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Bushy Park Facilities Remain Open and are Operating as Normal. Training and matches to go ahead as planned

March 10th, 2020

To all Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club members and visitors:

Bushy Park sports facilities in Terenure remain open and are operating as normal. The Club's fixtures and the hosting of club training will currently go ahead as planned, unless further guidance is issued by the relevant sporting governing bodies.

We would ask our members or visitors to our facilities to be mindful of current COVID-19 (coronavirus) prevention guidelines and advice that is available from the HSE online. You may also find further information and advice in the Club. This includes official advice and guidance that we encourage all staff and visitors to follow.

The well-being of everybody in our Bushy Park community is our number one priority. We take this opportunity to remind everyone that the best way to protect yourself is to wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (see https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/how-to-wash-your-hands.html), especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Other sensible measures include turning your head away from people when you sneeze, using a tissue or your sleeve and disposing of tissues quickly.

Bushy Parl Tennis & Padel Club  will continue to take guidance from the HSE and the Padel Federation of Ireland and will keep all our members and visitors up to date if the situation changes via our website and social media channels.

Kind regards,

Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club

This coming Easter we have an action pack programme for Primary School children. Our Club is organising a Multiactivity Camp including padel, tennis, soccer, basketball, table-tennis and lots more!
 

EASTER CAMP DATES:

Week 1:      6-9 April
Week 2:      14-17 April

Book your child´s place online now or call 01-4905960 to secure your place today.

€70 standard rate (Non-refundable €30 deposit required at time of booking). 

APPLICATION FORM ONLINE:    https://forms.gle/d7R5wqynpJMaKpCq7

Term and Conditions Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club Multiactivity Camps

1. No Provisional bookings will be taken. Places can only be secured on receipt of completed form and payment.

2. Places will be filled on a first come first served basis.

3. A Parent/guardian must sign application form.

 4. All medical conditions must be clearly stated on the application form.

5. Children must bring a packed lunch, rain gear and sun cream each day.

6. The hours of the camp are 9.00 am-2.00 pm each day.

7. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club are not responsible for children outside of the above hours.

8. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club does not accept responsibility for the loss or damage to any property belonging to the participants.

9. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club reserves the right to cancel part of/or the entire programme with all payments refunded.

10. All valuables must be left at home.

11. Information of activities is given in good faith. All arrangements and activities are subject to change depending on weather condition, programme schedule and other arrangements. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club has the right to cancel amend or alter activities accordingly.

12. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club will keep a current insurance policy for the duration of the Camp.

13. If a child is unable to attend a full refund will be given if 7 days’ notice or a doctor’s note is given.

14. Lost property will be kept until May 31st 2020.

15. Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club reserves the right to suspend any child that is disruptive to the camp due to misbehaviour or whose behaviour puts them or others at risk.

16. Mobile phones are not permitted at camp.

17. I/We consent to the use of any photographs and video footage that may be taken of our child during the camp to be used, distributed or shown as Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club sees appropriate.

Book at Bushy Park Club reception or send application form with cheque payable to Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club, Rathdown Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W. (Credit/laser card accepted at reception). Bank transfer also available: IE92 BOFI 9002 0116 0764 21 (Please specify name of child / children).

Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club will remain closed from 5 pm this evening due to storm Ciara. We will update you on opening times tomorrow (Sunday), but the orange warning in place will mean the facility may not open until Sunday afternoon.

Met Eireann has issued an orange weather alert for the entire country. The warning will be in place from 5 am until 12 noon tomorrow (Sunday 9th February).

UPDATE

Issued 15:00, Friday, 7th February, by Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecast Division and Eoin Sherlock, Head of Flood Forecast Division.

Storm Ciara is expected to pass to the north of Ireland on Sunday but the country can expect some wet and windy weather before this on Saturday. This spell of weather will bring heavy rain and strong winds, which have the potential to cause some disruption, especially in western and northern counties. The animation below displays the forecast winds for Saturday, 8th February using the Harmonie Forecast model.

As well as the heavy rain and strong winds, there is the risk of coastal and localised flooding. As we get closer to a weather event Met Éireann’s high resolution model Harmonie allows us to enhance the level of detail in our forecasts. Met Éireann has this afternoon increased the wind warning levels for Saturday to Orange for Galway, Mayo and Donegal.

For the most up to date warnings please click here (https://www.met.ie/warnings)

Cancellation Policy at Bushy Park

Reminder: You can cancel a booking free of charge up to 24 hours before playing. Failure to honour a booking will mean a standard charge of 50% of the full court fee.

Please make every effort to arrive at least 10 minutes before your booking time and advise Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club if you are not attending a session, so other players can enjoy the use of the courts.

We also wish to remind players that they cannot use the courts for over 90 mins per day unless a special permission is granted by the Club.

