Holt Sports Court held a series of six walking tennis sessions, using funding from Wiltshire Tennis, over a period of 6 weeks from 25th May to 3rd July 2024. The course was run by Holt Sports coach, Jamie Butt.
A total of 12 players took part, in groups of 3-6 each time. All had played (non-walking) tennis at some time before, some were recovering from injury.
The course went very smoothly, with all participants very much enjoying walking tennis, and most being keen to continue. A WhatsApp group chat has been set up to coordinate future sessions and friendly play.
It did take time for some of the players to grasp the rules, especially the 2nd bounce needing to be within the parameters of the court…
Since the end of the funded course, a further 3 sessions have been held with a small core of players wanting to continue to play walking tennis regularly.
Anyone interested in taking part in walking tennis in Holt can contact Jamie Butt on tennisholt@gmail.com or phone/message/WhatsApp on 07463 436986.
For more information on Walking Tennis or the Wiltshire Open Court Programme please contact Kath Brooks Email: admin@wiltshiretennis.org.u
READ FULL STORY: https://wiltshiretennis.org.uk/walking-tennis-programme-a-success-at-holt-sports
Original source: https://x.com/Wiltslta/status/1819340425112494278
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