WHAT IS TENNIS CLUBMARK?

Achieving Tennis Clubmark means that the LTA have approved and supports the tennis programmes that we deliver on court and the policies and procedures that we have in place off court. The LTA believes that achieving high standards in these areas is crucial in ensuring that your club is managed effectively and that we provide a safe environment for junior members to enjoy and play tennis. Achieving Tennis Clubmark shows that our Club programmes, policies and procedures are all in line with best practice.

WHAT DOES CLUBMARK MEAN TO CLARKSTON TENNIS CLUB?

Gaining Clubmark is a huge positive for our club and makes us one of the few clubs in the area, even Scotland to gain this prestigious approval from the LTA.  Having Tennis Clubmark status will help us in other ways too:

      By encouraging and attracting young tennis members we will ensure a strong future.

      By providing opportunities for everyone and giving parents the peaces of mind that they have chosen a club whose practices and standards have been verified by an external body we will increase confidence.

      By having access to assistance with staff development for both coaches and volunteers we will improve the services offered by the club to its membership

      By increasing our profile with listing on a national database and in other directories we will attract new members

      By having access to funding; many external funding bodies now stipulate that clubs they work with must have Clubmark

As well as being a quality accreditation for our policies, procedures and club management it means that we are actively delivering appropriate tennis opportunities to players of all abilities, providing regular competitive programmes (especially for juniors), ensuring the well-being of young tennis players, empowering players to enjoy tennis, perform to the best of their ability and that we are identifying and supporting the development of the most talented tennis players.

CLUBMARK - A BIT OF BACKGROUND

Clubmark was introduced in 2002 by Sport England and was designed to:

    Develop a set of common criteria to ensure that consistent best practice and minimum operating standards are delivered in accredited clubs whatever the sport.

      Empower parents and when choosing a club for their children.

      Ensure that Clubmark accredited clubs are recognised.

      Provide a forum to support good practice in sports clubs working with children and young people.

Clubmark is being implemented across 24 sports. Each National Governing Body administers its own version of Clubmark (including standardised criteria) and the overall programme is supported by Sport England. Tennis Clubmark is the LTA’s quality accreditation endorsement for clubs. It has been built on the standard Clubmark criteria and customised to ensure that it is relevant to tennis.

“Clubs that have joined the scheme are finding it well worth it. By having recognised standards of child protection, coaching, equity and good management they find it easier to attract and keep members, improve the club’s profile and build for the future.”

LTA Information on clubmark:  http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/Clubs1/TennisClubmark/
Clubmark website:  www.clubmark.org.uk