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Leamington Lawn Tennis Club

PLANNING YOUR CHILD’S TENNIS

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AGE GROUPS

RED Players born 2002 or laterORANGE Players born 2001 or later (2002 when you reach red level 1)GREEN Players born 2000 only (no 2001 born players may play green ball competitions)FULL BALL 12U - 1998 or 1999

14U - 1996 – 199916U - 1994 – 199918U - 1992 – 1999

It is important for players to stay in the colour stage relevant to their age to enable them to develop skills with the size of racket and ball suitable for their physical development

Players MUST play in their respective age group unless they have a player passportRED 1’s can play in Orange Competitions

These age groups will be used from 1st September 2009 – 31st

August 2010

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Eligible competition formats

RED: Match tie break to 10 points

ORANGE: Best of three tie breaks or 1 short set

GREEN : 1 short set or best of three short sets [optional match tie break for third set]

FULL BALL: Best of 3 short sets, Best of 3 full sets [optional

match tie break to10 points]

Mini Tennis Ratings System

4 3 2 1

RED

Play 6 matches

Play 30 matches

Play 40 matches win

20 against level 1&2 players

From this level players move to Orange 4 [not Orange 2]

ORANGE

Play 6 matches

Play 20 matches

Play 30 matches win

15 against level 1&2 players

From this level players move to

Green 2

GREEN

Play 6 matches

Play 20 matches

Play 30 matches win

15 against level 1&2 players

From this level players move to

full ball

Mini Tennis Ratings Answers

to frequently asked questions

CLUB LOGO - To record a win for ratings players must be level 1 or 2 and their results must be against other level 2 or level 1 players – Level 3 and 4 results only count to participation.

- Only matches registered with county office count

- To move from Orange 4 to Orange 1 you need to have played at least 56 matches

- We aim for results to be on the LTA website a week after the event

LEADERBOARDS

In operation for all mini tennis age groups

All club and premier tour events count towards a players leaderboard total

The leaderboard is updated every two weeks on the Warwickshire website – www.warwickshiretennis.net

Ratings & Ranking

After Mini Tennis

Ratings

• Every player will be given a rating as long as they are signed up to British Tennis Membership

• To increase rating a player needs to:

10.2/10.1 – win four matches, send in completed results card and rating will increase straight away

9.2 onwards - have 7 qualifying wins and a 60% win loss ratio. Ratings change every 6 months, however, there is now a 3 month mid season ratings run.

• Current ratings run ends on 28th March 2010, mid season ratings run will be on 13th December 2009.

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Ratings & Ranking

After Mini Tennis

Rankings

• Rankings operate in U12, U14, U16, U18, Open & Veterans age groups

• Updated every 2 weeks on the LTA website

• The higher the grade of tournament the more ranking points a player will receive.

• Based on best 6 tournaments over the last 12 months

Entry into tournaments is based firstly on the players rating and then the

players ranking

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HOW CAN YOUR CHILD COMPETE?

Representing the club in inter club matches

Mini Tennis LeaguesAEGON Team Tennis Many clubs run open events that any

player can enter, cost is minimal and the minimum number of matches you can expect to play would be:

RED - 4 ORANGE - 3 GREEN- 2 FULL BALL- 2

All these events are advertised at: www.lta.org.uk/competitions in the

Competition Year Book Put the County Closed in your diary the

major event of the year To increase competition it is possible to

enter events in nearby counties, all promoted in the Competition Year Book

At nearby clubs

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HOW CAN YOUR CHILD COMPETE?

Organised competition during coaching sessions or club night. Results played in the correct format are registered for participation

Club organised tournaments / events e.g. Club Championship, Box leagues

Organised sessions by parents – get a group of players together for a fun afternoon’s tennis and all results can be registered

If players play out of their colour level the result only counts for the eligible player - i.e. a Green player may play Orange but will not register as a results for the green player

At the Club

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British Tennis Membership

British Tennis Membership [BTM]

All Players need to sign up to BTM which can be done on line at www.lta.org.uk

Match results can then be registered and players will receive a rating and their own player profile on the LTA website

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Player Profile at

lta.org.uk/playersearch

A view of a typical player profile showing ratings ranking and results of the individual

WARWICKSHIRE S.M.I.L.E.

CAMPAIGN

We want all players to enjoy competing it is therefore important that playing is fun.

Parents can help by:Placing greater emphasis on playing and enjoying rather than winningFinding out what the player learnt rather than telling them what they did wrongNEVER getting involved in the matchAvoid showing any emotion other than positive clapping for both players

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How can parents help at their club?

Manage a team

Support at club competitions [help with catering etc]

Attend a competition organisers course to learn how to run competitions and receive all the resources to do this. [3 hours open to anyone over 16+]

Older players may wish to take the Tennis Leaders Competition module to assist at the club

Attend a referee training course [2 days 6 months apart with work experience]

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What we run

AT LEAMINGTON:

Mini Tennis Club Night (5-10yrs) on Fridays @ 4-30 - 6-00

Junior Club Night (10-17yrs) on Tuesdays @ 4-15 – 6-15

Internal Junior Box Leagues

Club teams all age groups

Open / Closed Competitions – calendar available

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WHAT NEXT?

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask Tony, Miguel, Dave or James.