New sport SlideBall launches free Saturday sessions at St Mary's from 4 July
1 July 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
A brand-new sport called SlideBall is coming to St Mary's University in Twickenham this summer, with free one-hour trial sessions starting on Saturday 4 July and running every Saturday from 1 to 2pm.
SlideBall is a non-contact, inclusive sport open to anyone aged 11 and over. Players aim to strike a central target — called the core — or hit a bullseye with a measured pass. The format is designed to work for a wide range of abilities and fitness levels, whether you are after a decent cardio session or something more relaxed with the family.
The sessions are council-supported and free to attend, though spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you book a place and can no longer make it, the organisers ask that you cancel so the spot can go to someone else.
Twickenham has no shortage of sport on offer in the summer, but it is genuinely rare to find something this new — SlideBall was only recently developed as a sport, so these sessions represent a genuine early opportunity to try it. Full details via Richmond Council