Start Date: 29th July 2023 – 9.30 am End Date: 27 August 2023 – 5:30 pm Duration: 4 Days Credits: 15 Coach Credits Location: The West Hants Club, Dorset Price: £390 The LTA Instructor qualification is a five-day qualification ideal for those looking to build on the coaching foundations of LTA Assistant, enabling you to […]
News & Updates
Winning weekend for Dorset’s 11U Girls at County Cup
Huge congratulations to our 11U Girls team, 11U County Cup Div 2b Champions. Outstanding tennis and team spirit from the team with 4 out of 4 wins : Cornwall 6-0, Somerset 5-1, Devon 5-1, Wiltshire 6-0. Well done to the team, Poppy-Kate, Sienna, Elizabeth, Sophia, Mizuki. Thanks to all the parents for their support and […]
Popular Dorset Grade 3 Tournaments Open for Entries
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN for two popular Grade 3 tournaments in Dorset : Frost & Co Dorset Open Dates | 24th to 29th July Venue | East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Events | all junior age groups, 8U to 18U, Open Men’s and Women’s, 45+ Men’s, 60+ Women’s, 65+ Men’s Closing Date | […]
Thank you Dorset Tennis Volunteers
A great day was had welcoming club and county volunteers on Thursday (1st June) to watch some fantastic tennis, including some top Dorset players, at The British Open Masters Clay Court Championships at The West Hants Club while enjoying a complimentary drink and bite to eat. A small gesture of appreciation to Dorset Tennis volunteers […]
LTA Competition Parenting Workshops
The LTA are running Competition Parenting Workshops (free on-line webinars) which are aimed at parents with children aged 9-14 who have just started competing or compete regularly. The interactive two-hour sessions are designed in partnership with Loughborough University to provide parents with the knowledge and skills they need to support their child at tennis competitions. […]
10U County Cup
Our 10U boys and girls county teams recently played County Cup with the boys at Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club in Wiltshire and the girls at Sherborne Tennis Club. A great team effort from both teams with the girls taking second place, runners-up to Surrey and the boys finishing fourth after a very tense tie-break […]
Grants provided by Dorset Tennis
To support the growth of local tennis, Dorset Tennis has allocated funding to provide grants to registered venues, coaches and schools to assist with projects which require additional financial support to enhance their initiative or coaching career. The grants aim to promote tennis as a relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable sport. Grants are available for the […]
Upcoming Tennis Volunteer Community Q&A Sessions
Q&A with the LTA about everything ‘Sustainable’ Tuesday, 23rd May – 2 pm & 7 pm Join the LTA and the Tennis Volunteer Community for a catch up on sustainability with an opportunity to hear some first hand successes from clubs across the country. Register here 2 pm – Meeting Registration – Zoom 7 pm […]
14U Girls County Cup
Our 14U Girls County Cup, who had a direct entry to the National Finals, travelled to Nottingham for the three day event with the top 8 counties in the country taking part – Dorset, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Essex and Suffolk – split into two boxes. Dorset were in a box with the much […]
Treasurer – Volunteer Opportunity
We are looking for a volunteer who will take over some or all of the duties currently undertaken by the Treasurer of the Dorset LTA – otherwise known as Dorset Tennis. Our current Treasurer retires this year. Dorset Tennis has a budget this year of around £100,000 which it uses to support a wide range […]
