Disability
What's it all about?
Wheelchair
Tennis follows the same rules as able-bodied Tennis except the ball
is allowed to bounce twice.
The second bounce can be either inside or outside the court boundaries.
This is one of the reasons Wheelchair Tennis has become so popular - people in a chair can easily play against able-bodied friends.
Taking Part
To get started in Wheelchair Tennis the first things you should do
is:
- Find a friend to play against
- Find a court
- Find a coach
- The Wheelchair
The ITF Wheelchair Tennis Department now has a structured Junior Wheelchair
Tennis Programme and International Junior Ranking in place thanks
to our partnerships with the Cruyff Foundation. For more information
on juniors contact your member nation.
Tennis also exists for people with a learning disability, those who are deaf and blind / visually impaired
Useful Links
British Tennis Foundation: http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/
The Tennis Foundation also hold information on coaching education
Wheelchair Tennis in Kent Development Plan 2012 - 2020 (pdf)
Wheelchair Tennis Sessions
We now organise regular monthly Wheelchair Tennis sessions at Polo Farm Indoor Tennis Centre, near Canterbury and at Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre. There are now 15 players in Kent with many of them attending both monthly sessions
Cost = £4 per session
At Polo Farm Indoor Tennis Centre, near Canterbury
(all sessions 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.)
2012
: Sunday 26th February
: Sunday 25th March
: Sunday 29th April
: Sunday 20th May
: Sunday 24th June
At Tunbridge Wells Indoor Tennis Centre
(all sessions 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.)
2012
: Sunday 19th February
: Sunday 18th March
: Sunday 22nd April
: Sunday 13th May
: Sunday 17th June
New players are welcome...
For more information contact Mike Bishop
or our Wheelchair Tennis Associate Officer - Stephen Cox
