What are the Surrey LTA Clubmark Champs?

A league for all Clubmark accredited places to play in Surrey to reward the hard work coaches and places to play are doing to get players in their programme competing more.

How is it judged?

The only way we can fairly judge how much competition is taking place within a club is by looking at how many players at the club are playing ratings matches. A measure has been put in place to allow us to fairly compare the quality of programmes at different clubs within a county and across the country; this measure is the number of regularly competing juniors a place to play has.

What is a regularly competing junior?

A regularly competing junior is a player who is U18 and has played in at least 6 rating matches within a rolling 12 month period. The player must therefore have British Tennis Membership to allow their results to be submitted to the County Office.

 How do you win the league?

 This year there will be 4 separate leagues, the winner of each league will receive £500 to develop their Place to Play. The leagues will be categorised in accordance with Clubmark guidelines, which is determined by the number of floodlit courts a Place to Play has:

• Restricted Place to Play - no floodlit courts
• Small Place to Play - 1 to 3 floodlit courts
• Medium Place to Play - 4 to 7 floddlit courts
• Large Place to Play - 8+ floodlit courts

The winner of each league will be the club that has the highest number of regularly competing juniors.

*how this funding is utilised is to be agreed with Tennis Surrey (e.g. equipment, subsidy on coaching, court hire, travel, or marketing)

Why is competition within the club environment important and an indicator of a quality tennis programme?

• It means that players are being taught how to score and compete
• It means players are being exposed to competition in a comfortable environment making them more likely to enjoy the competitive experience
• It means players ratings have a chance to improve so they can access external competitions when they are ready
• It means that players stay motivated to continue with tennis vs. another sport
• It ensures players gain competitive experience which can prepare them to play for club teams now or in the future

To read more about how to integrate some internal competition into your programme and to find useful resources please click here

To read about last year's winners, Downswood LTC and Roehampton Club, please click here!

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