Lessons and Coaching

Big Swings Start Here with Sport Aberdeen!

Golf is a game full of big swings, little victories, and plenty of laughs, and our Learn to Golf programme is the perfect place for young players to start their journey. With a playful, confidence-building approach, we help children discover the joy of golf while learning skills that will last a lifetime.

We follow the early stages of the Golfway Programme, an exciting and progressive learning journey.

Specifically designed for children, this fun and structured golf programme is perfect for young beginners.

We deliver a mix of skill-building games, rules, etiquette, and interactive quizzes, all aimed at making learning about golf enjoyable and accessible for all abilities.

This programme can be delivered within our sports halls, as well as outdoors, at Hazlehead Footgolf course or on our pitches.

Classes are booked in blocks of 8 weeks.

Programme Details

• Little Putters: age 6-7 years, £48.00 for a block of 8 weeks, 45-minute classes
• Junior Golf: age 8-12 years, £60.00 for a block of 8 weeks, 60-minute classes

Locations and Class Details

Learn to Golf classes are available at the following venues. Pick your venue to book.

Hazlehead

These are outdoor classes, seasonal and take place on the Footgolf @ Hazlehead course.

• Junior Golf: age 8-12 years
• Day: Tuesdays
• Times: 16:15-17:15 and 17:15-18:15

Get active @ Lochside

These are indoor classes, year-round. Although classes are indoor, children will go outside when the weather permits.

• Little Putters: age 6-7 years
• Day: Sundays
• Time: 09:00-09:45

• Junior Golf: age 8-12 years
• Day: Sundays
• Time: 09:45-10:45

Get active @ Sheddocksley

These are indoor classes, year-round. Although classes are indoor, children will go outside when the weather permits.

• Little Putters: age 6-7 years
• Day: Thursdays
• Time: 17:00-17:45

• Junior Golf: age 8-12 years
• Day: Thursdays
• Time: 17:45-18:45

If you would like to note your interest in the next block of Learn to Golf classes, please email us at coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk. We will then contact you when our next blocks are due to start.

Programme Overview

Getting started

Children will learn the basic skills needed to enjoy golf and gain a friendly introduction to the rules and etiquette of the game.

Developing skills

Next children will build on the basics, with the introduction of more advanced elements like putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, and full shots whilst reinforcing knowledge of the rules and sportsmanship.

Sharpening your game

Players will further refine their golf techniques using irons and woods, whilst continuing to deepen their understanding of the rules and on-course etiquette.

Skills Developed

Sessions help children improve in areas beyond sport, including:

• Hand-eye coordination
• Team building
• Numeracy
• Communication
• Patience
• Honesty

Inclusive Equipment

The equipment we use is specifically designed to ensure golf is safe, inclusive, and fun for children of all skill levels, heights, and ages.

What to Bring

All golf equipment is provided however, please ensure your child:

• Wears suitable clothing for being outdoors
• Brings a drink
• Has a jacket or jumper

Leap into Gymnastics & Trampoline with Sport Aberdeen!

Sport Aberdeen’s gymnastics and trampoline programmes help children from walking age upwards build confidence, strength, and coordination in a supportive, coach-led setting.

Our gymnastics and trampoline coaches are qualified through the Scottish and British Gymnastics coach education programme.

We work with Scottish Gymnastics to hold coach education courses at our gymnastics venue each year, to upskill our coaches and local clubs too.

Programmes available for children from walking:

• Kinder Gym, walking to 3.5 years
• Early Years Gymnastics, walking to 5 years
• School-aged Gymnastics, age 5 to 12 years
• School-aged Trampoline, age 5 to 16 years

Kinder Gym, walking to 3.5 years

Available at: Get active @ Alex Collie, Get active @ Beacon, and Get active @ Kincorth.

A first step into gymnastics. Your child builds confidence and early skills by exploring a range of apparatus, with group time to develop social skills and make new friends.

Listed online as “KinderGym”. Sessions are coach-led and one adult is required to accompany each child in this class.

Preschool Gymnastics, walking to 5 years

Available at: Get active @ Alex Collie, Get active @ Beacon, and Get active @ Kincorth.

Coach-led group sessions set to music, where your child works as part of a team and explores different movements to develop flexibility and balance.

Listed online as “Preschool Gymnastics”. Adults are not required to participate in this class, however they must remain on the premises to assist if required.

To explore available KinderGym and Preschool Gymnastics classes, select your preferred venue in Course Hub.

No suitable class showing? You can add your child to a waiting list by filtering “Show classes that are full” and clicking the “Join waiting list” button for classes that are suitable.

