British Tennis membership

There's just until the end of the month to join British Tennis for free. Follow this link to the LTA website in order to do so.

What do you think about the concept of British Tennis? Post your comments or questions on the blog for an answer.

Photos from the Berks LTA AGM

Taken at the Berks LTA AGM on 10th December from left to right, Irene Ballantine, Val Holden, Roger Draper, Brian Warren and Mem Aldridge.














On the left is the Berks LTA coach of the year, Ricky Dennis from Caversham


On the right is the Berks LTA volunteer of the year, John Voisey who has been honorary secretary of Maidenhead LTC for over 30 years.

Roger Draper at the Berkshire LTA AGM

Roger Draper will be attending our AGM at 7 p.m. on 10^th December at Cantley House Hotel, Wokingham. He will be talking about the blueprint for British tennis, particularly junior competitions, and presenting the cups and awards. He will take questions and anyone from an affiliated club can go to the meeting. More details on the BLTA website.

Tesco Sports Vouchers Are you collecting them?

The Tesco sports voucher scheme is running once again. For each £10 you spend in Tesco you will receive a voucher. You can earn enough for mini tennis balls, racquets, tennis nets and more. Simply follow this link to find out more www.sportsforschoolsandclubs.co.uk

Berkshire Junior Tournament

The Berkshire Junior County Closed event starts this Sunday with over 150 players competing.

Anyone have any ideas how we can increase the numbers of juniors competing?

Communication with you

You should be receiving a copy of our monthly email via your club shortly. What do you think of it? What would you like to see included in the monthly email? Let us know by posting a comment on the blog or by getting in touch with the office. We would like to hear from you.

Study suggests young tennis players in training should spend more time in the gym than on the court

A study by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital suggests that intensive training was damaging young players spines. This article on the BBC website gives the details.

Tennis Jeannie - How is it for you?

Now that Tennis Jeannie is in place enabling anyone to see the latest position of their team in the league and captains to enter results on-line, how do you find it? Can you suggest any further facilities that might be of use?

Well done Willis

Marcus Willis of Berkshire who trains with Victor at Bisham won his first round of Junior Wimbledon today.

Lets cheer on Marcus in his next round - if you can't get to Wimbledon the live score on wimbledon.org can be very exciting!

Tennis Festivals

This is a busy week for Berkshire Tennis as we are co-ordinating a series of tennis festivals in Bracknell.

A team of approx. 6 coaches from the Bracknell area will deliever mini tennis sessions to over 500 children from school year 3. Each child will play for 2 hours and get goodies and follow on details.

These sessions are hard work for the coaches, however very rewarding to see so many children enjoy picking up a racket for the first time.

Social tournaments

Mixed handicapped tournaments are a fun way of mixing people together to enjoy some, not so serious, competitive tennis. What does it take? Eight ladies, eight men and four courts will give you a fun tournament lasting for 2 to 3 hours. Want to know more? Ask away

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