Dear All,

We will be running coached sessions for juniors during the school holidays at Natland Village Hall  and Lower Holker Village Hall. 

For both venues the hall will be open for drop off from 9.15 am. The TT session runs 9.30-12.30 with parent pick-up no later than 1pm.
Sessions are for all ability levels and will include a mix of formal instruction , fun games and match play.

Each session costs £8.00 per player. If you would like to book please email Seamus (Seamus Hanna1@gmail.com) or Peter (lowerbirkby@gmail.com) stating which dates/location you would like to book. Places are limited to 10 per session at Natland and 8 at Lower Holker and allocation will be on a first come basis.

The dates are:

Natland Village Hall (LA9 7QQ)

Week 1 Thursday 25th July
week 2 Thursday 1st August
Week 3 Thursday  8th August
Week 4 Hall Closed for floor refurb
Week 5 Thursday 22nd August
Week 6 Thursday 29th August

Lower Holker Village Hall  (LA11  7NU)

1 Weds 24th July
week 2 Monday 29th July
Week 3 Monday 5th August

Week 4 Monday 12th August
Week 5 Friday 23rd August
Week 6 Friday 30th August

We will have a number of coaches operating during the summer and there will always be at least two coaches in attendance at each session so we can support a range of ability levels.

Dan O’Connell

Dan O’Connell is currently the Table Tennis performance coach at UCLAN and a former assistant coach to the UAE national team. Former Welsh No.1, he played professionally in Europe and played for Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Dan is a Level 3 coach and is currently studying for an MSc in Elite Coaching.

Beth O’ Connell

Beth O’Connell is a  top 20 England ranked player and was in the top ten at Cadet, Junior and under 21 levels. She currently plays in the Premier Division of the Women’s British League. Beth has a Bachelors degree in Sport and Exercise Science and a Masters in Sport and Mental Health and is a Level 1 Table Tennis England Licensed Coach.

Adam Dennison

Adam, aged 18, is an elite junior player and has represented England on a number of occasions at different age groups. He is currently ranked 13 in England Junior Boys and is in the top 50 of Senior Men. He is a Level 1 coach and is currently working on his Level 2 qualification.

Natland & Oxenholme TTC- Club Coaches

Seamus Hanna, Junior Co-ordinator for Natland & Oxenholme TTC, is a Level 1 Table Tennis England Licensed Coach

Peter Leahy, Secretary of Natland & Oxenholme TTC, is a Level 1 Table Tennis England Licensed Coach and is currently working on his Level 2 qualification.

Dan, Seamus and Peter hold current DBS, Safeguarding and First Aid certificates. Beth has a current DBS Certification and Adam has current DBS and Safeguarding Certificates.

For anyone booking sessions please note:

1. It is essential that we hold up to date emergency contact info for any player attending.

a)  If you have played in the Kendal Junior League or Senior League we have your  data and will use that unless you update us.

b) if you have not played in either of the Junior or Senior  Kendal Leagues you must  provide the following data before a place can be confirmed:

Name of player

Date of birth

Home Address

Known medical  condition(s) we need to be aware of

Emergency contacts -phone and email.

2. Participants must bring water and snacks to see them through the sessions which will be active!

3. Once we have confirmed your booking we will ask for payment in advance by BACS to Natland & Oxenholme Table Tennis Club account:

NatWest

01-04-66

33514070

Please use player name as a reference.

4. Parents are welcome to stay and watch sessions.

5.  Thanks to Kendal League for providing a subsidy to keep prices down at Natland whilst enabling us to involve our professional coaches. Thanks to Active Cumbria for their award to our “New Club at Lower Holker Village Hall” Project which has enabled us to purchase the first  3 tables for our new club to be ready for the summer school holidays, and subsidise prices at Lower Holker. Note: please support our Lower Holker Crowdfunding campaign when it starts in the next week or so.

Please email Seamus or Peter if you would like to book

We hope to see you over the Summer

Kind regards

Seamus/ Peter

Seamus Hanna (Seamus Hanna1@gmail.com)  tel 07526 334197

Peter Leahy (lowerbirkby@gmail.com) tel 07824 381649