182 Results for author: Andree Haxton

Charity – the 5 set challenge

On the 13th November Ben Wood, head coach of Elliswick Lawn Tennis Club is undertaking a novel charity challenge. He is raising money for the Sick Children’s Trust and TOFs Charity that have been an enormous help to his family after his son Jacob was born with Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheosophageal Fistula. Jacob’s 1st birthday was the inspiration ... More

The Power of Practise

Time practising A study into Tennis by Piotr Unierzyski looking at Factors affecting tennis performance in different age groups shows that the biggest effect on playing performance in tennis 11and under is playing age, so the number of tennis hours they have achieved. As they get older for top players the starting speed and co-ordination is what is most ... More