Hi Website,
Please disregard this email if you do not have junior premier-grade players in your family but I wanted to ensure I did not omit anyone.
On Saturday I received an email from Anita (Tennis Waikato Bays) regarding proposed changes to the junior premier interclub format for the 2014 to 2015 season.
In brief, this proposal (which was discussed at the last WBOP Club's meeting) will see junior premier interclub moving from a club-based team format to a grade-based team format. Why? Because there was an absence of competition in this grade, which was particularly evident for the boys last season. It was also suggested that teams could include both boys and girls which would provide stronger competition for our girls as they could be playing mixed doubles.
The details have not yet been determined (ie. who determines who is eligible to play etc) BUT if you have thoughts/feedback regarding this issue, please can you let me know by Wednesday morning so I can provide our feedback to Anita by Wednesday evening (juniors@
otumoetaitennis.co.nz).
I am particularly interested to know how our OTC premier kids would feel about playing in mixed-gender teams. Personally, I can't see any problems but it has been a long long time since I was that age nor am I a parent and I would rather provide feedback based on what is actual.
I will be home tonight if you want to call me to discuss this. My phone number is 544 5088.
Regards Julia Kleve
(Junior Coordinator)
