Open Court Programme
Our Open Court Programme is a national programme funded by Sport England and the LTA, which is delivered at a local level made up of; a collaboration of key partners actively promoting and delivering opportunities for disabled people to get involved in tennis through a customer focused approach.
The main option provided is disability specific sessions such as; learning disability tennis, wheelchair tennis, visually impaired tennis and deaf tennis. However, as a sport we are also expanding our offer into other long term health conditions such as Mental Health and Dementia.
Our programme is a vehicle for improving mental and physical health as it aims to increase opportunities to play, socialise and compete with similar people in the sport. We work with various tennis venues to put on tennis activities for a range of impairments as well working to towards.
Further information can be found on the LTA website by clicking here.
Gloucestershire Disability Tennis Committee
The Disability Tennis Committee was formed in early 2020 by a group of dedicated volunteers, with the aim of increasing and improving the provision of disability tennis around Gloucestershire. This may be through group or individual coaching, fun competitions or schools festivals.
Tennis can be adapted to suit different needs through racket size, type of ball, height of net or number of bounces. It can also be accessed by any group, regardless of ability or experience.
The current provision in the county includes;
- Adults & Junior Wheelchair Tennis
- Adults & Junior SEN tennis
- Dementia Friendly Tennis
- Downs Syndrome Tennis (in association with DS Active)
If you (or someone you know) would like to join any of these initiatives please contact sjwigg@hotmail.co.uk. We are always looking for more volunteers to sit on the committee, if you think your venues or club would like to be involved please contact gloscountytennis@gmail.com
