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Hi all padel lovers!!!

The new Bushy Park Padel League 2018 is starting in under two weeks, on Monday15th October.

It will consist of a ranking league in different groups and the games will be played at your convenience on Mondays, Fridays or Saturdays. The League will be ongoing throughout the rest of 2018. 

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 2-3 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 €10 and it will entitle players to obtain a Padel Federation annual licence. 

For registration for the Bushy Park Padel League, please find the application form on the website or sign up at the desk in the Club. 

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 

Toddler Mornings are back at Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club !!!

Drop in and enjoy a coffee and let your toddler explore and enjoy a new and unique environment.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 am (from 10 am to 12 pm)

€3 euro - €2 if you buy a coffee !!

For further information please call us on 01-4905960 or emails us info@bushytennispadel.ie

The All Ireland Junior Padel Tournament (for Primary and Secondary School children) will take place at the Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club on Friday 12th October.

The Tournament begins at 3.30 pm for Primary School children and 4.00 pm for those in 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 3 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 desk. Email info@bushytennispadel.ie 

The tournament fee is 5 euro. 

Early booking recommended! Please book by Thursday 11th October.

Shop discounts on the day.

See and share poster below. 

Registration Days for players willing to take part in tennis and / or padel lessons at the Club Academies are taking place on:
 

Wednesday 12th September - 4 pm to 6 pm

Saturday 15th September - all day

Sunday 16th September - all day


Please ask at the desk for a registration form and pay the required fee for your programme.

Tennis and padel lessons schedules can be found on the website http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Page.aspx?id=11 or on the Club noticeboard.

The Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club is taking part in the Dublin Sports Fest week launched by the Dublin City Council and the Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership.

The SportsFest week was launched by the Lord Mayor Niall Ring and the Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club was invited to take part in the launch. Our Manager, Naomi Nicholl had a chance to speak to the Lord Mayor to tell him about all the initiatives and activities taking place in our Club.

We will have 3 Open Day sessions to showcase tennis and padel during the week of the 23 to the 30 September:

Sunday 23 - 11 am to 1 pm

Wednesday 26 - 11 am to 1 pm

Sunday 30 - 11 am to 1 pm

We fully support this initiative to encourage all citizens to get involved in sport for Wellbeing and fitness and we hope you will take part in our activities. Our coaches will be at hand to show you what's on offer in the Club and how you can get involved on a regular basis.

Children and adults are welcome to the Open Day events at our Club. See you around!

Find out more about the Dublin Sports Fest here: http://www.dublincity.ie/sportsfest

The new tennis and padel lessons schedule is now available on the following sections of our website:

LESSONS - http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Page.aspx?id=11
RATES - http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Page.aspx?id=10

There is a great variety of tennis and padel lessons to suit everyone! Sign on now!

Padel lessons begin week commencing 10 September. Tennis lessons begin week commencing 17 September.

The application forms are available at the Club Desk.

Feel free to have a chat with our tennis and padel coaches to organise your schedule:

-TENNIS COACHES:

Leonardo Parra - 089 2099092
Federico Raffo - 087 6411655

-PADEL COACH:

Alvaro Cabello - 083 4481481

A Family Fun Day is taking place at Bushy Park from 1 pm to 4 pm on Saturday 8th September. The event is organised by the Terenure 2030 Together for Tomorrow group.

As part of the activities Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club will open its doors to visitors to try out padel and tennis between 1 pm and 4 pm. There will be coaches on site to encourage players to take part in the fun tennis and padel activities organised.

We will also have an information stand for visitors to introduce them to our Club.

See you on Saturday!

LAST FEW PLACES LEFT TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING INITIATIVE!

CALL US OR GIVE YOUR NAME AND AVAILABLE TIMES AT THE CLUB DESK.

The Club is organising an TENNIS OPEN DAY and the main event will bet an attempt to beat the Guinness World Record of continuous tennis coaching for 48 hours starting on Friday 14th September at 9.30 am and going on until Sunday 16th September at 9.30 am. 

Leo Parra, our Head Coach, will be coaching players non-stop for 2 days! We wish him the best with this amazing venture.

The Guinness World Record attempt will be monitored by cameras and timers and it will also be happening overnight. 

We need Club members and other players to get involved in the record attempt by putting their names down for an hour´s coaching by Leo. The list is in the Clubhouse but you can send us an email requesting a specific time whether it is during the day or during the night time.

There is no specific fee for an hour´s coaching, but the minimum amount will be 10 euro (you may decide to pay more if you wish). The proceeds of the event will be donated to the National Children´s Hospital in Crumlin.

The event is organised by the Bushy Park Tennis Academy and it is part of an Open Day supported by Tennis Ireland.

