Recruitment of the new Club Head Professional
Expressions of Interest for the new Club Head Professional have now closed.
The Committee has appointed a Selection Advisory Panel of President John Moores, Graeme Bradfield and John Ramsay, to assess the applications and provide advice to the Committee.
Appointment of new Treasurer – Hans Drielsma
The Committee has appointed Hans Drielsma to the vacant position of Treasurer, occasioned by the resignation of Brian Maxwell.
Committee Vacancy
The appointment of Hans Drieslma as Treasurer creates a vacancy on the Committee, which the Committee will consider at its March meeting.
Upgrade of the Club’s IT System and Software
Committee member Simon Dwyer is advising on and leading an upgrade of the Club’s IT system and software, which is long overdue.
Trophy Room Kitchen Upgrade
The Sub Committee led by Vice President Chris Stirling provided a preliminary report to the Committee at its February meeting, and is undertaking further investigations on the options for new equipment including cooker, microwaves and fridges.
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Member Information and Contact Details Requested
To enable the Club to update its membership records and to generate data on the Club demographic for planning purposes (a tennis development plan is currently in preparation), members are requested to click on the link below and insert the requested details.
The information is for Club purposes only and will not be shared with any external party.
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No doubt many Clubs have their curiosities, and Hobart has one presently on the viewing platform behind the Dedans. Royal Table Tennis can now be played.
The photos don’t quite do justice to the quality of the design, its construction and the detail. It is truly unique and beautifully finished.
Maker and Club member John Herbert, had been having a hit of real tennis with his son Xavier, and afterwards Xavier suggested that they put some walls up on the dinner table while they were having a hit of table tennis. John found that it translated quite well so he thought about building a genuine royal table tennis court.
As a picture framer /cabinet maker he decided to have a crack at it while he was running an art gallery. One particular feature are cardboard surfaces to keep the bounce of the ball down. Presently he is working on a slightly moderated version that will have a bouncier surface i.e. a wooden surface, which is slightly bigger, to accommodate doubles play.
The Rules which are on the side of the ‘court’ are reproduced below.
Rules 01/06/15
- Serve only from the Crown end
- Serve must bounce once on Crown end court, then must bounce at least once on the receivers side penthouse before landing on court within white lined boundary on receivers side.
- Volleying of serve not allowed, otherwise volleying allowed. (Over aggressive volleying not encouraged).
- Accidental volleys count as a point against.
- If the ball goes above the level of either side (60cm)?? that ball must be returned via either side wall or penthouse. If ball hits court first on these occasions, the player hitting the ball that has leaped above the side wall concedes the point.
- Otherwise the rules of Royal Table Tennis correspond directly with those of Royal Tennis including the scoring regime and two serves allowing one fault.
- With one obvious exception, if the second bounce lands in the ‘Nick’ zone, demarcated by an “N” then the point is won or lost depending on your frame of reference.
- When returning serve, if the return fails to land twice on the servers end and the server does not make contact with the return, then it is an automatic Last Gallery chase. This protects the server from unchecked aggression….
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More than 30 members gathered in the Butler Room on Friday 4th of March to farewell Brian and Maureen Maxwell. Brian has been a stalwart of the Club, on the Committee, as Treasurer, as coordinator of Club maintenance, as a committed player and with Maureen a regular attendee at Club social functions.
The President John Moores, thanked Brian for his great support of the Club and made a presentation to Brian of a new GPS so Brian could find his way to his new home in NSW!
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The completed 2016 Tennis Calendar is published in this Newsletter. Thanks to Convenor of Tennis Al Ramsay and Head Pro Barry Toates for putting together a varied program.
The program contains the regular Hobart tournaments schedule, opportunities to travel interstate to play in Victoria, a chance to play against interstate clubs here in Hobart, plus a number of new tournaments.
Team Tennis in 2016
The Club will participate in both handicap and ‘off scratch’ team tennis tournaments in 2014.
While the ‘off scratch’ teams are selected on the basis of their handicap and recent results, the handicap tennis is open to all members
Interstate Tennis (Handicap)
The interstate tennis schedule this year provides an opportunity for any interested Club members to play on the 3 courts in Victoria, at Ballarat, Melbourne and Romsey.
The Cone Trophy is being played in Ballarat on Saturday and Sunday 9 & 10 April.
In October, Saturday and Sunday, the 8th and 9th, HRTC travels to the unique court at Romsey to take on the Melbourne Cricket Club real tennis team.
This year’s Presidents Cup is in Melbourne on 19 and 20 November.
All these tournaments are team events, played off handicap, and provide members with an opportunity to play on other courts, and to enjoy the hospitality and collegiality of our mainland tennis colleagues.
Visits from Interstate Clubs (Handicap)
The Melbourne Cricket Club real tennis team visits on 2 & 3 April.
Ballarat visits on 16 & 17 July to contest the Bartlett Trophy.
Interstate Tennis (Off Scratch)
Our leading women players will be contesting the Judith Clarke Tournament in Melbourne on 14 & 15 May.
The leading men’s players have two tournaments. The Percy Finch against Melbourne too be played in Hobart from 11-14 March.
The Widmer-Bradfield played against Ballarat, will be held in Ballarat on 28 and 29 May.
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