# @blacktennismentorsuk on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMijPqaN2uS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68228284-blacktennismentorsuk-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-25T17:56:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Black Tennis Mentors UK CIC (@blacktennismentorsuk) — https://gondola.cc/blacktennismentorsuk

## Caption

🎥 To Round Off Our BTM L1 Course Q&A Series…

We’re closing the series with a powerful insight from Alexis Simms, the EDI Development Partner at the LTA, who leads on race and ethnicity across British tennis.

Alexis joined us on Day 1 of the BTM x Virtus LTA Level One Coaching Course, and his presence meant so much, not just to the coaches, but to our mission of building a more inclusive, representative sport from the ground up.

In this video, he reflects on:
💬 Why programmes like this are vital for the future of tennis
💬 The importance of diverse coaches in community spaces
💬 How grassroots collaboration drives long-term impact

Having someone from the LTA who leads on race and ethnicity actively support and engage with this work sends a clear message: representation matters, and investing in the community is how we change the game.

Thank you, Alexis, for backing the vision. This is what it looks like when leadership meets action. 🙏🏾🖤🎾

#BlackTennisMentors
#VirtusCoachEd
#BTML1Course
#BTMCoachingPathway
#LTAPartnership
#RepresentationMatters
#AlexisSimms
#LTAlevelOne
#CommunityTennis
#FutureCoaches

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ltapartnership, ltalevelone, futurecoaches, blacktennismentors, btml1course, btmcoachingpathway, representationmatters, communitytennis, alexissimms, virtuscoached

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