Sports Centres &/or Grounds

Sports centres and grounds are public places where you can exercise, train and compete with other sportspeople. Sports complexes can be indoors or outdoors, or more often than not, both. They are often part of larger leisure centres or fitness centres.

Sports centres are great places to exercise and play sports with friends, families, or sporting teams, and usually have courts for basketball, netball, tennis and volleyball. Some have indoor squash courts. Many include outdoor grounds and stadiums for cricket, soccer, rugby and football as well as indoor gymnasiums fitted out with weights and exercise equipment, group fitness rooms for aerobics and yoga, indoor or outdoor spools for swimming training or leisure activities, spas, steam rooms and saunas, and other facilities such as meeting rooms and crèche.

Sports centres are mostly run by a local council, open daily, from early in the morning to late in the evening, and offer court or venue hire for sporting competitions or private functions. They can offer membership or casual visit rates, fitness assessments, qualified instructors and attendants, sporting accessories and refreshments. There are also privately-owned centres and gyms.