ISSUE 09 - Sport 4 All
The sportswoman of the moment
We find out some fun facts about UK tennis superstar and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 Emma Raducanu and learn about the LTA's new junior programme to help more children enjoy tennis.
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MMA Raducanu is Britain's first female grand slam winner since 1977 and the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final who shot to international fame at Wimbledon 2021. Emma has shared her top travel essentials, hidden talents, favourite food and guilty pleasures with the LTA (the Governing Body of tennis in GB). She is a star of British tennis who came up through the LTA’s pro-scholarship programme and is an LTA Youth Ambassador. Emma is a huge inspiration to the next generation of tennis players and visited her old school Bickley Primary School in Bromley, Kent last year to take part in the LTA Youth programme with the students.
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LTA YOUTH One The LTA recently launched LTA Youth, a new and innovative junior programme aimed at kids aged four18 created to help more children enjoy the benefits of playing and staying in tennis, whatever their age, gender, ability, disability or background. The programme is a significant stepchange for children’s tennis in Britain, providing kids fun, action-packed sessions with a range of activities designed to help them develop skills for life, on and off the court. Created with world-leading expertise, LTA Youth coaching programme offers a fresh modern approach to tennis in schools, clubs and parks. This builds significantly on the success of previous LTA initiatives, such as Tennis for Kids and Team Challenge, to create a clear
path that supports kids’ enjoyment of tennis, progression and an informal competitive environment within which kids will thrive.
LTA Youth coaching programme offers a fresh modern approach to tennis in schools, clubs and parks Backed by research
The development of LTA Youth is driven by the insight that children’s physical literacy is deteriorating, and there are growing concerns over declining physical activity amongst children.1
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