January 2017
Dear PE Co-ordinator
Leeds North East School Games Y3/4/5 Mini Tennis Competition
It is with great pleasure that I invite your school to take part in the Leeds North East SSP Y3/4/5 Mini
Tennis Challenge.
Y5
Date
Venue
Time
Y3/4
Tues 14th March 2017
Allerton Grange
3.30 – 5.30pm
Weds 15th March 2017
Carr Manor Community
School
3.30 – 5.30pm
Tues 21st March 2017
Chapel Allerton Tennis &
Squash Club
3.30 – 5.30pm
Team Requirements and Eligibility
•
2 Boys and 2 Girls = Year 3/4 Team
•
2 Boys and 2 Girls = Year 5 Team
•
Please rank players 1 and 2 depending on ability
•
It is acceptable to enter just a Year 3/4 team OR just a Year 5 team. The scores will not be
combined from both age groups to determine the winning team. It is the highest scoring Year 3/4
team and Year 5 team that will qualify to the next round. These can be different schools.
•
Please find rules attached FYI.
Please Note: Due to capacity limitations entries are capped at two teams per age category.
All schools entering the Leeds NE Mini Tennis Competition are eligible to receive a FREE schools
visit from Chapel Allerton Tennis Club, who will provide coaches to run a coaching session in the
weeks commencing 27/02/17 and 06/03/17. Available days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Requests
for which day schools would like, and if a morning or afternoon slot is preferred, should be sent to
Alex Thornton: [email protected] once your entry to the competition is confirmed.
Competition Pathway
Please note: selected teams from each Round 1 Competition will progress to the Leeds North East
Final; which will take place on Tuesday 2 nd May 2017 at Chapel Allerton Tennis & Squash Club.
Please ensure this date is in your diary just in case! The top 2 teams from the Leeds North East Final
will proceed to the LEEDS District Final on Wednesday 21st June 2017, and the top 2 teams from the
LEEDS District Final will proceed to the West Yorkshire School Games on Friday 17th July at Leeds
Beckett University.
I do hope that you will be able to enter a team and I will make every effort to assist you. If you wish to
enter, please return the attached application form as soon as possible so that all competition details
can be arranged. You will notice that there is a choice of venues which you may attend; places will be
limited & allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Once I have confirmation of your entry I can then
pass on further details to you. If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me
on 0113 33 68410 or 07971330957. Thank you for all your continued support and I look forward to
seeing you and your teams at the forthcoming events.
Kind Regards
Chrisi Nicholson Bennett
Leeds North East School Sport Partnership, [email protected]
Leeds North East Mini Tennis Entry Form
If you would like to enter your school in the Mini Tennis Competition, please complete and
return this slip as soon as possible. Spaces will be allocated on a first come, first serve
basis. Confirmation details and more information will be sent to you on receipt of an entry
form.
I confirm that our school will be attending (Please Tick Preference):
Please indicate the number of teams you wish to bring. Places are limited.
Date
Venue
Time
Tues 14th March 2017
Allerton Grange
3.30-5.30pm
Weds 15th March 2017
Carr Manor Community
School
3.30-5.30pm
Tues 21st March 2017
Chapel Allerton Tennis &
Squash Club
3.30-5.30pm
Y3/4
Y5
SCHOOL:
Teacher in Charge:
Contact Email:
Contact Tel. No:
Please return by Monday 6th March 2017.
FAO Chrisi Nicholson Bennett
Email: [email protected]
ADDRESS: Carr Manor Community School, Carr Manor Road, Leeds LS17 5DJ
M: 07971330957
Tick?
