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Juniors At Stony
Welcome to the page dedicated to publicising news and information of particular relevance to our junior members of the club.
REVAMPED JUNIOR CLUB NIGHT
Changes are planned for a revamped Junior Club Night that will take effect after Easter.
Club night will still be on Thursday evening but will now extend from 5 pm to 7 pm. There will no longer be separate times for different age groups but instead the whole period will be available for all age groups, which should hopefully make it attractive to a larger number of club members.
A tuck shop will be available in the club house, to help keep up the energy levels of the youngsters using the courts and will be manned and supervised by parent members. If any parent would like to volunteer their time either on an occasional or regular basis (for example when your children are playing on court), then please contact John Cavill.
Further activities will also be made available in the club house to entertain our junior members once they have finished playing or while they are waiting to get on court.
A junior ladder league is also to be introduced to encourage competition and interaction amongst all the junior club members.
Club night will still be on Thursday evening but will now extend from 5 pm to 7 pm. There will no longer be separate times for different age groups but instead the whole period will be available for all age groups, which should hopefully make it attractive to a larger number of club members.
A tuck shop will be available in the club house, to help keep up the energy levels of the youngsters using the courts and will be manned and supervised by parent members. If any parent would like to volunteer their time either on an occasional or regular basis (for example when your children are playing on court), then please contact John Cavill.
Further activities will also be made available in the club house to entertain our junior members once they have finished playing or while they are waiting to get on court.
A junior ladder league is also to be introduced to encourage competition and interaction amongst all the junior club members.
AEGON TEAM TENNIS COMPETITION
Following last year's successful first season in the Aegon Team Tennis competition the club is looking forward to the start of this year's competition after Easter.
This is a national competition which starts at county level and the winning clubs can then progress to the national finals. We will be entering teams for all the age categories from the 8&U all the way up to the 16&U and our best players in each age group will get the opportunity of representing their club in the competition.
We will announce when the fixtures will be on, so that everyone in the club can come and support us. Seb Callcut is running the men's team in the competition, so this will be a great opportunity for juniors and parents to come and support our adult teams and enjoy some great tennis.
This is a national competition which starts at county level and the winning clubs can then progress to the national finals. We will be entering teams for all the age categories from the 8&U all the way up to the 16&U and our best players in each age group will get the opportunity of representing their club in the competition.
We will announce when the fixtures will be on, so that everyone in the club can come and support us. Seb Callcut is running the men's team in the competition, so this will be a great opportunity for juniors and parents to come and support our adult teams and enjoy some great tennis.
INTER-CLUB TEAM COMPETITIONS FOR 2014
The club's Junior Committee are organising a series of friendly competitions with local clubs, starting in February-March 2014 and spread over the rest of the year. The aim is to give younger members the opportunity of playing tennis matches in a more relaxed atmosphere and provide the more experienced members with regular team competition that will also count towards their ratings. Players will be divided into teams based on their age group (8&U, 9&U, 10&U, 12&U, 14&U, 16&U) and will get to represent Stony Stratford Tennis Club in the competition. The format being proposed is to play 'home' and 'away' games, on selected weekends, against one other tennis club. There is no cost for taking part in the team matches other than that involved in travelling to the various venues.
An email was sent at the end of last year asking for players to register their interest. We thank all those who have already replied but, if you have not done so and would like to take part in the competitions, there is still time to do so by emailing John Cavill with 'Inter Club Junior Tennis Matches' as the subject line and your name and age.
UPDATE: We have received positive feedback from some of the tennis clubs we have contacted (Chesham 1879, Olney) and are currently exploring possible dates for the competition.
An email was sent at the end of last year asking for players to register their interest. We thank all those who have already replied but, if you have not done so and would like to take part in the competitions, there is still time to do so by emailing John Cavill with 'Inter Club Junior Tennis Matches' as the subject line and your name and age.
UPDATE: We have received positive feedback from some of the tennis clubs we have contacted (Chesham 1879, Olney) and are currently exploring possible dates for the competition.
TENNIS WORKS MATCHPLAY EVENTS
Over the Spring term Stony Stratford Tennis Club is hosting a number of Matchplay events which are open to all of our juniors and other players from surrounding clubs. Matchplay days will give you matches against others of a similar rating and possibly someone you haven’t played before. They are great events for the players to put their tennis into action, meet new people and have fun competing. To sign up, please go to www.tennisworks.net/stony/competitions/matchplays.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the first matchplay on 26 January 2014 was rained off but has been re-scheduled for 2nd March. Everyone who had entered the event is automatically re-entered for the new date, unless you opted not to attend. Other matchplays will take place on 17 February and 21 February in addition to the free one on 23 March 2014 (see above).
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the first matchplay on 26 January 2014 was rained off but has been re-scheduled for 2nd March. Everyone who had entered the event is automatically re-entered for the new date, unless you opted not to attend. Other matchplays will take place on 17 February and 21 February in addition to the free one on 23 March 2014 (see above).
JUNIOR COMMITTEE
A Junior Committee, comprising both adult and junior members of the club, has been formed recently to help John Cavill in planning and organising matches and activities that would benefit the junior members of the club. If you have any questions, issues or suggestions concerning Junior Tennis at the club, you can use the form below to contact John Cavill or, if appropriate, speak directly to a member of the committee.
