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It has been WET! Our bril-
liant Anyone4Tennis ses-
sions finished at the end
of May and we entered
half term week in brilliant
sunshine only to have
clouds roll. Unfortunately
our all but one of our half
term coaching sessions
were cancelled due to rain
but I know everyone who
made it out there will have
enjoyed it.
The Club Championships
have started and Box
League matches are un-
der.
Our Men's and Ladies
teams are progressing well
in the leagues and are
likely to maintain their
position or gain promo-
tion and Tuesday (Ladies)
and Thursday (Men’s)
nights are always very
busy despite the weather.
Club/Social tennis on Sat-
urday afternoons and
Monday evenings has
been quiet. We know
some of this will be the
rather wet weather but
we're concerned and so
we've been looking at how
we can reinvigorate the
sessions, for example do
we need to send out re-
minders, are they at the
right time, do matches
need organising based on
ability? We don't know
the answers so we've de-
veloped a sur-
vey. Please click here to
complete it.
In our upcoming events,
on Wednesday 27th June
we've got a Ladies Charity
Morning collecting for
Breast Cancer Research
(contact Jenny Lord for
more information), the
Junior Championships at
10am on July 7th and
we're looking into arrang-
ing a trip abroad for ten-
nis next Spring (see article
later in the newsletter).
In the meantime, let's
hope for dry weather and
enjoy our tennis
Chairman's Column
Annual Club Championships Underway
The Draw for the club champi-
onships took place on June
2nd and thanks must go to
Allan Duggan for his organiza-
tion of this. It has to be said
that it has been a disappoint-
ing number of people who
have signed up for the what is
one of the clubs most prestig-
ious events of the year; how-
ever it still looks like there will
be some exciting matches to
be seen.
The full draw is posted in the
clubhouse and knock out
rounds must be played by the
specified dates; the finals will
be held on Saturday 21st July.
Good luck to all those taking
part
Cowbridge Lawn Tennis Club
June 2012
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Diary Dates:
27th June Ladies Charity Morning
7th July Junior Championships
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Inside this issue:
Chairman’s Column 1
Annual Club Championships 1
Captains Corner
Box Leagues
Team News
2
2
2
Junior News
3
Hawkeye on…... 4
European Trip 5
About us/Contacts 6
Premier League:
Ian Duggan V’s Allan Duggan
Colin Rees V’s Hugh Wallace
Division 1
John Edwards V’s Dave Buick
Division 2
Harry Harpin V’s Nonie Hempson
Jayne Wilby V’s Kathy Harwood-Morgan
The Box leagues have started
with matches between Henry
and Paul, Dave and Paul and
Henry and John in Division 1.
All the results and details are
posted in the club house and
on the club website. Please
take note that it is the ‘Home’
player who is responsible for
arranging matches.
Matches to be played by 24th
June are:
Captains Corner
Box Leagues
on track for promotion for the
4th year running. Not letting
their more illustrious members
have all the glory, the men’s
2nd team have won all their
games and top division 7, and
with only three matches to go,
they too are on track for a
second year in a row promo-
tion; most encouraging is the
performance of several prom-
ising junior players, namely Joe
Davies, Sean Boga-Lake and
Harry Harpin. Club captain Ian
Duggan said he is extremely
pleased with the way the
men’s section is progressing
with league performances but
warns of complacency if they
are to get over the promotion
finishing line.
The ladies teams are having
mixed fortunes at the moment,
partly due to availability diffi-
culties. The ladies 1st team,
despite some good perform-
ances that have resulted in 3
draws out of the five matches
played are in 5th spot in divi-
sion 3East. The 2nds find
themselves in top spot in divi-
sion 6East which as it stands
puts them in a promotion posi-
tion.
Team News
Table topping tennis!
