The Schools Tennis Road Show arrived in Bristol this week with teachers and schools representatives getting the very latest information on tennis in schools.
Since they began in 2009, more than 2,500 people have attended the Schools Tennis Road Show, which this year will visit 16 towns and cities across Great Britain.
The Schools Tennis Road Show aims to provide an overview of all the support available to schools, highlight new resources and products, and demonstrate practical ideas for delivering tennis in an educational environment.
Roger Draper, Chief Executive of the LTA, attended the road show and said: “Bristol is the half-way point of the Schools Tennis Road Shows. The team will continue to travel the country and engage with teachers in the areas we visit.
“It is really fascinating to see in three years how far the AEGON School Tennis programme has come. There are now over 13,000 schools involved with 42,000 kids playing in inter-school competitions. The programme has not only developed in primary schools, but secondary schools, higher education, further education colleges and special schools, too.”
The Tennis Foundation’s Head of Education Tom Gibbins added: “The Road Show is a great chance for us to promote the opportunities we have available to support teachers in helping more children play tennis at school.”
Tutors Paul Williams and Phil Leighton put everyone through their paces with Mini Tennis sessions on court, as well as information on school competitions and getting teenagers involved in the Tennis Leaders programme to start coaching.
Everyone that attends the Road Show will receive the Guide to Schools Tennis 2012, including information on the new LTA Mini Tennis Programme, a new primary school Cross Curricular resource and resources to enable schools to deliver the new Tennis Leaders modules. A £50 Schools Tennis equipment voucher will also be awarded to all attendees, as well as entry into a prize draw to win one of 100 Schools Tennis Equipment Packs and a pair of Wimbledon tickets.
The Road Show was not the only event being hosted at the David Lloyd Centre in Long Ashton on Wednesday. The Tennis Centre was a hub of Schools Tennis activity with three-hour Primary and Secondary School Teacher Training Courses taking place alongside the Road Show.
The Primary School course provides teachers with an innovative DVD resource, which has been designed to show how to deliver tennis to large numbers of children in a small space.
Schools also receive an AEGON Schools Tennis equipment pack, removing another key barrier for teachers. The Secondary School course also provides teachers with an the equipment and skills needed to deliver tennis to mixed ability teenagers, both in traditional ways and through new formats of the game such as Cardio Tennis and Mini Tennis.
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