Following the success of our brand new Grand Slam Social Competition Series this year, we are holding one more event to celebrate the Year End Finals on both the WTA and ATP Tours on Sunday 21st November from 2pm. Adult players of all levels and experiences are invited to come and take part in this fun social competition with adapted rules and scoring, and earn points for the event and our annual leaderboard. There are 24 spaces available and must be booked in advance online. The entry fee is £3.50 for members and £5 for non-members.
We are very excited to be launching our brand new Junior Club Championships during October Half Term with events across all stages. Here your child can compete in a friendly environment to become our first Junior Club Champions!
Teen Stage Boys: Monday 25th October, 10am to 1pm
Teen Stage Girls: Monday 25th October, 10am to 1pm *Cancelled – to be rearranged*
Green Stage (Mixed): Tuesday 26th October, 10am to 1pm
Orange Stage (Mixed): Wednesday 27th October, 10am to 1pm
Red Stage (Mixed): Thursday 28th October, 10am to 12pm
Entry fee (per event): Members £3.50 / Non-members £5. Entry deadline: 24 hours before start time of each event.
Junior Programme
During October half term our Junior Programme will take a short break, except for the Teen Boys and Teen Girls sessions on Thursday evening. All sessions will return for the next half term block from Monday 1st November.
We are very excited to be launching our revamped Adult Club Championships this year after a couple of years away. The new and improved events expand to include a Mixed Doubles event for the first time as well as see us invest in brand new Club trophies.
Mixed Doubles: Sunday 3rd October, 10am to 2pm *Postponed to early 2022*
Men’s and Ladies Singles: Sunday 10th October, 10am to 2pm
Men’s and Ladies Doubles: Sunday 17th October, 10am to 2pm *Postponed to early 2022*
Entry fee: £4 per event or enter all 3 discipines for £10. Payable in cash at your first event. Entry via our dedicated Google form here. Entry deadline is 24 hours before each events scheduled start titme.
Junior Programme
During October half term our Junior Programme will take a short break, except for the Teen Boys and Teen Girls sessions on Thursday evening. All sessions will return for the next half term block from Monday 1st November.
After a fab summer of events as part of our brand new Grand Slam Social Competition Series, it’s time for the final event of the year which will take place on Wednesday 8th September, from 6:30pm, to celerbate the final major of 2021, the US Open. Adult players of all levels and experiences are invited to come and take part in this fun social competition with adapted rules and scoring, and earn points for the event and our annual leaderboard. There are 24 spaces available and must be booked in advance online. The entry fee is £3.50 for members and £5 for non-members.
After a brilliant French Open event in May, then our recent Wimbledon Wimbledon event having to be abandoned after an hour due to rain, we have scheduled an additional Adult Social Competition on Tuesday 3rd August, from 7pm, to celebrate the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. All adult players, from across our programmes, are invited to come and take part in this fun social competition with adapted rules and scoring, and earn points for the event and our annual leaderboard. There are 24 spaces available and must be booked in advance online. The entry fee is £3.50 for members and £5 for non-members.
Unfortunately we will not be running our ever popular Mini Tennis Camps at the moment as some restrictions (particularly around coach:player ratios and wet weather provision leading to cancellations) still make them not viable. We are awaiting updated guidance from Tennis Wales / LTA following the recent review by Welsh Government, and if this positively impacts our ability to run them then we will look to put on many dates.
Junior Coaching, Socials and Matchplay
Each week through the summer holidays, we will be running a variety of sessions for our Junior section. These will include the following for each stage (Red, Orange, Green, Yellow and Teen):
Coaching – our typical coaching session as run throughout the year. Players will work through warmups, drills, rallies and games to develop a a particular skill. Available to all on our weekly coaching programme.
Socials – a more relaxed session that is focused on rallying and rally based games. Will also include warmups and skill builders at the start and a game at the end. Open to players of all abilities/experiences.
Matchplay – a chance for players to test their game in freindly practice matches against fellow players. Will include singles and doubles. Suitable for those who an serve and rally consistently at their stage.
All sessions will be uploaded weekly to ClubSpark here.
