Guidance notes - Financial assistance for tennis development activities
The Association’s Committee has decided to repeat a scheme to use some of the Association’s funds to support tennis development activities.
The scheme will provide financial support limited to two specific grant types. These will be known as:
- Coach qualification grant
- Club coaching scheme support grant
There are specific criteria for each type of application which are set out below. Pleaseread these carefully before submitting an application.
Criteria for Coaching qualification grant
- Coach qualification grants be limited to 3 per club (the clubs to decide on priority)
- Applicant must have resided in Sheffield for 3 years
- Applicant must have been a member of an S & D club for 3 years
- Applicant must be a minimum of 16 years of age
- Applicant must agree to contribute voluntary work with a coach or to an S & D event.
- Grant will only be paid on production of the receipt of course fees
- Any coach qualification grant will be up to a maximum of 50% of the course fee
- Grants will only be considered for UKCC 1 and UKCC 2 courses
- Applicant must justify why they need the grant
Criteria for Club coaching support grant
- The application must be in respect of a club start-up scheme
- No repeat application for at least two years
- The Club must detail why a grant is needed
An application form is available for each type of grant. They can be downloaded from the “Downloads” section of the S & D LTA website at The application must be signed by the Club Secretary and, in the case of the coach application grant, the person attending the course.
The scheme will be reviewed each year.
Closing date for applications is the 30th September 2017.Applications received after this date will not be considered until September2017, if the scheme continues.
Completed applications should be posted to the following address: J Redfearn,14, Penrhyn Road, Hunters Bar, Sheffield S118UL /