Woldingham Tennis Club News Articles

🎾 WLTC - May and Summer Tennis Camps 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:15:57 +0100

Our Camps are for children aged 3 - 17, the emphasis is on fun, and we ensure that each child is given the opportunity to improve their technique, tactical and footwork skills.

All the summer camp weeks will run for 4 days and the May half term camp runs for 3 days only.

Attendance requirements are minimal, we ask only that each child brings a drink, a snack and if the weather is kind, please ensure you apply sun protection cream to your child prior to dropping them off.

Please note:

Tots’ tennis (aged 3-5) is for one hour only. We require a parent or responsible adult to be present for the whole of the session and the child should be confident in a group setting.

6-11 years old - (Red, Orange, Green, Yellow Ball)

12-17 years old - (Yellow Ball only)

Costs and timing are as below.

The May Tennis Camps details are below:

Tuesday 30th May – Thursday 1st June (3 days)

9.30am - 12.30pm (3 hours) 6 - 11 years - £56 for members £60 for non-members

For 12 - 16 years olds – we are planning a yellow ball competition during the May half term in the afternoon on Tuesday 30th May - all the details will be sent out soon.

The Summer Tennis Camps details are below:

Summer Tennis Camp Week 1:

Monday 24th July – Thursday 27th July

Summer Tennis Camp Week 2:

Monday 31st July – Thursday 3rd Aug

Summer Tennis Camp Week 3:

Tuesday 29th Aug – Friday 1st September

Summer Camps Times and Cost:

9am - 10am: 3 - 5 years - £32 for members £36 for non-members

9.30am - 12.30pm: 6 - 12 years - £75 for members £80 for non-members

2.00pm - 4.00pm: 13 - 17 years - £48 for members £53 for non-members

A benefit of WLTC membership is priority booking for these clubs and you can book now. Please respond asap before we open the sessions to the general public, which will be from the 18th May onwards.

To book please email Patrick, stating your child's name, age and the tennis camp required. Once Patrick has confirmed a place for your child please pay online (bank details below) using the reference below and your child's surname. We would grateful if you would arrange the payment within 5 days of confirmation.

Payee: Woldingham Tennis Club

Sort Code: 309323

Account Number: 01674635

References:

For May Tennis Camp week use reference MAYCAMP

For Summer Tennis Camp week 1 use reference SCAMP 1

For Summer Tennis Camp week 2 use reference SCAMP 2

For Summer Tennis Camp week 3 use reference SCAMP 3

Finally, if you have not recently done a Health Form or your child has a medical issue, we need to be made aware of a form must be completed. This can be downloaded from the website through the coaching, tennis camp’s pages and handed to one of the coaching team before the tennis camp or on the first day of camp.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Patrick Gorman (Head Coach) who can be contacted on:

patrickjgorman-@outlook.com

07985 797541

We hope to see your child on the tennis camps, and we hope that you all have an enjoyable summer.

Kind regards

Patrick Gorman (Head Coach) and The Tennis Committee.

🎾 WLTC - Strength & Conditioning Classes 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:58:32 +0000

The classes will be run by Di Norman who is an athletics and strength & conditioning coach. Di is a previous GB international track & field athlete who currently holds 2 age World Records and 3 age British Records.

The session fee is £40 shared costs with a minimum of £4.

To register please contact Di directly on 07958 654582

Kind regards
The Tennis Club Committee

🎾 WLTC - Voice of the Members Survey 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:36:35 +0000

Dear Members,

During the past few months, we have been forming a new expanded volunteer committee team, tasked with creating a modernisation strategy for our club.

Our mission is to leverage the collective strength of our members, coaches and our facilities, to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Our strategic goal is to focus our efforts on championing the enjoyment of tennis for all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

As part of the modernisation strategy, we want to capture the voice of our members through launching a questionnaire. Our members feedback will provide important insights on how we can improve and develop the club for all our members.

We would be extremely grateful if you could take the time to complete the short questionnaire below.

Once we have captured the information we will provide an update on the findings and our plan of action.

Thank you time and attention it is appreciated.

Ollie Norman

Chairman

🎾 WLTC - 2023 Easter Tennis Camps 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:48:21 +0000

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We hope that your child is enjoying playing tennis at our club and we wanted to let you know at the first possible opportunity what we have planned for the coming Easter Tennis Camps.

Our Camps are for children aged 3 - 17, the emphasis is on fun and to ensure that each child is given the opportunity to improve their technique, tactical, co-ordination and footwork skills.

Each week the camps will run for 4 days.

Attendance requirements are minimal, we ask only that each child brings a drink, a snack and if the weather is kind, please ensure you apply sun protection cream to your child prior to dropping them off.

