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Mackintosh LTC – Coaching Programme – Spring Term 2023

Details of the Spring Term coaching courses can be seen below. All sessions are run by LTA Accredited(+) Coaches, with LTA Assistant Coaches and Tennis Leaders assisting with the delivery of sessions – coach to player ratios are kept low for group coaching sessions to ensure the delivery of the sessions is to the highest standard and to maximise playing opportunities.

The dates for the Spring Term courses are as follows:
Monday 9th January – Saturday 1st April (11 weeks)
NO COACHING DURING HALF TERM (W/C MON 20TH FEBRUARY)

Please see below the details of the Spring Term courses:

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HOW TO BOOK
For existing players – please fill out the form by clicking here.
For new players, please contact Rhys Morgan (Head Coach) to check availability for your preferred session before booking.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please familiarise yourself with our T&Cs for Group Coaching Courses:

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If you have any questions, please contact Rhys Morgan (Head Coach) at: tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org or 07929 264165.

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Mackintosh LTC – Adults Summer Camps 2022

We are pleased to be running 6 dates of Adults Summer Camps during the school holidays this year. All sessions will run from 7-8:55pm and will be based around specific doubles themes. There will be different groups for beginners, improvers and advanced players – so the sessions are open to everyone.

The dates and themes of the sessions will be as follows:

  1. Monday 25th July – Consistency from the back of the court
  2. Friday 29th July – Putting your opponents under pressure
  3. Monday 1st August – Dominating at the net
  4. Monday 15th August – Holding your serve
  5. Friday 19th August – Changing your formations
  6. Monday 22nd August – Putting it all together

The cost of the sessions will be:
£15 members / £20 non-members (per day)
£75 members / £100 non-members (all 6 days)

To book a place please submit a form by clicking here.

Please note – we are limited on numbers. Please book early to avoid disappointment!

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Mackintosh LTC – Summer Camps 2022

We are very pleased to be running 4 weeks of tennis camps at Mackintosh LTC during the Summer Holidays. Aimed at children aged 4-16 of all experience levels, the tennis camps are a brilliant way for your children to keep fit, have fun, improve their tennis and make new friends. With our enthusiastic team of LTA Accredited qualified coaches (all DBS checked, and First Aid trained) your children are guaranteed an amazing experience in a safe and well organised environment outdoors.

The Summer Holiday Tennis Camps will be running on the following dates:

Week 1 – Monday 25th July – Friday 29th July
Week 2 – Monday 1st August – Friday 5th August
Week 3 – Monday 15th August – Friday 19th August
Week 4 – Monday 22nd August – Friday 26th August

For children aged 4-8 years we will be running Blue Stage & Red Stage sessions every morning 10-10:55am. For the children aged 8+ there is All Day tennis camp running from 11am-3:55pm.

For further information or to book your child a place, please click here.

PLACES ARE LIMITED, PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

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We are also planning to run Adults Tennis Camps during the evenings in the Summer Holidays – dates TBC in due course.

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Mackintosh LTC – Easter Holiday Camps 2022

We are very pleased to be running 2 weeks of tennis camps at Mackintosh LTC during the Easter Holidays. Aimed at children aged 4-16 of all experience levels, the tennis camps are a brilliant way for your children to keep fit, have fun, improve their tennis and make new friends.

With our enthusiastic team of LTA Accredited qualified coaches (all DBS checked, Safeguarding trained and First Aid trained) your children are guaranteed an amazing experience in a safe and well organised environment outdoors.

The Easter Holiday Tennis Camps will be running on the following dates:
Week 1 – Monday 11th – Thursday 14th April (4 days)
Week 2 – Tuesday 19th – Friday 22nd April (4 days)

For children aged 4-8 years we will be running Blue Stage & Red Stage sessions every morning 10-10:55am. For the children aged 8+ there is All Day tennis camp running from 11am-3:55pm.

For further information or to book your child a place, please click here.

PLACES ARE LIMITED, PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

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Mackintosh LTC – Grand Slam Series

We are excited to introduce our NEW Mackintosh Grand Slam series, which will be a number of internal competitions that we will run throughout the year for youth players who are new to playing matches or for those looking to gain some additional match play experience.

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The events will run on the 2nd Saturday of each half term/school holiday and will provide players from ages 6-18 with an opportunity to engage with regular competition & will give players a purpose and something to prepare/aim for during their coaching sessions leading up to each event.

The first event will be the Australian Open series and will take place on Saturday 26th February.

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Mackintosh LTC – February Half Term Camps 2022

We will be running 3 days of Tennis Camps during February Half Term on the following dates:
Tuesday 22nd February
Wednesday 23rd February
Thursday 24th February

With the number of COVID cases extremely high at the moment, we have decided to split the groups into shorter sessions spread out across the day, to reduce the number of people at the club at the same time, and to avoid using the indoor facilities.

Blue Stage (ages 4-6) – 10-10:55am
Red Stage (ages 6-8) – 11-11:55am
£7.50 members / £10 non-members (per day)
£20 members / £25 non-members (ALL 3 days)
Red Stage Invitation (ages 6-8) – 10-11:55am 
Orange Stage (ages 8-9) – 10-11:55am
Green Stage (ages 9-10) – 10-11:55am
Orange Stage Invitation (ages 8-9) – 12:30-2:25pm
Green Stage Invitation (ages 9-10) – 12:30-2:25pm
Yellow Stage (ages 11+) – 12:30am-2:25pm
Yellow Invitation Squads (ages 11+) – 3-4:55pm
£15 members / £20 non-members (per day)
£40 members / £50 non-members (ALL 3 days)

Please note – there are only a limited number of places on the courses. Please book early to avoid disappointment. 

