VOLUNTEERING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
If you’re aged 11-18, you can join the LTA Youth Tennis Leaders programme through your club / registered venue / community organisation and start making a difference through volunteering.
This initiative helps young people build essential leadership skills, is accredited by Sports Leaders UK, and makes a fantastic addition to your CV. Each year, over 4,000 participants complete the programme, gaining the confidence and knowledge needed to begin volunteering or working in tennis.
Participants can take on a variety of roles, such as assisting with coaching programmes, contributing to committees, or helping with competitions and promotional events.
Speak to your coach, or leader, about local opportunities to get involved in the programme.
YOUNG PERSON’S WELFARE AMBASSADOR (YPWA)
This is the first time in British sport a National Governing Body (NGB) is actively involving young people in a programme directly integrating them in the safeguarding and welfare work within tennis venues across the UK and supporting them to be an important part of the process.
An Ambassador’s role is to:
- Provide a young person’s voice and perspective to promote safeguarding and welfare at their venues
- Raise awareness of safeguarding and welfare issues amongst members and players
- Gather feedback from young people to enable them to have a greater say in safeguarding discussions
- Provide an important link between venue committees and children and young people.
This is the first time in British sport a National Governing Body (NGB) is actively involving young people in a programme of this nature, directly integrating them in the safeguarding and welfare work within tennis venues and supporting them to be an important part of the process.
ARE YOU AGED 14-24 AND INTERESTED IN THE BECOMING A YPWA?
To explore how you and your venue can get involved, speak to your venue Welfare Officer or a member of the committee or coaching team.
Check out the document below to find out more about what the YPWA role is, the skills you’ll gain and how to get involved: