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Coaching and Juniors
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DUFFIELD TOURNAMENT
Any member of Duffield LTC can enter the club tournament.
Entry is free, trophies are given out after the Finals and kept for a year.
Matches to start on Saturday, September 4 and all Finals to take place on Saturday Sept 18. 
Competitors to arrange their own matches, both Adults and Juniors. 
On Finals Day, food will be available, Wimbledon umpires to officiate.
All contact details are on the noticeboard at the club. 
Match details are below.
 

                 Andy Murray looks happy after getting a break in the first set against Fernando Verdasco during the ATP World Tennis Tour Finals at the o2 Arena

    

  U12 Boys Singles
Winner of
Tom Tozer v Daniel Nandwadt
to play
Ollie Storr
 
Winner of
Mark Smith v Patrick Hewitt
to play
Finn Johnson
 
U14 Boys Singles
Winner of
Toby Hooker v Luke Clark
to play winner of
Ross McAnulty v Tom Tozer
Winner to play
Jackl Killip
 
Winner of
Will Webster v Sam Tozer
to play winner of
Ben Gossling v Alex Robey
Winner to play
Ollie Storr
 
U16 Boys Singles
Winner of
Joel Mann v Jeremy Ng
to play
Tom Smith
 
Winner of
Dominic Ash v Toby Cumming
to play winner of
Toby Garner v Kieran Hewitt
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Winner of
Harry West v Geraint Waters
to play winner of
Nik Trifunovic v Will Webster
 
Winner of
Simon Taylor v Julian Ng
to play
Jack Killip
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U18 Boys Singles
Winner of
Harry West v Nick Fairhurst
to play
Jono Hughes
 
Winner of
Sam West v Toby Cumming
to play winner of
Simon Taylor v Tom Smith
 
U12 Boys Doubles
At present,
Storr & Tozer v Hewitt & Johnson
 
U18 Boys Doubles
Winners of
Toby Cumming & Joel Mann v Robey & Gossling
to play
Jono Hughes & Tom Smith
 
Winners of
Toby Garner & Kieran Hewitt v Dominic Ash & J. Ng
to play
Nick Fairhurst & Jack Killip
 
 
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Laura Robson
 
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns a shot in his match against Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France during day two of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
Juan Del Potro
 
 
COURT 7 Re-surfaced
The new Artificial Clay surface is now installed..
 
   Artificial clay court
DUFFIELD Coaches, 2009
 
James & Simon
 
Head Coach – James Grindell – 07968 058383
 James has represented Derbyshire at both junior and senior level, and coached tennis for 15 years. In 2003 James gained the Level 5 (TDA) qualification, at Duffield he makes sure the coaching team encourages more people to play tennis, while talent is developed and standards improve.
    
Performance Academy Coach - Simon Thornewill
  
Simon has represented Derbyshire for the last 12 years and competed at the highest level for Great Britain. He passed a 4-year scholarship for Tennis at the University of Indiana State in America, graduating with a business degree. Simon has won various tournaments around the world and played for England at Wimbledon.  A DCA level coach, Simon will soon be taking his SPC qualification
(Senior Performance Coach).
    
Duffield is an accredited Mini Tennis Centre, Tennis Clubmark was achieved in 2008 and the coaches are striving to ensure the club reaches Satellite Status in 2010.
  
  
Tom Rushby
  
Performance Academy Coach - Tom Rushby
  
Tom has recently turned to Tennis Coaching after playing as a professional tennis player on the ATP circuit for 5 years. Tom was number 1 in Britain at U-18 and number 9 in the world at U-18 singles. He partnered Andy Murray at doubles, reaching the Wimbledon junior doubles semi-finals with him. They played in all four junior Grand Slams. As a senior, Tom went on to reach 572 in the world and 200 in the world for doubles. Tom will be taking his DCA very shortly, followed by his CCA.
  
 
 
 The Coaching Programme
 
2010

DUFFIELD – MINI Tennis Programme (10 & U) 

 

AGE – MINI RED, 4-8 yrs – MINI Orange, 9 yrs – MINI Green, 10 yrs.

 

SQUAD

CRITERIA

GROUP COLOUR

DAY & TIME

Tennis Midlands IHPC

(Loughborough)

 

Selected players to be sent to appropriate squad for assessment

 

TBA

 

 

TBA

 

 

Super Minis

 

 

Players selected by coaching team to receive extra subsidised performance coaching. Must have 2 Individuals & 2 Groups/week.

Must play external competitions & have Grade B or above at county talent ID.

MINI RED (5/6/7/8)

 

MINI ORANGE

 

 

Thurs

5pm-6pm

 

Tuesday

6pm-7pm

 

 

 

 

Pathway

 

 

 

Groups for players receiving 1+ Indiv and 2 Groups/week. Available to play for Duffield Mini Tennis teams. Must play external comp’s. Sessions will include recording of matches.

