From 1 October 2018, as part of the LTA’s 2018/19 Club Registration process, new mandatory standards are being introduced to help your venue become a safer place for all involved.

The 5 standards required from each club are:

  1. Agree, embrace and display a Safeguarding Policy
  2. Agree and adopt a Diversity & Inclusion Policy
  3. To have a trained Welfare Officer
  4. All coaches and relevant volunteers to have satisfactory criminal record/DBS checks
  5. Undertaken an Annual Risk Assessment

For more information please go the to the LTA website re Venue Minimum Standards

Additional Safeguarding & Protection in Tennis training courses have just been announced at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex on 21 August and 18 September. Go to http://avontennis.org.uk/events/list/