The Schools Tennis Roadshow 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 Roadshow 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 Roadshow 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.
Tennis Development Manager, James Deem, added: “It great to see so many school sport staff attend the forums to learn about the resources on offer. The Tennis Foundations do a really great job in supporting schools tennis”. He added “It was really good to see Millfield Prep School and Taunton Prep School represented at the workshops to find out about the resources in offer”
The roadshow also had a visit from LTA chief Executive Roger Draper. Roger said: “Here at the Bristol Schools Tennis Roadshow, we are half way through the Roadshows as the team travel around the Country engaging with local teachers in each area. It is really fascinating to see in 3 years the AEGON School Tennis programme develop – over 13,000 schools involved, 42,000 kids are now playing in inter-school competitions and how the programme has developed for not just primary schools, but also secondary schools, higher education, further education colleges and special schools. It really is a fantastic programme and I think as a sport we are leading the way.”
Everyone that attends the Roadshow 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