Bringing tennis into the heart of the community
20:20 work as the Delivery Partner with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for the SERVES Tennis Programme in the North and one of our key aims is to open up tennis opportunities for people who have traditionally not had the chance to play the sport or thought tennis was for them.
The LTA’s SERVES Community Programme is aimed at young people aged 8 – 18 from a diverse range of backgrounds and is delivered in a variety of community venues. The programme uses the power of tennis encouraging and engaging young people to get active having fun with friends, keeping mentally and physically fit while learning new skills and increasing their self-confidence. In turn this supports and empowers young people to develop both as an individual and in tennis, learning life skills beyond the tennis court.
LTA SERVES Programme
The SERVES Programme is the LTA’s leading sport for development programme, which takes tennis into the heart of local communities to people who may have never picked up a racket or thought tennis was for them.
LTA SERVES Venues are located across England, Scotland and Wales and tennis is delivered in a variety of venues including; Community Centres, Youth Clubs, Mosques, Gurdwaras, Mandirs, Church Halls, Housing Associations and others.
They encourage and engage young people to get active and involved in tennis – having fun with friends, keeping mentally and physically fit all while learning new skills and increasing their self-confidence. In turn this supports and empowers young people to develop both as an individual and in tennis learning life skills beyond the tennis court.
LTA SERVES Tennis Activators are from the communities that they deliver tennis in and are from a diversity of backgrounds. Volunteers, Leaders, Youth Workers and others (16+) are provided with training and skills required to become a Tennis Activator, enabling them to lead and facilitate tennis sessions confidently to the young people that attend.
Tennis is a sport that everyone can get involved in; we aim to encourage as many communities to participate in playing tennis. We offer opportunities for SERVES Venues to meet and play tennis together and access tennis provision outside of their own community venue.
SERVES also supports community organisations to engage and upskill local people to become ‘Tennis Activators’, enabling them to deliver tennis sessions to their young people. You can see more information here – SERVES Community Tennis Development Programme | LTA
https://www.lta.org.uk/workforce-venues/community-tennis
As part of being a delivery partner, you will also have an opportunity to access support from Oaks consultancy in helping your community organisation to explore and realise your funding potential within the SERVES community program.
They are very keen to introduce SERVES in more community venues in Kirklees. If you would like to chat contact T20_foundation@yahoo.com or ring 07395557606.