At Peak times (6 pm to 10 pm in the evenings and on weekends) courts cannot be used for individual training sessions unless previously arranged with the head coaches.

The Club wishes to maximise the use of all courts in the Club. Not honouring bookings due to any circumstances without informing the Club does not help other players. We hope you can all understand this.

Play, have fun, enjoy the game!

Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club Manager

Hi all padel lovers at the Club,

The Irish Padel Tour Circuit kicks off this year up in Bangor, Belfast on the 23rd February.

Are you interested in playing the official padel ranking tournaments this year? You have your first chance this year in Bangor. Bushy Park will also host a tournament and the All Ireland Finals.

Tournament fee 15 euro (25 euro if you also want the official t-shirt)

Registrations: at the Club desk or sending an email to irishpadeltour@gmail.com

We will keep you posted!

We would like to wish all our customers a Very Happy Christmas and a peaceful 2020 from all at Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club.

Our Christmas opening hours are:

December 24^th: 10:00 – 16:00

December 25^th: Closed

December 26^th: 16:00 – 22:00

December 27^th/28^th/29^th/30^th: 10:00 – 22:00

December 31^st: 10:00 – 14:00

January 1^st: Closed

January 2^nd: 10:00 – 22:00

We are here to help make all your gift-giving a success this year! Discover our NEW range of Padel rackets and special offers in the club this Christmas.

ADIDAS OFFER – Advanced racket, bag, balls was €365 NOW €249

When you purchase one of our New Bullpadel Proline 2020 collection you will receive a FREE sports bag.

Special offers on a full range of Head tennis and Dropshot brands, equipment and clothing!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Bushy Park Team

Hi all padel lovers!!!

The new Bushy Park Winter Padel League 2019 is now underway with over 40 teams!

The League will be ongoing throughout the rest of 2019 and until mid-February 2020.

The format is as follows: you will increase your ranking if you win games with the option to go through to the next level and play against new teams. There will be an update for the league every 3-4 weeks. 

If you are already a registered player, just log into your profile and make sure you choose your appropriate level. If anyone is not sure about the level, coaches from the club will help you find the correct level for you. 

You can download the Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club app on your phone from the Apple Store or Google Play.

The 4 categories for the groups are: 

Beginner level
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
Advanced level

In case you choose a partner with different ranking, an arithmetic rule will be applied to obtain the level. 

The cost of the league will be just €15 and it will entitle players to obtain a Padel Federation annual licence. 

For registration for the Bushy Park Padel League, please enquire about the application form and sign up at the desk in the Club (Late registration may not be possible now, but please ask our Head Coach Alvaro Cabello).

If you need a partner we will help to find someone for you. Get outside, exercise, be social and most of all have fun!!! 

Contact us at the club for more information or look up our website www.bushytennispadel.ie 

We are delighted to announce that today (18th October 2019) the Padel Federation of Ireland has been officially affiliated to the International Padel Federation (FIP).

The International Padel Federation (FIP) is the world governing body for the sport Padel, founded in 1991. It is a non-profit making organisation whose goal is to promote all forms of Padel around the world.

We are delighted to be recognised as the official body to govern padel in Ireland and we look forward to a wonderful future for padel in Ireland.

This means, among many benefits to padel players all over Ireland and Irish players abroad, the opportunity to represent the country internationally. The National Team is already sending teams to championships later on this month and in November.

The Padel Federation of Ireland is now officially the Governing Body of Padel in Ireland, recognised by the Sports Council of Ireland.

The Mission of the International Padel Federation

“To grow and promote the sport of Padel on a worldwide scale”

• Foster the growth and development of the sport of Padel for everyone and on a worldwide basis.
• Promote universally the development of the game of Padel for all levels and ages, for both able-bodied and disabled men and women.
• Federate all affiliated regional federations, national member federations, clubs, players, coachs, padel industries and all partners
• Structure and Regulate the rules of the game of Padel, of the various official competitions, and ranking systems.
• Organise the FIP international padel circuit, regional and world championships
• Research, Advise and Educate with all concerns and experts around the best practices for Teacher, Coach and Judge Referee as well as court, racket, balls & all padel Equipment manufacturers.
• Be a world reference center for all Padel related information.
• Preserve the integrity, autonomy and independence of Padel as a sport, and the FIP as governing body.
• Contribute to building a peaceful and better world by encouraging sport and Padel practices without discrimination of any kind, in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair-play. In fact, the FIP will follows the Olympic principles.

We are delighted to inform you that the Padel Federation of Ireland has become a Gaisce challenge partner! That means Bushy Park is now an official Partner Centre.
 

The Padel Federation of Ireland has been chosen as an official centre to carry out activities in relation to the President's Award in Ireland. This is great news and it means many young people will be able to do their placement in our affiliated padel clubs throughout Ireland.

