L a t e s t N e w s (last updated 07/07/2010)
"Playing a good tennis match gives you an overwhelming feeling of elation. Nothing else in the world matters at that moment in time. All the stress and strain of the mundane, the housework, the nine-to-five job, are buried and forgotten as you concentrate on the game in hand" LISA SCULLY O'GRADY
VETERANS GRASS COURT TOURNAMENT
is to be held on Wednesday 21st July to Sunday 25th July 2010 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre - a grade 5 ITF senior circuit event. Includes over 40's, 50's and 60's singles and doubles. There is a maximum of 32 players / 16 pairs per event - entries are accepted on a first come first served basis. For more information and a booking form contact the Tennis Manager Peter White head at the Nottinghm Tennis Centre on 01159 150006 (peter.whitehead@nottinghamcity.gov.uk) CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES is 7th JULY.
VETERANS MEN'S 50'S GRASS COURT DOUBLES EVENT
(for those born 1960 or before). This is on Thursday 15th July, 10.15 arrival (approximate finish time 3.30pm). Entry = £12 per pair with a maximum of 16 pairs. Cheques to be made payable to Nottingham City Council). Play on international grass courts as used for Nottingham OPen (Mens ATP Tour) event.
This is a two tier event - it is intended that one event is for veterans who have represented a county vets side in the last two years, and one for players who have not represented the county at vets level. For more information and a booking form contact the Tennis Manager Peter White head at the Nottinghm Tennis Centre on 01159 150006 (peter.whitehead@nottinghamcity.gov.uk) .CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES is MONDAY 12th JULY.
Photograph : Belper News 5th May 2010
Article and photograph : Belper News 5th May 2010
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V Competition Organiser training : Delivering Quality Competition
The course is designed for people between the age of 16 – 25 who are interested in British Tennis. It is designed to help you develop the skills needed to provide high quality and enjoyable competition experiences for players, parents and coaches. During the course you will be shown how to do everything, from planning a competition, running it on the day and submitting the results once it is complete. With a large number of clubs looking to offer more competition opportunities for their players, we need your help to ensure that more juniors are competing, improving their game and getting more out of the sport. To grow our sport it is vital that we deliver more and better organised competitions. For this to happen there needs to be a greater number of better trained referees and competition organisers…
Our next Competition Organisers course will be free of charge for those wishing to attend and everyone will receive a Competition Organisers toolkit containing all the tools they’ll need to deliver a great competition.
Venue: David Lloyd Derby, Pride Parkway, Derby, DE24 8HY Date: Tuesday 4th May 2010 Time: 4.00 - 7.00 pm Tutor: Paul Sheard If you wish to attend this course, email the Leicestershire County Office at Derbs@LTA.org.uk or telephone 01332 273770 to book your place.
NEW monday morning practice sessions for members. If you can't make a Tuesday or Thursday evening but still would like to play some tennis with other BMTC people, why not come down on Monday mornings? Play scheduled to start around 10.30am but hang on until 10.45am before giving up! Just turn up to join in.
Match Secretary Post will be vacant for 2011
Nancy Janes has recently announced that she will be stepping down from the role of Match Secretary after over forty years! Our HUGE THANKS go to Nancy for all her hard work and networking over this long period. This has left a big hole so any members interested in stepping into Nancy's shoes should contact Eileen.
LTA Awards Evening
Derbyshire Tennis Association's Awards Evening took place on Friday 12th February 2010 at Pride Park Stadium in Derby. Roger Draper, LTA Chief Executive was guest speaker.
The event marked the launch of a number of new awards in the county including Mens and Womens Player of the Year; Boys and Girls Player of the Year; Club, Coach and Volunteer of the Year as well as a host of other awards.
The evening, which included a meal and disco, also involved the presentation of trophies to the Derby Area League winners. This includes our very own Mixed 1 team, who won their division and have been promoted! Shaun Watson (BMTC Coach), Elizabeth Shelley (BMTC Clubmark Lead) and Tina Whybrow (Ladies team player) represented BMTC.
Photographs courtesy of Shaun Watson
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200 CLUB NEEDS MORE MEMBERS PLEASE
BMTC 200 Club has been launched! This is a scheme that pays monthly cash prizes of £25 and £5 to winning holders of tickets. Two hundred tickets are available to be purchased at a yearly cost of £5. If all 200 tickets are sold, there will be a special Christmas draw for a £100 prize!! The scheme is open to all - members and non-members alike, so join up and tell your friends. We need to sell more tickets so please support us - treat yourself or buy one as a gift for friends / family - it may well bring them more then you / they think and the profits will benefit the tennis club.
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Use of Courts : New system
All members are now being asked to place their 2009 membership cards within the holder in the tennis pavillion before commencing place. This new system will help us to ensure that only current members are playing tennis on the courts.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause but are trying to minimise misuse of our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation. PS don't forget your BMTC card!
Tennis Club Mark
The tennis club has been accredited with Club Mark status! Well done and many thanks to all those who helped with this and especially to Elizabeth Shelly who organised our bid so well.
Access to Courts
The padlock / key to the two courts directly outside the pavilion have been changed. To access the courts, members now have to enter the pavilion with the old key, then take the new key from the pin board (the one with the purple cover), open the court, then replace the key on the pin board.
You can now play in local style : BMTC T-Shirts are now available!
We are pleased to be able to offer good quality white T-Shirts bearing the Club's details at only £10 each! At the moment we can only get adult sizes and are on the lookout for reasonably priced quality shirts for children (watch this space). To order, please contact Phil Brough on 01773 829686 or email membership@belpertennis.co.uk
Be sure to state you name and telephone number, and the quantity and size(s) you require. Please note that, as these are special order for BMTC, delivery can take upto 28 days.
BMTC's British Tennis Membership
We have recently been encouraging our members to sign up for free BRITISH TENNIS MEMBERSHIP. Thank you to everyone who has signed up - we now have 34 members who are registered but still need more. Without more support, we will have a very limited allocation of Wimbledon tickets. If you haven't yet signed up, we beg you to do so to help benefit the club! The offer of FREE 2008 membership for affiliated club members (like us) has now been extended until 2012. There is also a special offer on a years subscription to ACE and the British tennis Magazine.