For further information, contact us at coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk, or call 01224 047934. You can also note your interest in these classes below.

Gymnastics and trampolining are all about movement, momentum, and discovering what your body can do, and our recreational classes give children the perfect place to jump in.

With a friendly, confidence-boosting approach, we help young people build skills, strength, and self-belief while having a brilliant time along the way.

School-aged Gymnastics, age 5-12 years

Available at: Get active @ Kincorth.

Your child will learn the foundations of gymnastics. Developing skills, flexibility, strength, and agility. Building bonds and growing in confidence as they progress through movements. Progressive pathways available for all.

School-aged Trampoline, age 5-16 years

Available at: Get active @ Beacon.

Your child will feel healthier, happier, and full of confidence, as they jump their way through our mood-boosting coach-led session, feeling stronger and developing skills and technique on the trampoline.

To explore available School-aged Gymnastics and Trampoline classes, select your preferred venue in Course Hub.

Our Recreational Gymnastics and Trampoline classes are very popular and often fully booked. Customers can join a waiting list for any class that is currently full.

You can add your child to a waiting list by filtering “Show classes that are full” and clicking the “Join waiting list” button for classes that are suitable.

For further information, contact us at coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk, or call 01224 047934. You can also note your interest in these classes below.

Shred into Snowsports with Adventure Aberdeen!

Aberdeen Snowsports Centre boasts the only dry slope in Aberdeen, offering both private and group lessons and coaching. All of our snowboarding and skiing lessons and coaching are delivered by our passionate, accredited instructors in line with BASI and Snowsports Scotland learning pathways.

We provide all the equipment needed and our instructors, who have an infectious enthusiasm for the sport, will help you learn in a safe and enjoyable environment.

We have a programme of weekly group lessons, as well as private lessons on a One to One, One to Two, or Family basis.

All lessons and coaching are held at Adventure Aberdeen Snowsports Centre.

Weekly Group Classes

Our weekly group lessons are a 50-week continuous programme, payable by monthly direct debit with a minimum contract of one month. There is a two-week break over the Christmas period.

Please see our Snowsports activity page for further details of the levels within the group classes.

If there are no suitable classes available, please register your interest.

Private Classes

We also have Private Snowsports classes, booked in blocks of 3. There are three types of classes: One to One, One to Two, or Family.

One to One Private Lessons – Lessons are bookable from 3 years old to adults. One learner to one coach, all abilities.

One to Two Private Lessons – Lessons are bookable from 3 years old to adults. Two learners to one coach, all abilities.

Family Private Lessons – Maximum of four learners to one coach. Maximum 2 adults and minimum age of a learner is 3 years old. Ability levels are beginners and improvers.

For more information on our classes, please contact us on snowsports@sportaberdeen.co.uk.

Take a swing with Tennis Aberdeen!

Our Aberdeen Tennis Academy offers a professional tennis pathway through first-class coaching for all ages and abilities, in line with the British Tennis framework.

Explore our Tennis Academy programmes below.

Tennis Academy Programmes

Pre-school Tennis, aged 2.5-5 years

During these 30-minute sessions, your child will develop basic tennis skills along with agility, balance, and coordination. Learning how to work as a team and follow instructions in a fun and friendly environment.

Mini Tennis, aged 5-11 years

A four-level progressive pathway dictated by age and ability, your child will learn fundamental skills including balance, coordination, and speed. Improving motor skills and rules of the game as they progress. Refining technique, learning sportsmanship, and enjoying game play on a full-size court by the final stage.

Junior Tennis, aged 11-17 years

Your child will play on a full-size court, exploring different game styles to evolve and improve their physical capacity. Learning through competitions is encouraged to maximise your child’s talents and growth.

Adult Tennis, aged 18+ years

With a three level pathway, including Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced, individuals can select the appropriate level for their skillset, to ensure they are given the best opportunity to reach their goals.

All lessons and coaching are held at Aberdeen Tennis Centre.

Classes can be booked online via the link below. If you have any questions please get in touch with our Tennis Team at aberdeentenniscentre@sportaberdeen.co.uk or call 01224 507748.

Flourish on the Ice with Ice Aberdeen!

Ice Aberdeen is a recognised British Ice Skating Skate UK Learn to Skate provider, offering group and private ice skating lessons, public sessions, and parent and toddler sessions.

Explore our ice programmes below.

Junior Learn to Skate, aged 5-17 years

The Junior Learn to Skate programme is split into 3 key stages: discovering, developing, and consolidating. These stages run across Phases 1-8 which are followed by 4 Star levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, which will allow participants to become confident on the ice and enable progression to individual lessons, competitions in figure skating, synchronised skating, or even ice hockey.

