AEGON Team Tennis 2009

AEGON Team Tennis (Formerly National Junior Club League / National Club League) is the most popular team competition in Great Britain. There is something for every team with divisions for all ages and standards, competing locally and nationally, in singles and doubles.

How does being part of AEGON Team Tennis benefit your club?
• It brings more profile to the club and contributes to the attraction and retention of members.
• It offers singles and doubles matches for your members.
• It provides a focus for your club teams and helps promote an enjoyable competitive atmosphere.

How does being part of AEGON Team Tennis benefit your players?
• It provides players with regular team competition over a set time period.
• It offers players the chance to represent their club in competitive team tennis.
• It gives players a chance to be part of a team and enjoy the social side of tennis.

Entry forms are being posted to your club in early December – so keep a look out! In addition, the online AEGON Team Tennis Competition Pack will go live in the week of the 8th December.  Team resources, including printable entry forms and rules, will be available here.

Competition Organiser's training

In order to get more people, especially juniors, competing more often there needs to be more opportunities to take part in local competitions as currently there simply aren’t enough organised competitions to meet demand. Have you any parents or young people at your club who would like be part of helping to provide these opportunities by getting trained up as a competition organiser and getting involved.

The training is a 3 hour session delivered locally by your Tennis Development Managers. Find out when the next training course is happening near you by speaking to your local county office. Click here for contact details. Once trained your young volunteers and parents will be able to organise and run all types of competitions: from those that last a few hours to a two week event, but organising a mini tennis competition at your local facility for 8 kids is a great place to start.

www.fundrazor.com

For top tips and innovative fundraising ideas for your club click here or visit www.fundrazor.com. Since Fundrazor.com launched in April 2007 they have raised over £700,000 for grassroots sports clubs up and down the country - why not get your tennis club involved.  

Recruiting volunteers from outside your club

Have you thought about looking for volunteers outside your club?
Many organisations recruit volunteers from outside their structure or sector and there is no reason why tennis clubs can’t do the same. So if you need:-

• Someone to help write a business plan for your club.
• Professional advice.
• Someone to write your monthly newsletter.
• People to make cakes for a club event.
• Someone to help you fundraise.

……why don’t you look outside your club and advertise your volunteering opportunity to your local community.

Click here to access the Tennis Resources factsheet on where to advertise volunteering opportunities.

Talent and Performance Coordinator – Somerset/Dorset and Hampshire

Be part of a network of support for players, coaches and clubs across the country – helping us in our aim to identify and develop talented young players and coaches, promote competition and develop community tennis. Salary: £29,670 pa + benefits

 For further information and details on how to apply click here. Application deadline: 5 December 2008.

Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

Fundraising Club of the Year Award – Has your club raised money through a club event? If so, why not share some of the proceeds with the Dan Maskell Tennis Trust and help disabled people learn to play tennis. If your club makes a donation before the end of December it will be considered for the Fundraising Club of the Year Award. Donations should be made payable to "The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust" and sent to: The Tennis Foundation, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ.

Calling all runners - The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is looking for runners to take part in the BUPA 10K London run in May 2009. The Trust has 6 places available - each runner must guarantee to raise £500 which will go towards helping people with disabilities to play tennis. To register an interest please contact Gilly English Gilly@sportwins.co.uk.

British Tennis newsletter December 2008 www.lta.org.uk