Welcome to my Franchise
Welcome to our Franchise
Welcome to our Playball Belfast family where children are motivated to want to play be active and learn essential fundamental skills for all ball sports. We are a multi-sport group that encourages all-round development through structured sports play sessions. Helping children find their feet onto the sport field is just one small part of what we do at Playball. Our primary concern is developing the whole child so that they feel confident to try new things become more independent leaving mum (Icando) or the caregiver and enjoying social time with new friends in a teacher-led environment. Our coaches are motivated, and are experts in their field working with young children and delivering excellent high quality Playball classes. We offer weekly term time classes and our very popular Playball BELFAST summer Easter and mid-term camps at Methody/Ardnavalley each year. We offer classes on Monday Friday and Saturday at QUEENS SPORT, Belfast, and WEDNESDAY at Queens Leisureplex, HOLYWOOD. We run after-school classes and classes during the day at schools and nurserys schools accross BELFAST and HOLYWOOD too.Classes generally take place inside, and we try to move outside where possible during the summer months.
Contact Info
info@playballni.com
07734384616
02890795223
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Contact
Our Coaches
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Ciara Faloona
// Mobile: 07734384616 Mum of 3, owner of Playball Belfast, passionate about children, sport, development and education...........Favourite Playball Age Group - Watch me PlayFavourite Sport to Coach - Tennis/HockeyFavourite Colour: PurpleFavourite past-time: Spending time with Friends and Family |
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Samara Kane
info@playballni.com // Mobile: 07734384616 Hi everyone! I'm coach Samara, I moved here 6 years ago and love it. I have 3 very energetic children. I enjoy alot of sports and I play rugby for Lisburn and I am also a personal trainer. I love teaching playball especially to the 2s and 3s and my favourite skill to coach is kicking a ball! |
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Kellie Reynolds
// Mobile: 07843779729 Hi my name is Kellie and I love coaching. I currently play hockey for Holywood ladies. I completed my degree in health physical activity in sport in 2021 and have been working with and coaching children ever since. I have a passion for all sports particularly Tennis, Golf and Hockey. I am delighted to be joining the playball team! I can't wait to tell you all about my furry friends, Zazu, Ernie and Winnie, my pet rabbits!! |
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Scott McIlwaine
// Mobile: 07734384616 Hi everyone, my name is Scott. I enjoy playing rugby in my free time and catching some waves. I am very excited for this opportunity to work with kids at a young age in a fun and safe environment. I look forward to meeting you all and teaching your wee ones! |
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David Shaw
// Mobile: 07385677749 Hi all, my name is David and I am from Bangor. I enjoy playing rugby and football in my spare time. I have known Kellie and Scott for years as we went to university together where I stayed Health, Physical Activity and Sport at Stranmillis. |
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Megan Kelly
Megan has just completed her degree in early childhood studies continuing with a post-grad in Autism studies in September. Having completed her playball training, Megan can be found teaching our age I Can Do's and Watch me's. She loves making a difference and watching children thrive in her fun-filled classes. She has a real rapport with the children she coaches and loves her job! |
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Katie Johnston
// Mobile: 07823344642 Katie is a qualified PE teacher with 24 years of experience teaching a wide range of sporting and leisure activities. She has been coaching sports since she was 15, facilitating quality, fun and progressive sessions for children aged 3-18. |
What Makes Playball Special
Children thrive in our fun filled, high quality sport lessons. Creating a learning environment, which boosts confidence and self-esteem, is paramount.
The children will be coached to engage confidently in a wide range of sport skills, preparing them for years of positive, competent sports participation.
Hear from our CEO
Hear from a Child
Our Classes
The Playball program follows a holistic approach and offers learning opportunities and experiences relating to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of the child. Playball takes advantage of developmental windows of opportunity by providing a wide range of suitable movement skills and physical activities in a safe and secure environment - perfect for optimal learning!
