Getting started

Choose what you want to do

A hit is a tennis arrangement offered by a member at a listed venue. Find brings together Community play, Coaching and Paid hitting. Switch to Stringing for racket services. Explore helps you choose a location and see its hits, services, Updates and Watch streams.

You can browse public information before joining. Coverage starts with England, with a particular focus on Brighton & Hove and South East England; the catalogue is not a complete list of every venue or available court.

Set up your account

1. Open My tennis and follow the sign-in or account-creation link. Confirm your email using the message sent to you.
2. For joining or hosting hits, add your private nine-digit LTA-number claim in Settings → Identity & confirmation. The guidance there links to the official LTA account and free Advantage registration.
3. Add a useful profile: your playing level, tennis interests and, if you wish, a photo. Check what you choose to make visible before saving.

Stringing customers only need an active account with a confirmed email. You do not need an LTA claim or a playing record to request a racket service.

With a confirmed email, coaches, paid hitters and stringers can prepare public provider details and apply for provider approval straight away. Playing confirmation and venue access are checked separately before you can publish the relevant service.

Start playing while confirmation is in progress

With a provisional LTA claim, you can request free hits within the limits shown by the platform. You can also create one Starter Community hit at a time: one occurrence, free or with costs paid at the venue. Starter hits cannot repeat or collect online.

A request asks the organiser to review your place. Wait for acceptance and complete any required online payment before treating your place as secured. The hit and My tennis show your current next step.

Community confirmation unlocks paid-hit participation and full Community hosting. You can earn it through completed Community play or request an administrator or assigned venue manager review. Coaching and Paid hitting also need separate provider approval. See the account guide for confirmation progress and routes.

Bring your skills or venue to the community

Coaches can offer individual or group learning. Paid hitters can offer dedicated practice and match play. Apply for provider approval in My tennis → Payments; you can apply before building a playing record. Stringers use the same provider application and also need access to an approved venue with Stringing enabled.

Venue managers can keep their assigned venue useful and coordinate eligible contributors. The hosting and Stringing guides explain the steps for each service.

Players and authorised venue contributors can share local Updates or external Watch streams through the relevant permission and review flows. You do not need to run a business to contribute useful local tennis information.

Keep the essentials clear

The organiser arranges the court; a PlayHitters place does not book it. Check the venue's rules, the session details and the named provider's information. For children, a parent or guardian must take responsibility for appropriate arrangements and supervision. Keep private contact and supervision details out of public descriptions.