Humans of the Court - Elly's Story

“I think it’s great for the mums’ mental wellbeing to be outside and get active. The sessions give them a full body workout so they feel like they have done something and it’s benefiting their health – both physical and mental.” says Elly Shearman, Head Coach at Kings Tennis Club.

World Mental Health Day is this Saturday 10th October, and Elly was quick to identify that Mums and their toddlers benefitted from a no stress time on court, both physically and mentally.

You can read more about Elly’s story here: https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2020/september/humans-of-the-court-ellys-story/ as she’s featured on the LTA’s ‘Humans of the Court’ series.

Parents and Guardians can also find a useful mental emotional skills guide, via the LTA website. Please take a look and recommend to friends and colleagues:

https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/about-lta/safeguarding/mental-health-and-well-being-guide.pdf?_t_id=1B2M2Y8AsgTpgAmY7PhCfg%3d%3d&_t_q=mental+health&_t_tags=language%3aen%2csiteid%3af3862a05-6b76-4b3c-9179-c99ae142b858&_t_ip=109.155.255.117%3a58690&_t_hit.id=Lta_Models_Media_Pdf/_1622f1f1-6a36-4b4c-b1f4-e400525ae345&_t_hit.pos=4[https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/play/parents/mental-emotional-skills-guide-a5.pdf?_t_id=1B2M2Y8AsgTpgAmY7PhCfg%3d%3d&_t_q=mental+health&_t_tags=language%3aen%2csiteid%3af3862a05-6b76-4b3c-9179-c99ae142b858&_t_ip=109.155.255.117%3a60271&_t_hit.id=Lta_Models_Media_Pdf/_6e4c289b-770a-4acb-b670-4d04e8c93e5b&_t_hit.pos=13](http://Mental Health Emotional Skills Guide)