MINI RED (3-4)

MINI ORANGE

MINI ORANGE

MINI GREEN

Sat. 9am-10am

Tues. 6pm-7pm

Thurs 6pm-7pm

Tues. 6pm-7pm

 

Starters

 

 

 

Introductory Groups open to all levels.

Groups to include fun mini tennis activities / structured coaching and matchplay.

MINI RED (6,7,8)

MINI RED (6,7,8)

MINI RED tots (3/4)

MINI RED tots (3/4/5)

MINI RED (6,7,8)

MINI ORANGE

MINI ORANGE

MINI ORANGE

MINI ORANGE

MINI GREEN

MINI GREEN Matchplay

MINI GREEN

MINI GREEN

 

Mon 4-5pm

Wed 4-5pm

Thurs 1-2pm

Sat 9-10am

Sat 10-11am

Tues 4-5pm

Wed 4-5pm

Fri 5-6pm

Sat 10-11am

Wed 4-5pm

Wed 5-6pm

Fri 5-6pm

Sat 10-11am

 

DUFFIELD, Coaching Programme (11-18 yrs) 2010

 

SQUAD

CRITERIA

AGE & GROUP

DAY & TIME

Club Teams /

County Trials / Apprentice Scheme / Scholarships

Selected players to be sent to appropriate squad assessment

 

TBA

 

 

TBA

 

 

Performance

 

Players selected by coaching team to receive extra subsidised performance coaching.

Must have 2 Individuals & 2 Groups/week.

Must play external competitions & have a regional level rating at their resp. age group.

 

 

TBA

 

 

 

 

TBA

 

 

Pathway

Groups for players receiving 1 or mors Individual and 2 Groups/week.

Available to play for Duffield LTC teams.

Must be playing external competitions.

 

11-18 Pathway

 

11-13 Pathway

 

 

 

Mon 6-8pm

 

Wed 7-8pm

 

 

 

Starters

 

 

 

 

Introductory groups open to all levels. Groups to include fun tennis activities, structured coaching, matchplay.

All results will be recorded.

 

11-13 Development

11-13 Development

11-13 Development

13-14 Development

13-14 Development

15-18 Development

15-18 Development

15-18 Development

Sat 11-12am

Wed 6-7pm

Fri 5-6pm

Fri 5-6pm

Wed 7-8pm

Mon 6-7pm

Mon 7-8pm

Wed 8-9pm

Please Note
  •  Each Session costs £6 - "Pay As You Play" or Pay for a block of lessons.
  • All coaches LTA qualified & licensed                                                           
  • 13 week blocks, 3 blocks per year                                        
  • Individual lessons available                                                                          
  • Peformance programme for invited players only                                      
  • More groups to be added as the programme develops.                           
  • Regular competitions                                                                                    
Head Coach – James Grindell – 07968 058383 
 
 
Holiday Camps
 
The coaches' Holiday Camp is extremely popular. They take place during half term, Christmas & Easter breaks & the summer holidays. Juniors are entertained daily between 9.00 and 2.00 on weekdays, both members and non-members. For details, contact James Grindell.
  
  Hols
  
Summer Camp 08
Summer Camp 2008
  
 
  
New! Mini tennis ratings
 
  
Duffield Junior Group Coaching Programme 
 2010
About The Groups

Mini Tennis Pre School  3 -5yrs. Introduction to Mini Tennis.Working on coordination skills, movement, racket skills and basic games in a fun environment.  

 

Mini Tennis Red   5 – 8yrs.At this early stage, children are introduced to the basics of the game. They start developing the core skills of movement and coordination, take part in lots of fun activities and play short matches and team competitions.  

 

Mini Tennis Orange  8 – 9yrs. At the second stage of Mini Tennis the emphasis is on further development. Children learn new shots and techniques to help them rally on a bigger court. Competition includes slightly longer matches.  

 

Mini Tennis Green 10 and under – The final stage in preparing for full court tennis – children at this stage will be bigger and able to cover the whole court. They will further improve their technique and tactics, As well as fundamental athletic skills. Matches are longer.
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Mini Tennis Team Squads for players who want to play more than one hour a week, develop match play skills, tactics and willing to play tournaments and for the teams.  

 

Mini Tennis Club Tour – Weekly Mini Tennis tournaments. Red, Orange and Green run on alternate weeks.  

 

U12 / U14 / U16 / U18 Development – Development groups for players who play one or more hours a week. Sessions will include work on the four fundamentals (Technique,Tactics,Physical,Mental) plus matchplay. Players will be encouraged to obtain a rating and develop at their own pace.

Match Play (U12 / U14 / U18) – groups for supervised matchplay. Box leagues, N.C.L. practise etc. Tactical coaching along with doubles teamwork.

  Performance / Academy Squad (13 – 18yrs) – Performance Academy Squad is an invitation squad only. Working on basket drills, fitness, matchplay, world tour standard hitting.

