Tennis4Women Is Back: We've Launched Our Second Erasmus+ Project

4 February 2026 — We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Tennis4Women 2.0, a new Erasmus+ Sport project that continues and builds on the success of our first Tennis4Women initiative. On 4 February 2026, our project consortium held its kick-off meeting online, bringing together all four partner organisations to mark the beginning of an exciting 18-month journey.

A Continuation of Something That Works

Tennis4Women 2.0 is not starting from scratch. It grows directly out of our previous Tennis4Women project, carrying forward what we learned and expanding our ambition. The core mission remains the same: to increase the participation of girls and young women in grassroots tennis, and to promote inclusive, health-enhancing physical activity across Europe.

This time, we are going further — developing new methodology, creating open-access digital tools, and reaching more participants across three countries.

Who Is Behind the Project?

Tennis4Women 2.0 is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Sport Small-scale Cooperation Partnerships programme (project number: 101245166). The project runs from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2027 — 18 months of collaborative work across Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.

The project is led by ŠK Virtus (Slovenia) as the coordinating organisation, working alongside three committed partners:

• Tennis Club Lošinj Jadranka — Mali Lošinj, Croatia

• Player Zone Tennis Academy — Serbia

• Institute IMPACT — Slovenia

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Each partner brings their own expertise in sport, coaching, education and community engagement, making this a genuinely transnational effort.

What Will We Do?

The project combines research, capacity building and direct action on the ground. Here is what participants, coaches and communities across all three countries can look forward to:

Research and methodology. We will conduct a comprehensive desk research and best practice analysis to identify what truly works in getting young women into sport. Based on these findings, we will develop an innovative, evidence-based grassroots tennis methodology — one that uses modern coaching strategies including digital tools and video analysis, which are rarely applied outside of elite tennis.

An open-access e-learning toolkit. Lošinj and Player Zone are leading the development of an interactive e-learning toolkit for coaches, practitioners and volunteers. It will include instructional videos, infographics and practical guides — all covering at least five key tennis elements and translated into national languages.

Workshops for practitioners. In each partner country, we will organise capacity-building workshops for coaches, PE teachers and volunteers. Across all three countries, our goal is to train a minimum of 100 practitioners.

Tennis4Women events. One-day tennis courses will be organised in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia — open to female adolescents, with a special focus on lowering barriers and making the sport welcoming and accessible. We are targeting a minimum of 100 participants across all three countries.

Dissemination and awareness. We will run targeted outreach campaigns, a dedicated project landing page, and multiplier events to share our results with the wider sport community.

The Kick-Off Meeting

The 4 February meeting officially opened the project and set the tone for the collaboration ahead. Representatives from all four organisations joined online to align on the project framework, agree on roles and responsibilities, and confirm the immediate action plan.

Partners agreed to begin desk research and e-learning toolkit development straight away. Lošinj and Player Zone are already working on a concept for the toolkit, and all partners have committed to starting their communication and dissemination activities immediately — including recording video statements from tennis players and role models.

Three full partner meetings are planned throughout the project:

• Meeting 1: Ljubljana, Slovenia — 6–8 March 2026

• Meeting 2: Belgrade, Serbia — May/June 2026

• Meeting 3: Lošinj, Croatia — May/June 2027

  
  

What We Are Working Towards

By the end of the project, Tennis4Women 2.0 aims to deliver:

• A published desk research report with best practice examples

• A fully developed, open-access e-learning toolkit

• Workshops delivered in all three countries (100+ practitioners trained)

• Tennis4Women events in all three countries (100+ participants)

• Multiplier events reaching 120+ stakeholders

• A sustainability plan to ensure the project's impact continues well beyond June 2027

Stay With Us

This is just the beginning. We will be sharing updates, stories and resources from the project throughout the next 18 months. Follow us on social media and check back here for news from our events, workshops and partner activities across Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.