Henley has again been celebrating the success of several of their junior members. Over the summer the club fielded teams of juniors who took part in the Warwickshire Aegon league. The teams came top in three age categories, in recognition of their success they have been presented with awards from Neil Supperstone, head coach at the club.
Pictured are some of the team members who took part:
Mini Red Winners (8 and under) - (522.JPG) - pictured from left to right James Price (Claverdon), Dylan Turne(Henley), Leo Bartlett (Wootton Wawen)
Mini Green (10 and under) winners- (520 JPG) from left to right Henry Smith (Aston Cantlow), Louis Walsh (Ullehall), Alex Evans (Wootton Wawen) and Luca Bartlett (Wootton Wawen)
14 & Under Girls winners - (JPG 003) left to right Molly Eyre (Henley), Grace Turner (Henley)
Another important aspect of developing young members is the “Young Leaders” course. This involves undertaking two modules over the summer:-
Introduction to Tennis which allowed the young participants to learn about effective communication and organisation skills as well as developing their understanding of how variations of the game can be used to introduce tennis to people of all ages and abilities.
The second module involved 'helping at a competition' where the leaders learnt how to score matches and consider the key actions before, during and after a competition. The Leaders then helped run a very successful Mini Orange and Green Schools Competition. Neil wanted to say well done to all of the leaders who all did a fantastic job, he looks forward to them putting their skills into practice on a regular basis and perhaps taking their Level 1 Coaching Assistant's course in the future.
Tennis Leaders Certificate - pictured are some of the Henley in Arden Tennis Leaders (527 jpg). - Alex Barrow, Fraser Kent (Henley), Emma Hancocks (Bearley).
For more information please contact Neil Supperstone www.coolsportz.co.uk or Simon Maddox Club Chairman SiMaddox@talktalk.net