The Hill and Valley tennis club organise Junior coaching sessions
in the summer.
These are run by John Robson, the Tennis Coach and Carol Bailey,
the Tennis Assistant during May, June, July and August. Last year
they were held on Saturday mornings and during School Holidays
and Half Term breaks.
The session as seen offers fun games for ball control and the
teaching of racquet strokes and tactical play.
COACHING AWARD FOR JOHN ROBSON
Hill & Valley LTC's coach John Robson recently received the
Gloucestershire Award from the British Tennis Coaches' Association
for 2003 for developing tennis in the county. He will now go forward
and attend the Association's annual conference and be a candidate
for their national award.
During the summer term John coached 8-11 year olds at St. Andrews
Primary School, Andoversford Primary and North Cerney Primary
part of the PE curriculum and he is now also coaching at Bibury
Primary. He has also organised Play Tennis workshops with Gloucestershire
LTA for young people from Chedworth and local villages for the
past three years.
John only took up coaching in 2002 because he believes that tennis
is the ideal sport to promote PE skills in primary age children.
He achieved his Development Coaching award earlier this year.
"I am really grateful for the help and support I have received
from established coaches in the county and in particular Penny
Allberry at Cirencester TC and Chris Rivers, the County Development
Officer" he said.
Sarah Payne, mother of five-year old Patrick who attends John's
Sunday morning coaching sessions for 5-8 year olds at Chedworth
Village Hall, said: "Patrick absolutely loves his tennis
and it is all credit to John for helping to generate that enthusiasm.
I hope it is the start of a lifelong interest in the game".
Stephen Scott-Smith, Chairman of Hill & Valley LTC said:
"John has done a tremendous amount to encourage juniors,
young people and adults to take up tennis, through coaching and
running annual tennis factories with the Gloucestershire Lawn
Tennis Association. It is largely due to his efforts that Hill
& Valley was runner up in the 2002 'Club of the Year' competition
which recognised the club's contribution to developing youth tennis
in the area, so we are immensely proud of his achievement".
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