The yearly membership fee to join the organisation starts at just £25 with the Bronze level membership and is open to everyone, with benefits such as a subscription to UK Tennis Magazine, access to the BTCA Memberzone, along with discounts from selected suppliers.

The Silver level membership is for coaches only, and has all the benefits of Bronze membership. Additionally this membership allows access to BTCA events and courses, but more importantly, the two day BTCA National Conference, which counts for 12 CPD credits. Coaches with a recognised coaching qualification, including the LTA, PTR, RPT and ITA, are eligible to join, as well as any foreign coach with a recognised qualification from their home federation.

The Gold and Platinum Membership packages are also only available to coaches, and include £10 Million Public & Employers Liability Coaching Insurance, as well as free access to ‘Shotpage’, digital coaching & analysis software. Any tier membership to the organisation also provides professional, career and business advice, a legal helpline, official representation, industry and qualification recognition, networking, workshops and forums.

The BTCA additionally offers Corporate Membership with its UK Tennis Magazine partnership for businesses and companies within the tennis industry.

Royston Kymberly is the National Manager of BTCA. The CEO and founder of The International Tennis Academy UK, Head of Elite Academy UK, and also Executive Editor of UK Tennis Magazine, Royston has been involved in tennis coaching for over 20 years and has worked with players from all levels of the game. He is LTA, RPT, MTCA and Bollettieri Academy qualified and also has extensive experience in IT and Business Management Training as well as being a qualified Tai Chi Instructor and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Consultant. Royston has also worked as a consultant to the Gaming Industry and was instrumental in the introduction of many Western Casino Operations into Asia & Eastern Europe.

The Chairman of the association is Paul Braithwaite, an LTA Senior Coach, who has been an active member of BTCA for over 25 years and has worked alongside the Board for much of that time. Very much a ‘people person’, Paul specializes in guidance and mentoring services and currently holds a diploma in youth and community work while coaching at Shambrook Tennis Club in Bedfordshire.

Other BTCA Board members include Mike Lipschitz and Mark Furness.

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Nowadays membership is open to all arms of the media, particularly professional writers, broadcasters and photographers in Great Britain, who cover the sport nationally or internationally.

Membership is divided into two main categories: full members (50 maximum) and associate members. The British Tennis Journalists Association is administered by a committee elected each year at the Annual General Meeting held during Wimbledon.

A quarterly bulletin is emailed to all members and the British Tennis Journalists Association holds occasional on-the-record lunches with key figures in the sport. In addition, since the late 1950s the British Tennis Journalists Association has honoured those who have made a special contribution to British tennis. This is done through the presentation of an award at the British Tennis Journalists Association Annual Awards Lunch, at the end of the season, which also now includes a Player of the Year award.

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Its aim is to raise money to help disabled people to play tennis via a grant aid programme, funding such items as tennis specific wheelchairs, coaching fees and court hire, and equipment for both individuals and disability groups such as clubs, organisations, special schools.  The Trust operates primarily, but not exclusively for wheelchair, deaf, learning disabilities, blind and visually impaired tennis.

The Trust is named after the late Dan Maskell, the BBC TV commentator known affectionately as ‘the voice of Wilmbledon’. Dan had a special empathy with disabled players and was awarded an OBE in 1945 for his work as the RAF’s first rehabilitation Officer.

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Workshops are offered along with internationally accredited certification.

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Grounds Management Association (formerly The Institute of Groundsmanship -IOG) represents groundsmen and women and promotes the groundscare profession to ensure quality surfaces for sport, leisure, amenity and recreation.

A membership organisation representing the whole of the grounds-care industry and all those involved in it, the institute was founded in 1934 by W H Bowles BEM, head groundsman at Eton College when the first 11 founder members formed the National Association of Groundsmen, which became the IOG in 1969.

The original purpose of this institute – to improve the status of groundsmen and the standard of groundsmanship – are the same objectives that continue to direct the activities of the IOG to this day.

The first IOG exhibition was organised in 1938 and was the forerunner of today’s SALTEX – Sports, Amenities and Landscaping Trade Exhibition. This event is now held annually at The NEC, Birmingham during the first week in November, and attracts local, regional, national and international patronage.

The institute’s journal the Groundsman was introduced in 1947 and is still a monthly benefit to members today. It is circulated to the amenity and sports industries, education and training establishments, local authorities and IOG members, serving an essential need for communication, education, turfcare and technical advice and examples of best practice.

In 2009, the IOG launched its annual Industry Awards to recognise and salute groundscare skills, both within the volunteer and professional sectors, and to gain wider, public recognition for the industry’s expertise.

The institute’s education programme has evolved since its inception in 1953, and now caters for hundreds of students each year at national training venues and through our Moodle online portal – offering initial groundscare training through to management expertise. Our wide range of industry-specific qualifications are endorsed by the national governing bodies of sport.

The IOG Turfcare Advisory Service, introduced in 1990, now advises organisations worldwide on the development and management of sports and amenity facilities.

Sharing the IOG’s vision for the future of groundsmanship, our Young Board of Directors have adopted the slogan ‘Our Career, Your Future’ in their quest to share their enthusiasm for their groundscare roles and encourage more young people into the industry.

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Our vision is tennis opened up; we’re working towards a future where tennis is truly a sport for all. To do this we have a mission to make tennis more relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable. For further information please visit https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/

The LTA’s purpose is to enrich lives through tennis. Our new values are Teamwork, Integrity, Passion and Excellence which underpin everything that we do.

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Oxygen Consulting – valuable strategic business insight for organisations serving the global health and fitness industry

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Blane Dodds, CEO of Tennis Scotland, hopes that the tennis industry, through the TIA UK, will help support Tennis Scotland’s vision of tennis opened up.

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Anyone who is a volunteer in a tennis venue or helping at county level can join this Facebook group which has now grown to include email communication, an on-line newsletter, website and YouTube channel

• Share experiences, knowledge and best practice for yourself and your club
• Ask (and answer) questions without judgement
• Get inspiration, air ideas and gather views
• Gain a broader perspective, looking beyond local
• Find solutions and hacks including funding and budgeting
• Build a nationwide network
• Create a solid business case for your committee or stakeholders
• Get up to speed on emerging trends and technology
• Tackle tennis and facility challenges without feeling alone
• Make more informed decisions
• No requirement to be an active participant, you can observe and benefit passively

Wish to Join Us?

Contact Simon Spalter, TVC Founder at tennis@eceltd.co.uk

Volunteers – making a difference to British Tennis

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Tennis Wales is the governing body for tennis across Wales. In partnership with the LTA and Sport Wales, we have a 2020 – 2024 strategy and vision for tennis opened up across Wales. Across Wales there are 90 clubs, 6 indoor tennis centres, commercial leisure operators, 200 accredited tennis coaches and over 500 volunteers delivering tennis.

As part of our strategy to open tennis up, we’re keen to meet with & support tennis providers, operators and businesses that share our vision and can contribute here in Wales.

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