New Player Open Sessions
Throughout the summer holidays we will be running 2 new weekly open sessions that will give children on our waiting list and/or want to start playing this summer the chance to experience our lessons and get involved at the Club. The sessions will run on Wednesdays, with ages and times as follow: – 6-9 year olds at 4pm-4:45pm – 10-14 year olds at 5:15pm-6pm
All sessions will be uploaded weekly to ClubSpark here.
After our Wimble Open Night was rained off, we are hosting a Tokyo 2020 Olympics inspired one on Monday 2nd August at 7pm.
This is aimed at new members who have recently joined the Club and may wish to get more involved with our Adult Programme this summer, as well as any prospective new players who may want to try tennis and find out more about what we offer.
The evening will be led by our multi award wining Head Coach Jonathan Morgan and include warmup activities, drills where he will offer coaching tips, and then lots of social doubles and fun team games. The night will end with a Q+A session where players can find out more about our Adult programme of coaching lessons/courses and socials, Club membership and more.
General Covid measures will be in place plus our own Club specific rules and precautions. Places are limited and so must be booked online here.
Following a fantastic first event in our new Adult Social Competition Series, we are pleased to reveal that the next event, celebrating Wimbledon, will take place on Tuesday 6th July from 7pm. All adult players, from across our programmes, are encouraged to come and take part in this fun social competition where you will mix and match with multiple partners and opponents in quickfire matches with adapted rules and scoring. Each match score will contribute to your individual event score, with a winner event winners being crowned as well as scores being added to our annual leaderboard. There are 24 spaces available and must be booked in advance online. The entry fee is £3.50 for members and £5 for non-members.
To celebrate Wimbledon we are hosting an Adult Open Night on Monday 5th July, from 7:30pm to welcome new players to CTC.
This is aimed at new members who have recently joined the Club and may wish to get more involved with our Adult Programme this summer, as well as any prospective new players who may want to try tennis and find out more about what we offer.
The evening will be led by our multi award wining Head Coach Jonathan Morgan and include warmup activities, drills where he will offer coaching tips, and then lots of social doubles and fun team games. The night will end with a Q+A session where players can find out more about our Adult programme of coaching lessons/courses and socials, Club membership and more.
General Covid measures will be in place plus our own Club specific rules and precautions. Places are limited and so must be booked online here.
Update 26/06/2021: The Tennis Leaders along with Project Lead and Head Coach Jonathan Morgan have taken the decision to postpone their Hit To Wimbledon Challenge by 1 week, and so it will now take place on Sunday 11th July. This is after 6 of our Leaders, who were set to be a part of the challenge team, must self-isolate after positive Covid cases in their schools and as such are not available. And with 4 Leaders already set to miss the original date due to other circumstances/commitments, this would see almost half of our Leaders not be able to participate in their own event, a factor which greatly influenced this decision. Also, with just 12 Leaders taking part in the challenge, it would become much more demanding in terms of time and effort for them all while many will need to be in school the following morning. The whole group are very excited to come together for this event on the new date of Sunday 11th July and hope to continue to raise lots of money for YoungMinds and their own Leadership Project Fund.
Our 23 newly trained Tennis Leaders wanted to organise a special event that not only raised money for their Leadership Project Fund but also a charity which they all agreed on supporting. So on Sunday 4th July, they will team up and hit the distance from Caerphilly Tennis Club to Centre Court at Wimbledon, a total of 130 miles!
All monies raised will be split equally between:
The CTC Leadership Project Fund. This additional funding will provide all 23 candidates with further training, additional resources and more opportunities to help them develop in their volunteer roles, both on the court with their coaching skills but also off the court with their personal development. The project aims to give them valuable volunteer experiences and the opportunities to improve their empoyability/transferable skills, but also benefits CTC as more children can take part in our weekly Junior programme.
YoungMinds. While wanting to fundraise for their own Leadership Project Fund, the Leaders unanimously agreed to also support a charity which they all agreed on. This being YoungMinds – the children”s and young people’s mental health charity. Over the past 15 months, they and their peers have faced many challenges and pressures at home, in school, among their friendship groups and within wider society, with one survey by YoungMinds showing that 67% of young people feel the pandemic will have a negative impact on their long term mental health. They want to support the work of YoungMinds to make sure that every young person gets the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.
You can donate via cash or cheque (made payable to ‘Caerphilly Tennis Club) when you’re at the Club or get in touch with us for an address to post it to. Or you can donate online here (although card fees will be applied and reduce your overall donation).
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