Up to date information as to how the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the latest government advice around it relates to tennis activities in Britain and all those involved in delivering them can be found on the LTA website. The LTA remains in communication with the Government and is assessing the implications of its latest announcement for […]
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Junior Programme Coach Training
Junior programme coach training is a 5 hour intensive face to face workshop open to all qualified tennis coaches. The training is FREE plus coaches who attend will receive 5 Coach Credits. The programme has been created using a set of principles and competencies (player outcomes) that include tactical, technical, motor and psycho-social skills. The […]
LTA Tennis Awards – County Winners
Presentations were made to Dorset’s LTA Tennis Award winners at the recent AGM. These Awards celebrate the achievements made by outstanding individuals and venues throughout the past year. Many congratulations to our winners who go through to the Regional Awards, good luck to them all. Winners Lifetime Achievement Award Eric Dry Volunteer of the Year […]
LTA Venue Forum – Tuesday, 29th October 2019
Dorset clubs and coaches are invited to an LTA Venue Forum on Tuesday, 29th October from 6:30pm-9/9:30pm. The Forum is free of charge for LTA Registered venues. It would be great to see lots of Dorset clubs and coaches there, places can be booked on line here Objectives of the Forum Hear more about the […]
Wendy Vernon-Browne OBE – Funeral Service
The funeral service for Wendy Vernon-Browne will be held at The Church of The Transfiguration, Chaddesley Glen, Sandbanks, BH13 7PF on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019 at 1.30 pm. There will be a reception afterwards at Talbot Heath School. […]
Wendy Vernon-Browne OBE – 1932-2019
It is with great sadness we advise the passing of Wendy Vernon-Browne who was a stalwart of Dorset tennis. As a young girl, Wendy wanted to study modern languages at Cambridge but it soon became clear to her that her talents would lead her in another direction. She studied for a degree at Bedford before […]
LTA Tennis Awards – Nominations Open
The LTA Tennis Awards celebrate the achievements made by outstanding individuals and venues throughout the past year. They present us all with a great opportunity to say thank you to everyone in the schools, clubs, parks and community venues who give so much to our sport. Categories : Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Young Person Coach Club […]
DORSET COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
The Dorset County Championships 2019, sponsored by LV=, took place from 25th to 30th August at The West Hants Club. The week was a great success with 285 matches played, some taking over 2 hours. The number of entries was up by 16% on 2018 and the number of players entered by over 24%. A […]
Michael Evans Tennis Initiative
Michael Evans, a respected coach from Dorset who passed away in 2018, left a bequest to Dorset LTA to go towards the advancement of girl’s tennis in Dorset. An initiative was set up for coaches to go into local schools to run taster coaching sessions for Year 7 girls who don’t normally play tennis culminating […]
Road to Wimbledon County Finals
Road to Wimbledon is the biggest junior tournament in British tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunitiy to progress through to compete on the world famous grass courts at Wimbledon. The Road to Wimbledon County Finals were played on the same day as the Men’s Wimbledon Championships Finals, Sunday, 17th July. They were played […]
