LTA Registration/Club Policies

Crowthorne Tennis Club was a Tennismark accredited tennis venue and this area is a repository for documents collected and generated to support Tennismark/Tennismark+ accreditation.

However, from 1 October 2018, the LTA ended the Tennismark club accreditation scheme and introduced the Minimum Registration Standards which replicates many of the most important aspects of the Tennismark criteria in helping registered tennis venues to be safe, welcoming and inclusive.

From 1 Octoer 2019 a 6th Standard – Coaching Safeguarding Standards was added.

Please note that some of these documents may contain out of date information regarding who occupies certain positions withing the club.  For the latest, see Club Organisation.

Standard 1 – Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
Our Safeguarding Policy Statement and Safeguarding Whistleblowing Policy are displayed on our clubhouse noticeboard.   These and more detailed policies are available below under Policies and Procedures.

Standard 2 – Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures
This is available below entitled CTC Equality and Diversity Policy under Policies and Procedures.

Standard 3 – Welfare Officer
Details of our Welfare Officer, including contact details, are displayed on our clubhouse noticeboard.   This is also available below under Policies and Procedures.

Standard 4 – Criminal Record Checks
All our Coaches and the Welfare Officer have a satisfactory criminal record check.

Standard 5 – Risk Assessment
Our venue and its facilities are subjected to a Risk Assessment check at least once a year.   The latest one entitled CTC Current Risk Assessment is available below under Policies and Procedures.  Completion of this qualifies our venue for Employer’s Liability Insurance and 3rd Party Liability Insurance through the LTA.  Certificates for these insurance policies are available on the Health & Safety page of this website.

Standard 6 – Coaching Safeguarding Standards
Since 1st October 2019, all Level 3-5 coaches operating at our venue have been LTA Accredited.

NOTE: The CTC Diversity & Inclusion Policy is displayed on the notice-board in the  clubhouse.  

Other documents are available here on the website.

LTA Registration

Tennis Programme

Planning

  • Action Plan
  • Business Plan
  • Cash Flow Forecast
  • Sinking Fund Policy
  • Tennismark Assessment
  • Registration

Policies and Procedures

Forms

Management

  • Welcome Letter
  • Monthly Newsletters
  • Coaching Contract Forms

Other

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  • Click on these documents to open or download to your computer.
  • These documents are available to committee members in the Committee Area.
  • These documents are available to all members in the Members' Area.

All club members also have access in the Members’ Area to the information which was presented at the last AGM.

All downloadable files are in Adobe PDF format.

Places must be booked in advance via the Members’ Area and selections will then be confirmed on the morning or evening before the event.  Please do not turn up if you have not been selected as you will be turned away. Players are selected on a first come first serve basis usually in multiples of 4 players.  Note that none of these sessions is suitable for beginners.

  • Note that the Committee tries to accommodate the wishes of members, within the constraints of time and 4 courts, but a session for each ability level is the guiding principle.
    • The Friday session is for recreational and higher players and runs from 6pm to 8pm
    • The Thursday 5:30 session is for intermediate players and runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
    • The Thursday 7:30 session is for intermediate and advanced players including potential team players and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • In all cases you must commit to the full two hours.
  • Before the session you will have been told by the organiser your starting court, your partner and your opponents.
    • These will take into account each player’s normal playing standard with the best players starting on court 1 and, with 16 players, the least able players on court 4.  However, the organiser may occasionally decide to organise it differently such as a “lucky dip” for starting court & partner.
    • In addition, for the Thursday 7:30 session, the organiser will take into account any pairings for matches at the coming weekend.
  • Play is split into 3 rounds lasting 40 minutes each.  Play 1 set with normal deuce scoring.  If you finish early either carry on or mix in your 4.
    • If you haven’t finished the set after 40 minutes and the scores are level, play a sudden death point
  • At the end of the 40 minutes the winners of the first set played move up a court, the losers move down a court (court 1 is the top court). Winners on the top court stay, as do the losers on the bottom court. If you didn’t finish your set then the pair winning at the time moves up.
  • Pairs then split partners with the pair joining them and you play a second round.
    • Partners are selected by spinning rackets or using common sense to try to get a balanced 4.
  • Exactly the same happens for the third round.

Drop-In club nights are, as the name implies, more informal sessions than the bookable ones and you can arrive and leave when you like.  Those attending organise themselves, changing who plays with whom after most present have completed a set, although there’s often a more senior member present who  will take charge if needed.

We are currently running 2 Drop-In  sessions for all levels from Starter upwards…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.  If you want to sit out and watch, maybe with a drink, you can do that too.  If you’ve arrived early for the 7 o’clock session, you’re also welcome to join in.
  • The Wednesday session is for all levels of player including beginner and usually runs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in.
  • The Sunday session is for All levels and runs from 3:00 – 5:00pm.

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