Free Parks Tennis Activator

Barclays Free Park Tennis is a free, organised tennis session, designed to be delivered weekly, all year round, on a Saturday or a Sunday morning at 10–11am by two trained and DBS checked volunteer ‘activators’ at park sites across England, Wales and Scotland.

Sessions have been designed to help anyone play tennis. All children aged 12 or under must be accompanied by an adult. Sessions will be run on a minimum of three courts if the park has three tennis courts, however sessions can also be delivered with a reduced player capacity on two courts. Sessions will be bookable on the LTA website, with the operator uploading session availability via a new session category in the Coaching module on ClubSpark, which can be switched on by an LTA colleague.

The Barclays Free Park Tennis product will provide a fun session that appeals to the widest cross section of the public, whilst also providing an entry point into tennis for those that have not played before, or who have not played in many years.

About LTA Tennis Foundation

We’re here to transform communities through tennis. To do this, we’re focussing on three areas – making tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.

We’re proud to have been the governing body of tennis in Great Britain since 1888, and our goal is for more people to play and enjoy tennis.

We’re here because we are passionate about our sport, and we want to spread that passion across the nation. Looking to the future, we have an important role to play in ensuring the popularity and longevity of the sport – and to achieve that, we’re putting in place exciting and ambitions plans to create more opportunities for everyone to engage with tennis

What skills do I need?

Otherwise activators need to be friendly, approachable, enthusiastic individuals with good people skills, not fazed by meeting or speaking to new people. No prior tennis experience is required, although a bit of knowledge or passion for the sport would be preferable. Activators need to be reliable and be able to improvise and use their own initiative. They will be required to be outdoors for the full session.

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Saturday OR Sunday, 10-11am, weekly (frequency may be less over time).

Where does this role take place?