The Learn to Skate Junior membership includes:

• 50-week continuous programme, with a two-week break over Christmas
• One 30-minute coached group lesson per week
• Assessments approximately every 6 weeks and online record of achievement
• Unlimited access to public and figure skating sessions, admission to coaching ice if attending 1-2-1 with a coach
• Skate hire included

Cost: £44.50 per month payable by direct debit. 1-month minimum term applies.

Spaces are now bookable on a first-come-first-served basis for Phases 1-3 on the link above. Customers can join a waiting list for any class that is currently full. You can add your child to a waiting list by filtering “Show classes that are full” and clicking the “Join waiting list” button for classes that are suitable.

For further information, contact us at skateuk@sportaberdeen.co.uk, or call 01224 507762.

Ice Skating Private Lessons, all ages and abilities

Delivered by our expert British Ice Skating licensed coaching team, individual tuition for skaters of all ages and abilities is available, offering 1-2-1 private sessions to work on personalised growth and development.

Private lessons are held either during figure skating sessions or coaching ice sessions at Linx Ice Arena.

Coaching fee: Payable to the coach. £12.00-£15.00 per 15-minute lesson, price dependent on coach.

Plus admission fee.

Adult Learn to Skate, aged 18+ years

Our weekly coach-led group session will enable you to gain basic skills and confidence to keep up with your friends and family on the ice.

The programme is split into 3 key stages: discovering, developing, and consolidating. These stages run across Phases 1-8 which are followed by 4 Star levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, which will allow participants to become confident on the ice and develop new skating skills.

The Adult Learn to Skate membership includes:

• 50-week continuous programme, with a two-week break over Christmas
• One 30-minute coached group lesson per week followed by 30-minute independent practice time, or vice versa for higher levels
• Assessments approximately every 6 weeks and online record of achievement
• Skate hire included

Cost: £42.50 per month payable by direct debit. 1-month minimum term applies.

Spaces are now bookable on a first-come-first-served basis for Phases 1-3 on the link above. Customers can join a waiting list for any class that is currently full. You can add yourself to a waiting list by filtering “Show classes that are full” and clicking the “Join waiting list” button for classes that are suitable.

For further information, contact us at skateuk@sportaberdeen.co.uk, or call 01224 507762.

All lessons and coaching are held at Linx Ice Arena.

To enhance the options provided for customers to sign up to our lessons and coaching, a range of our classes are now available to book online through Course Hub, available via our MySportAberdeen portal.

If you are booking a class for a junior participant, you will require a MySportAberdeen account for the adult who will pay for the classes. On the system this is called the Primary Payer. Any junior participants will be set up during the booking process and linked to the Primary Payer account.

Logging In

If you are new to Sport Aberdeen and have never had a membership or a child in a coached programme, then you can register for your MySportAberdeen account online.

If you have had a membership or a child in a coached programme previously, you may already have MySportAberdeen login details.

• Your username will be the email address you registered with
• Your password can be reset by clicking “forgot password”

Can’t get logged in?

If this doesn’t work, your email address may already be on our system from a previous booking or activity. Simply fill out our short survey and our team will get in touch to help you.

Booking a Space

Once logged in, head to Course Hub where you can view availability and book classes.

The sessions you can currently book online are as follows:

Gymnastics

• Early Years (KinderGym and Preschool), Recreational Gymnastics (School age), and Trampoline
• Get active @ Alex Collie, Get active @ Beacon, and Get active @ Kincorth

Ski and Snowboard lessons for juniors and adults

• Aberdeen Snowsports Centre

Tennis lessons for juniors and adults

• Aberdeen Tennis Centre

Swimming lessons for school age children (Beginners, One to One)

• Bridge of Don Swimming Pool
• Bucksburn Swimming Pool
• Dyce Swimming Pool
• Get active @ Cults
• Get active @ Northfield
• Tullos Swimming Pool
• Get active @ Lochside (Sunday only)

Swimming lessons for early years (from birth to 4.5 years)

• Bucksburn Swimming Pool
• Dyce Swimming Pool
• Get active @ Northfield
• Tullos Swimming Pool

Please note: if there are no suitable classes available to book, then you can complete one of our application forms to be placed on a wait list for aquatics, gymnastics, tennis, or snowsports.

Further Support

Please visit our FAQs webpage for more help and support.

If you require any additional support, please reach out to our Coached Programmes team by emailing coachedprogrammes@sportaberdeen.co.uk or calling 01224 047934.

For further information on different lessons and level descriptions, please visit our activities page.