Junior Tennis at Harlow Tennis Club, Harrogate
The Club provides courses each year for various skill levels and groups. Coaching is only available to Harlow Tennis Club members but it’s easy to join - see page 2-3 of this newsletter for details. Note that children under 8 do not have to pay a membership fee, although they still need to be registered as club members.
If you do not have a junior newsletter you can download one here.
Courses are on Saturdays, starting Saturday 9 April 2011
Course 1 10am to 11 amBeginners & mini tennis (medals)
Coaches
Mini Red: Siobhan Pywell, Louise Horn & Janie Smith
Mini Orange: Steve Duckenfield
Mini Green: Dave Oddy & Olivia Adams
Course 2 11am to 12 noonMatch play & developing skills
Coach
Dave Oddy
Courses cost just £25 for 10 sessions of progressive coaching.
Coaching fees are payable by cheque to Harlow Tennis Club, at or before the first lesson.
Get these 2011 dates in your diary now!
April 9, 16
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4, 11, 18, 25
General advice on coaching can be obtained from:
Dave Oddy: 01423 562435
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP FEES 2011
To participate in any of the coaching courses you need to be a member of Harlow Tennis Club.
The fees are:-
£22 - NB £1 discount (ie £21) if paid before 1 May
£16 for second child (£15 if paid before 1 May)
£10 for subsequent children.
Under 8s free membership.
A Membership Renewal Form should be completed and handed in with any payments made when registering. Completed forms can also be sent to:
Moira Bryden, 3 Newland Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 8PL
Tel: 01423 885485
All payments by cheque please, made payable to Harlow Tennis Club.
Payment must be received before coaching commences.
SOCIAL EVENTS
We will be holding our annual Barbecue on Saturday 2 July. See you there!
If you have any ideas for other events that we could hold, please let us know.
We have 4 courts, 3 with floodlighting, so juniors have more time to practice - even when matches are in progress.
We have also invested in new equipment including a rebound net, racquets, hoops and balls, and much more, to further improve both coaching and practice sessions for juniors.
Juniors have priority on courts 1 & 2 from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays.
JUNIOR MATCHPLAY LEAGUE 2011
Once again the Junior Match Play League will be taking place from May to mid-July. The format is flexible and friendly to accommodate enthusiastic youngsters who can sometimes either be overlooked, or perhaps put off by fierce ‘win at all cost’ competition. It will include both singles and doubles for all age groups up to 16 years of age.
Please contact Dave Oddy 01423 562435 if you are interested and/or if parents would be able and willing to help out - especially with transport.
| Final League Table 2010 | P | W | D | L | Games Won |
Games Lost |
|
| 1 | Spa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 344 |
160 |
| 2 | Wetherby | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 312 |
192 |
| 3 | Bardsey | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 301 |
203 |
| 4 | Harlow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 252 |
180 |
| 5 | Kirby Malzeard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 216 |
288 |
| 6 | Dacre | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 214 |
290 |
| 7 | Starbeck | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 175 |
329 |
| 8 | Dacre A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130 |
302 |
JUNIOR MATCHPLAY LEAGUE 2011
The league started on Friday 13 May with Harlow at home to Starbeck. After round 1 Starbeck had taken the lead 17-10. For Harlow Connor Mansfield and Alex Priestley won their doubles 5-4. In round 2 Harlow reduced Starbeck's lead by winning 16-11. Alex Priestley, playing in his first match, won his singles 8-1.
With rain coming down and Starbeck leading 28-26 it was still anyones match. With the final doubles matches ending with Siobhan Pywell and Alex Priestley winning 5-4 and Jake Hill and Connor Mansfield winning 6-3 - final result 37-35 to Harlow.
Update 4 June
Harlow followed up last weeks victory with another good victory over Spa 50-22. Rose Appleyard making her debut won her first match 9 games to nil with her partner Lucca Di Virgilo and followed up with a 5-4 win in her girls singles. Lucca won his singles 8-1 and doubles 8-1 with Jake Hill making him unbeaten in the match.
Spa played the following day beating Kirkby Malzeard 52-20. James Lofthouse and Ben Longbottom Smith won their singles and doubles for Spa.
Harlow Junior Social Events
Our very popular annual barbecue will be held on Saturday 3 July. Your own ideas for other club social events are warmly appreciated.
Court Priority
Juniors have priority on courts 1 and 2 from 4-6pm on weekdays. Even when matches are being played there is still our extra court to practise on. So don’t make excuses – get out there and play!
Harlow Tennis Club’s Child Support Officer is Dave Oddy. See here or the noticeboard for our Child Protection Policy Statement or contact Dave if you have any queries.