Please note: The member prices shown below are on the understanding that your child is re-joining as a member this April 2023

Tots’ tennis (aged 3-5) is for one hour. We require a parent or responsible adult to be present for the whole of the session and the child should be confident in a group setting.
6-12 years old - 3 hours per day (Red, Orange, Green/Yellow Ball)
12-17 years old - 2 hours per day (Yellow Ball)

The Easter Tennis Camps details are below:
Easter Tennis Camp Week 1: Monday 3rd April - Thursday 6th April
Easter Tennis Camp Week 2: Tuesday 11th April - Friday 14th April

Times and Cost:
9am – 10am: 3 - 5 years - £28 for members £32 for non-members
9.30am - 12.30pm: 6 - 12 years - £70 for members £75 for non-members
2.00pm - 4.00pm: 12 - 17 years - £43 for members £48 for non-members

A benefit of WLTC membership is priority booking for these clubs and you can book now. Please respond asap before we open the sessions to the general public, which will be from the 18th February onwards (approx.)

To book please email Patrick first stating your child's name, age and tennis camp required. Once Patrick has confirmed a place for your child please pay online (bank details below) using the reference below and your child's surname. We would grateful if you would arrange the payment within 5 days of confirmation.

Payee: Woldingham Tennis Club
Sort Code: 309323
Account Number: 01674635

Please use references below and surname.
For Easter Tennis Camp week 1 use reference ECAMP 1
For Easter Tennis Camp week 2 use reference ECAMP 2

Finally, if you have not recently done a Health Form, please ensure one is completed. This can be downloaded from the website through the coaching, tennis camps pages and handed into one of the coaching team before the tennis camp or on the first day of camp.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Patrick Gorman (Head Coach) who can be contacted on:
patrickjgorman-@outlook.com

07985 797541

We hope to see your child on the tennis camps and wish you all have an enjoyable Easter!

Kind regards

Patrick Gorman (Head Coach) and The Tennis Committee

🎾 WLTC - American Doubles Tournament - Oct 22nd 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:06:38 +0100

Dear Member,

Following the positive feedback of the last American Doubles Tournament, we are organising another tournament which is being held on Saturday 22nd October at 2pm

This is a fun American Doubles tournament for adult members; you do not need to have a doubles partner to participate.

A member of the coaching team will run the event and manage the rotation of players etc.

Please note although you do not need to pre-register for this event, we do ask that players turn up at 2pm so that we can organise the playing schedule. The event will run for approximately 2 hours.

This is a great social event and an opportunity for all playing abilities.

Light refreshments will be available & there will be prizes for the winning lady, man, and runner ups.

We hope to see you at the event and hope that you are enjoying your tennis at the club

Kind regards,
The Tennis Committee

🎾 WLTC - October Half–Term Tennis Camp (3 days) 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:45:30 +0100

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We hope that your child is enjoying playing tennis at our club and we wanted to let you know, at the first possible opportunity, what we have planned for the October tennis camp.

The camp will be for 3-17 years, the emphasis is on fun, but we strive to ensure that each child is given the opportunity to improve their technique, skills and match play.

Attendance requirements are minimal, we ask only that each child brings a drink and a snack.

Costs and timing are as below:

The October Tennis Camps details are below:
Monday 24th October to Wednesday 26th October (3 days)
Times and Cost:
9am-10am (1 hour) 3-5 yrs £21 for members £24 for non-members
10am-12.00 (2 hours): 6-10 yrs £42 for members £48 for non-members
1.30pm-3.30pm (2 hours): 11-17 yrs £42 for members £48 for non-members

One benefit of WLTC membership is priority booking for these clubs. Please respond asap before we open the sessions up to the general public.

To book please email Patrick first stating your child's name, age and tennis camp required. Once Patrick has confirmed a place for your child please pay online (bank details below) using the reference below and your child's surname.

Payee: Woldingham Tennis Club
Sort Code: 309323
Account Number: 01674635
References: For Oct Tennis Camp use reference OCTCAMP

Finally, a Health and Essential Information Form is to be completed unless you have done one recently. This can be downloaded from the website and handed to one of the coaching team before the tennis camp or on the first day of camp.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Patrick Gorman (Head Coach) who can be contacted on:

patrickjgorman-@outlook.com
07985 797541

We hope to see your child on the tennis camp and hope that you all have an enjoyable half term!

Kind regards
Patrick Gorman (Head Coach)

🎾 WLTC - Finals Day 2022 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:25:57 +0100

Dear Members,

Our 2022 finals of our extremely well attended club tournament are being held on Sunday 18th September. Over 75 adult members and nearly 40 children have entered - a real record

We would love to see as many of our members come along and support this fun event, whether you entered the competition or not.

