All Star Youth Tennis Scholarship Trust (ASYTS)
The All Star Youth Tennis Scholarship Trust (ASYTS) was set-up in 2007 to further the development of kids from the borough of Wandsworth showing significant promise in their ability to play tennis without sufficient parental financial means to take it to a higher level. The inspiration behind the ASYTS was Sebastian Wray who had dedicated himself to the sport of tennis and the Wandsworth Tennis Centre from the age of 11 and whom the coaches, Ben Jackson and Ben White at All Star Coaching, felt could benefit from a higher level of training and development which would ultimately be an advantage to the wider tennis community in Wandsworth. In 2008, Sebastian became the first beneficiary of the Trust and was given a grant to study at a Spanish Tennis Academy. Sebastian has subsequently gone on to become a successful full-time tennis coach at a local tennis club and put back into the Trust by coaching a regular weekly session. It is intended that the Trust will benefit many young people in Wandsworth who are dedicated to the sport of tennis and have shown the same exceptional commitment as Sebastian. Although the funds at the Trust’s disposal are relatively modest, the aspirations of the trustees for wanting to make a difference are high. The Trust has coaching sessions in place for a range of standards. The Trust has been funded by a combination of individual gifts, sponsored events and an annual fund raising day and is administered by four local trustees, Sean Molony, Ben White, Ben Jackson and Chandra Sekar. The Trust has been approved for Gift Aid Status with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs which will be applicable to all donations provided a gift aid declaration has been obtained from the donor. The trustees involved with the Trust continue to contribute their services and knowledge voluntarily to maximise the amounts that can be given as grants. The trustees are trying to increase the awareness, remit and objectives of the Trust such that further potential future recipients of Trust Funds can be identified. The trustees would like to hear from potential future recipients and in this regard, Sean Molony, the Chairman of the Trust can be contacted on 020 77382869. We would be very grateful for contributions to the Trust from our fellow players at the Tennis Centre - please help us by sending a donation, using where possible the Gift Aid Declaration, to : Noah’s Ark, Mill Street, Boltonsborough, Glastonbury, BA6 8RJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Focus of the All Star Youth Tennis Scholarship Trust in 2011
It is intended that the Trust will benefit many young people in the borough of Wandsworth showing significant promise in their ability to play tennis without sufficient parental financial means to take it to a higher level without the help of the Trust. Indeed, the Trust has coaching sessions in place for a variety of standards ranging from our grass roots community session through to high performance training sessions with leading coaches for our most promising prospects.
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Squad SessionsFitness sessions for these children have been conducted by Mark Sheppard who is a cutting edge physical trainer for high performance children based at the Westway tennis centre and this has been funded by the Trust. Mark is a specialist fitness and movement coach for professional athletes working at national standard levels. He has worked with Laura Robson and Elena Baltacha in recent years. He has assessed their fitness levels, advised on diet and developed an exercise program as part of their ongoing development. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary"Having worked with and watched these performance players for the last year I have been very impressed by their development which is largely due to their focus and commitment to their training program. We have provided a balance of individual lessons, squad sessions, and physical training sessions, which has proved a valuable combination. They are an impressive group of individuals, each with the kind of attitude that will benefit their future development." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia
The Trust has also set-up a tennis development program in Ethiopia with assistance ranging from supporting ball boys to intensive courses for local coaches in how to best teach promising children to play tennis. Earlier this year, Ben Jackson, once again spent ten days in the capital city of Addis Ababa running these intensive courses. The Trust has also supplied racquets and balls for the children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 All Star Youth Tennis Scholarship Trust fund raisingThe proceeds raised from the sponsorship of the 16 runners who are supporting the Trust by running in the 2011 Royal Parks Half Marathon will predominantly be spent on the ongoing regular coaching and fitness sessions sponsored by the Trust for these three promising Wandsworth based children together with the development of other children already identified as being worthy beneficiaries of the Trust. The aspirations of the trustees for wanting to make a difference are high. Thank you for giving your support to the work of the Trust so that these children have a chance, they would not have had otherwise, to become the potential champions of tomorrow. Sean Molony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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