JUNIOR COUNTY PROGRAMME
County Coaching is available to selected players from age 5-18. Each age group has a County Captain who takes monthly training sessions at the weekend. The training acts as preparation for national events such as the Aegon County Cup and Aegon Premier League. . There are also opportunities for squad players to compete in inter county friendlies throughout the year. Captains are always keen to look at new players for the squads and where appropriate will invite players to an assessment. If you would like to find out more about the junior county set up please contact Neil Plaskett, Norfolk Junior Teams Lead and Administration Officer on admin@norfolktennis.org
If you are currently coaching a player who may benefit from the above programme please contact Neil on the above email.
COMPETITIONS EXPLAINED
Junior players are encouraged to play in fun competition once they have settled into a regular coaching programme.
The best local competition to start in is the Team Tennis Event at Easton & Otley College Tennis Centre. Teams are entered by clubs and although players are competing individually, their scores contribute to overall team result. These events are for players aged 5-10 and are divided into Red, Orange, Green ball categories. Please see timetable of events below:
Here is a link to the LTA Home page explaining mini tennis and the differences between red, orange and green: https://www.lta.org.uk/play-compete/getting-started/junior-tennis/mini-tennis/
If you would like to take part please talk to your club coach or contact Easton direct on this number: 01603 731302 or email easton.tennis@eastonotley.ac.uk
Once you have started to enjoy these competitions then click on the following link to find more local tournaments to play:
MINI TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Oct-Dec 2019
For more information regarding any of the listed tournaments please follow the following link: https://www3.lta.org.uk/Competitions/Search/Results/#/?gen=/0&status=/4/5/6
Neil Plaskett
Junior Teams Lead
COUNTY CAPTAINS
COUNTY TRAINING DATES - Jan-April 2020
Please click on link below for calender of training dates:
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS
Please click on the link below to see list of events Norfolk LTA teams will be competing in throughout 2019/2020:
there are also some friendly matches:
Saturday 22nd February U8 & U9 Morning Mini Tennis – Norfolk vs Beds
U10 afternoon – Norfolk vs Beds
Sunday 23rd February U14s Boys & Girls vs Beds
JUNIOR PATHWAY
COUNTY CLOTHING
COUNTY SQUAD CLOTHING
To order your new county squad clothing visit the Norfolk LTA kit shop on the 4sports web site
4sportkitshop.co.uk
LOCAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
The programme is subsidies by the LTA, who provide £5000 of funding to help support player development through ages 7-10.
LPDCs are required to ensure that all performance squads are delivered by LTA Level 4/5 coaches at the centre and invite all aspiring juniors to get involved. Players will be encouraged to train and compete more with the aim of progressing to Regional Development Centres.
For more information about how to get involved please contact Neil Plaskett at admin@norfolktennis.org
JUNIOR FRIENDLY MATCH V BEDFORDSHIRE
Over the weekend of Feb 22/23rd Norfolk and Bedfordshire played a friendly match at Easton College Tennis Centre.The match provided matchplay opportunities for 128 players aged between 7-14. Teams were split into age group categories, so each country were represented...
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