TENNIS : NEWSLETTER

 2010-03-02
Dear Tennis members

LATEST NEWS

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To facilitate quick perusal of the email, note that news not previously shared or still important is in bold andthe rest that has been shared, but is still relevant isnot bold.

Please take special note that the order of play will be available on Thursday. Next week it will be out by Tuesday. The reason for the delay is that Andri’s pc packed up and will only be repaired by Wednesday. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Please remember to bring your championship fee of R70 on Saturday.This must be paid to Andri prior to the start of play.

Note that we have appointed an ICC Tennis administrator. Ambre Jones will be handling this portfolio. Kindly contact her at icc.tennis.ctte@gmail.com

We will hold a braai on Saturday 6 March and 13 March. The cost to members for a braai pack will be approximately R20. ICC Tennis is subsidizing the costs.
Please email us at icc.tennis.ctte@gmail.com and let us know if you will be joining us. We need to know how many braai packs to order.

Thank you to the members who have agreed to do board duty. The schedule of duties is listed below.

We have had enquiries from members who wish to play singles. Please contact Ambre and let her know if you would like to be included in this group. The initial idea is to play from 11h00 to 13h00 on a Saturday morning.

The court booking system has been tested and is working ! Please see instructions below.

COURT BOOKING PROCEDURES
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For registered tennis members ONLY:

Your member number is on your membership card. Please visit the office and update your membership details. All members will be required to have an active membership card.

Please follow the following simple set of instructions to register and to make your court booking:-

1.Go towww.gobook.co.za
2.Click on the “Register” link.
3.Click on the “Register as Client” link.
4.Fill in the form – if you need help for a particular input field, just position the mouse pointer over the field in question. The mandatory fields (i.e. the information you are required to supply) are highlighted by a red asterisk. Since the website is intended to be for bookings not just for your club but for other service providers as well, you must choose your own username and password which you will use when logging on to the site. When you are ready, click on the “register” button.
5.A confirmation page will be displayed informing you that registration was successful and that a confirmation email has been sent to the address you provided.
6.When you receive the email, please click on the link in the message - this will complete the registration process and you will now be able to log in to the website.
7.Log on using the username and password you supplied when you registered.
8.Click on the “My Providers” link.
9.Click on the “new provider” button.
10.Fill in the form – if you need help for a particular input field, just position the mouse pointer over the field in question. The mandatory fields (i.e. the information you are required to supply) are highlighted by an asterisk. Choose your club from the list in the Provider dropdown.Enter your membership number into the “User/Login Name for Provider System”field on the form.
11.You do not need to enter a password–, please leave blank as the club has membership numbers and no passwords/PINs.
12.Click Insert at the top to save your record
13.Now click on the “Make Booking” link and follow the prompts in order to make your first online booking!
14.Note, only the available courts will be displayed

TENNIS DUTY LIST

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Saturday 6 March:Tshilidsi Ramanyimi will be assisting.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Three championship cups will be held to afford all paid-up members a fair chance in the championships.
The following rules apply :
1. The entrant must be available for both weekends and on both Saturday and Sunday.
2. Entries must sent to Andriby emailatirenetennis@gmail.comor by sms on 082 479 4428. Please supply your name, email address, cell number and the cup you wish to enter.
3. Matches take place from 11h00 to 17h00.
4. Only a5 minute warm-up session is allowed.
5. If the entrant is more than 15 minutes late for their match, the opponent will be given a walk-over.
6. Only one cup may be entered for the doubles event and one for the mixed event.
7. Entries close on 27 February 2010.
8. Cup options :
Open Cup
This cup competition is open to all paid-up tennis members of ICC.
Challenge Cup
This cup competition is open to all paid-up members of ICC, except players who played exclusively for the first team during the 2009 league.
Country Cup
This cup competition is open to all paid-up members of ICC, who didnotplay league or did not play more than one league match during the 2009 league.

Please make an effort to read the rules of the peg board system. It is important that tennis members and board duty members be familiar with and follow the rules.

SUBS AND FEES

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A new fee structure has been implemented. This is intended to benefit and encourage membership as a family. Full members will pay 100%, the spouse 50% and the first child 20% of the full fee. Other children are ‘free’. The actual fees have not been increased but an additional R100 registration fee will be charged and includes an ICC-branded towel for each member.
These are annual fees andare dueno later than 31 January 2010 for the year starting 1 Jan 2010. If you have not already received an invoice, kindly ask Megan on Tel 012 667 1081or megan@irenecc.co.za for your copy.

The cost for the first adult member is R1460. This fee includes the R180 affiliation fee toGauteng(which is paid directly to them) and the R100 registration fee. (1180+180+100)
The spouse of the full adult member pays R870 (590+180+100)
The firstchildpays R516 (236+180+100) and any other children pay no subs but are still liable for the affiliation fee and the registration fee namely R280.
Studentspay R634 (354 + 180 +100)
Week day members pay R454. This excludes the R180 affiliation fee. (354+100)

Non members are required to pay R20 per hour during weekdays and R30 on weekends. The cost under lights is R50 per hour.Payments must be made at the Sports shop or where a pay point is available.

