Tennis coaching camp concludes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2011:
Summer Free Tennis Coaching Camp conducted at Officers' Club Tennis Court at Lamphelpat for under 14 boys and girls since August 13 concluded today.
The coaching programme conducted by Ayekpam Dipak who is a tennis trainer at Dubai and ITA Level I Lelenji based at Panchim, Goa as coach and assistant coach was attended by 29 boys and girls.
Speaking to The Sangai Express by the sideline of closing function, president of the Manipur Tennis Association T Panmei said that there 7/8 tennis courts in the State and that tennis development programmes are being taken up at different places.
Morever, tennis kits are being provided to the young through their affiliated units at prices 40 per cent lower than the normal prices.
He further informed that there seven coaches in Manipur who hold different levels of coaching experience from ITF.
However, there is no tennis umpire in Manipur as yet who have attained national grade, Panmei said.
He said that an inter-club tennis tournament for North East would be held at Imphal from October 12 this year.