Thursday, October 26, 2006

Dates for your diary 2007

We are pleased to announce the proposed dates for the following competitions:

Cheltenham Junior Open Monday 9th April - Saturday 14th April 2007
Cirencester Junior Open Monday 6th August - Friday 10th August 2007
C&G Gloucestershire Junior County Closed Monday 27th August - Friday 31st August 2007

Please note that although these are proposed dates it is highly unlikely that they will change.

Posted at 9:55 PM [link]

New level 1 certificate in coaching tennis: coaching assistant

This brand new course is aimed at people working within clubs, schools, sport centres etc at an assistant level. By gaining this award you will be qualified through 1st4sport and the LTA to assist at primarily a Mini Tennis Level. If you are interested in gaining this award which is the first step on the coaching pathway please fill in and return the form from the document below.

Important: Please note this course will replace the course previously known as the TA. During 2007/08 there will also be a UKCC Level 2 coming online. If you currently hold a TA you can either go straight to DCA (within the next 12 months) or go onto the UKCC Level 2 course (aimed at schools delivery and group coaching). If you currently hold the TA qualification and would like further information about taking the correct next step please contact Rob Dearing at the county office.

This is a very good course that will enhance the skills of the club assistant to allow for a very professional delivery. Please do not hesitate to contact the county office if you require further information or if you have any questions. Download full details about this new coaching course (PDF 140KB).

Posted at 9:34 PM [link]

Sunday, October 22, 2006

National Junior Club League division two winners and runners-up

Here are the latest National Junior Club League results (PDF 44KB).

Posted at 3:38 PM [link]

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

GLTA U10 Masters

New for 2006: The GLTA U10 Masters Series was successfully launched on Sunday 15th October with the first of 4 monthly events. The first event, named "Monte Carlo", saw 16 youngsters from all over the county battle it out at Oxstalls ITI. The event saw several very close matches and it was a great opportunity for children to play against others from their age group in the county.

The sportsmanship and sense of fun displayed by all the children was fantastic. This first event saw Finlay Mclellan as the overall winner with 145 points, closely followed by George McDuff with 125 points. Both boys were undefeated in their 3 games played. The next event is on November 19th at Oxstalls and we look forward to seeing some more close matches.

Unfortunately all other dates are now full for this event, however you can contact the county office to leave your details on the waiting list. There are two further events after November 19th, ie December 10th and Jan 21st. After the conclusion of the January event, the points will be totaled up with the highest point scorers for boys and girls earning the right to represent Gloucestershire in the U10 Masters challenge against Avon. Well done to all who took part in Sunday we hope you all had a great afternoon of tennis!!

GLTA U10 masters series - results and scores to date.

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