Welcome To South Yorkshire Sport

Lawn Tennis Association(LTA)

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the organisation and administration of the senior game.

Through working with the different groups involved such as clubs, coaches, parents and players the LTA aims to grow the base of the sport and get more people involved in tennis. It organises coaching and tournaments for junior players, as well as senior events throughout the UK.

Currentlythere are 487,000 16+ play tennis once a week

LTA Targetis an additional 150,000 people playing tennis once a week by 2013

The LTA strategy has a clear focus:

• Delivering quality tennis programmes at places to play
• Facilities
• Taking tennis to the masses
• Sustainable clubs
• Junior competition
• Coach recruitment and development
• School club links
• Volunteers

The Tennis Foundation

Britain’s foremost tennis charity is leading the drive to develop and grow quality, fun tennis opportunities for all communities across the UK.

Driven by the belief that Tennis should be accessible to everyone - One game All

The TF is making organised and affordable tennis accessible to people of all ages and abilities, year round.

This delivery is across all local authority existing tennis facilities including schools and parks in England, Scotland and Wales.

To make this happen the Tennis Foundation works closely with the LTA, local authorities, education providers and other local partners, with a focus on tennis coaches working at a local level.

Tennis Foundation current activities 

Helping more people to play and provide tennis - See the latest, read the TF Winter Newsletter

Community Tennis– Developing community tennis through Hotspots – tied in tennis.

AEGON Parks Tennis– Creating sustainable organised fun tennis with a network of Beacons and Self Service units in Parks. Find your nearest public courts, link up with other players, create tournaments and interact with tennis forums check out eparktennis

Disability Tennis– Increasing  the number of coaches trained to deliver disability tennis programmes for beginners of all ages and developing more performance squads.

AEGON Schools Tennis– Focusing on delivering a sustainable package of equipment, coaching and teacher resources to  primary schools.

University/Colleges– Expanding the playing, competing and coach education opportunities.

Fundraising Events and Donation

- High profile fundraising and special events to help fund the Tennis Foundation

Dan Maskell Tennis Trust – Continuing the work of the trust to offer assistance to people with disabilities who play tennis or wish to play tennis.

Funding Stream– Obtaining more resources for Community tennis through  EU and Government Sport funding schemes.

Volunteering– Actively recruiting and training more Tennis volunteers.

Find out more at the Tennis Foundation Website.

Get Involved!

Have you been meaning to get back into tennis or always meant to take it up?

Join the Sheffield Tennis League and see your game improve!

Adult tennis players of all standards are warmly invited to join the next round of Sheffield Tennis League. Whatever your level, there is a place for you in this friendly, mixed sex singles league. As one of our player said, "Thanks for putting on the league for everyone - it is great."

The league is designed to offer local players an easy structure to play matches, which is widely recognised as the best way to improve.   

We circulate contact details of the group you will be playing in and you will get about five or six matches to play over 8 weeks. Everyone gets in touch with each other to play at a mutually convenient time, which means it is totally flexible - you play when you want. Matches can be played on any of Sheffield's public courts (there is a full list on the website) or at any other suitable court.

There are rewards and prizes!  Everyone who completes three matches by the half way point is posted a free tube of tennis balls and the winner of each group wins £20, plus a winner’s certificate.

Entry is £10 and it's easy to enter online at www.localtennisleagues.com/sheffield/joinnow