Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus is affecting every aspect of our lives, but what does it mean to tennis players and your coaching? Here is our latest guidance.

We are closely monitoring advice from the Government and the governing body for tennis, The LTA, to ensure we are right up to date with the latest guidance for our customers.

There is currently no reason not to continue playing tennis as normal, providing sensible precautions are taken.

We at National Tennis are doing our best to keep the tennis environment as safe as possible and are following all guidelines set out by the Government and the LTA.

Our number one priority is everyone's health and safety
As tennis is a non-contact sport, the coaches will be keeping players rallying over the net as much as possible rather than giving close technical instruction
Groups of players will not be brought together in close discussion
Players and coaches are encouraged to spread out on as many courts that are available and make the court/pupil ratio low as possible
Players will be encouraged to leave the court and go home as soon as the lesson/session is completed
Where toilet facilities are available, players are encouraged to wash their hands before and after using any of the changing facilities
We will minimize the use of clubhouses and other common areas – we have not banned this but have asked for people to support not using these areas
There will be no handshaking or bodily contact
If rackets are lent out – all players are to wash hands after play; all players to be encouraged to bring their own racket

We are monitoring the situation closely and we have an experienced team drawn from across all areas of the organisation who are speaking regularly to monitor developments and react accordingly. As is normal business practice, we are following the UK government guidelines and will adjust our response accordingly, and we will let you know if we make changes.

We have created a dedicated news section on our website which can be found by visiting www.nationaltennis.org.uk. You'll need to search for your venue and navigate to the news section of the venue's coaching website.

POINTS TO NOTE

• Stay at home if you have Coronavirus symptoms.
• Players over 70 should be aware of the potential change in advice to their age group.
• Take heed of current advice on handwashing and other measures to prevent the likelihood of transmitting or catching the virus.
• If you have an underlying medical condition that may make you more vulnerable to the virus, take medical advice.
• Wash your hands before and after playing. Avoid shaking hands

• To get in touch with the team, please email south@nationaltennis.org.uk or call on 0800 888 6030 during office hours.