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.
Northants Open Court Lead:
Tom Stevenson
07725 052121 / opencourt@northantslta.co.uk
Resources
LTA Disability Tennis Coaching Resource Pack
Open Your Doors Online Module - how to be a disability-inclusive tennis venue
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Further information can be found on the LTA website by clicking here.