At Playball, we help children develop fundamental building blocks of sport, agility balance and coordination, as well as the three key elements of physical fitness - endurance, strength and flexibility.
Class Venues
| Venue Name | Address | Actions |
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| Ardnavalley Outdoor Education Centre | 109 Old Milltown Road, BT8 7SP | Show Classes |
| Brefne Integrated Nursery School | 111 Salisbury Avenue, BT15 5EB, BT15 5EB | Show Classes |
| Fullerton House Prep & Pre-school | 1 Malone Road, BT96BY | Show Classes |
| Inchmarlo Prep - (AFTERSCHOOL - pupils only) | Inchmarlo Prep, Cranmore Park, BT9 6JR | Show Classes |
| Inchmarlo Prep - Monday (AFTERSCHOOL - pupils only) | Inchmarlo Prep, Cranmmore Park, BT9 6JR | Show Classes |
| Methodist College Belfast | 1 Malone Road , BT9 6BY | Show Classes |
| Queens Leisureplex Holywood - Wednesday | Sullivan Close, Holywood, BT18 9HL | Show Classes |
| Queens Sport (PEC) - FRIDAY | Stranmillis Gardens Botanic Belfast, BT9 5EX | Show Classes |
| Queens Sport (PEC) - MONDAY | Stranmillis Gardens Botanic Belfast, BT9 5EX | Show Classes |
| Queens Sport (PEC) - SATURDAY | Stranmillis Gardens Botanic Belfast, BT95EX | Show Classes |
| Rockport School | 15 Rockport Road Craigavad , BT18 0DD | Show Classes |
| St. Bernards Primary School & Playgroup - Wednesday/Friday (AFTERSCHOOL - pupils only) | St. Bernards Primary School, Wynchurch Walk, BT6 0JS | Show Classes |
| St. Brides Primary School - Tuesday (AFTERSCHOOL - pupils only) | St. Brides Primary School, 32 Derryvolgie Ave, BT9 6FP | Show Classes |
| St. Colmcilles Pre-school Playgroup - Monday (AFTERSCHOOL - pupils only) | 191 Upper Newtownards Road, BT4 3JB | Show Classes |
Our Camps
Playball holiday camps are tailored to meet the needs of younger children and are based on the fundamental sport skills for tennis, hockey, cricket, golf, football, rugby, basketball, football, volleyball - just about any ball sport you can imagine!The purpose of our Playball holiday camps is to provide high quality, age-appropriate and fun holiday activities for children aged 3-9 years.
Camp Venues
| Venue Name | Address | Actions |
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| Methodist College Belfast | 1 Malone Road , BT9 6BY | Show Camps |
| Ardnavalley Outdoor Education Centre | 109 Old Milltown Road, BT8 7SP | Show Camps |
Parties
2 Hours of fun and madness for your child at a venue of your choice or select from the options below:Your child will enjoy 1 and 1/2 hours of their favourite Playball games that they know and love with their favourite Playball coaches. (1/2 hour is then allowed for food and birthday cake)PLAYBALL PARTY – £130 – up to 20 children – (venue is charged in addition)PLAYBALL PIZZA PARTY – £140 – up to 20 children – (venue is charged in addition)Each additional child is charged at £5 up to and including 30 children, any additional child will then be charged at £4.
Schools
Playball is an educational environment and we work with many schools as part of their curriculum or as an after school/morning activity. We are partners in Education. Please contact us if you would like to introduce Playball at your school. We teach Playball at the following schools as part of their curriculum:St. Colmcille's play group, St. Bernards Pre-school playgroup and Fullarton Prep Pre-school, Glendhu Nursery School, St. Josephs carryduff, and Newtownards pre-school. We currently teach the Playball programme as an after-school activity at: Inchmarlo Prep, BT9, St. Bernard's P.S. BT6, St. Bride's P.S. BT9, Fullerton Prep.Franchise News Feed
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