TEAM TRIALS: Thank you and well done to all those you attended the Session on Saturday 19th February, especially as the weather has been so unpleasant this week. It it was great to see some new faces and potentially widen the pool of players for our teams.  Thank you to our Summer Captains too who were able to attended, please don’t forget to get your team lists to Maria ahead of the next Captains meeting.

AMERICAN TOURNAMENT SUNDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2-4pm: American Tournament on 27th February Sunday 14.00 – 16.00.Please book through link sent to members through a separate email. A charge of £2.00 per head is payable towards new balls that will be provided for the tournament!

FEBURARY HALF TERM COACHING: It was lovely to see so many Juniors attending the half term coaching, especially as the weather really wasn’t kind to us last week.  Well done to everyone who braved the weather. Don’t forget details of the Juniors timetable are on Tom’s coaching page https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThomasWarburtonCoaching/Coaching/Junior     However please contact Tom at headcoach@shltc.info for further information if you have a query.

PRO RATA MEMBERSHIPS:  from 1.1.22 to 31.3.22 are still available. Any queries email secretary@shltc.info

EARLYBIRD MEMBERSHIP: don’t forget this will be available from the middle of  next month, further information to follow and all members will be informed when it is open.

THIS WEEKS RESULTS

KENT

Mixed 1 won at DL Kings Hill 2-0 on rubbers. The match was called off in the 2nd round of Matches due to the very inclement weather. At the point at which the match was called off we were 1-1 on sets across the matches. The team was Iain Goosey, Diana Roberts, Oksana Boklag & Francesco Donadio.

Mixed 2 lost to Park Langley, in a very close match 3-1. The gallant team who played in tricky weather conditions were Jan Are Mo, Marion Tourall-Hopkins, Ron Cooper & Ruthie Frost.

Men’s Vets  have ended the Winter Season in a Blaze of glory, 4-0 vs Martin Dene. The team was made up if Rob Thomas, Daren Clarke, Francesco Donadio & Matt Prefect.

Men’s 1 vs TWLTC 2 match was cancelled due to the weather conditions, & has now been re-arranged for 6th March at 1pm.

PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU BRING A VISITOR TO PUT THEIR NAME AND PAY FOR THEM  THROUGH BOOKINGS. WE NEED TO KNOW WHO IS PLAYING AT THE CLUB. SOME MEMBERS ARE NOT DOING THIS SO PLEASE ENSURE YOU DO

COACHING

Courses are available to book but remember you MUST be a member. ( except in holiday programme)

Please contact Tom on headcoach@shltc.info if you have any coaching questions

Follow link to book group coaching online –

JUNIOR COACHING PROGRAMME

https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThomasWarburtonCoaching Junior coaching programme You can book on coaching page of club website www.shootershilltennisclub.co.uk with link on right hand side.

ADULT COACHING PROGRAMME

You can book through coaching page of club website                    www.shootershilltennisclub.co.uk with link on right hand side.

Follow link to book group coaching online – https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThomasWarburtonCoaching

We offer a comprehensive programme for all ages. Any queries email headcoach@shltc.info

Please remember that you MUST be a member of Shooters Hill Tennis Club to join the coaching programme during term times. Any queries please email headcoach@shltc.info

COURT BOOKING

To be able to access the booking system, social play and the coaching programme from 1.4.21 you must be a member for season 2021-22. Membership is done online through the club website www.shootershilllawntennisclub.co.uk. Members may bring visitors which they book and pay for through booking. You can only bring the same guest 3 times and then they must join.

SOCIAL PLAY ( Please note change of email if there are problems)

All adult members will be sent links to social play.( it is the same each week) If you need to cancel, please see below as you now can cancel yourself.  It is essential that if you book you turn up on time as these sessions are extremely popular amongst the members. Only members can book social.

To cancel your booking

Any problems email secretary@shltc.info.

REMEMBER YOU CAN CANCEL SESSIONS YOURSELF.

BOX LEAGUES AND HITTING WHATSAPP.

If members are interested in being in Adult Box leagues or the Hitting WhatsApp, please email Ricardo Pinheiro on ricphysio@gmail.com. We are looking into a new format for box leagues which hopefully will be starting soon.

The Directors

Shooters Hill Tennis Club LTD