Volunteering: A NGB perspective Lawn Tennis Association

Christine Sprowell, Further Education Manager

Poppy Brimson, British Tennis Youth Group member

College Sport Week 2014

Today’s session

1. Volunteers in tennis – A vital ingredient

2. Volunteering – Your pathway to success

3. Careers in tennis

4. Training opportunities / making it happen

The LTAs Mission is….

…to get more people playing tennis, more often

Volunteers in tennis – A vital ingredient

Recruitment tactics:

• Club members - Giving something back to the sport

• Parents

• Schools & colleges – Sports Leadership training/ experience

• Colleges & universities – Student Tennis Ambassadors

• Tennis Satellite Clubs – Play, LEAD, Compete

• British Tennis Youth Group

• Reward and recognition

• Careers in tennis

Volunteering – Your pathway to success

Volunteers make things happen in sport…

Volunteering can also make things happen for you…

• Qualifications are not enough these days!

• Volunteering – The chance to gain valuable, transferable vocational skills and experiences

• A stepping stone into Higher Education or employment

Careers in tennis

Roles in tennis (on court & off court):

Tennis Coach Facility Design

Tennis Development Officer Finance

NGB Development / Management Roles Agent

Club Manager Human Resources

Receptionist / Customer Service Marketing & Promotion

Official – Referee / Umpire / Line Judge Sales Operations

Strength & Conditioning Coach Public Relations / Journalism

Psychologist Information Systems / IT

Racket Stringer Legal

Training Opportunities for Young Volunteers

Young Volunteer Structure in Warwickshire

Tennis Leader

Tennis Futures

20 selected tennis leaders

College / Uni

Tennis Ambassador

British Tennis Youth Group - Nationally selected

Training courses available

Competition Organiser

Social Media Training

Tennis Activator Training

Inclusive or Primary School Course for those assisting in schools

Level 1 Coaching Assistant Course

Referee / Tournament Organiser

Website Facebook Twitter Volunteer support

Assistant Coach

Volunteering Opportunities

Tennis Leader

Tennis Futures

Tennis Ambassador

British Tennis Youth Group

Club – School - College

County Events & Competitions

eg. Great British Tennis Weekend events

International Events

e.g. Wimbledon, Aegon Classic

British Tennis Youth Group

Poppy Brimson

The importance of young volunteers!

• Encourage people of all ages and abilities to try something new

• Give people more confidence that they can achieve things they didn’t think they could

• Offer a point of view from a young person’s perspective

• Offer own thoughts and ideas to help develop the industry

• Offer support to coaches, schools etc.

Tennis Leaders

Final thoughts…

Useful Websites:

www.lta.org.uk

www.tennisfoundation.org.uk

Contact:

education@tennisfoundation.org.uk

And finally:

•Say yes to everything!

•Take every opportunity to volunteer & gain experience

•Use sport as a stepping stone to higher education or employment

•A fun, exciting job doing something that you love…