Volunteer for the tennis committee

/in /by

Being a member of the Tennis Committee

What does it do?

The Tennis Committee, like the Highgate Club itself, is open, inclusive and volunteer-run!  In this last year, the committee has been comprised of nine members, who have met on a monthly basis to discuss the overall running of the club.

There are certainly opportunities for more members to be involved and you would be welcomed aboard – we are a friendly bunch, honest!

The principles of the committee are:

  • to encourage people of all ages –  juniors and adults – to play tennis and play tennis better
  • to shape and support the tennis programme, competitions and coaching
  • to ensure that tennis section is run within its resources
  • to work closely with the club’s general committee on issues like fundraising, maintenance, social events and development

OK, how much time will this really take?

That is very much up to the individual. We would encourage people to apply for the Tennis Committee who are prepared to commit themselves to around 6-9 meetings a year.  It doesn’t have to be too onerous, and there is a real degree of flexibility about how much you would want to give, whether it’s an hour a day or an hour a month.

What do the positions do?

This year we are looking for the following positions to be filled:

Tennis Chair

  • Chairs the Tennis Committee
  • Act as ambassador for the club, attending LTA and Haringey tennis forums as appropriate
  • Promotes club policies, ensuring Tennis Committee and coaches are implementing appropriately
  • Works with Tennis Committee to develop club vision into the Tennismark Action Plan and to deliver this
  • Liaises closely with the Junior Tennis Co-ordinator
  • Reports to the general committee on overall tennis matters
  • Might also be a member of the Coaching and Scheduling Sub-committee which works with coaches:
    • to ensure coaching programmes delivered in accordance with coaches contracts and Club Coach Charte
    • to agree court schedule for each term, ensuring usage is in line with the allocations agreed by the Tennis Committee

Junior Tennis Co-ordinator

  • Works with the coaches to help determine and develop the clubs junior coaching programme
  • Supports coaches with achieving Clubmark
  • Attends the Coaching and Scheduling sub-committee
  • Organises the club’s junior fixtures
  • Acts as the gateway between parents and the tennis club

Communications and marketing co-ordinator

This year we’ll be adding a new role to the committee

  • Management of the club’s communications, via its website, social media, emails etc
  • Responsible for the timely update of the clubs website
  • Responsible for design and print of relevant material
  • Supporting marketing club programmes such as camps, coaching and social events
  • Copy writing, editing and managing production of marketing collateral

There is also the chance to join the committee as a more general committee member, representing the views of members.

If you’d like to discuss any of these positions, please ask any member of the Tennis Committee or contact mikilentin@fastmail.co.uk