Thursday and Saturday Social Sessions

Organiser Volunteer Rota – 2025

The Thursday and Saturday social sessions are a fabulous opportunity to meet other members of the club for a couple of hours of enjoyable tennis.

These sessions can only happen if members volunteer to run at least one of them during the year. It’s not onerous, it’s fun and a great way to put WhatsApp names to faces!

If there is no organiser, the social sessions can’t run.

This is how it works:

· Social sessions run from 7pm to 9pm on Thursdays and 2pm till 4pm on Saturdays. Club balls are provided. The session organiser can fetch them from the clearly marked box in the clubhouse ready for the 7pm/2pm start

· The organiser is in charge of putting together mixed, where possible, groups of four to play doubles during this session

· All players are to courteously comply with the groupings as set out each time by the organiser

· These groups should play for one set or a shorter period of around 30-40 minutes depending on whether there are more players than available courts so as to minimise the time that players might have to be sitting out

· At the end of the set/time period, the organiser calls everyone together to mix the groups around to start the next set/time period

· Usually aim for at least 2-3 changeovers during the afternoon

· All players must leave four balls at the net at each changeover, ready for the next four or bring them back to the organiser if that court is not going to be used

· The session organiser must collect and return all the balls to the clubhouse at the close of the session at 4pm

· If members wish to carry on beyond 4pm, then they must use their own tennis balls. Club balls must not be used

· If the weather forecast is looking inclement, the organiser is to use the SLTC WhatsApp group to communicate with all club members as to whether the session is going ahead. (Please liaise with any Committee members if unsure about what decision to make!)

· If you’ve never been an organiser before, feel free to pair up with another member to help

• To volunteer to organise one or two of the Thursday sessions  - view the week by week list here
• To volunteer to organise one or two of the Saturday  sessions - view the week by week list here