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A group of young tennis players has hit the ground running, and is already primed for the season. Whangaparaoa Tennis Club’s junior development squad has benefitted from free coaching over winter, thanks to funding from the Constellation Community Trust.
Junior co-ordinator Adrienne Croad set up two groups of players to develop their skills and keep their eye in over the winter months, and they have been training together since May at the Manly-based club.
Adrienne says she was keen to overcome two barriers to young Hibiscus Coast tennis players – the cost of coaching and having to travel to the North Shore for squad coaching.
Coach Ken McLeod is ably assisted by top club player James Corfield – the 26- year-old is a member of the club’s top men’s Chelsea Cup team.
He has returned to the Coast after a 4-year scholarship at the University of South Carolina and coaching at several US universities. The season starts with Opening Day on Saturday, September 22.
Junior interclub registrations for the new season close on September 10. Info: www.wgptennis.co.nz
