Junior Tennis Development Camp held

The 5th edition of tennis development camp ended yesterday at Duakwa- Central Region with Martha Kanyah of Nsaba Islamic School winning girls category and Hawal Abdul also from Nsaba Islamic School winning the boys division.

90 junior players, both boys and girls, participated in the three programs, which were held at El-Capitano Resort from May 25-27, 2018.

Day One

These juvenile players were taken through: Warm- Up exercises,walk around on the court on the lines marked, tapping the ball in the air (Players hit the ball into the air using the racket whiles walking around on the court), Hitting the ball on the court (players hit the ball on the court whiles walking around skill work), Players in pairs stand 5 meters apart and hit the ball to each other, Players hitting the ball 10 times continuously to gain a point, Players put into groups of 6 face each other 20 meters apart. Players run with a ball on the racket to give yo the other person and so on until everyone had a turn, Knock-out competition players of 6 in a group play against each other until you get an overall winner, Final game each player plays against each other until you get a final winner for boys and overall winner for girls.

 DAY 2

Players warm-up by jogging from the center of the town to the courts at the resort, Arm stretching, Shoulder stretching, skill work,Tossing the ball by players, hit the ball to each other, play the ball 2 times and hit it back to a friend and the friend does the same, Rally play: players hit the ball to each other without making the ball fall to the ground, Players move to the net and play ‘Around the World’.That’s when the players play with one another in a particular group. Target play: players in rows run or walk, touch the net in front while other players behind the net hit the balls against the players to eliminate them out of the competition. All play all competition: Girls play against each other until we get the overall winner.

 

The competition, as always, was essentially targeted at exposing turning the raw talents into quality players that could in future become top stars.

The camp ended with competition which featured boys and girls. Martha Kanyah of Nsaba Islamic School won the girls the category and Hawal Abdul also from Nsaba Islamic School won the boys division.

Central Regional representative of Peter Mensah Sports Foundation (PMSPORTS) Ebenezer Tsumasi said " I am very confident these kids will soon emerge as world-class tennis players.

Without doubt, more programs such as JTI are a must if Ghana is to regain past glory as well as take on the world of tennis.

Vilac, PMSPORTS holds Tennis Clinic .

 Pmsports Foundation on Wednesday 5th April 2017 undertook tennis clinic at Vilac International school in Achimota with the purpose of introducing more kids into tennis. Over 50 juvenile players took part in the tennis clinic.

Juvenile players within the ages of 7-14 were taking through racquet control, rally over the net, how to use the racquet and how to socialize and play in a team environment.

In an interview granted Tennisgh.com ,Peter Mensah founder of PMSPORTS Foundation said, introducing young players to the game would help to avoid the vacuum that will be created when the senior players leave.

He added that kids are being trained in the latest techniques in sports under the theme ‘catch them young’. He commended the School Authorities for such a gesture.

The Head Mistress Eunice Adjei-Wiredu told Tennisgh.com that, she was happy with the level of energy and commitment shown by the kids to the game of tennis .

The PE teacher William Addai also said: he feels excited that the kids have had the experience of the game of tennis, for the first time.

The story was first published on April 6, 2017       

Source: Tennisgh.com/ Gabriel Amoakoh

PM Sports holds tennis clinic

Peter Mensah Sports Foundation (PM Sports), a non-governmental organisation, last Saturday put together a tennis clinic for juvenile tennis stars at the Ghana Tennis Club in Adabraka.

The event, which was meant to boost the performance of young and upcoming players within the Osu and Adabraka communities attracted over 60 children aged eight to 14 years.

The one-day event saw the participants taken through a variety of drills to improve specific aspects of their game, including serving, return of serve, baseline rallying, approaching the net, aggressive base liner and counter puncher.
In his closing remarks, Mr Peter Mensah, a UK-based tennis coach and CEO of PMSports said his outfit intended to make the event an annual affair hoping to introduce the children to the modern ways of the game.

“For some time now, Ghana’s tennis has taken a downward trend so the only way we can find a lasting solution is through these development pathways where players are given the opportunity to experience the best technical, physical and complete tennis training”.

“The Ghana Tennis Federation cannot do it alone so it’s a good thing that my team and I have come on board to help find an immediate solution to this downward trend. Returning to my motherland, Ghana to give back to the society has always been a dream so we will work hard to achieve the best results", he added.

Mr Mensah, who is on holidays in Ghana, was joined by International Tennis Federation (ITF) Level 2 Coach, Yahaya Maccauley, George Abban and Andrew Taylor as resource persons for the clinic.

The story was first published on April  07 , 2017
 Source: Tennisgh.com/ Gabriel Amoakoh