{"id":13088,"date":"2022-09-26T12:08:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=13088"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:40:51","slug":"sensory-tennis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/activities-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sensory-sport\/sensory-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creating meaningful tennis activities for disabled people with complex needs.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensory tennis offers the opportunity for disabled people with complex needs and sensory impairments to play tennis in a more sensory and engaging way, adapted for their specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each sensory tennis activity is designed and delivered to reach individual desired goals and celebrate every achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    margin-top-3xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-red-tint-10  align-full\">\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-900x600.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Balloon-Tennis7-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" style=\"object-position: 55% 54%;\" \/> \t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover a sensory tennis activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Find a local session in your area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/shop\/online-shop\/category\/bookable-activities\/?_search=tennis\">Book an activity<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><br><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  align-full  clearfix\">\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"align-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-secondary-tint-10  banner--reverse\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sensory-Tennis--900x600.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"An older woman stands holding a racket and tennis ball, with her arm raise. Two people in wheelchairs and two standing coaches stand either side of her\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;My vision loss has led me to find new ways of enjoying and playing&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lin is mad about tennis. She doesn\u2019t let her cerebral palsy or blindness get in the way of her game. Our sensory tennis sessions offer Lin the opportunity to enjoy the sport she loves in a way that\u2019s completely accessible to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve always wanted more opportunities to play,&#8221; says Lin. &#8220;Now, with sensory tennis, I can join in! I\u2019m happy in these sessions, I\u2019m always included in the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/sensory-tennis-its-a-match-for-lin\/\">Read Lin&#8217;s story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you want to provide your own sensory tennis activities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Attend our sensory sport training workshop and learn how to deliver meaningful activities for disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2.5-hour virtual or in-person training workshop, suitable for sports coaches, teachers or support workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An introduction to sensory sport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tips on how to plan sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical activity guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for evaluating sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every attendee receives a handy toolkit with activity ideas and session templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/sport\/sport-training-and-resources\/sport-training-workshop\/\">Enquire about a workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensory Tennis is designed and delivered in partnership with\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LTA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensory tennis is a set of activities designed by Sense to make tennis accessible for disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":48103,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"content_label":[],"class_list":["post-13088","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13088\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_label?post=13088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}