Free Parks Tennis Activator

Free Parks Tennis Activator

Posted for LTA Tennis Foundation

Posted by Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS

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Barclays Free Park Tennis is a free, organised tennis session, designed to be delivered weekly, all year round, on a Saturday or a Sunday morning at 10–11am by two trained and DBS checked volunteer ‘activators’ at park sites across England, Wales and Scotland.

Sessions have been designed to help anyone play tennis. All children aged 12 or under must be accompanied by an adult. Sessions will be run on a minimum of three courts if the park has three tennis courts, however sessions can also be delivered with a reduced player capacity on two courts. Sessions will be bookable on the LTA website, with the operator uploading session availability via a new session category in the Coaching module on ClubSpark, which can be switched on by an LTA colleague.

The Barclays Free Park Tennis product will provide a fun session that appeals to the widest cross section of the public, whilst also providing an entry point into tennis for those that have not played before, or who have not played in many years.

What skills do I need?

Otherwise activators need to be friendly, approachable, enthusiastic individuals with good people skills, not fazed by meeting or speaking to new people. No prior tennis experience is required, although a bit of knowledge or passion for the sport would be preferable. Activators need to be reliable and be able to improvise and use their own initiative. They will be required to be outdoors for the full session.