Declaration of Permission for Photography / Filming forms for minors available at the Club desk.

This Guinness World Record is sponsored by Yonex, E & S Doctors, Tennis Go Pro and Spanish Tennis Way.

Be part of our OPEN DAY and come to see Leo Parra beating the Guinness World Record of non-stop Tennis Coaching for 48 hours! See you soon!


 

The All Ireland Padel Open Championship will take place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September 2018 and it is open to everyone in all categories.

All Clubs may organise preliminary rounds of the tournament prior to the All Ireland Championship but this is not a requirement to register and play for your club.

The categories for the tournament are BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED. Both men, both women and mixed category allowed.

The format of the preliminary tournaments in all clubs is as follows:

-Matches to be played to the best of 2 sets (with super tiebreak).
-Players can only represent one club and not be playing on other preliminary rounds in other clubs.
-The top three teams from each category will go through to the finals of the All Ireland.
-The top three teams will receive the winning prizes in each club.

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 super tiebreak.
-Prizes for the top 3 teams in each category: trophies and padel gear vouchers.

REGISTRATION

Players must register with Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club and provide the following information:

Full name
Email address
Mobile Number
Category

Please send an email to info@bushytennispadel.ie or call 01-4905960.

The Club entry fee per player is €10 (excludes fee for games)

The All Ireland Finals Tournament Fee per player is €15 (includes all games)

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.

Please book your place in the club league league preliminary rounds with your club before the end of August 2018.

Registration for the All Ireland Padel Open Championship must be made before the 12th September.

We are very proud to let you know our workshop went extremely well with over 100 people in attendance. Parents, coaches and players enjoyed the beautiful sunny day listening to top class advice from top tennis speakers and coaches both from Ireland and abroad. 

See some pictures here and enjoy the drone footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHw_ziNtZbk
 

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On August 4th (9 am to 4:30 pm) - head coach at Leinster Tennis & MacXTennisAcademy John McGahon will Collaborate with former Top 50 ATP Pro & Current coach of Nicolas Almagro, Ruben Hidalgo from

The Spanish tennis Way. This workshop is for both male and female coaches, players & parents and is the first one of its kind to come to Ireland.

Promo video - click here! https://youtu.be/FDKq45jToNg

The workshop is both practical and theoretical whereby players will have the opportunity to get on with Ruben and learn some of the Spanish secret drills as used by the top Tennis athletes and coaches of the students can watch and take back the exercises & drills to their own academies and clubs.

There will be insightful presentations from Top professionals in the industry that parents, coaches & players can listen to including:

Ruben Hidalgo: Former TOP 50 ATP PRO & Current Coach to Nicolas Almagro

Dave Miley: (Former head of The ITF and Current Consultant to the Egyptian, Asian & UTR International tennis associations): Quality training within the 5 game situations & the player development pathway from juniors to Pro.

Oscar Borras: (Former Consultant to Rafa Nadal) Serve Progressions as used with Rafa Nadal & the TOP TEN SYSTEM

Paul Casey: (Former Irish National Coach and coach to multiple national, ITF, ATP, WTA, Davis Cup & Fed Cup athletes)

Mark Finnegan: (Former Head Coach of North Florida University & Sports Recruitment Consultancy) US College and Sports Scholarships 

Leonardo Parra, international tennis coach ATP certified, from Spain, Head director of Spanish tennis way 

NOTE: If coaches or clubs have a team of players they wish to bring to the workshop they can arrange for a discount for their team with John McGahon from MacXTennisAcademy or Leonardo Parra from the Spanish Tennis Way by contacting 0876328290 or 089 209 9092.

Book your place today online via the link below!

Google Form Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/PeISewEJ339A05dv2

Schedule for the day

On Saturday August 4th, former Irish ATP Pro & Davis Cup Player from MacXTennisAcademy, John McGahon will collaborate with TOP 50 ATP Pro Ruben Hidalgo from Spain and the Spanish Tennis Way to run a workshop in Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club, Dublin.

This workshop will show how successful Nations and players have made it in this ruthless game and provide an insight of the training, environment and competition that led to countless ATP Champions.

Our Summer Camps will run for the whole month of July from 9.30 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday.

The summer camps in Bushy Park have many exciting and interesting activities including tenis, padel, basketball, badminton, table-tennis, dodge ball, crazy soccer, treasure-hunts, capture the flag and lots more!

Book your Summer Camp by clicking here:

https://goo.gl/forms/vzfpBLrHNn80bMEE2

Term and Conditions Bushy Park Summer Camp

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 the 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 9.30 am-2.00pm 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 Summer 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 August 31st 2018.

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 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 cards accepted).