A leisure centre , sports centre , recreation center , or aquatics centre is a purpose-built building or site, usually owned and provided by the local government authority , where people can engage in a variety of sports and exercise , and keep fit .
4-618: Dundee International Sports Center ( DISC ) is a sports centre in Dundee, Scotland , opened in the late 1990s. In 1998, DISC staged the European Hockey Championships . In April 2015 it hosted a Celtic Cup match between Scotland and Ireland. It was the first international wheelchair rugby league match to be played in Scotland. The sports centre is used as a physical education base for Morgan Academy and its pupils. Morgan Academy
8-413: A gym , and may include: aerobics studios, an indoor cycling studio, squash courts, a cafeteria , a licensed bar , outdoor grass and/or artificial pitches for football (soccer) , hockey etc., a solarium , sauna and/or steam room . Some of its functions may overlap with that of a community centre . Leisure centres are staffed by attendants who carry out a range of tasks to help and supervise
12-418: Is one of a few in Scotland that use facilities like this. Most facilities are accessible by wheelchair. 56°28′35″N 2°57′32″W / 56.47634°N 2.95891°W / 56.47634; -2.95891 This article related to Dundee , Scotland , is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sports centre Facilities typically include a swimming pool , a large sports hall, and
16-514: The people using the leisure centre's facilities, and act as swimming pool lifeguards , gym instructors and coaches , offering advice, motivation, and expertise to users. Leisure centres are often operated by private companies on contract to the local authority. Some leisure centres, particularly in Australia, are called aquatic centres , if their main facilities are pools for swimming , diving , and other aquatic sports . This article about
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