Women in Tennis
Tennis Ireland secured funding from Sport Ireland to implement a programme to support the Women in Sport Policy, publicised in 2019. The Women in Sport Policy identifies four different areas (coaching & officiating, active participation, leadership & governance and visibility) that need to be improved upon to develop the overall landscape of women’s sport in Ireland. The Women in Tennis Programme began in February 2020, with research being undertaken to identify the behaviours and attitudes in relation to women’s tennis in Ireland. This programme is in place to support and empower girls and women across Ireland to take up leadership roles within tennis in a playing, coaching, officiating and administrative capacity.
Young Women Leadership Conference
Tennis Ireland is delighted to present our first Young Women Leadership Conference. The Young Women’s Leadership Conference will give representatives from each county of Ireland the opportunity to discuss and collaborate on how to grow tennis for young Irish women, empower future leaders in our sport and provide a platform for them to voice their opinions and bring about effective change. Representatives could be nominated by their clubs, potentially junior representatives on committees, junior captains or young committee members (i.e. potential future leaders in clubs).
We encourage clubs to nominate a chosen female club member (16 years – 25 years old) to represent their local area.
Deadline for applications: Friday 20th November.
Programme start date: December 2nd
The programme will run for 6 weeks with dates TBC on December 2nd
This will be delivered online by the National Coordinator for Women in Tennis, Grainne O’Neill. Please send your application, along with the consent form (if you are under 18 years old) to the following: mailto:goneill@tennisireland.ie
Application Form and Consent Form:
Application Form for Young Women Leadership Conference
Consent Form for Applicants Under 18
Places are limited, with additional details to follow post application.
Applicants must have approval from their club committee and a club contact must verify that on the application form. Club contacts can be any member of the club’s committee (Chairperson, Secretary, President, Treasurer, Junior Coordinator).
Interviews with Women in Tennis
Women in Tennis_Coaching_Sinead Dunne
Women in Tennis_Tournament Officials_Bernie Morrissey
Webinars
Leaders in Tennis Webinar with Judy Murray and Helen Shields
High Performance Coaching Webinar with Sarah Stone
Get Involved
For more information on women in tennis or how you and your club can get involved, please contact National Coordinator for Women in Tennis, Gráinne O’Neill on goneill@tennisireland.ie