{"id":2194,"date":"2024-01-25T18:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/?page_id=2194"},"modified":"2024-05-24T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T08:34:08","slug":"lta-youth-compete-south-devon-tennis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/?page_id=2194","title":{"rendered":"LTA Youth Compete @ South Devon Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We believe that the best way for your child to begin competing in tennis, is to do so in the comfort of their own club with the support of their coaches and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is first introduced through games during their coaching sessions and expanded at the end of each term with team challenges and match play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your child progresses through their tennis journey with us, they can also take part in box matches and enter Whirlwind Mini events we are are delighted to host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find our more about the LTA&#8217;s focus for helping your child make the most out of competing in junior tennis visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/compete\/junior\/lta-youth-compete\/?_gl=1*1hdo64l*_up*MQ..*_ga*ODMwMjczODA0LjE3MDYyMDQ0OTg.*_ga_R8CDFT1V4H*MTcwNjIwNDQ5Ny4xLjAuMTcwNjIwNDQ5Ny4wLjAuMA..\">Junior Tennis Competitions | LTA Youth Compete<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?resize=712%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2195\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?resize=1024%2C1001&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?resize=768%2C751&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?resize=1080%2C1056&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LTA-Youth-compete.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?resize=712%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2206\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?resize=1080%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lta-youth-team-challenge-2023-banner.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-829b1d53 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b4d583ead724d4bace336a6bea4aa756 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1d1e1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"family\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Match Play Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">At the end of each term we run a week of match play.  This will be organised according to age and ability, to gently introduce competitive play. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Younger Players <\/strong>&#8211; Red and Orange LTA Youth &#8211; this will be team challenges to introduce them to competitive fun activities and games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teens &#8211;<\/strong> Junior and Senior LTA Youth players &#8211; this may be their first experience of scoring and playing a match in a traditional tennis format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Academy Red and Orange Players <\/strong>&#8211; all of the matches played during match play weeks will count toward their LTA rewards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Academy Teens<\/strong> &#8211; will play timed matches &#8211; where possible making the use of outdoor courts to gain experience of competing on different  surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9262d1ff wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#000000\">LTA REWARDS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-43d2e86849b082e0d569c586d7ebf601 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffe97d;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Junior Club Champs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">As a junior coaching member of the club, your child is entitled to enter our junior club championships.  Held over a number of weekends in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>May 4th &#8211; 8u and 10u<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>from Saturday 1<sup>st<\/sup> June to Friday 21<sup>st<\/sup> July 14\/U is a Round Robin Singles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>June 8th &#8211; 9 U<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And not to leave the rest of the family out &#8211; everyone is welcome to attend our two family festivals <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>March 2nd &#8211; Winter family festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6th July &#8211; Summer Family Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If your child is not on our junior programme, you can find out more by clicking on the button below.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/?page_id=1910\" style=\"background-color:#000000\">JUNIOR MEMBER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1f51f00f7dff94c947172dcfde4a6bc9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#c0ebf1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patron\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Box Matches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Description<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>???<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#000000\">Green Box<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" style=\"background-color:#000000\">Orange Box<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e72dbf22673b1a287c1f2325f6bcaa0f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffe97d;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Local Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">The following tournaments are all taking place at the South Devon Tennis Centre and can all be entered through the LTA Tournament Website:  <a href=\"https:\/\/competitions.lta.org.uk\/tournaments\">LTA &#8211; Tennis for Britain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>09\/06\/2024<br>Whirlwind Mini Tour<br>LTA Youth Matchplay &#8211; RED (8U), ORANGE (9U) AND GREEN (10U)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22\/06\/2024<br>South &amp; South West Tour<br>Grade 4 &#8211; 10U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23\/06\/2024<br>South &amp; South West Tour<br>Grade 5 &#8211; 14U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>07\/07\/2024<br>Nexus Junior Tour<br>LTA Youth Matchplay &#8211; 12U Mixed and 16U Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21\/07\/2024<br>South &amp; South West Tour<br>Grade 5 &#8211; 12U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28\/07\/2024<br>South &amp; South West Tour &#8211;<br>Grade 5 &#8211; 18U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28\/07\/2024<br>Whirlwind Mini Tour<br>LTA Youth Matchplay &#8211; Grade 6 &#8211; 9U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/competitions.lta.org.uk\/tournaments\" style=\"background-color:#000000\">ENTER AN EVENT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>If you are interested in receiving regular information from us about matches in our area, please sign up for our competition newsletter &#8211; It will tell you all you need to know about entering local competitions. Please email <a href=\"mailto:Coaches@sdtennis.co.uk\">Coaches@sdtennis.co.uk<\/a> with your name and email address.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We believe that the best way for your child to begin competing in tennis, is to do so in the comfort of their own club with the support of their &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/?page_id=2194\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LTA Youth Compete @ South Devon Tennis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-featured-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2194"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2736,"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions\/2736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southdevontenniscentre.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}