Inclusion
Derbyshire Tennis supports the commitment for tennis to lead on inclusion and diversity after publication of new LTA Inclusion Strategy
We give our full backing to the LTA’s new inclusion strategy for tennis in Britain, and its ambition for tennis to lead the way on inclusion and diversity in sport.
The national governing body for tennis wants to embed a culture of everyday inclusion within all aspects of the sport, with the ultimate goal being to ensure that people playing, working and volunteering in, and watching tennis reflect the diversity of the nation’s communities. The strategy sets out five key areas of work with 25 commitments to drive change, underpinned by 46 priority actions that will help make the ambition of the strategy a reality.
To support the publication of the strategy, the LTA have produced a video titled ‘Everyday Inclusion – It’s Just Tennis’ featuring contributions from members of the IDEA Group and the wider tennis community, speaking in their own words about inclusion in tennis. The IDEA Group stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, and acts as a forum for the LTA to listen to and engage with diverse representatives from across tennis.
Watch the video and read the full strategy via the links below:
The commitments covered in the strategy include:
- Making inclusion core to who the LTA is as a National Governing Body
- Implementing changes in the LTA’s governance, including appointments of new Board nominated Councillors and two Non-Executive Directors, and increasing the diversity of the LTA’s colleague base.
- Actively seeking out the views of under-represented groups.
- Ensuring better championing for and understanding of inclusion at tennis venues.
- Targeting underrepresented groups through specific programmes, while at the same time ensuring that all of our mainstream provision is as inclusive as possible.
For further information or to access a plain text version of the inclusion strategy, visit www.lta.org.uk/inclusion.