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Please see below details of a Summer Pairs League being organised by Redlands TTC which might be of interest to WDTTL players.
REDLANDS TTC – AUGUST 5,12,19,26 (Thursdays – 7pm prompt to no later than 8.40pm)
First 8 Teams registered and to commit to all 4 weeks with Howard [email protected] by 01 August 2021, will play.
Match fee is £3 per player per match.
Please note that these nights are open to ALL players not just Redlands regulars.
No age/ability restrictions but the standard may be quite high!
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Following an 80% vote in favour of the Committee's proposal to operate as a Pairs League for a trial period of one season, the League Committee unanimously agreed to adopt this format for the upcoming season.
Further information about the Pairs League and Team Registration Forms will be sent out to all members shortly.
The Committee also decided that the new season will commence with the usual Hard Bat Competition in week commencing 13th September (actual date to be confirmed) and league fixtures in week commencing 20th September.
As well as TTE membership, all players are required to pay a League registration fee which will continue to be £21 for adults (concession for State Pensioners is £11) and £11 for Juniors.
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Thank you to those who provided feedback on the proposal of changing to a Pairs League.
The main question received was in relation to registering more than 2 players which you can.
The majority of the feedback was positive and significantly outweighed the negative.
To clarify, that the rules currently in place will apply to the Pairs League.
For Example
1. Players can play for a higher division team.
2. A third player can play in the doubles.
After considering the feedback the Committee is recommending the introduction of the Pairs format for the forthcoming season and that it will be reviewed at the end of the season.
To progress to the next stage our membership has to agree to our recommendation.
Therefore we ask each player to either vote for the Pairs format or stick with the current format.
Can you please cast your vote by the 2nd July by replying either FOR or AGAINST to:
Following the vote the Committee will adopt the format the majority of the membership prefer.
If you wish to ask any questions before voting please do so by email to: [email protected]
Further to my recent e-mail regarding the proposal of having a Pairs League rather than the usual 3 man team league I just wanted to clarify one point.A few people that have replied stating that only having two players per team may cause issues around availability, just so we are all clear, you can have more than two players in a squad.
Point 11 for pros was merely suggesting that if two players knew that they were available to play every match then teams have the option of only registering 2 players, it wasn't a proposed rule.
After some consideration the league is proposing to move to a Pairs League rather than 3 player matches.
After Covid-19 we know some players/teams will not return which possibly leaves us with 2 divisions.
These 2 divisions will have teams/players playing out of their depth and potentially we could lose more as they feel they are no longer enjoying the sport.
We feel to move the game forward and to rebuild we need to make changes to attract new younger players and sustain our current membership to our league.
In this format there will be 5 games 4 singles and a doubles. This is of course subject to the Covid-19 restrictions being lifted to allow us to play Doubles.
Pros for this proposal
1 - Will have more divisions
2 - The skill level will be distributed more evenly and therefore keep established players.
3 - More attractive to new players
4 - More juniors likely to join and stay as they will be starting at a level more suitable for them
5 - Younger juniors likely to play as they will not playing late into the evening.
6 - Redlands will rejoin our league and support Sparken Hill in bringing in new juniors into our league.
7 - No longer need to play on multiple tables to get the games over.
8 - More time for socialising after the match if you desire.
9 - Families could make their own team
10 - Less organising of current larger teams on who is available to play when.
11 - 2 players can register as a team knowing they are available to play every week.
Cons
1 - Established teams may have to split if they wish to continue to play regularly.
2 - Players outside the area may feel travelling for a match that will last approx 1 and half hours not desirable.
3 - May lose established players and teams in the short term as they do not like the new format
4 - Have to umpire your own doubles if no one available
Can all players please consider and reply with any comments/questions you may have.
Please detail the impact on your team if this proposal was to go through.
A response by 7th June to [email protected] would be appreciated.
Further to my previous post, the Committee are STILL looking for someone to take on the role of General Secretary and also the Annual Championships Secretary.
I used to undertake both these roles along with the Match Play Secretary role but the Committee feel that by splitting these roles up, people are more likely to come forward and offer to help.
The General Secretary role entails taking minutes at meetings and e-mailing them round for approval plus writing any letters and also updating the handbook each year.
The Annual Championships Secretary will run the event on the day plus collate all the entries and do the draws etc.
Can I add that I am more than happy to help anyone who comes forward and in the case of the Championships I will meet up with whoever does it and go through it all once the entries are in.
I can't stress the point strongly enough that if people do not come forward to help because if not then the League will be in danger of not even existing as the current Committee members just can't do it all without some help.
Please, if you can spare a few hours then do come forward and offer to help
The Committee are looking for someone to take on the role of General Secretary and also the Annual Championships Secretary.
I used to undertake both these roles along with the Match Play Secretary role but the Committee feel that by splitting these roles up, people are more likely to come forward and offer to help.
The General Secretary role entails taking minutes at meetings and e-mailing them round for approval plus writing any letters and also updating the handbook each year.
The Annual Championships Secretary will run the event on the day plus collate all the entries and do the draws etc.
Can I add that I am more than happy to help anyone who comes forward and in the case of the Championships I will meet up with whoever does it and go through it all once the entries are in.
I would also like to add that people do need to come forward to help because if not then the League will be in danger of not even existing as the current Committee members just can't do it all without some help.