"Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skills, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there." - Venus Williams-
Dear DLTC members and families,
Doubles can be more fun than we think.
However if you are just used to play singles, it may need a bit of time to adjust to share your side of the court. As in singles, having a strategy will be important if you are aiming to win.
Before starting your game, It is recommended that you agree on strategies and select the side of the court from which you will be returning. Usually, it is the side you feel more comfortable with. This might sound really basic but it will be needed and probably be really helpful during the match.
Once you are playing, try avoiding conflicts, communicate all the time and support/encourage each other.
In brief, play as a team.
It is an attacking game so a good team aims at coming to the net at every opportunities to shorten the points and put their opponents under pressure.
Target their weaker shot and/or the weaker player are the most effective tactics among others.
See you all on the court for some fun doubles then.
Thanks,
Sebastien
October Half - Term Camp
Keep your children active this half term at DLTC. Our October camp swill run from Monday the 21st to Friday the 25th of October. You can now join half a day or full day if you prefer!
We offer classes for: Tots Tennis (3 - 5 years-old), Main camp (6 to15 years old) and Performance Camp (11 to 15 years-old).
At DLTC, your children will find the right course tailored to their needs and skills.
Autumn Tennis Programme
We are ready to start our new term. Some classes are already full. We have launched new classes to best suit your children's timetables. Please contact us or follow the link below for more information.
Mini Tennis Festival
Welcome to our little champions at DLTC!
This tournament is aimed to all kids aged between 6 to 10 years- old. The 8&U and 9&U will start at 10am while the 10&U will start at 12PM.
Great matches and fun guaranteed!
Please email Sebastien: sebtenniscoaching@gmail.com to register your interest.
Free Demo Racket Day
Please come on the 12th of October for our great Demo Racket day. You will be able to try different brands and models and get good deals on new and second hand rackets. Expert advice will be provided by Jack from Intersport Herne Hill. Come and try your future dream racket.
Nature Valley British Tennis Weekend
Come and try a tennis lesson for free!
Bring your family and friends and join us at Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday 7th September 2019 from 10am to 2pm.
This is an event focussed on female players. All standards are welcome.
We will be offering a variety of free lessons on that day. Come and try our 45 minute class of Tennis Xpress/Beginner Tennis, She Rallies,, Team training/doubles practice, Team Challenge Festival.
All new players welcome.
Advanced drills for performance and team players
The advanced drills class will officially be on Fridays from 7pm to 8.30pm starting on the Friday the 20th of September.
We will aim at repeating this course every 6 weeks in order to accommodate as many players as possible.
We look forward to seeing you.
Box League
This is officially the last month of our box league summer season.
Please organise as many matches as you can before the 30th of September deadline and win your well-deserved promotion.
Good luck to you all.
New Coach at Dulwich LTC
We are delighted to announce that our new coach, Alfie Alpe, will join our team on a full-time basis from Wednesday the 25th of September.
Alfie has been a licensed coach for the last three years and will help a lot with the junior program, school work, adult group classes, team trainings and private lessons.
He will be working next week doing social and team practices and a few private lessons to introduce himself to the members.