AEGON Team Tennis 2009

AEGON Team Tennis (Formerly NJCL / NCL) 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.

For more information please go to the AEGON Team Tennis Competition Pack at www.LTA.org.uk/AEGONteamtennis. Team resources, including printable entry forms and rules, are available here.

The closing date for County entries is 19th February 2009.

Recruit Young Volunteers to Run Competitions

Have you got any young people at your club who would like to run competitions?  If so they can get trained up to be competition organisers.  Running competition could bring more profile to your club and contribute to the attraction and retention of adult and junior members and ultimately generate greater income for your club. 

A 3 hour session will equip your young volunteers with the skills they need to run competitions.  The young volunteers will also receive a competition organiser toolkit and t-shirt.  Find out when the next training course is happening near you by speaking to your local county office. Click here for contact details.

Here is what Jonty Bilous and Lauren Webster, both 17 and from Teesside, had to say about the experience:

“The satisfaction of seeing all this activity going ahead and to think I have got a lot to do with it is the most rewarding thing ever! Although scary at first, talking to parents and other adults has built my confidence and that is going to help me with other areas of life…university / job interviews here I come!”

“You can do this with your mates and have a great time down at the local club. After the competition we go on and socialise in the club and have a great laugh…it’s being a part of something that makes it so rewarding! I’ve even got some of the children looking up to me and recognising me at the local supermarket so feel a bit of a celebrity!”

Tennis Resources

Tennis Resources have been developed to support clubs, coaches and volunteers involved in tennis. Factsheets and case studies are available here. Topics covered include developing your tennis programme, employment advice for clubs and coaches, advice on developing your clubs facilities and the options available, club management advice and guidance including IT support and recruiting and supporting your volunteers.

Club Ballot Guidelines for Wimbledon

For advice on how to run your club ballot for The Championships, Wimbledon 2009 please click here

British Tennis Hospitality

This year signals the start of a new era in British Tennis as the LTA welcomes AEGON as its first ever Lead Partner. As part of AEGON’s investment into the sport, three of the summer’s most loved tournaments will now bear their name: the AEGON Championships at Queen’s Club, London, the AEGON Classic in Birmingham and the new men’s and women’s combined event, the AEGON International in Eastbourne.

Exceptional grass courts, the participation of the top players in men’s and women’s tennis and fine dining combine to provide an unrivalled and exclusive atmosphere for entertaining clients, colleagues and friends.

For further information on hospitality at the AEGON Championships at Queen’s Club, please click here

For further information on hospitality at the AEGON International in Eastbourne, please click here

For further information on hospitality at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, please click here

British Tennis newsletter January 2009 www.lta.org.uk