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When Can
I Play Again?
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 Mike Barrell is a highly regarded coach based in the UK, where he works for the LTA
one of a team of coach education tutors, delivering coach education, certification and training. He is also a director of Evolve9 (www.evolve9.com), providing consultancy to clubs, organizations and National Associations.
Through evolve9 Mike has developed a very useful tool for coaches and club organizers. ’When Can I Play Again?` is a CD-ROM containing everything you need to set up and develop a high quality and highly motivational competitive structure for the younger members of a tennis club. Focusing on events for players aged 10 and under, the CD contains a stand alone 97 page manual with chapters explaining why competitions should be run for players in this age group, how to prepare and market these events, what needs to be done on the day, advice for parents and the philosophy of prize giving in junior tennis. But the backbone of the manual is a collection of 28 different competition formats, which anybody wanting to develop events at their club will find invaluable. With 28 different events described in detail, you will never again have juniors complaining that “it’s the same old tournament again”! Other useful materials included on the CD are: Sample certificates to present to competitors in red, orange and green events. How to budget for a financially successful event. Activity sheets for players to complete while waiting to play. A Code of Conduct for players and parents. A competition organizers checklist. Sheets for registering players, signing in and score recording. The above materials are in Microsoft Word format – ideal for manipulating and inserting material relevant to your club and your event. For anybody organising junior tournaments, this resource will save a lot of time in developing your own formats, procedures and documents. You can order When Can I Play Again? by going to the following web page: goo.gl/0vKar, where you can also read about other resources available from evolve9 and Mike Barrell.
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