Venue Support

What we offer you

Supporting LTA Registered Venues in Lincolnshire

Welcome to the Lincolnshire Tennis family, and thank you for registering with the LTA.

A major benefit of registration is that your venue will be supported for FREE by Lincolnshire Tennis – the local volunteer arm of the LTA.

Supporting Clubs including your players, coaches, officials & volunteers

LTA registered clubs in Lincolnshire are entitled to become voting members of Lincolnshire Tennis, and there is no further registration process or fee required to secure this membership. If you decide that you do not want your club to become a member, please let us know.

The support that we offer as a County organisation dovetails with the support provided by the LTA, so that together we should be able to provide all of the support and  guidance that your venue might need. The key support provided by the County organisation includes:

  • Access to experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers to discuss ways to improve your club
  • Access to the County Administrator to help navigate both Lincs Tennis and the LTA organisation
  • LTA registration guidance & support through our County Administrator
  • Club forums and webinars held jointly with LTA Midlands staff
  • Safeguarding support & welfare officer meetings through our County Safeguarding Officer
  • County Training from 8&U to 18&U
  • LTA Player Pathway 10&U programme support
  • Coach Education & Development support through courses and our Coach WhatsApp network
  • Tennis Leaders guidance & support
  • County Teams from 8&U to 75+
  • Team Leagues from 8&U upwards countywide and all year round
  • Festival of Tennis (County Closed Championships) from 8&U upwards
  • Team Challenge events countywde and all year round
  • Play Your Way to Wimbledon from 14&U upwards
  • Competition Officials Education & Development support through courses and Competition WhatsApp network
  • Disability Tennis programmes support through our Disability Tennis Team
  • Women's & Girl's tennis development support through our SHE Rallies Ambassadors
  • Padel Tennis development guidance
  • Interest free loans to support capital projects at your club
  • Grants of up to £250 for projects supporting an increase in participation
  • Grants of up to 1/3 of the cost for coaching and officials courses
  • Awards programme to recognise participation and achievement amongst clubs, players, coaches and volunteers
  • Dunlop/Slazenger balls purchase scheme
  • Social media feeds that showcase & promote tennis across Lincolnshire. Click the buttons below for the most recent news

As a member of Lincolnshire Tennis, you will be invited to attend General Meetings, and will be able to input into the strategic direction of our organisation, and vote on various matters, including the election of officers onto the County Management Committee. Your Club Main Contact will also be sent the redacted minutes of all of our regular Management Committee meetings. See https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/LincolnshireTennis/Governance/Governance

Supporting Educational Establishments and Park Venues

If you are a School, Educational Establishment or Park Venue in Lincolnshire, and have registered with the LTA, then we will also provide you with support at the local level. However, you will not be able to join the county association as members, which is restricted to registered tennis clubs.

  • Access to experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers to discuss ways to improve your venue
  • Access to the county administrator to help navigate both Lincs Tennis and the LTA organisation
  • Schools Team Tennis competition for year 7/8 & 9/10
  • LTA Youth Schools programme supporting our Midands LTA staff with local knowledge
  • Parks development & LTA Play supporting our LTA staff with local knowledge
  • Participation in county teams, county training, Play Your Way to Wimbledon and our Festival of Tennis
  • Our annual Awards programme to recognise clubs, coaches and volunteers
  • Social media feeds that showcase & promote tennis across Lincolnshire. Click the buttons below for the most recent news

You can read much more about what we do by looking through all the pages of this comprehensive website. Enjoy the read.

If you have any questions on the above, please contact the relevant officer at https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/LincolnshireTennis/Contact or failing that our County Administrator at lincstennis@gmail.com

 

Photos show Tattershall and Grantham TCs