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The All England Club’s community investment programme, initiated in 2001, continues to engage young people through tennis at both national and local level.

HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 and Under Challenge

• Part of The HSBC Road to Wimbledon: at national level, some 20,000 young players from 850 clubs competing in 2007.
  
• The National Finals, 64 boys and 64 girls, made up of the 44 County winners and 20 best runners-up are due to be held on Wimbledon's Championship grass courts, 18-23 August 2008.
  
• 2008 Entry Brochure

HSBC Road to Wimbledon National 14 and Under Challenge

AELTC JUNIOR INITIATIVES

Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative (WJTI)

• At a local level, working with Merton and Wandsworth Councils.
  
• Through a dedicated All England Club coaching team, headed by Dan Bloxham, AELTC & WJTI continue to lead the way in delivering tennis coaching and promoting a fitness lifestyle and sports education programme in Merton and Wandsworth schools.
  
• Thousands of children in the two boroughs have had a racket put in their hand for the first time.
  
• Every week of the term schools are visited and those showing potential are invited to AELTC for free coaching every weekend thereafter.
  
• Squad structure incorporates a larger age range of players.
  
• WJTI performance players currently receive additional individual coaching.
  
• Some of the youngsters have been accepted into the LTA national training squads.
  
• Many red, green and yellow mini-tennis winners in Surrey, Kent and Middx are WJTI players.
  
• WJTI players have won their age-group county championships

Latest News and Information on the WJTI at www.wjti.co.uk

Museum Education Program

• In the last year, more than 2,500 children have taken part in activities, making a total of 6,500 overall since 2002.
  
• Programme caters for 5- to 18-year-olds and consists of Museum workshops, tours of the grounds and education room workshops directly linked to the National Curriculum.
  
• Secondary School Programme, developed to meet the needs of students studying for GCSE and A-Level courses in Leisure and Tourism and PE, is very popular.
  
• Special Events programme is well established with regular costumed interpretation events and school holiday activities.

Museum Education Programme

‘Playing for Success’ Study Support Centre

• The Playing for Success Study Support Centre is a joint initiative between the Club, the London Borough of Merton and the Department of Education and Skills.
  
• Operating since early 2003, the SSC offers an after-school programme to assist local children with numeracy, literacy and IT.
  
• Firm links are now established with two-thirds of local primary schools and the Centre also works with the eight secondary schools in the Borough on a bi-termly basis.
  
• In the last three years, over 1000 students have graduated at PfS award ceremonies.

Playing for Success