HEALTH & SAFETY / SAFEGUARDING
FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY

Please ensure that the member of staff in charge is aware of which pupils can/cannot
be photographed
 Pupils who cannot be photographed must be identified by a yellow wristband which
will be provided
 The school will be asked to identify a designated member of staff for photography
who must wear a blue wristband which will be provided
 Only images taken by that person can be used by the school
 All persons accompanying the school must be informed of the following:
They may take photographs, however;
 they must not display or distribute images taken unless they have consent to do so
from the school or Active Schools;
 they must not use images which may cause distress;
 they must not use a mobile telephone to take images;
 they must not take images “in secret” or take images in situations that may be
construed as being secretive;
 they must not take images of single children/young people with no surrounding
context;
 they should ensure that in all images taken children/young people are dressed
appropriately
 and that any inadvertent photograph taken of a child wearing a yellow wristband must
be destroyed.
FIRST AID
In the first instance staff are responsible for providing first aid to the children they have
brought to the event. There will be support for larger instances. Please ensure you bring
sufficient first aid supplies.
RISK ASSESSMENTS / EVOLVE NOTIFICATION
It is the responsibility of individual schools to have appropriate risk assessments in place for
all activities they attend. SGO’s and Active Schools will not send risk assessments direct to
Schools. They should download sample risk assessments from Evolve for all Active Schools
and SSP events and personalise them.
For large, centrally organised Active School events, risk assessments will be in the Active
Schools tab of the resources section on Evolve. For School Games and SSP events risk
assessments are in the PE tab. The ‘Events’ risk assessment can be adapted to cover the
vast majority of sites used, and for all multi skills activities. Your school may also add
activity specific risk assessments if they feel it necessary. (Sample activity risk assessments
can also be downloaded from Evolve.) As always a Transport risk assessment will be
required.
SSP events: Y3/4 Mini-Tennis Red.
NOTE:
Event:
Age group(s):
Team & squad numbers:
Qualification:
Format:
Singles match order:
Seeding:
Suitable Courts:
Balls:
Rackets:
Scoring:
Serving:
Placings for RR and final
tables:
Please also use these rules when delivering Y5 SSP events delivered on
Badminton or Mini-Tennis Red courts.
Y3/4 Mini-Tennis Red
Y3/4
4x players per team – 2x boys (1&2) and 2x girls (3&4)
Discretion of SGO depending on the number of places at Partnership final
Round robin group format followed by play-offs (if needed) to determine final
team positions.
- Round 1: Singles
1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4
- Round 2: Reverse Singles
1v2, 2v1, 3v4, 4v3
The reverse singles is subject to format eg A small RR of 3 to 4 teams for
Y3/4 would benefit from reverse singles so each player would get 4-6
individual singles matches (4-8 matches for Red is the norm depending on
facilities and time).
N/a
Mini Red Courts on Indoor Tennis Hall or outdoor tennis court, or Badminton
Courts in Sports Hall. (On a Badminton court the back tramlines are out)
Indoor: Mini Red Sponge Balls
Outdoor: Mini Red felt
No larger than 23’’ Mini Rackets, 21’’ are fine. Rackets will be provided &
children cannot use their own)
- Each rubber is first to 10 points, next point wins at 9-9 (Match Tie-break)
- The first server serves one point from the right and then it is 2 points per
player thereafter alternating points serving from the Left and Right.
- Players stay at the same end of the court for the entire match.
- Timed matches can be used as an alternative.
- Serves are diagonal into the service box from behind the baseline.
- A player receives a 2nd serve in the event of the first serve being out or in
the net. 2 errors is a double fault and a lost point.
- Serves can be over-arm or under-arm (There is no rule in tennis to say the
serve must be over-arm, only that the ball must be played before it bounces.)
- A ‘let’ is played if the ball touches the net on the serves but lands in. (If this
happens during a rally then play continues).
- At SSP events there may be beginner players who fine serving difficult. The
organiser has the discretion to encourage a ‘bounce’ serve, allow the serve to
land anywhere beyond the service line (not just diagonal) or for the player to
take a few steps forward if this helps facilitate play.
- 2pts for a team win, 1pt for a draw, 0pts for a loss.
- The team score is made up of the total number of rubbers won eg 5-3 = 2pts
Conceded matches:
Further information:
to nil, 4-4 = 1pt each.
