Avenue School Visits 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010 9:22
Avenue Tennis Coaches Vinny Duddy and Craig Phillips have been very lucky with the weather during their visits to local schools and are certain that after the sessions they managed to ensure that all kids now know how much fun tennis can be and are hopeful that they will encourage some aspiring Andy Murrays to take up tennis at the Avenue, Brent Knoll and Lympsham Tennis Clubs.
The pair have visited East Brent, Berrow, Burnham Infants, Beechfields, Mark, St Andrews, St Josephs and will complete their last Tennis Taster Session of the year at Brent Knoll School on Tuesday 22nd Jun.
The coaches took the kids through a variety of coordination games and racket skills ending the sessions off with fun games where time permitted. All the children were invited back to the Avenue Tennis Club for a FREE tennis session on either a Friday night (Vinny’s Minis) or to come along to one of the Saturday morning pay and play coaching sessions. Vinny thought the sessions were a great success and wanted to thank all the teachers and their assistants who came out onto the school’s playgrounds joining in with the kids and assisting on the day.
On Jun 23rd the Avenue Tennis Club will host the Burnham on Sea Junior Tennis Cup and will provide the schools that attend with some further training which will finish off with an Inter School Competition which will see the winners heading off to Blackbrook in Taunton to compete in the Somerset School’s Junior Tennis Cup.
The next major event at the Tennis Club will be the Open Day with FREE coaching and fun games organised by the club’s coaching team. The Somerset Men’s Closed final will be played at the club live from 12:30 and should be finished in time to watch the Wimbledon’s Men’s Final which will be shown on the large screen. The bar will be open serving Strawberries and Cream; club chairman Gordon Hunter will be providing his infamous Pimms cocktail to all who wish to partake.
Details of the events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com).