All three of our men’s teams
top the table in June. The sen-
ior Aegon league team com-
prising the very best male play-
ers have finished the first
round of matches in top posi-
tion and go undefeated into
the next round of this one of
the more prestigious competi-
tions. The men’s 1st team com-
peting in division 2 east of the
Courtshall Summer league are
also undefeated and having
drawn two of their matches are
today are in second place and
Winning becoming
a habit”
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“All First round
matches to be
played by 24th
June”
“Touch tennis” Tournament
at........Cowbridge Tennis Club
on.......Saturday 14th July
at.........4pm (Rain or Shine)
followed by Barb-b-que at 6pm
ALL WELCOME! ANY AGE! ANY STANDARD Prizes for participants: Many categories
“Come and have a bit of fun and experience this addictive tennis concept”
RSVP to Colin Rees (Junior Co-Ordinator CLTC) on 07968770441
Entry Fee = £2 (members) / £3 (non members).
Refreshments and Barby food available. See you there!
The important role of 'Club Captain' is a new one for CTC. I see my task as liaising with individual team captains - men and ladies - so as to get more people wanting to participate and ENJOY the extra challenges of SWLTA League tennis. The transition upwards from recreational tennis to League tennis success requires players to simply 'raise their game' - especially with regard to the 3 'C's : 'Competence', 'Confidence', 'Commitment'. Let's start by remembering a famous sporting adage - "Confidence is prepa-ration in action !". Thus, we need more commitment to attend our important 'Team Nights'. These practice nights need restructuring to include 'unit skills' such as improving our racket/stroke competences through coaching and drill-ing. Our future path for improvement is simpler & clearer if we reverse the above sporting maxim - "Action better our preparations to dynamically ex-pand confidence levels!". Our Tuesdays [Ladies] and Thursdays [Men] ses-sions together are crucial therefore and done properly can also become ma-jor catalysts for boosting individual enjoyment & team camaraderie!
match and a game of "Go to
jail", all the children seemed
to have great fun as did the
organisers!
As a result of the mornings we
gained several new junior
members and a lot of more
enthused parents! There were
some children with real talent
as well, certainly worth nurtur-
ing if we are to avoid our more
talented youngsters drifting to
other clubs in the area.. Some
useful feedback was obtained
and lessons learnt from this
trial which will be further dis-
cussed by the organisations
for an even better experience
in the future. Most important
of all was that nearly all the
children expressed an interest
in following up these sessions
with more tennis, either for-
mally with specific coaching or
in the form of more regular
Saturday morning training of a
Junior News
The junior section of Cowbridge
tennis club held a series of
‘Open to all’ mornings on Satur-
days in May to try and encour-
age a more "happening' kids
scene within the club. Each of
the 2 hour "Anyone4Tennis"
sessions were run by club cap-
tain Ian Duggan (Level 1 coach)
and Colin Rees (junior co-
ordinator) with able and much
appreciated assistance from
CLT Committee members, and
a special thanks to, Niamh
Hempston for her help.
The new junior equipment we
acquired was great and groups
of 7 to 14, 8 to 12 year olds en-
joyed the informal but well struc-
tured sessions.
The sessions followed the tem-
plate of goal setting, warm up
specific to the teaching point
being worked on that particular
session (e.g. volleys) and then
specific exercises drilling that
discipline. We concluded with a
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Colin Rees
Junior Coordinator
Junior Championships
We've had 16 entries into the junior
championships to be held on July
7th from 10am. We're going to mix
the boys and girls together, having
three competitions running for un-
der 12s, under 15s and under
18s. More detail will be send to
everyone registered to play by the
end of June.
touch tennis tournament
and concluded with a BBQ
on the Friday evening
The future is looking bright
for Junior tennis at CLT!
“Touch tennis” Tournament
at........Cowbridge Tennis Club
on.......Saturday 14th July
at.........4pm (Rain or Shine)
followed by Barb-b-que at 6pm
ALL WELCOME! ANY AGE! ANY STANDARD Prizes for participants: Many categories
“Come and have a bit of fun and experience this addictive tennis concept”
RSVP to Colin Rees (Junior Co-Ordinator CLTC) on 07968770441
Entry Fee = £2 (members) / £3 (non members).
Refreshments and Barby food available. See you there!
When did you join CLT?
Joined originally 1997, but rejoined in 2009
What is involved in your role as Junior Coordina-
tor?
Took over junior co-ord from Caroline who did a
great job, I feel my task is to increase aware-
ness for juniors within the club and establish
much needed future players for succession
planning. Also to have a bit of FUN
When did you take up tennis?