- In the event of 2 teams having the same number of points in the RR final
table then the head-to-head result is taken. If the head-to-head score was a
draw then use sets count back and then points count back.
- In the event of 3 or more teams being equal then head-to-head results
between those teams are taken into consideration.
- Where a team has a player(s) missing, a 10-0 score will be awarded to the
opposition for each of the corresponding rubbers missed by that player(s).
- Where matches are started but not finished due to a player being injured
then a concession is made to 10 to the opposing player from the point of
injury. Eg 3-3 becomes 10-3.
http://www.lta.org.uk/LTA-Mini-Tennis/Red/Mini-Tennis-Red/
SSP events: Y5 Mini-Tennis Orange
NOTE:
Event:
Age group(s):
Team & squad
numbers:
Qualification:
Format:
Singles match order:
Seeding:
Courts:
Y5 events can be delivered indoors or outdoors. If
delivering a Y5 event on Mini Red Tennis or Badminton
courts then please use the Y3/4 Mini-Tennis Red rules
sheet.
City Finals can be delivered as a Mini Red event (If
facilities dictate) or a Mini Orange (If facilities are
available to give players a chance to practice on an
Orange court prior to the WYSG Finals)
Y5 Mini-Tennis Orange
Y5
4x players per team – 2x boys (1&2) and 2x girls (3&4)
Discretion of SGO depending on the number of places at
Partnership final
Round robin group format followed by play-offs (if needed)
to determine final team positions.
- Round 1: Singles
1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4
- Round 2: Reverse Singles
1v2, 2v1, 3v4, 4v3
The reverse singles is subject to format, no. of teams and
courts available (4-6 matches for Orange is the norm for
scoring to 7, best of 3 sets)
There should be no pre-seeding of teams for the group
stage other than team optimisation (where possible) to
avoid teams from the same area playing each other at the
group stage.
Outdoor Orange courts. (See alternatives for Y3/4 rules)
Balls:
Rackets:
Scoring:
Serving:
Placings for RR and
final tables:
Conceded matches:
Further information:
Mini Orange
No larger than 25’’/26’’ Mini Rackets (For reference 27’’ is
an adult racket)
- Each rubber is best of 3 tie-breaks (1st to 7 points: next
point wins at 6-6)
- The first server serves one point from the right and then it
is 2 points per player thereafter alternating points serving
from the Left and Right.
- Players change ends at the end of each set to 7.
- Timed matches / Tie breaks to 10 can be used as an
alternative.
- Serves are diagonal into the service box from behind the
baseline.
- A player receives a 2nd serve in the event of the first
serve being out or in the net. 2 errors is a double fault and a
lost point.
- Serves can be over-arm or under-arm (There is no rule in
tennis to say the serve must be over-arm, only that the ball
must be played before it bounces.)
- A ‘let’ is played if the ball touches the net on the serves
but lands in. (If this happens during a rally then play
continues).
- At SSP events there may be beginner players who fine
serving difficult. The organiser has the discretion to
encourage a ‘bounce’ serve, allow the serve to land
anywhere beyond the service line (not just diagonal) or for
the player to take a few steps forward if this helps facilitate
play.
- 2pts for a team win, 1pt for a draw, 0pts for a loss.
- The team score is made up of the total number of rubbers
won eg 3-1 = 2pts to nil, 2-2 = 1pt each.
- In the event of 2 teams having the same number of points
in the RR final table then the head-to-head result is taken. If
the head-to-head score was a draw then use sets count
back and then points count back.
- In the event of 3 or more teams being equal then head-tohead results between those teams are taken into
consideration.
- Where a team has a player(s) missing, a 7-0 7-0 score will
be awarded to the opposition for each of the corresponding
rubbers missed by that player(s).
- Where matches are started but not finished due to a
player being injured then a concession is made to 7 to the
opposing player from the point of injury. Eg 3-3 becomes 73, 7-0.
http://www.lta.org.uk/LTA-Mini-Tennis/Orange/Mini-Tennis-Orange/