Canterbury Lawn Tennis Club - News

Summer holiday Tennis camps at Polo Farm

Admin Team — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

We are running a number of junior tennis camps over the summer holiday period at Canterbury Indoor Tennis Centre at Polo Farm.

Camps take place on various dates between 29 July to 28 August.

To find out details and to book a place download a booking form or e-mail Harri on h.norford@polofarmbookings.org

Harri Norford
Junior Tennis Coach
Canterbury Tennis Club

2008 Season Programme

Admin Team — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Welcome to our programme of events for 2008 - both on and off the court:

Fri 21 March	Good Friday Tournament
Mon 23 June - Sun 6 July	Wimbledon To enter the club draw for tickets add your name to the list in the pavillion
Sun 13 July	Junior Finals Day
Sat 19 July	Summer Party Friends, relations and other Polo club members welcome
Mon 4 - Fri 8 August	Kent LTA Open Junior Tournament
Mon 25 Aug	Wilson Dover and District League Summer Tournament
Sun 14 Sept	Club Finals Day
Sat 8 Nov	Diamon Celebration Dinner
Thurs 20 Nov	Annual General Meeting

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Tennis through the week - below is a broad outline of the Tennis Club week.

Monday	Free play, evening mix-in.
Tuesday	Free play, bookable courts, summer evening matches, beginners/returners.
Wednesday	Morning mix-in, free play, morning matches, evening mix-in
Thursday	Free play, bookable courts, summer evening matches, team practice.
Friday	Morning mix-in, free play, mini tennis, junior evening mix-in.
Saturday	Matches, bookable courts, afternoon mix-in, free play.
Sunday	Matches, bookable courts, free play.

With matches, tournaments, summer camps for children, bookings by other organisations and special events, there are often changes to regular activities. These are noted on the Clockworks court booking system and on notice boards. Group and one-to-one coaching of minis, juniors and adults takes place throughout the week.

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Friday Night is Junior Night

The main event for Junior Social Play is on Friday evenings between 6-9pm. In the summer months there are extra activities such as:

Barbecues
Speed gun competition
Invitations to bring a friend
Junior/Senior tournament

Friday evenings outdoors are free to all Junior Members.

John Gotke holds group coaching sessions at weekends and CLTC organises a Junior Club Tournament leading to Finals Day, a Members’ box league and matches against other clubs. Juniors can also enter the Kent LTA Open Tournament.
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Mini Tennis

The Mini Tennis programme is growing, with children progressing through the Red, Orange and Green stages.

Mini Tennis is specially designed for younger children, using smaller racquets, smaller courts and special balls. It's an easy, enjoyable and popular introduction to tennis!

More details from John Gotke 07930 626594

Canterbury Junior Open 2008

Admin Team — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Download an entry form

Tennis coaches at Polo Farm

Admin Team — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Tennis coaches at Polo Farm

John Gotke - Club Coach
John is our highly regarded Tennis Club Coach. A past champion of the Club and first team player, John leads the many coaching and junior activities for the Club, in addition to some new responsibilities working with Adam in the Indoor Centre.

Our two coaches discuss and plan coaching activities designed to bring more and younger children to Polo Farm as part of our commitment to the LTA to develop a performance pathway for talented players.

All coaches are available for one-to-one coaching.

John Gotke: 07930 626594

Simon Grieve: 07980 885306

Harri Norford: 07894 313050

Rackets
John sells Head rackets at reduced prices and always has a few for Members to try out before they decide. He also offers a restringing service.

Junior tennis

Admin Team — Sun, 14 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

During the height of the summer, all courts (6 astro and 2 grass) are in full use at Junior Friday evening sessions.

Junior tennis is organised by a small voluntary group of adult members and parents. Thanks to their efforts, demand has grown and a number of changes have been made by the club in the court schedule to enable more junior playing time. We hope to offer the opportunity to all age groups to play in matches against other clubs, and also make the Club’s junior tournament even more successful.

This all requires a lot of planning and organisation and the help of parents is desperately required. Matches can only be played if they are organised and the children can be transported and supervised.

In addition to Friday Junior Night, squads are coached at weekends - more details from John Gotke 07930 626594.

Tennis sites of Interest

Admin Team — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Here are some links to associations, clubs and other tennis interest sites. If you would like to add a link, please add a comment below:

The Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association	www.lta.org.uk
The Kent Lawn Tennis Association	www.kentlta.org.uk
Major Tournaments
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis	www.wimbledon.org
US Open	www.usopen.org
Australian Open	www.ausopen.org
French Open	www.frenchopen.org
Masters Series	www.masters-series.com
Davis Cup	www.daviscup.org
Senior Tennis Circuit	www.seniortenniscircuit.com
News and Results
The ATP tour	www.atptour.com
WTA tour	www.wtatour.com
Tennis Net	www.tennis.net
Tennis News	www.tennisnews.com
Coaching
Tennis ONE	www.tennisone.com
Tennis Coaching	www.tennis.com
US Professional Tennis Registry	www.usptr.org
Fan Sites
Martina Hingis	www.mhingis.com
Steffi Graff	www.stefanie-graf.com
Anna Kournikova	www.kournikova.com
The Williams Sisters	www.thewilliamssisters.com
Tim Henman	www.henmagic-freeserve.co.uk
Greg Rusedski	www.rusedski.co.uk
Well worth a visit
British Girl Players	www.gbtennisgirls.com
Tennis Server	www.tennisserver.com
Wheelchair tennis	www.sportonwheels.com
Hall of fame	www.tennisfame.org
Racquets Research	www.racquetresearch.com
International Tennis Federation	www.itftennis.com
Reciprocal Links
Strines Tennis Club	www.strinestennis.co.uk
	www.advantage-tennis.com