Gaisce – The President’s Award is a self-development programme for young people between the ages of 15-25, which is proven* to enhance confidence and well-being through participation in personal, physical, community and team challenges. It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and realise their potential.

Gaisce is non-competitive and self-directed: participants progress along each award level (Bronze, Silver or Gold) choosing personal, physical and community activities they wish to undertake and taking part in an adventure journey also. A trained adult mentor, their President’s Award Leader (PAL), supports them throughout the process. The more time and energy participants give, the greater the reward.

Young people who complete the Gaisce programme, receive a medal and certificate signed by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Should they progress to achieve a Gold award, Michael D. Higgins presents them with this at a special ceremony in Dublin Castle.

Gaisce is active across all 26 counties and, through the Joint Award Initiative, an innovating partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, young people living in Northern Ireland are able to achieve a Gaisce Award at any level too. Through a partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Gaisce Awards are also recognised internationally.

Since its inception in 1985, over 370,000 young people have participated in the Gaisce programme. Today, more than 25,000 young people register for the Gaisce challenge each year, pursuing the award through more than 850 organisations (Gaisce Award Partners) located right across the country. In any one year, Gaisce supports these organisations and the more than 1,200 President Award Leaders (PALs) working and volunteering in them to mentor young people through their Gaisce journey.

Gaisce celebrates the individuality of each participant and ensures while there are many pathways to achieving a Gaisce Award, each Gaisce journey is as unique and expansive as our participants determine and equally recognised.

The term "gaisce" is from the Irish language and can be translated as "achievement". The award was established by a trust deed under the patronage of the President of Ireland on 28 March 1985. In 1988 the award became part of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association.[1] The profile of the award was raised substantially following the first award ceremonies performed by President Hillery in 1989.

For more information, please visit www.gaisce.ie

Follow Gaisce on our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn by searching @GaisceAward

https://www.gaisce.ie/research-impact-gaisce-participation/

Fantastic news coming from the Padel Federation of Ireland !

The Padel Federation of Ireland is delighted to announce that Jerónimo Cañas has been appointed as the Head Coach for the National Padel Teams here in Ireland. 

Mr Cañas is a very well known coach internationally and has been u21s Padel World Champion. Jerónimo has also played for the Argentinian National Team.

Mr Cañas has an extensive resume, which includes:

-being in the top 20 coaches in the world and certified by the International Padel Federation
-runner-up with the Veterans Argentinian National Team in the World Championship of 2018
-former National Coach of Senegal, playing in the Paraguay World Championship
-being currently a Doctor in Sports Science in the University of Granada, Spain
-being a sports journalist in Spain

The list is endless...

We are honoured to have Jerónimo leading the National Padel Team here in Ireland. He will be closely working with the technical staff team including Mr Alvaro Cabello, Mr Colin O´Brien, Ms Siobhan Murray, Mr Charlie Barber and Mr Freddie Trilnik.

We wish Mr Jerónimo Cañas every success with our padel teams at the international level.

Good luck with this new venture and come on Ireland !

The All Ireland Junior Padel Tournament (for Primary and Secondary School children) will take place at the Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club on Friday 11th October.

The Tournament begins at:

3.30 pm for Primary School
4.00 pm for Secondary School

Categories:

-4th, 5th and 6th Class Primary
-1st and 2nd Years Secondary
-3rd to 5th Years Secondary

The format of the All Ireland Finals is as follows:

-Matches will be played to the best of 9 games. Semifinal and final will be played to the best of two sets with tiebreak.
-Prizes for the top 2 teams in each category: padel gear and vouchers.

RULES OF PLAY

All the rules of padel and disciplinary code apply for this tournament under the International Padel Federation regulations and as stated by the Padel Federation of Ireland. Please look up the following link for further information: http://www.padelfederation.ie/padel-federation/padel-rules/

The tournament is organised by the Padel Federation of Ireland for all clubs in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Booking?

Please send us an email or enquire at the Bushy Park Club desk. Email info@bushytennispadel.ie

You may register directly here: https://forms.gle/zhBqnEbiJXo6duBw9

or at the Bushy Park Padel Club desk.

The tournament fee is 5 euro for Primary School players and also 5 euro for Secondary School players.

Early booking recommended! Please book by Thursday 10th October.

Shop discounts on the day!

See and share poster below.

Our Junior Tennis Autumn Open is taking place this coming weekend from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th September. The Junior Open is a Doubles Tournament for u12s, u14s, u16s and u18s.

Please be advised that the Tournament will be taking up most of the tennis courts over the weekend, alhough there will be free slots at some point. Please make the bookings through the system or call the Club directly.

Car parking - Our Lady´s Secondary School and adjacent roads to Buhsy Park Tennis & Padel Club. 

Food available at the Club on Friday evening and Sunday. Food available at the Buhsy Park market on Saturday.

Enquiries to: tournaments@bushytennispadel.ie