We will be watching some great tennis and hosting a complimentary lunchtime BBQ and for a nominal fee refreshments including Pimm's. Please let Faye know for catering purposes by Sunday 11th September if you will be coming along - info@woldinghamtennisclub.co.uk

An exact order of play will be sent out nearer the time as still a lot of tennis to play, however the junior finals will be in the morning and the adults finals will be from 12pm (noon) onwards

So please do put the date in the diary and look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards,

Faye, on behalf of The Tennis Committee

🎾 WLTC - American Doubles Tournament - This Wednesday 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:20:26 +0100

Dear Members,

Having received so many positive comments about the format of the recent Sinos Cup we are organising a special event for members; an American Doubles Tournament which is on Wednesday 3rd Aug at 6.30pm

This is a doubles-based informal tournament for adult members; you do not need a doubles partner as a member of the coaching team will run the event and the rotations of players each round for you to play against.

Please note: you can just turn up for this event on the day and will run for 2 hours (approximately).

Thank you!

Kind regards,

The Tennis Committee

🎾 WLTC - Annual Tournament 2022 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Mon, 16 May 2022 16:05:14 +0100

Dear Member,

I am pleased to be able to let you know that you can now enter Woldingham tennis club’s Annual Tennis Tournament.
The finals day this year will be on Sunday 18th September and subject to sufficient interest the following events will be:

Adult Events – 12pm onwards
Men's singles. Ladies singles. Men's doubles. Ladies doubles. Mixed doubles. Men's vets' singles. Men's vets' doubles. Ladies vets' singles. Ladies vets' doubles – the vet's events are 50 and over.

Adult scoring format is below:
All adult matches will be best of three sets with the final set (at one set all) being a full set unless both/all players agree to play a match tie break instead at the beginning of their match.

Junior Events – Morning
U/8 singles (Red). U/9 singles (orange). U/10 singles (Green). U/11, U/12, U/14, U/16 (yellow) singles – all the junior age groups will have a girl and a boy singles event except the Red and Orange ball which will be a fun round robin event on the finals day itself and is only open to 7-9 years.

Junior scoring format is below:
- Red and orange: one match tie break to 10 points with 2 points clear
-10U: one FAST 4 set
-11U to 18U: best of 2 FAST 4 sets with a match tiebreak at one set all

Celia Edwards and Patrick Gorman will be the tournament organisers and please do contact them if you have questions or need help.

To Enter
Please email Celia on celiaedw@yahoo.co.uk and provide the following details:
          - your name
          - your contact details a (email and mobile number)
          - the list of events that you would like to enter
          - if playing doubles (adults) the name of your chosen partner

If you would like to play doubles, but do not have a partner, please let me know, and we see if we can link you with someone.

Please email Celia to confirm your entry by the deadline 31st May and write ‘Woldingham’ in the subject line so that play can start in June and that we can ensure that everyone has enough time to play their knockout matches ahead of the finals on Sunday 18th September.

Kind Regards
Celia Edwards (LTA Tennis Referee)
Patrick Gorman (Head Coach)
The Tournament Organisers and Tennis Committee.

🎾 WLTC - Play your Way to Wimbledon Competition 2022 🎾

Daryl McCartney — Tue, 10 May 2022 08:14:41 +0100

Dear Member,

We are pleased to be able to let you know that we are running a singles competition for girls and boys aged 11 – 14 years old (2008 – 2011).

The event will take place at the club on Tuesday 31st May at 1.45pm and need to be available for the afternoon to finish the competition (approx. guide 3 hours).

Wednesday 1st June will be our reserve day at the same start time in case of bad weather on the Tuesday.

Who can Play?
1: Any junior under the age of 14 and born between 2008 - 2011 can enter.

2: We would suggest that the junior have some experience of yellow ball tennis and the rules of the game, however the event is open to any junior member of the club.

3: All players need to have an LTA membership number which you can do for free and online by signing up for ‘junior advantage play’ via the link below https://www.lta.org.uk/advantage/

Format
We will decide on the exact overall format of the competition nearer the time as we know how many players have entered; however, it is singles matches and will give the juniors a lot of tennis!

The winners of these local events will then go through to their County Finals - with the majority taking place on 9 and 10 July 2022, however, some County Finals may take place before this date.
County Final champions are then invited to compete in the National Finals at Wimbledon from 7-13 August.

If you require any more information with the Play your Way to Wimbledon Competition, the link is below to see online.
https://www.lta.org.uk/compete/junior/play-your-way-to-wimbledon/

To Enter:
Please email Patrick to confirm your entry with all the details below by Wednesday 23rd May.
-Name
-Date of birth
-Contact details a (mobile number)
-LTA membership no

Please note: this is not a ‘turn up event’ as we need to plan the format in advance.

Thank you!

patrickjgorman-@outlook.com

07985 797541

Kind Regards
Patrick Gorman (Head Coach)
The Tournament Organisers and Tennis Committee.