The Herts Tennis Performance & Club Network The Herts Tennis Performance & Club Network is a positive collaboration between identified Clubs and Herts Tennis. The Network sees our tennis clubs working together with the collective aim to increase tennis participation, advance programme delivery and improve player levels from mini-red through to international levels Pathway to Tarbes Herts Inspires Tennis The P2T programme started in 2007 and is a fundamental part of The HIT programme supports tennis clubs recognised for Hertfordshire’s Talent Development system. delivering quality performance programmes. HIT tennis clubs P2T tennis clubs provide identified under 10 tennis players with offer subsidised training specifically targeting the identification subsidised performance training designed to promote excellence and development of under 10 tennis players who are showing the and competitive spirit with the aim to set players on the pathway potential, determination and enthusiasm to become performance to international tennis level players to County level and beyond Current Tennis Clubs: Batchwood LPDC/RPDC and Gosling LPDC Current Tennis Clubs: , Langley, Legends and Herts Inspires Tennis Potential HITP tennis clubs are dedicated to increasing participation and have ambition/track record in developing young tennis players. HITP tennis clubs provide fun and focussed training support to selected mini-reds who are keen and committed to becoming competent tennis players and competitors Current Tennis Clubs: Cassiobury, , Bishop Stortford, , Northaw and Royston, Rickmansworth, and

For information please email [email protected] The Herts Network is funded by Herts Tennis The LTA Player Pathway The LTA’s Player Pathway is specifically designed to nurture and support the most promising players to become champions at national and international levels. Players on the pathway start at the National Performance stage (7-14 years); selected players then progress to the Pro Tour Stage (14+). The final stage of the pathway is for singles players who reach the world's top 100 and doubles players who reach the world's top 32 in the ATP/WTA rankings

Age group Stage of Player Pathway LTA Player Pathway programmes and Training Environments

7-10 years National Performance Stage • Local Player Development Centres* • County Training*

10-14 years National Performance Stage • Regional Player Development Centres* • County Training* • Regional Training • National Age Group Programme (U12 and U14)

14+ years Pro Tour Stage • National Academies (14-18 years) • National Age Group Programme (14-21 years) • Pro Scholarship Programme (16+ years) • Elite Support (open) *County Training* Herts Tennis delivers regular subsidised County training for the strongest qualifying players aged 6 – 18 years *Hertfordshire – LTA Player Pathway Clubs* Batchwood - Local Player Development Centre & Regional Player Development Centre Gosling – Local Player Development Centre LPDC’s & RPDC’s offer high quality training environments designed to nurture the development of the best young players Subsidised training is available to selected players further details visit www.lta.org.uk