 Ecclesbourne School - daily/ weekly sessions for all years, weekdays 12.00 - 1.00. Mentoring scheme for older juniors in conjunction with A.V.D.C. and Derbyshire L.T.A.

 
  

 

ADULT COACHING
  
Ladies group coaching - Wed 12.45pm - 2.45m
Ladies group Coaching - Fri 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Mixed Adult Group - Sun - 5.00pm - 6.30pm
  
    
Please Note :
 • The groups are for any standard except for the Performance Academy Squad.
• The coaching programme will develop with time, so groups may be added due to demand.
Sundays have been left free for potential additional groups and ratings events.
• For Individual lessons please contact James Grindell, 07968 058383 
  
The programme will run in 3 blocks/year.
Block 1 = September – December = 15 weeks
Block 2 = January – Easter = 13 weeks
Block 3 = Easter – July = 13 weeks
  
 
 
  
Enter a Competition 
  (If you click on the above link, it takes you to the LTA national website)
 
 
JUNIOR TOURNAMENT 2009
 

U-18 Boys Singles        WINNER                 Nick Fairhurst

                                      RUNNER – UP        Sam West

 

U-16 Boys Singles        WINNER                 Nick Fairhurst

                                      RUNNER – UP        Joel Mann

 

U-14 Boys Singles        WINNER                 Sam Tozer

                                      RUNNER – UP        Ben Gossling

 

U-12 Boys Singles        WINNER                 Oliver Storr

                                      RUNNER – UP        Finlay Johnson

 

Mini Red                       WINNER                 Hannah Barnden

                                      RUNNER – UP        Archie Harrison 

 

Mini Orange                 WINNER                 Rhodri Waters

                                      RUNNER – UP        Ana Peters

 

Mini Green                   WINNER                 Noah Fellows

                                      RUNNER – UP        Harvey Bradford 

 Duffield Junior Championships 2008 

 
All Finals were on Saturday Sept 20.
 
RESULTS
  
This year the Junior Tournament was held at the same time as the adults, all played together on the Finals Day.
  
Boys 16 & Under Doubles 
Winners, Nick Fairhurst & Sam West ..... Runners-up, Toby Garner & Geraint Waters 
Thanks go to Toby & Geraint for playing in the Final as confusion led to their half of the draw not having been played. However they fought well and the stronger pairing of Nick & Sam won  in 2 sets.
 
 
Boys 16 & Under Singles 
Winner, Nick Fairhurst ..... Runner-up, Sam West 
 The pairing who had won the U-16 Doubles title now faced each other in the Singles final. Nick won in 2 sets.
  
Mini Orange
A Tournament was held by James Grindell and the winner was Patrick Hewitt.
  
To become a winner takes time - start competing now 
 
Girls 14 & Under Singles
Winner, Louise Hobbs ..... Runner-up, Robin Spurr
Louise won the match by 2 sets to love.
 
 Boys 12 & Under Singles
Winner, George Finney ..... Runner-up, Kyle McKenzie
 George won the match by 2 sets to love.
 
Boys 14 & Under Singles
Winner, Kieran Hewitt ..... Runner-up, Simon Taylor
In a fairly close match, Kieran won in 2 sets.
 
LTA Junior Ratings Tournament
 
Completed on Friday, August 22, 2008
 
 
RESULTS
  
        U-10 Boys   
George Finney   beat   Ben Sanders 5-3 4-2
  
         U-10 Girls 
 Millie Davey Smith   beat   Lauren Prince 4-1 4-0
  
         U-12 Boys  
Dominic Collins   beat   Jake Prime 3-5 4-2 10-2
  
        U-12 Girls
Charlotte Devey Smith   beat   Haruna Horie 4-2 4-1
  
        U-14 Boys  
Daniel Lea   beat   Will Chick 6-4 6-4
  
   U-14 Boys doubles
Lea & Chick   beat   Cumming & Lambert 6-3 6-1
  
         U-14 Girls 
Elizabeth Hall   beat   Rebecca Williams 6-3 7-6
  
         U-16 Boys
Edris Nikjooy   beat   Jonathan Hughes 4-6 6-1 7-6
         
                U-16/18 Girls 
  
         U-18 Boys 
Dave Chera   beat   Tom Sanders 6-1 6-4
 
                      
  
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 JIMMY TATTERSHALL - (Duffield player) 
Junior Wimbledon Champion 1957

J.I. Tattersall

                            

Jimmy Tattersall not only played for the Duffield 1st team when he was a junior in 1957, but also won the Wimbledon Boy's Singles title in that year. Look it up on the Wimbledon website, his name goes alongside Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg & others. www.wimbledon.org...About Wimbledon ...History ...Roll of Honour ...Boys Singles.
  
Also, see his name on the boards of previous County winners, inside at the Derby Tennis Centre.
 
 
 
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            All our coaches are "police cleared" and John Beecroft is the Child Protection Officer on the committee. 
 
The 2 basic types of coaching are now freely available, group coaching or individual coaching.
 
  
 
   


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