Club committees & volunteers
Every successful tennis club needs great people behind it – whether they’re volunteers or paid staff. In fact, Britain’s courts have more than 25,000 people volunteering their time throughout the year, opening tennis up across the country.
It’s vital our volunteers are supported from the get-go – from recruitment and training through to how they’re recognised and retained...
Recruiting
It’s crucial to select people with the right skills and motivations to match your club’s requirements. There’s plenty of practical support and information available here on our website to get you started:
- Our Resources Library has template role descriptions, volunteer agreements and an induction checklist.
- Our Safeguarding guidance provides advice on recruiting volunteers safely, including DBS checks.
Supporting and retaining volunteers
Volunteering should be fun and made to be as easy as possible – and part of this is ensuring you have the right training and support resources in place.
Our Self-Service Guide is an excellent place to start for advice on recruiting and retaining volunteers. You can also browse our courses – which include Competition Organiser, First Aid and Safeguarding workshops – in the Coach & Teach section of our website.
It’s also important that your volunteers feel valued - and recognising excellence is one way to do this, either formally or informally. The LTA Tennis Awards are one great way of acknowledging volunteers’ contributions. For more information – and to nominate – visit the LTA Tennis Awards section of our website.