Started playing during Wimbledon fortnight as a
kid Of course. John McEnroe was my hero
hence my behaviour on court! Didn't seriously
start playing until a couple of years Back thanks
to Al Duggan
Federer or Nadal?
Although I appreciate Federers artistry I love
Rafa's battling spirit and also his attitude as a
person - what an awesome role model!
What’s been the best tennis tip/advice you
have been given?
That I make a good lasagna for the post match
meal
Favorite Joke?
The Grim Reaper came for me last
night, and I beat him off With a vac-
uum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with
death!
Hopes for CLT?
To become a thriving competitive
and social club within the town where
people meet to watch Wimbledon
and the French Open etc... Over a
drink, and to have a vibrant junior
scene with good juniors coming thru
aspiring to play ( indoors in our bub-
ble) on the Premier 1 league cham-
pion winning first team!!!!
from Bristol airport.
You will fly EasyJet from Bristol
airport to Murcia is Spain then
take a 35 minute transfer to our
resort, La Manga Club, and self
catering accommodation. You can
have either 10 or 25 hours of
tennis included in the price. If you
opt for the 10 hours, you receive 2
hours of group tuition for 5 days.
The 25 hour option gives three
hours tuition each day with two
hours of tournaments every eve-
ning. And if that’s not enough, you
can book your own court time on
top!
There are two levels of accommo-
dation available, standard or lux-
ury. Four people sharing standard
Do you fancy playing a bit of
tennis in sunny Spain?
It might seem a little early to
be thinking about 2013 but a
group holiday could take
some organising. We thought
an annual trip abroad might
be a nice way to start the
season so we have been
investigating what is on offer.
We’re currently just investi-
gating the possibility but
would like to gauge interest
and so we’ve developed a
sample package.
We have selected a holiday in
Spain that gives plenty of
opportunity to play tennis, is
just 35 minutes from the
airport and easily accessible
self-catering accommodation
will cost approximately £526
(£794 for luxury accommoda-
tion) plus £150pp for flights
and transfers.
To get more details visit the
resorts website at http://
tennisholidays.co.uk.
To finalise costs we need to
confirm the preferred holiday
week and how many people
are interested in joining us. If
you are interested in joining
this trip please complete the
survey (click here) by July 7th
so we can make detailed pro-
posals. Alternatively complete
survey by going club website.
Who are You? Hawkeye on: Colin Rees
Cowbridge Tennis Club European holiday 2013
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Cowbridge Athletic Ground, The
Chairman Henry Mehta 07747642476
Secretary JennyLord 01446775108
Coach Stephen Richards 07976 836249
Membership Secretary Sarah Wallace 01446
775800
We are on the web!
http://cowbridgetennis.webs.com/
We have 4 floodlit courts and the all weather playing surface means that club
activities run all year round
Social tennis sessions are on Saturday afternoon and Monday evening. This is
when our members all come along and mix in, however, we do ask that players are
able to play the game and 'rusty rackets' and beginners are encouraged to have some
coaching practice first
There is a ladies morning every Wednesday with coaching included. This friendly
session is also open to non members for a small fee and is particularly suitable for
intermediates and beginners
Junior coaching is on Thursday and Friday evenings and Junior Tournaments
include the National Club League and 'Road To Wimbledon' events, along with
squad sessions and school holiday coaching camps.
There is men’s practice every Thursday throughout the year starting from 6pm and
usually concluding at 9pm in the 'Bear'!, all adult males and invited juniors are
welcome. The emphasis is on performance play and preparation for team matches,
for this reason pairings will reflect the varying abilities whilst also encouraging devel-
opment by playing against the more advanced players when appropriate. Team
captains are in charge of events on this night.
And much much more...interested? Find application forms on a web page or in club
house
Cowbridge Lawn Tennis Club
If you always do what you have always done,
you always get what you always got...the
search for improvement is constant!
We are now on Twitter! Use this facility to arrange
matches, see who’s going to Social Tennis and give
and see your comments to keep the club developing.
Find us at:
@CowbridgeTennis