Sports grants and coaching

Find a leisure centre, check opening times for pools and gyms, and sign up for a membership with Better.

For a variety of sport and physical activity funding options for organisations, search London Sport.

Training opportunities

Teaching and coaching

We can offer advice if you want to train as a teacher or sports coach, including funding options where available. Contact us for more information.

Sport Structures also offers general sports coaching courses and courses in specific sports, including basketball and boxing.

Walk leader training

We offer walk leader training.

Disability inclusion training

If you work in the sport and physical activity sector, Activity Alliance offers training to help you create more inclusive experiences for disabled people. 

They are the leading charity for disabled people in sport and physical activity. 

The training covers:

  • practical tools you can use to create inclusive programmes
  • what paid and free resources you can use
  • how to use resources, classes and events to be more inclusive – including behaviour change and attitude techniques

Employment opportunities

Hackney’s sports facilities can offer employment for:

  • facility-based staff
  • duty officers
  • leisure assistants
  • receptionists and cleaners
  • Coaching and instructor staff
  • swimming teachers
  • aerobic teachers

Finding vacancies

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) manages Hackney’s sports facilities and some members of staff.

For vacancies in Hackney’s sports facilities, please check:

  • Better
  • local Hackney media
  • our jobs and training page

The GLL Sports Foundation 

The GLL Sports Foundation supports athletes across the UK.

Supported athletes can benefit from financial support, physiotherapy, a ‘Better’ Gym membership and more. In 2019 GLL is investing more than £1.5 million into the development of local athletes who aspire to follow in the footsteps of athletes such as Susie Rodgers, Dina Asher-Smith and Lutalo Muhammad.

Sport, Leisure & Physical Activity Development

Opening times

Monday to Friday9am to 5pm

Address

Leisure, Parks and Green Spaces Public Realm, Climate, Homes and Economy Directorate, Hackney Service Centre 1 Hillman Street E8 1DY