Exeter Tennis Centre once again welcomed hundreds of local school children to its Schools Festival and Talent ID events, offering young people aged 4-8 the opportunity to pick up a racquet and enjoy all that tennis has to offer.
Throughout the year the Centre works with over 20 schools offering coaching and extra-curricular tennis to pupils of all abilities. Pupils from these schools were invited to the Schools Tennis Festival to take part in a number of fun activities and games to enjoy and learn the fundamentals of tennis.
The Talent ID event offered stand out-pupils the opportunity to show their full potential in an enjoyable environment, with exceptional players being invited to join the Centre's renowned Mini Red Developers, Legends and Elite programmes.
Tennis Development Officer Gayle Vaughan commented: "To have the Talent ID and Schools Festival on the same day has been brilliant. It is fantastic to see so many children enjoying tennis and developing their key skills. Our community programmes are very important to us and we always strive to get as many children as possible involved in this great sport."
The Centre runs a number of programmes for children aged 4-16 and will be hosting fun Tennis Camps in April as part of the University of Exeter Sport's Easter programme. Camps will be taking place at the indoor Exeter Tennis Centre from 2-5 April and Victoria Park Tennis Clubs outdoor courts 8-11 April.
Gayle continued "Our Easter camps are always a very important part of our year as it marks the start of the traditional tennis season. We are really excited to invite young people to the centre for quality and enjoyable coaching, even if they have never picked up a racquet before".
University of Exeter Sport will also be running cricket camps for 7-10 year olds from throughout the community on the 2, 4, 8 and 9 April at the £2million Sir Christopher Ondaatje Devon Cricket Centre based at the Sports Park. Developer's workshops and match practice sessions will also be available on 11 April for more experienced players.
St Luke's Sports Centre, on Heavitree Road, have teamed up with Exeter City Football Club's community coaches to deliver a week offootball coaching and fun swimming sessions. The sessions which will run from 14:00-16:00 from 8-12 April are open to 5-12 year olds and promise an active and varied afternoon of fun and exciting sport.
For further information on any of the University of Exeter Sport's camps and community programmes please visit www.exeter.ac.uk/sport