You may be aware of “The Park Tennis Project” and the nationwide investment by the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation, delivered by the LTA, to refurbish public tennis courts and open the sport to many more people including courts across Wales recently.
It is a key part of how we are delivering our vision of ‘Tennis opened up’ and mission to grow tennis by making it relevant, accessible, welcoming, and enjoyable. Over 2500 courts across Britain have been transformed and reopened to the public.
Public tennis courts are key to tennis’ long-term future as they are often where many people first play the game and are venues that have higher participation rates amongst women and girls and disadvantaged communities.
We are now seeking your support in order to help us roll our “Barclays Free Parks Tennis”. Free, social tennis sessions, every weekend, coming to a park court near you led by a team of local volunteers keen to help see tennis thrive in their community. We are currently looking for volunteers in Ammanford and Cross Hands.
Barclays Free Park Tennis sessions wouldn’t be possible without the incredible work of volunteer activators. These teams work together to plan and lead fun activities on court as well as collaborating with venues and operators to more people get active and enjoy tennis with free weekly sessions.
You don’t need to be a coach or even have that much experience playing tennis, anyone can become a Barclays Free Park Tennis Activator – we’ll give you everything you need to succeed.
Becoming a Barclays Free Park Tennis Activator is simple and free for you to apply:
- Click HERE – Barclays Free Park Tennis Activators | Tennis Volunteers | LTA
- Either create an account or log in add the role to your existing LTA Advantage account
- Complete the onboarding process
- Complete your Barclays Free Park Tennis and Safeguarding training and complete your DBS check
- Get to know all the resources so you’re ready to deliver once your sessions are set up
So, what’s in it for you? Here’s just a few of the benefits on offer for our Barclays Free Park Tennis Activators:
- Free online training – giving you all the knowledge and resources you need to run fun sessions at your local park courts
- Free tennis equipment – we’ll kit you out with an equipment bag with rackets, balls, markers and everything else you need
- Free hoodie – once you’ve finished your training we’ll send you a Free Park Tennis hoodie to wear during your sessions
- Meet new people – in becoming a Barclays Free Park Tennis Activator, you’ll get to meet new people in your team and through the sessions
- Support – the Operator at your local park courts will support you throughout your time as an Activator with ongoing admin and online sessions
- Rewarding – running Barclays Free Park Tennis sessions can be incredibly rewarding and you can take great pride in knowing that your work is making a difference to people’s lives
For more information visit the website Barclays Free Park Tennis | Free Tennis in Your Local Park | LTA
