WHAT IS NATIONAL MINI TENNIS MONTH?
National Mini Tennis Month will see tennis venues across GB host free parent and child Mini Tennis sessions between Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 16th May 2014.
WHAT IS THE AIM OF NATIONAL MINI TENNIS MONTH 2014?
The aim of National Mini Tennis Month is to promote tennis as a family sport by showing parents how easy it is to play tennis with their children. Take home activity cards will also encourage them to continue playing as they develop their skills.
This will: Increase the number of children and adults learning to play
WHEN IS NATIONAL MINI TENNIS MONTH?
National Mini Tennis Month will take place in schools, parks and tennis centres across the country from Tuesday 22nd April – Friday 16th May 2014.
HOW CAN MY VENUE BE PART OF NATIONAL MINI TENNIS MONTH?
Run a free parent and child session between April 22 – May 16th 2014
We will provide resources to support you to follow the steps below:
Target your local Primary School and invite the pupils and parents to your venue for a parent and child mini tennis session.
Organise a session for parents and children involving the parents to show them how they can help their children to learn ball skills.
Promote your -summer term and holiday programmes, as well as adult classes. If you are running the Great British Tennis Weekend (insert link) this will work really well as an exit route!
It is up to you whether you invite lots of year groups and schools to one big event, or repeat the activity each week inviting a different school or year group. You could also open it up to your community and promote it via your members by asking them to bring a friend.
RESOURCES
Letter to schools
Promotional material, including Mini Tennis parent and child invites.
How to organise your parents and child session
Mini Tennis sign in sheet - capture the details of parents and children attending your sessions
Tell us about your NMTM event
Tell us some details about how your activities went and we will send you some Mini Tennis goodies. Tell us
Shop
Buy the LTA Mini Tennis goodies pack for a special discounted price. Buy
Note: In 2013 over 15,000 children took part in National Mini Tennis Week and on average 10 new mini tennis players signed up to the coaching programme per venue.