The 2020 schools roadshow fund aims to assist with the financial pressures of providing promotional curriculum taster sessions to schools: maximising opportunity and awareness of tennis and entry to the sport.
The funds purpose is to support access to local clusters of primary schools to deliver 1 – 2 weeks intensive taster sessions. It is envisage each taster will be delivered 1hr per class to maximise fund value and coverage across age groups and local schools. Taster sessions should inspire, be aimed at large numbers in small spaces, and be fun.
Taster sessions should directly signpost to a venue based free Big Tennis Open day. With relevant free activity provided on the day. Entry level age group relevant coaching and enticing membership offer should be promoted at the open day as example TFK, or discounted membership. Successful applicants will account for hard to reach groups in delivery and follow on activity, reducing barriers to participation. These include girls and women, and people living with a disability.
Measures of success include:
Number of children and families attending a Big Tennis Open Day
Number of children and families transitioning into club coaching or membership
Minimum criteria to access fund:
- Venues must be LTA registered
- Delivery coaches must be at least L3 or above and accredited
- Funding applied for, should be either match funded financially or via benefit in kind (ie coach contributing own time personally)
- All taster sessions should feed a free Big Tennis Weekend Open day*, set up via clubspark for booking (campaign weekends 16 & 17 May, the 18 & 19 July and 26 & 27 September 2020, however Open days can be run outside the campaign weekends. Sign up from 2nd March.
- Clubspark for open day booking must be used and attendance on the day recorded. This can be used in isolation.
- If non clubspark mechanism is used for follow on coaching or membership, insight must be provided in regards to transference.
- This fund should be accessed as a partnership between coaching team and club venue, maximum award per club is £250.
*LTA Big Tennis Weekends Resource Packs is also available, separate to fund and includes:
5 x branded volunteer T-shirts
1 x personalised banner (made from recyclable material & 100% recyclable after your event)
500 x personalised postcards
20 x personalised A4 posters
And other resources to help run a fun open day
Delivery address for this is captured during creation of day on clubspark event module.
Fund Access
The fund is open now, and will remain open until it’s fully allocated (£10k). It is accessible via application and should demonstrate the above. The outcome will be communicated 14 days from application submission date. Queries to kirsty.humphries@tennisscotland.org