On 11th November Pershore Tennis Centre hosted one of three events held by the LTA Midlands to grow and develop the female workforce and participation in tennis around the region.

Sarah McCormick, Club Chair says: “This was a fantastic opportunity to build the profile of women’s tennis and focus attention on women’s sport and Pershore Tennis Centre were happy to play host.”

Teachers and schools from around the county were invited to the event for a women and girls activation through an all-female workforce delivering LTA Youth Schools Teacher Training and female Tennis Leaders courses as part of the weeklong Billie Jean King Cup across the Midlands.

The centre played host to 12 high schools, with 17 teachers and 107 girls all taking part.

The King Cup is intended to inspire girls into Tennis by:

• 245 new female LTA Youth Tennis Leaders (120 at Pershore)
• 42 new LTA Youth Secondary Schools Teachers Trained (16 at Pershore)
• All competed in LTA Youth Team Challenge – majority for the very first time!
• Face to face time networking and building relationships with schools and School Games Organisers (SGOs)
• Good luck to the girls supporting tennis delivery back at school and with cluster primary school festivals.

Van Willerton, Participation Development Partner at the LTA, extended a “big thank you to our local coaches, venues and  the Midlands Team for all your support.”

Sarah, who was also one of the female coaches delivering the event continued: “It was an incredible day to bring together so many girls interested in tennis and to see them all engaging and enjoying the day, we hope we have inspired the next generation of tennis coaches.”

If you’re interested in joining in with tennis locally, please contact Sarah and the Pershore Tennis Centre team on 01386 5566677.