HOW TO BOOK
To book a place, please fill out the form by clicking here.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please familiarise yourself with our T&Cs for Holiday Camps:

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Mackintosh LTC – Summer Holiday Tennis Camps 2021

We are very pleased to be running 4 weeks of tennis camps at Mackintosh LTC during the Summer Holidays. Aimed at children aged 4-16 of all experience levels, the tennis camps are a brilliant way for your children to keep fit, have fun, improve their tennis and make new friends. With our enthusiastic team of LTA Accredited qualified coaches (all DBS checked, and First Aid trained) your children are guaranteed an amazing experience in a safe and well organised environment outdoors.

The Summer Holiday Tennis Camps will be running on the following dates:

Week 1 – Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July
Week 2 – Monday 26th July – Friday 30th July
Week 3 – Monday 9th August – Friday 13th August
Week 4 – Monday 16th August – Friday 20th August

For children aged 4-8 years we will be running Blue Stage & Red Stage sessions every morning 10-10:55am. For the children aged 8+ there is All Day tennis camp running from 11am-3:55pm.

For further information or to book your child a place, please click here.

PLACES ARE LIMITED, PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

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We are also planning to run Adults Tennis Camps during the evenings in the Summer Holidays – dates TBC in due course.

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Mackintosh LTC – May Half Term Matchplay Day

During the May Half Term we will be running a LTA Youth Matchplay day at Mackintosh LTC for players aged 6-14 on Friday 4th June.

Playing matches and competition is a vital part of learning to play the game. Competition can help to motivate players and provides a purpose for coaching. In addition, it helps to teach players key life lessons such as learning to win and lose, never giving up, fair play and sportsmanship, plus lots more.

Events include:
8&U Red Stage – 10am-12pm
9&U Orange Stage – 1pm-3:30pm
10&U Green Stage – 9:30-12:30pm
14&U Yellow Stage – 1:30-4:30pm

All events will include both singles and doubles matches played in a relaxed environment to give players a great competition experience.

How to enter:
Please follow the link below and enter your child through the LTA website –
Mackintosh LTC May Half Term Matchplay | LTA – Tennis for Britain
**Please note – when entering only enter your child into the Singles event – they will be automatically added to the Doubles event for their age group**

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Head Coach Rhys Morgan at: tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org or on 07929 264165.

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Mackintosh LTC – Easter Holiday Camps 2021

Are you looking for a safe socially distant activity to keep your children active during the Easter Holidays? We are now taking bookings for our popular tennis camps for children of all ages and experience levels at Mackintosh Lawn Tennis Club. We have had to make some changes to our usual tennis camps schedule to be able to maintain our safety measures in line with the current rules/guidelines for running organised outdoor activities and playing tennis in Wales.


Aimed at ages 4-16 of all experience levels, the tennis camps are a fantastic way for your children to keep fit, have fun, improve their tennis and make new friends. With our enthusiastic team of LTA accredited (+) coaches (all DBS checked, and First Aid trained) your children are guaranteed an amazing experience.

We will be running two weeks of Easter Holiday Tennis Camps on the following dates:
Week 1 – Monday 29th March – Thursday 1st April (4 days)
Week 2 – Tuesday 6th April – Friday 9th April (4 days)

**WEEK 1 BLUE STAGE, RED STAGE, ORANGE STAGE & YELLOW STAGE FULL**
**WEEK 2 BLUE STAGE & RED STAGE FULL**
Please submit a form for the above sessions if you would like to be added to the waiting list – there is a possibility we will be able to accept more places on these sessions subject to government restrictions.

Blue Stage (ages 4-6) – 9-9:55am – parents MUST join in on-court with your child
£7.50 members / £10 non-members (per day)
£25 members / £36 non-members (per week)

Red Stage (ages 6-8) – 10-10:55am
£7.50 members / £10 non-members (per day)
£25 members / £36 non-members (per week)

Red Stage Invitation (ages 6-8) – 9-10:55am 
Orange Stage (ages 8-9) – 9-10:55am
Green Stage (ages 9-10) – 9-10:55am
Orange Stage Invitation (ages 8-9) – 11:30-1:25pm
Green Stage Invitation (ages 9-10) – 11:30-1:25pm
Yellow Stage (ages 11+) – 11:30am-1:25pm
Yellow Invitation Squads (ages 11+) – 2:30-4:25pm
£15 members / £20 non-members (per day)
£50 members / £72 non-members (per week)

Please note – we are limited to ONLY 6 PLACES PER GROUP on the courses. Please book early to avoid disappointment. 

All players attending the courses MUST be able to follow social distancing rules!!

HOW TO BOOK
To book a place, please fill out the form by clicking here.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please familiarise yourself with our T&Cs for Holiday Camps:

Mackintosh LTC – Holiday Camps T&Cs (Easter 2021)Download

If you have any questions, please contact Rhys Morgan (Head Coach) at: tenniscoach@mackintoshsportsclub.org or 07929 264165.

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Mackintosh LTC – Autumn Term Coaching – Catch-Up Sessions

We are pleased to inform all members & parents/guardians that all tennis activity will resume at the club from Monday 9th November.

If any of your [child’s] sessions have been cancelled (due to bad weather or the firebreak lockdown) during the first part of the Autumn Term, please see below details of catch-up sessions we are running. Please only turn up for your allocated time slot (it is important that you don’t come at any other times).

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We look forward to welcoming you back to the club next week.