Caerphilly Tennis Club

After 4 hugely successful day camps during the Easter holidays , we are pleased to reveal that they will return for 2 dates during Spring Bank Holiday week!

These are aimed at 6-12 year olds and will run from 10am to 3pm on Wednesday 1st June and Friday 3rd June. Camps include tennis coaching, games and matches but also other sports and activities throughout the day. Members £5, Non-members £7 per camp. Places are limited and so we advise you book in advance by contacting Head Coach Jon on jonathanmorgan@caerphillytennis.co.uk or 07891 640642. Alternatively, print this booking slip and hand it in when you are next at the Club.

The nineteenth edition of the club newsletter which looks back at March and April 2016 has been uploaded here. Copies are also available to view in the clubhouse.
This edition looks at our new season launch and Easter hunt event as well as the Easter holidays at CTC. And as always it includes a list of important upcoming dates and events, as well as news from the wider tennis world.

All editions of the newsletter will be uploaded to the Club Newsletter page.

As part of the LTA’s Great British Tennis Weekend (GBTW) initiative, we are hosting a family open day at CTC on Saturday 14th May, from 3pm to 6pm.

There will be plenty of on-court activities for all ages and abilities, such as our new ball machine, target zone, beat the coach and fastest serve competition. Plus there will be courts available to play on for free if you want to play some points against family and friends.
As well as playing, you can find out more about what we offer whether it’s coaching lessons, matchplay and social sessions, Family Fun Fridays, special events or our popular school holiday camps (which will be returning during Spring Bank Holiday and the Summer Holidays)! If you wish, you’ll also be able to sign up to Club membership for the rest of the 2016/17 season.
Refreshments will also be available from our tuck shop and a BBQ.

For more information on the event or the LTA’s GBTW initiative, click here. And remember to interact with our social media platforms for updates in the buildup to and throughout the event!

The 2016 CTC Wimbledon Ticket Ballot will take place on Wednesday 11th May, at 7:30pm in the clubhouse. This is a great opportunity for players to have the chance to purchase tickets for The Championships at Wimbledon later this summer.

Eligibility rules apply:

• must be CTC member for the current 2016/17 season,
• must be British Tennis Member (BTM) and affiliated to ‘Caerphilly LTC’,
• opted in to the ballot via BTM online member area 24 hours before the CTC ballot,
• must be present or arrange representation and have informed the committee prior to the event.

If you haven’t signed up for membership for 2016/17 season yet, there is still time to get forms and payment in and become eligible for the ballot. More information and application forms can be found here.

Update 21/05/2016: sessions will continue at Sue Noake Leisure Centre for the next two weeks (28th May and 4th June) as we continue to work on arrangements to use the tennis courts in Ystrad Mynach Park.

Update 30/04/2016: as we continue to work on a return to the tennis courts in Ystrad Mynach, sessions will continue at Sue Noake Leisure Centre on Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st May. By which, we hope to have a clearer idea on our position and that of our Ystrad Tennis outreach programme for the summer.

Update 20/04/2016: unfortunately we have not been able to make arrangements with the bowls club to use the park tennis courts this Saturday (23rd April), meaning there are no Ystrad Tennis coaching sessions this weekend. We will return to Sue Noake Leisure Centre on Saturday 30th April as normal, where we can hopefully provide everyone with another update on the return to the tennis courts in Ystrad Mynach park.

Head Coach Jon spoke to parents in attendance at sessions yesterday regarding the situation of Caerphilly Tennis Club’s Ystrad Tennis outreach programme, and promised to provide an update today.

If you did not attend yesterday the current situation is that we cannot use the hall at Sue Noake Leisure Centre on Saturday 23rd April as it’s being used for a large karate event. We had hoped to have returned to the courts in Ystrad Mynach park at the beginning of April, but have come across some problems regarding the ownership, responsibility and access to them from the council and adjacent bowls club.
HC Jon managed to speak to some members of the bowls club yesterday about the situation of the tennis courts in Ystrad Mynach park. Although only an informal and brief chat, things were positive in terms of CTC using the courts again for coaching sessions, as well as for general visitors who may just want to play. We hope to meet with the chairman and other representatives of the bowls club in the coming days to come to an arrangement for both the short term (Saturday 23rd April) and the longer term (summer 2016 and even further ahead).

After a successful second run last summer and having built sufficient interest in another course in recent weeks, we are happy to announce that our Adult Beginner sessions will restart at CTC!

