June 2011

Nottingham Festival of Tennis: 28 May – 12 June 2011

The Nottingham Festival of Tennis comprises the AEGON Trophy and the AEGON Nottingham Challenge and sees top British and International players competing for over $300,000 worth of prize money across a two week period as they warm up for The Championships, Wimbledon.

Grant Search Facility

The LTA provides an online tool for clubs and individuals to signpost them to potential funders in their local area.

'How to' videos available

Several 'How To...' videos produced by the British Tennis Services Hub to support players, places to play and coaches are available to view on the LTA website.

Forthcoming LTA Referee Courses

Are you interested in becoming a referee?

2011 Powder Byrne Junior and Open Tennis Trophy

Entries for Britain’s largest Tennis Tournament, the Powder Byrne Junior and Open Tennis Trophy are now being accepted.

Nike Junior Tour

The Nike Junior Tour is a world class global competition for 12U and 14U male and female players, with over 60,000 competitors taking part in 30 countries around the world. The competition culminates in the Global Finals which take place in December each year.

3rd Annual Coaches Conference & Golf Day

The 3rd Annual Leicestershire & Derbyshire Coaches Conference & Golf Day will take place on the 2nd September at Beedles Lake Golf Centre in East Goscote.

Three defeats mean Ockbrook could face a relegation battle

A relegation battle could be looming for Ockbrook and Borrowash in Division One of the Derby Area Tennis League.

BALL KIDS REQUIRED!

Would you like to be part of the Ball Kids Team during the BRITISH WHEELCHAIR OPEN from 19^th to 24 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre?

allplay launched!

allplay; the LTA campaign to help more people play tennis, has now been launched.

Life on the big stage in Paris is inspiration for Ferguson after top junior test

Derby junior Sam Ferguson will return from Paris with "a lot of confidence" after appearing at his first Grand Slam tournament.

We're Serving Up Tennis free in our search for Wimbledon stars

Knocking a squash ball against a wall at the local leisure centre, nine-year-old Chris Simpson was unaware he had just started out on his journey to Wimbledon.

WIMBLEDON LIVE IN 3D

For the first time ever, the finals of Wimbledon, the premier tennis championships in the world will this year be filmed in 3D and screened live in High Definition 3D.

Performance Enhancement Research

Lisa Whitaker is a PhD student at Leeds Metropolitan University researching performance enhancement in sport.

More than £11,000 given to sporting stars thanks to talented athlete fund

More than £11,000 has been awarded to some of Derby's rising sporting stars in the past few months to help them reach their potential.

Park's tennis courts will be revamped thanks to new deal

Rundown tennis courts look set to be brought back into action in a deal between a council and players.

June 2011

DERBYSHIRE | TENNIS