Tennis Resources have been produced to support clubs and tennis providers. They are a collection of fact sheets and case studies covering a wide range of topics that can help answer questions you have, and help you run your club to the highest standards.
Know your options when it comes to grants and government funding. Use the information here to help you apply for these and also attract commercial sponsors to add to your revenue stream.
A range of fact sheets have been developed to provide you with advice and guidance on how to safeguard and protect children playing at your club or within your tennis programme.
Managing your clubs finances effectively is critical in ensuring continued success. Factsheets included within this section provide advice on developing business plans, developing business contracts and VAT registration.
Factsheets have been developed to provide clubs and tennis providers with advice on how to develop a constitution, how to apply for Community Amateur Sports Club status, planning their clubs development and much more.
The Tennis resources included within this section provide advice on appointing a coach and job descriptions for your coaches.
The LTA believes all members of the community should have access to tennis. Included within this section is advice on the Disability Discrimination Act and a case study of some clubs who are doing great work in this area.
BASeline the LTA’s Business Advice Service has developed a number of employment advice factsheets. These range from employing children and young people to writing terms and conditions of employment.
The fact sheets included within this section provide advice and guidance on how to develop and maintain your clubs facilities.
Health and safety is a really important consideration for all tennis providers. We have developed a number of factsheets to help you ensure your tennis players can play in a risk free environment.
Many clubs and tennis programmes are managed by volunteers as well as paid employees. It is really helpful for both volunteers and paid staff to have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities. Some job descriptions templates have been developed that you can use and adapt to meet your needs.
Working with your local press can be a great way of promoting your club. We have developed some guidance notes on how to write press releases and tips for getting your story covered.
Included within this section is some guidance on developing your tennis programme as well as a number of case studies showcasing some great tennis programmes.
Posters you can use to promote your club or tennis activities are available to download. A text box has been provided so you can insert your club details or details of the activity or event you are running.
Information and resources to help you build and then sustain links with local schools which will help more children get into tennis and attract players to your club. The benefits of school-club links are numerous, find out more about them.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of most tennis clubs and in many cases clubs simply wouldn’t be able to function without the tireless support they receive from their volunteers. We have developed some factsheets to help you support your volunteers, provided some suggestions on how you can recruit new volunteers and made some recommendations on how to reward volunteers for their great work.