PEG BOARD SYSTEM, RULES and COMMITTEE DUTIES
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At the outset, we wish to state that our aim is to make ICC social tennis a happy and satisfying experience for all members.
There is unfortunately not a system in existence that satisfies all members.
Please let us know whether you have a preferred name that isdifferentfrom your Christian name or the spelling of your name isincorrect.
We will be redoing the pegboard names and would like to ensure that these are accurate.

However, in order to accomplish our goal (satisfied members), we have implemented the following new rules :

1. A board member/volunteer is to be on duty on Saturdays from 13h00 to 17h00. He/she is responsible for the administration of the board according to the peg board rules.
2. The person on duty must set up the peg board on arrival and remove it at the end of the day.
3. Balls for Saturday social are available from the main clubhouse (store room). The person on duty is responsible for the balls and must sign for their collection. It is requested that only the required number of tins be opened. He/she is responsible for the return of the balls.
4. The person on duty is also responsible for the selection of the best 6 balls for Thursday evening social.
5. The person on duty must welcome new members and assess their strength of play as well as that of any visitors. (Beginner / club player (intermediate) / advanced.)
6. The person on duty is to ensure that the board runs smoothly, fairly and without prejudice. He/she may use his/her discretion w.r.t. the selection of players ONLY if the person at the ‘selection position’ is a beginner, a new member, an unapproved junior or a visitor.
7. The person on duty may not play tennis on that day.
8. The reason for this is that a) the junior/beginner court is runbythe person on duty and b) it requires thought and awareness on the part of the duty member to arrange games that are fair especially where members have played some weak sets (to accommodate beginners) and should then get an opportunity to have stronger sets to make their afternoon satisfactory.
9. Each member has their own peg with their name on it. As players arrive they place their pegs in the queue to play.
10. The person in first position (‘selection position’) must indicate his/her selection of four players from the top row (only) to the person on duty.
11. It is generally good etiquette to pick the player who has been waiting the longest but also try to pick an even set.
12. If your four have just come off court and there are only four or five players in the queue, it is suggested that you wait for another court to finish before making your selection to enable a rotation of players.
13. The person in the ‘selection position’ may however, select their 4 at any stage even if the top row is not full. If the top row is full, theymustmake their selectionimmediately.
14. The person on duty is to place the selected 4 in thepending1stposition. This can be repeated if the first row can be filled up again. Place them in the pending 2ndposition. Repeat for pending 3rdif there are enough players.
15. The rest of the pegs are moved up to fill the gap.
16. The person on duty must remove the tags from thecourt sectionimmediately when the players are walking off the court, replace them with the selected 4 in the pending 1stposition and send the players onto the court. Pending 2ndposition moves to 1stand so on. He/she must then replace the 4 pegs of the persons coming off the court at the end of the queue, ensuring that the winners are placed in front of the losers.
17. Points 13 - 15 are then repeated immediately.
18. Players are not to take the pegs onto the court.
19. Once players have been selected, they may not refuse to play.
20. Should a player decide to remove their peg (not encouraged), they may only slot in at the end of the queue.
21. These rules will ensure that members do not sit out for more than 2 sets before they have the opportunity to select a set.

MOST importantly, we are appealing to tennis members, who are not on the committee, to make themselves available for board duty. If there are enough volunteers, this duty will only be required once, or at most, twice a year. Please email Lynnette as soon as possible onlynnette.jinks@qmuzik.comif you are willing to commit to assisting us.
It is really easy to criticize a system/person running the board but meaningful input can really only be given if you have taken a turn at running the board.

FACILITIES

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Please use the court booking system on gobook.co.za to book a court during the week or on Sundays. In the event that the website is off-line, contact Andri or Tiaan to make a booking.

Please support Ntando, our professional stringer at the club.
Please inform your friends of the professional racket stringing services offered at the shop.

Wewill be appointing a part-time secretary to fulfil the requirements for ICC Tennis exclusively. This person will be on duty on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Andri and Tiaan will be handling these tasks on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdaysand Thursdays from 10h00-14h00.

TENNIS CALENDAR

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The first event to take place this year is the club championships to be held on 6,7 and 13,14 March.

Thursday evening social is available to all players. Please sms Andri on 082 479 4428 by 17h00 on a Thursday to book your spot. Please sms as follows :tennis-thursday-name.
The best balls after the Saturday social will be retained for Thursday evenings.
If you prefer to play with new balls, you are welcome to bring them.

The squads with Michael de Jong as guest coach will now last for 4 weeks instead of 6 and there will be 4 squads per annum.
The first squad will commence on Tuesday 2ndof February from 18h00 to 20h00. (Tuesdays for beginners, Wednesdays for Intermediates and Thursdays for Advanced players)

Sunday social for advanced players will be scheduled after the championships are completed.
Please let us know if you are willing to take ownership of this event.

The next event to take place this year is the Woody’s Tournament run by Andri and Tiaan. This is a fun tournament played with wooden tennis racquets and is to be held on 21 March from 11h00 to 16h00. A braai and prize giving will conclude this event.

The calendar for 2010 is available on the ICC website (Irenecc.co.za)

See further dates at end of email.

CHRISTO’S CORNER
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1 Timothy 4:12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity.

Kind regards
ICC Tennis Committee

…add passion to your game!    

CONTACT DETAILS

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ICC Tennis Banking Details :
Standard Bank - Lyttelton
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