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.
The Tennis Foundation’s Head of Education Tom Gibbins said: “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.
Kirsty Bromley, PE Teacher at Morton Hall School said: “At the Schools Tennis Road Show we were given lots of ideas to take away and use in our sportshall with our own pupils. We were given a fantastic pack of resources – my particular favourite being the Activity Cards which have simple pictures to demonstrate and easy to follow instructions. It was a fantastic day and I have gone away really enthused to deliver tennis in my school!”
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.
For more information on the Tennis Foundation’s support for primary, special and secondary schools please visit www.schoolstennis.org