What Is Walking Football?
No running, no contact and the ball kept low: the slower form of football that brings older players and returners back into the game.
Sport2 min read
Section
Sport
Walking football, pickleball, curling, the Highland games and how to choose a sport as an adult: rules, basics and where to start. Every guide lists the sources it was checked against.
Latest in Sport
How to Play Pickleball
A badminton-sized court, a plastic ball with holes and a handful of simple rules: everything a UK beginner needs before a first game.
Sport3 min read
Also in Sport
Highland Games Events Explained
Sport3 min read
How Curling Works
Sport3 min read
Sports for Adult Beginners
Sport3 min read
From the archive
All archive pages
Try a Commonwealth sport
The 17 sports of the Glasgow 2014 programme and the Scottish bodies that ran them, plus an A to Z of other activities.
Archive 2010 campaign
Celebrating our athletes
sportscotland, London 2012 and Glasgow 2014: the big events the campaign tied its message to.
Archive 2010 campaign
Helpful links A to Z
The campaign's directory of Scottish sports bodies, activity programmes and health organisations.
Archive 2010 campaign
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