Court Collaboration Scheme

Back in 2022, we launched a Court Collaboration Scheme alongside Sport Wales, Tennis Wales, and Basketball Wales. The scheme was established to assist with delivering our shared aim of increasing participation and widening access to our sports for Welsh communities. The scheme works towards:

• Creating a shared commitment to work together to see more people playing our sports in community settings.​
• Providing a chance to work differently to enable each sport to grow individually and collectively – a shared place to enjoy three sports in the community.​
• Revitalising and unlocking the potential of community places to play sport.

Our vision is to create inclusive, safe spaces where participation is maximised through good management, community programmes of activity and usage tracking.

To achieve this the Court Collaboration Scheme provide capital investment for the regeneration of community court facilities that cater for a minimum of two of the collaborating sports (Basketball, Netball and Tennis). All projects supported must commence redevelopment within the financial year. In 2023/24, there were 10 successful projects with a total investment of £805,373 that have made a positive impact on the communities – read about the newly refurbished courts at Port Talbot, click here.

Our Head of Operations, Laura Milford, representing netball on the panel, ‘We have a shared commitment to working together to see more people playing our sports across our communities. We aim to revitalise and unlock the potential of community places for people to play and enjoy sport. This scheme will enable us to support more people to play netball in Wales than ever before, providing more sustainable outdoor facilities where netball, basketball and tennis can thrive. Facilities for the 2023/24 financial year that were successful in the scheme are listed below and it’s been wonderful visiting sites to see the impact the scheme has made for the communities. I’m looking forward to seeing this year’s Expressions of Interest and hope that we receive applications spanning the whole of Wales to help us discover areas where there is a high demand for our sports and either no current facility, or a facility that is not fit for purpose, to support and increase the participation levels.’

2023/24 Successful facilities:

Parc y Llyn, Cwmafan and Port Talbot Memorial Park

Arfon Tennis Centre – Gwynedd

Ysgol Caer Elen – Pembrokeshire

Rhosnesni High School – Wrexham

Maesteg Park – Bridgend

Caedu Park – Bridgend

Blaenafon – Torfaen

Monmouth Sports Association – Monmouthshire

Alun School, Mold – Flintshire

2024/25 Timeline:

• Expressions of Interest details for the 2024/25 Scheme will be shared with Sport Wales partners and Local Authorities in September. If you are a Local Authority, and have general project or application enquiries, please reach out to court@sport.wales
• EOI deadline for Local Authorities and Partners – October
• Offers to projects – January

If you are a club or league within an area where there is an outdoor facility that would benefit the community of being revitalised, please speak directly with your Local Authority – Expressions of Interest directly from Clubs will not be considered.