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Ballymena Lawn Tennis Club

Club Captains

Pol McAleese - Men's Captain
Pol McAleese - Men's Captain
 
Weronika Slawinska - Ladies Captain
Weronika Slawinska - Ladies Captain
 

The Club Captain's role is fundamental to the development of our club.

Role & Responsibilities

  • find out which players, (male & female), would like to play in team competitions
  • chair a meeting with team captains and selection committee from the previous season, before the beginning of each league alongside the director of coaching. 
  • for each team, produce, with input from team captains, a list of players to represent that team, taking into consideration relevant information. 

Tennis Squads - open to revision throughout the season)

  • allocate new players to team lists based on prior feedback
  • decide team sizes
  • appoint team captains for the forthcoming season following discussion
  • publicise team composition and captains to all team players
  • act as an arbitrator when teams look to use players other than those initially allocated to their team
  • determine how many teams the club will enter for leagues
  • co-ordinate when home matches will be played by different teams in line with the club tennis calendar of events. 
  • pre-plan/re-arrange matches
  • advocate team coaching and training
  • publicise pre-season practice
  • formulate a template so that fixture & participants can be put up or presented online
  • co-ordinate end of season social event (Club Captain's Day)
  • publicise important promotion/relegation matches to members & players & encourage them to support our teams