14:30 - Coach Lane Sport Hall

Taster (Women) - Sunday 29 September - 14:30 - 16:30 - Coach Lane Sport Hall

Dodgeball

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 16:15 - 17:45 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Equestrian

Friday 27 September- 13:00 - onwards - Murton Equestrian Centre, NE27 0QD

Thursday 3 October - 13:00 - onwards - Murton Equestrian Centre, NE27 0QD

Football (Mens)

To attend squad selections for Men's Football, please contact Michael Havelock for details

Football (Womens)

Squad Selection - Friday 27 September - Time TBC, Coach Lane, Pitch 1 (contact Michael Havelock for details).

Futsal

Taster (Mens) - Tuesday 1 October - 20:15 - 21:45 - Sport Central, Centre Court 

Squad Selection (Mens) - Wednesday 2 October - 19:30 - 21:30 - Sport Central, Centre Court 

Squad Selection (Mens) - Thursday 3 October - 19:30 - 21:30 - Sport Central, Centre Court

Gaelic Football 

Taster - Friday 4 October - 20:30 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 1

Golf

Squad Selection - Saturday 28 September - 11:00 - 16:00 - Close House Golf Club

Squad Selection - Wednesday 2 October - 11:00 - 16:00 - Close House Golf Club

Taster - Monday 30 September - 15:00 - 17:00 - Close House Golf Club

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 15:00 - 17:00 - Close House Golf Club

Gymnastics

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 20:00 - 21:30 - Benfield Sports Centre 

Hockey

Squad Selection (Mens) - Monday 30 September - 17:30 - 19:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 2 

Squad Selection (Womens) - Monday 30 September -19:00 - 20:30 - Coach Lane, Pitch 2

Squad Selection (Womens) - Monday 30 September - 20:30 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 2 

Jitsu

Taster - Sunday 28 September - 10:00 - 11:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Monday 30 September - 18:30 - 20:00 - Lipman Gym

Judo

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 14:00 - 15:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 18:30 - 20:00 - Lipman Gym

Karate

Taster - Saturday 28 September - 15:30 - 17:00 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Monday 30 September - 20:00 - 21:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Wednesday 2 Octber - 17:00 - 18:30 - Lipman Gym

Lacrosse

Taster (Mens) - Tuesday 1 October -  20:00 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 1 

Squad Selection (Mens) - Thursday 3 October - 17:00 - 18:30, Coach Lane, Pitch 1

Taster (Womens) - Tuesday 1 October  - 20:00 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 1

Squad Selection (Womens) - Thursday 3 October - 18:30 - 20:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 1 

MMA

Taster - Monday 30 September - 17:00 - 18:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 20:00 - 21:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Friday 4 October - 19:30 - 21:00 - Lipman Gym

Netball

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 10:00 - 11:30 - Sport Central (All courts) 

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 11:30 - 13:00 - Sport Central (All courts) 

Squad Selection - Sunday 29 September - 13:00 - 14:30 - Sport Central (All courts)

Squad Selection - Monday 30 September - 19:00 - 20:30 - Sport Central (All courts)

Squad Selection - Monday 30 September - 20:30 - 22:00 - Sport Central (All courts)

Olympic Weightlifting

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 10:00 - 12:00 - Sport Central S&C Suite

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 16:00 - 18:00 - Sport Central S&C Suite

Powerlifting 

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 18:00 - 20:00 - Sport Central S&C Suite 

Taster - Thursday 3 October - 19:30 - 21:30 - Sport Central S&C Suite 

Rowing

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 12:00 - 14:00 - Tyne Amateur Rowing Club 

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 14:00 - 16:00 - Tyne Amateur Rowing Club 

Rugby League

Squad Selection (Mens) - Saturday 28 September - 10:00 - 13:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3 

Taster (Womens) - Tuesday 1 October - 20:00 - 21:30 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3 

Rugby Union

Squad Selection (Mens) - Sunday 29 September - 13:00 - 15:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3

Squad Selection (Mens) - Sunday 29 September - 15:00 - 17:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 3 

Squad Selection (Womens) - Monday 30 September - 17:00 - 18:30 - Coach Lane, PItch 3 

Squash

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 19:15 - 21:15 - Northumberland Club

Squad Selection (Mixed) - Friday 4 October - 19:15 - 21:15 - Northumberland Club

Swimming

Taster - Monday 30 September - 07:00 - 08:30 - Sport Central, Pool

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 07:00 - 08:30 - Sport Central, Pool

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 17:00 - 19:00 - Sport Central, Pool

Table Tennis

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 12:00 - 14:00 - Sport Central, Upper Hall 

Taster - Monday 30 September - 17:00 - 18:30 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Squad Selection - Monday 30 September - 18:30 - 20:00 - Sport Central, Upper Hall 

Squad Selection - Wednesday 2 October - 13:30 - 15:00 - Sport Central, Upper Hall

Taekwondo

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 15:30 - 17:30 - Lipman Gym

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 15:30 - 17:30 - Lipman Gym

Tennis

Squad Selection - Saturday 28 September - 18:00 - 20:00, David Lloyd Gosforth

Taster -  Monday 30 September - 17:00 - 18:00 - Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club

Taster - Wednesday 2 October - 15:30 - 17:30 - Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club

Taster - Saturday 6 October - 18:00 - 19:30 - Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club 

Ultimate Frisbee

Taster - Sunday 29 September - 14:30 - 16:00 - Sport Central, Upper Hall 

Taster - Tuesday 1 October - 19:00 - 20:30 - Sport Central, Upper Hall 

Squad Selection - Friday 4 October - 20:30 - 22:00 - Coach Lane, Pitch 2 

Volleyball

Squad Selection (Mens) - Sunday 29 September - 20:00 - 22:00 - Sport Central, South 

Squad Selection (Womens) Sunday 29 September - 18:00 - 20:00 - Sport Central, South

Water Polo

Taster - Monday 30 September - 19:00 - 20:30 - Sport Central, Pool

Taster - Thursday 3 October - 19:00 - 20:30 - Sport Central, Pool