WEST WARWICK’S TENNIS CLUB
New Tennis Programme
We aim to set up our programmes so that there are inward routes,
whatever a players ability, and exit routes to allow those players to
develop fully their potential. It is important to us that we achieve this
whilst treating every one of our players equally and creating a
‘spiritual sporting home’ for them always to return to.
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At ‘One Step Ahead’ tennis coaching we are committed to
developing the skills of players of all ages, from 3 to adults, to be the
best they can be. We will achieve this by keeping abreast with the
latest innovations in the ever changing world of tennis. We will only
ever allow appropriately qualified coaches to work under our brand.
Club Programme
Tots and Mini Tennis
 Junior Tennis and Fitness sessions
 Adult Programme
 Club Night
 Talent ID
 Parents’ Meetings
 Annual Presentations
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Adult Coaching Programme
Beginners - use of slower balls to improve
control and encourage rallying
 Improvers – improve stroke effectiveness with
use of spin and tactical play
 Advanced –drills, analysis, tactical instruction –
leading to competition
 Cardio Tennis – to get gym members to take
up tennis, great fun for all.
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LTA Mini Tennis Awards
LTA Mini Tennis Rally Awards - Stages
TOTS
3-5 year olds
RED
5-8 year olds
ORANGE
8-9 year olds
GREEN
9-10 year olds
COMPETITION
AGE GROUPS
All junior age groups – from U8-U18 – are
aligned with 2 competition seasons –
winter and summer:
Winter:
1st September – 31st
March
Summer: 1st April – 31st August
The age group a player will compete in
for the upcoming season will depend on
their age on the LAST DATE of the
season they are about to begin
Age Group Calculator
Minimum Scoring Formats
RED:
10 minutes per match
Match tie break to 10 points
ORANGE:
15 minutes per match
Best of three tie breaks to 7 points
GREEN:
20 minutes per match
1 short set to 4 games
FULL BALL:
20 minutes per match
(10.1 & 10.2 rated players Only)
Best of 3 short sets
(optional match tie break to 10 points)
Mini Tennis Ratings
Ratings
LTA Ratings
System
10.2 – 8.2 players needs to achieve 4 qualifying
wins
Juniors with a rating of 8.2 or higher, need to
achieve:
6 qualifying wins with a 60% win/loss ratio
Overview
A qualifying win (QW) = a win against a player
rated the same or higher
A qualifying loss (QL) = a loss against a player
rated the lower
Win/loss ratio: QW x 100 / (QW+QL)
Rankings
LTA Rankings
System
Rankings are calculated using your
best six tournament performances
over a rolling 12-month period.
Ranking points are awarded in
grade 1 - 5 events
Overview
Rankings are updated every week
on the LTA website
Tournament acceptance is done on
ratings first and then rankings
Your LTA Profile
Outreach Programme
Schools Tennis
 Taster sessions at Club
 Teacher Training
 Leader Training
 Community Tennis
 Open Days
 Multi Sports Camps
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Competition
Internal and External Competition
 LTA Tournaments
 Schools Competition
 Charity Tournaments
 Annual Club Championships
 LTA Rally Mini Tennis Awards
 Competition Organiser Courses
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Charity Tournaments
Save the Children generation tournament
 Chance for parents and children to play
 All ages welcome to play
 Children partner an adult
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Marie Curie red tournament
 For all mini tennis red players and parents
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How is it working?
New Age groups
All junior age groups – up to 18U – will be
aligned with the competition seasons
2 competition seasons – WINTER & SUMMER
Winter: 1st September – 31st March
Summer: 1st April – 31st August
As of 1st
September 2010
The age group a player will compete
in for the upcoming season will
depend on their age on the LAST
DATE of the season they are about to begin
Age Group Postcards – All Summer
tournaments to have cards available for
players
Signposts &
resources
*Organisers & Officials section
on the LTA website
www.lta.org.uk/Competition/Org
anise-Competition/
*www.lta.org.uk/competition
- Competition Yearbook &
information
*www.warwickshiretennis.net
- Latest results, news, competition
listings & resources
*Group emails – please read and don’t miss out!
Summary
Helping people to reach their potential
 To be the best they can be
 Previous proven history and successes
 Over 75 years of qualified tennis experience
 Teamwork within the Club
 Confident of successful outcome
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