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Coaching Programme
Coaching at the club is undertaken by David Smith, Bev Woodcock and Jeremy Wood. This year Bev has concentrated on running beginners and returnee courses for adults. Jeremy has undertaken one-on-one advanced coaching and group coaching to mixed pair team players. David, with the assistance of Craig Amison-Smith, is the main club coach for the junior coaching programme.
Spring and Summer Junior Coaching
David Smith is running junior coaching sessions on Wednesday evenings
from 4-6pm.
4:00-5:00pm age up to 11
5:00-6:00pm ages 12-18
Please contact David for a place in his coaching sessions (contact details below).
For more information call the Abingdon Club Coach David Smith Tel: 07790 813710 or email him at coaching@abingdontennisclub.com .
Junior Supervised Play on Saturdays
Craig Amison-Smith will be at the courts 10am to 12noon each Saturday morning (weather and club matches permitting) to give junior members the opportunity to play tennis with their peers, and with Craig, in order to put into practise the skills they learn at the coaching lessons, or just to play and enjoy tennis
For more information on Saturday morning play, contact Craig on 01235-534039 or email him at craig@abingdontennisclub.com. Alternatively, turn up on Saturday mornings and speak to him at the club.
Easter Junior Tennis Camp
David Smith will be running five day (Mon-Fri inclusive) Easter Tennis camps for juniors on 7-11 April 2008. The times for each age group is as follows:
| Time |
Session |
Age Group |
| 2-3pm |
Mini-red | 5-7 |
| 3-4pm |
Mini-orange | 8-10 |
| 4-5pm |
Mini-green | 10+ |
| 5-6pm |
Junior | 12+ |
The courses are open to both members and non-members. Each course will
have a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 players. The cost is
£5 per person per day, payable in advance. Non-members need to
add £1 visitors fee to the cost.
For bookings, please contact David (see above for contact information). Click here to download an information sheet.
Adult Beginners and Returnees
The next Beginners/Improvers Course will start on Friday 9 May, 7.30-9.00pm, and run for eight successive Friday evenings. If you know anyone who would like to take up tennis and who would like to have some help getting started, then tell them to contact Bev. Loan Rackets will be available.
If anyone is interested, then they are welcome to come along. For more information, contact Bev Woodcock Tel:01235-530904, email: bev@abingdontennisclub.com .
Advanced Individual Coaching
Jeremy Wood and Bev Woodcock can offer advanced one-on-one coaching to club members. If you are interested, then contact Jeremy by email on jeremy@abingdontennisclub.com or Bev, Tel: 01235-530904, email bev@abingdontennisclub.com.
David has over 30 years playing experience and currently represents
his local club Wantage in the Wilson league and Thames Valley League
teams. Prior to tennis coaching David was involved in the sales and
marketing of consumer goods to national retail chains. He has two
children who are both involved in sport at school and club level.
He has been coaching tennis at two Oxfordshire clubs plus developing local school/Clubs links for the past 4 years. He has also worked at the Vale of White horse Leisure and Tennis Centre. David is a LTA licensed coach qualifying at the Development Coach Award level 1. He is part of the Oxfordshire LTA coaching team.
David has built up strong Junior and Adult coaching programmes at beginner and intermediate levels and is looking forward to developing his coaching further at Abingdon LTC.
David offers one-to-one coaching and the following coaching courses:
- Mini-tennis for 3-10 year olds (Mini red, orange and green)
- Junior coaching for beginners and improvers
- Junior squads
- Adult improvers
If you want to contact David about coaching at Abingdon, then either email him at coaching@abingdontennisclub.com or phone him on 07790-813710.