Get ready to get people playing!
Today, Tennis Ireland is delighted to launch the free Activators Training Programme – your first step to helping more people pick up a racket and enjoy the game.
This online course gives you everything you need to start fun, inclusive, and well-organised tennis sessions on community courts. You can complete it in your own time, from anywhere.
Programme Modules
- The role and responsibilities of a tennis activator
- The importance of inclusivity
- Creating a welcoming environment
- The importance of planning
- Simple rules and skills for serving, rallying, and scoring for beginner players
- Activating, organising, and leading tennis activities
- Warm-up, cool-down, mobility, flexibility, and related activities
- Activities without rackets
- Activities with rackets
- Level-based organised play for all participants
- Tournament software
- Communication, motivation, and organisation
Access the Activators Course here – complete it online, in your own time.
Certification
To receive your Certificate of Attendance, please email an in-date Vetting Disclosure and Safeguarding 1 Certificate to your regional Development Officer:
- Fingal – Tara Congdon
- Connacht – Jean Barr
- Munster – Liz Clifford
- South Leinster – Darko Palavra
- North Leinster – Ann-Marie Breen
- Ulster – Caitlin Kelly
Once your documents are verified, your Development Officer will issue your certificate and share details of the Leaders Course, the next step in your training journey.
