Coaching and Training
Every weekend during term time we run group coaching sessions for OULTC members, according to playing standard. All members are more than welcome, please come along to the session that you feel best fits your current ability. This year the Blues team players, many of whom are qualified coaches, will be taking a more active role in the coaching, alongside our resident fully qualified coach Jarlath Brine (we call him Jay)! The groups are divided up as follows:
Social Beginner: For those players who have not played a lot or even at all before and simply wish to pick up a racket and play. The session will be run by Blues players who will give tips on how to improve and it is bound to be loads of fun!
Social Improver: If you feel you are more experienced than a beginner, please come along to this session. Again it will be coached by Blues players who will demonstrate drills and give valuable tips that can help you improve very quickly!
Cuppers Training: This is aimed at those players who think they can make their college cuppers teams, but who would be just below third team level. The sessions will be taken by Blues players who will give technical and tactical advice. Sessions will combine drills with some competitive match play to improve all areas of your game.
If you are interested in attending one of the social sessions, please e-mail Napat Thavisin (napat.thavisin@lmh.ox.ac.uk) for men, or Nathalie Larsen (nathalie.larsen@bnc.ox.ac.uk) for women, who will tell you which session to come to.
As well as these sessions, there is regular training for the university teams with Jay.
Michealmas '11 Training Schedule:
All sessions are at Iffley Road unless otherwise stated:
Women’s Swifts (3rd Team):
- Sun 9:30-11:00
- TBC
Women's Robins (2nd Team):
- Sun 11:00-12:30
- TBC
Men's Polar Bears (3rd Team):
- Sun 12:30-14:00
- TBC
Men’s Penguins (2nd Team):
- Sun 14:00-15:30
- TBC
Women’s Blues:
- Sun 16:00-19:00 (White Horse Leisure Centre, Abingdon)
- Mon 7:00-8:30 (Esporta, Oxford)
Men’s Blues:
- Sun 19:00-21:00 (White Horse Leisure Centre, Abingdon)
- Tue 7:00-8:30 (Esporta, Oxford)
Social training and Cuppers training coached by Blues team players; sessions are weekly, on Saturdays at Iffley, from weeks 1-7 of term:
- Men's/Women's Beginners Squad: 09:00-10:00
- Men's/Womens's Intermediate Squad: 10:00-11:00
- Men's/Women's Advanced/Team Cuppers Squad: 11:00-12:00