Head Coach Vinny Duddy and Club Coach Craig Phillips resumed squad coaching at the Avenue from Monday 9^th Jan and wanted to remind everyone that coaching takes place every night of the week for all age groups and standards.  Duddy said that the new adult membership deal , at the end of last year had been very successful in getting some new players down to the club for coaching on a Saturday afternoon.  He said that he was very surprised and pleased with the response and was particularly pleased to see some of the new adults come along and join in with other club nights and social events. 

He said that a new deal was available to all players aged 14 to 25 which would include membership until Mar 12, coaching on a Tuesday evening from 7:30 till 9:00pm and entry to an Olympic Ticket Draw all for only £15.  He said that the deal was financially supported by SASP – Somerset Activity and Sports Paternership. 

Barry Ramsden also resumed the Saturday Pay and Play sessions on Saturday 7^th Jan and was keen to see more players attend the sessions which start a 9:00 am.  Up to age 8’s from 9:00 till 10:00, 8 to 10 yr olds from 10:00 till 11:00, 10 – 11 Yr olds from 11:00 till 12:00, Sharipova Smashers – GIRLS Only from 12:00 till 1:00, Big Hitters from 1:30 till 2:30.

Duddy said he wanted to remind parents that Vinny’s Minis would resume on Friday 20^th Jan at 6:30.  Vinny’s Minis was started in Aug 2003 in order to allow adults the opportunity to bring their children along and join in the adult coaching or social match play on Friday evenings.  Due to the success of the evening the 2 hour session was split into two hour long FREE sessions for up to year group 3 children from 6:30 till 7:30 and up to year group 6 from 7:30 till 8:30.  Duddy said the idea behind the evening is to have some fun on a tennis court whilst doing lots of fun games and coordination exercises with rackets, balls and any other equipment we can use. He also said it was an ideal way to introduce young children to tennis and that he would like to encourage more parents to come along to the club and try it out.

The next Adult Social Doubles Tournament will be held at the club on Sunday 29^th Jan from 11:00; Duddy said these are fairly competitive but fun events and would encourage anyone to come down to the club and have a go to see if they like competitive tennis.