Starting at 7pm on Thursday 14th April and running weekly, players will be introduced to the basic shots and tactics as well as scoring and matchplay. Sessions will cost members £3 and non-members £4.  We have a number of rackets for players to use free of charge, if needed. Attendees are asked to dress appropriately for sporting activity and encouraged to bring a drink to the session.

More information on the session can be found on our coaching page. There are limited spaces for new players to join these sessions now, so please contact Head Coach Jonathan Morgan on jonathanmorgan@caerphillytennis.co.uk or 07891 640642.

With the new 2016/17 season starting during the Easter holidays again this year, there will be plenty going on at the Club during the two weeks and further into the future.

– Our weekly coaching programme will continue as normal, following the recently updated schedule which is available to view here.

– We are running 4 day camps this Easter, after their success throughout last year. These are aimed at 6-12 year olds and run from 10am to 3pm on Wednesday 30^th March, Friday 1^st April, Wednesday 6^th April and Friday 8^th April. Day camps include tennis coaching, games and matches but also other sports and activities throughout the day. Members £5, Non-members £7 per camp. Places are limited and so we advise you book in advance by contacting Head Coach Jon on jonathanmorgan@caerphillytennis.co.uk or 07891 640642. Alternatively, print this booking slip and hand it in when you are next at the Club.

– To officially celebrate the beginning of another new season, we are hosting a free afternoon of tennis for all players and their families on Saturday 26th March from 4pm. Mini Tennis players can enjoy a fun games session while Teen and Adult players will take part in an American Doubles tournament. At 5pm, we will have an Easter hunt for Juniors plus a BBQ. From 5:30pm players are able to stay and play socially. This will be a perfect opportunity to sign up to membership for the 2016/17 season and if you do at this event you will receive 2 free coaching lessons! (For more information on membership, including the benefits and application forms, click here.)

Having run successful Girls Only tennis lessons in the past as part of various short term projects/campaigns, we are excited to reveal that CTC have received funding to establish a weekly session which we hope to run continuously throughout the year! Alongside this new launch, we have decided to also try a Boys Only session to mirror it, and again hope it can evolve into a staple of our weekly programme.

In recent week, we have been delivering tasters in local schools ahead of the session launches on Thursday 10th March!  Both hours are aimed at beginners, aged 8 to 12 years old and are a great introduction into structured coaching lessons and the Club as a whole. Sessions are £3, but you can get your first one free by contacting Head Coach Jon!

Get on court with the girls at CTC – Girls Only sessions, Thursdays 6pm to 7pm.
Think you’re the next Andy Murray? – Boys Only sessions, Thursdays 5pm to 6pm.

If you have any questions then please contact Head Coach Jonathan Morgan on jonathanmorgan@caerphillytennis.co.uk or 07891 640642. Also, make sure you interact with our social media platforms to stay up to date with the latest Club news and events.

The eighteenth edition of the club newsletter which looks back at January and February 2016 has been uploaded here. Copies are also available to view in the clubhouse.
This edition looks at Head Coach Jon’s award win and finalist spot plus our recent Annual General Meeting ahead of the new season. And as always it includes a list of important upcoming dates and events, as well as news from the wider tennis world.

All editions of the newsletter will be uploaded to the Club Newsletter page.

We are very excited to reveal that Cardio Tennis will be returning to CTC after receiving  funding to establish a Ladies Only session as part of the Club’s Ladies Night, with the new sessions taking place on Mondays from 8pm to 9pm starting Monday 14th March 2016!

After successfully being award funding from the Community Chest grant scheme, we have purchased new equipment for the new weekly “fun, sociable tennis based fitness class“. You will get a great cardio workout while hitting lots of tennis balls with the main focus on getting fit as opposed to tennis ability, although this will naturally improve over time too!
Having had Cardio Tennis sessions run at the Club under previous coaches, Head Coach Jon qualified as an instructor back in October and can’t wait to re-introduce sessions, much to the delight of current Ladies players already!
Once this group has been established in the coming weeks, Head Coach Jon hopes to expand the Club’s Cardio Tennis offering for all sections of the Club such as Men’s team players and even Juniors for the summer.

If you have any questions regarding Cardio Tennis sessions at Caerphilly Tennis Club, please contact Head Coach Jonathan Morgan on jonathanmorgan@caerphillytennis.co.uk or 07891 640642. And make sure you interact with our social media platforms to stay up to date with the latest Club news and events.