ENERAL INFORMATION AUGUST 2011

Registration for the Falcon Tennis Programme Session 1 (2011-12) Please note that the registration dates for the Falcon Tennis Academy Session 1 is the 8th - 19th August 2011. Registration forms can be collected and completed at the ECA office located on the ground floor of the NIST sports centre. BISAC (U13) Try-Out girls are on 17th, August 2011 starts from 14.30 16.30. Also BISAC (U13) Try-Out boys is on19th, August 2011 starts from 14.30 16.30. (Register at tennis court on this day) ***Falcon program will start for applicants on the 22nd August 2011*** SEPTEMBER 2011 Payment of fees for Falcon Tennis Programme Session 1 All fees for the program need to pay at the school accounting office (same place as NIST cashier) before the 2nd September 2011.

FALCON TENNIS PROGRAMME Welcome Y1 TO Y6 & TENNIS PLAYERS TO THE NIST BISAC ELEMENTARY CHICKY TENNIS PROGRAMME !!!! Every day the Falcon programme helps our students to learn not just a sport, but other qualities such as selfconfidence, sportsmanship and the habits of an active, healthy lifestyle. We are committed to making sure that all

kids have an opportunity to play and learn from this life time sport. We take a great deal of pride in our commitment to provide you with a fun tennis environment and the professional coaching staff to help your child learn and improve. Over the duration of the session, students should begin to have a better understanding of these fundamentals: contact and balance, an introduction to basic racket skill and movement skills to improve hand/eye coordination using mini tennis lots of fun games We have the Falcon Nest Programme for Y1-Y3 and the Fledgling Falcon Programme for Y3-Y7. All programmes are offered five days a week from 2.30 to 3.30 pm. We recommend that juniors sign up for at least 2 days week to maximize their development. Each player needs to bring their kit, tennis shoes, and racket to practice. If your child needs a racket we can make a suitable recommendation. Please contact ECA office or Coach Ko (thanraweep@nist.ac.th)

Welcome Y7 TO Y12 TENNIS PLAYERS TO THE NIST BISAC/SEASAC SECONDARY TENNIS PROGRAMME!!! The Flying Falcon programme is designed for the beginner and intermediate players of secondary ages with little or no previous playing experience. At the beginning of each school session all players are evaluated and placed into three sections according to their age, ability level, and goals. These three sections have been created for coaching and organizational purposes and are named; Flying Gold and Flying Silver sections.

The vision of the Falcon programme is to create an environment where our players can move into a slightly more advanced setting with the coaches carefully monitoring the growth and development of the players to ensure their progress. The Falcon programme emphasizes: hand/eye coordination and movement development while learning the basic rules of tennis including scoring, and helping the players progress with the fundamentals of stroke development. Each player is urged to strive to move into a more advanced section or programme (i.e. Falcon) this should this be their goal. The Falcon programme is a one hour programme from 3:304:30pm Monday through Saturday. To register for this programme sign up online during normal ECA registration periods. The enrollment limit is 12 players per term. Falcon Tennis Series WHAT IS THE FALCON TENNIS SERIES ? Its a one week tournament every tennis session for the community and especially for the Falcon players WHAT IS THE FALCON TENNIS SERIES FOR? 1. To encourage the falcon tennis players to compete in a tournament environment. 2. To continue the players improvement through tennis games. 3. To maintain/increase the interest of tennis in our NIST community 4. To learn how to officiate. 5. To develop sportsmanship attributes through tennis.

What do the players get from the Falcon Series? Each series, players will collect points to count towards The FALCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Award.