updates from robert m. cummins - the president of munster tennis
1st November 2022
thank you / Club & Player Affiliation in 2022 / world tennis number
A Chairde,
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Munster Branch Council to formally thank you as a club for substantially contributing to the sport of tennis in 2022 by paying your Club Affiliation and collecting the Player & Tournament Capitation fees on our behalf.
In Munster, half of all the monies received go directly into activities in the province. The other half goes to Tennis Ireland to help at a national level and also again in Munster such as through our Performance Development Officer Cian Blake.
Tennis Ireland itself has five broad areas of responsibility as follows:
Munster Tennis is tasked with further administrating the Sport of Tennis across Munster and running Leagues & Competitions at all levels. It also runs many other activities and through its Administration Manager Triona Buckley & Development Officer Liz Clifford supports
Clubs and players in many ways.
With the additional monies received this year we have been able to expand the Leagues and competitions we run and we intend to further expand in the coming year. We have also been able to better support all the Munster Teams this year in 2022 even though it has been a difficult one.
World Tennis Number (A reminder)
The new World Tennis Number (WTN) https://worldtennisnumber.com that was launched last year by the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and Ireland was one of the first 10 nations to launch with them.
The WTN for each player is going to be monitored for all Teams in Phase 1 of the Munster Tennis Winter League along with our normal Munster grading and we are hoping to utilise the WTN system for Phase 2 of the Munster Tennis Winter League next year. We hope to do a seminar or two about this and other related competition matters and details for those will be announced in due course.
It is a very exciting development as it will mean that the power of modern computer technology (and associated algorithms) are
utilised and it is this which will be what calculates your Rating (Grade) based on your results and the strength of the players you faced. It will no longer be a manual exercise. It will also take the score of each particular match and set into account. If you do well and win matches
your rating will get better, if you have a bad run and lose a series of matches against weaker players your rating may drop back. It will also help highlight players that are too strong for a particular grade or division.
Exciting times are upon us.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh
Is mise le meas
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Munster Branch Council to formally thank you as a club for substantially contributing to the sport of tennis in 2022 by paying your Club Affiliation and collecting the Player & Tournament Capitation fees on our behalf.
In Munster, half of all the monies received go directly into activities in the province. The other half goes to Tennis Ireland to help at a national level and also again in Munster such as through our Performance Development Officer Cian Blake.
Tennis Ireland itself has five broad areas of responsibility as follows:
- Administering and regulating the game at all levels.
- Organising competition at various levels, from Wheelchair Tennis through to the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, the latter being the biggest annual international team events in sport.
- Developing the sport through the provision of technical, coaching and financial support for a variety of National and Provincial Programmes which impact at both the elite and recreational levels of the game. Tennis Ireland also has responsibility for coaches’ education.
- The management and development of the National Tennis Academy at DCU together with the various National and Provincial development programmes which support this initiative.
- Promoting the game in the widest possible sense and specifically to the various key constituencies such as Government and media.
Munster Tennis is tasked with further administrating the Sport of Tennis across Munster and running Leagues & Competitions at all levels. It also runs many other activities and through its Administration Manager Triona Buckley & Development Officer Liz Clifford supports
Clubs and players in many ways.
With the additional monies received this year we have been able to expand the Leagues and competitions we run and we intend to further expand in the coming year. We have also been able to better support all the Munster Teams this year in 2022 even though it has been a difficult one.
World Tennis Number (A reminder)
The new World Tennis Number (WTN) https://worldtennisnumber.com that was launched last year by the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and Ireland was one of the first 10 nations to launch with them.
The WTN for each player is going to be monitored for all Teams in Phase 1 of the Munster Tennis Winter League along with our normal Munster grading and we are hoping to utilise the WTN system for Phase 2 of the Munster Tennis Winter League next year. We hope to do a seminar or two about this and other related competition matters and details for those will be announced in due course.
It is a very exciting development as it will mean that the power of modern computer technology (and associated algorithms) are
utilised and it is this which will be what calculates your Rating (Grade) based on your results and the strength of the players you faced. It will no longer be a manual exercise. It will also take the score of each particular match and set into account. If you do well and win matches
your rating will get better, if you have a bad run and lose a series of matches against weaker players your rating may drop back. It will also help highlight players that are too strong for a particular grade or division.
Exciting times are upon us.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh
Is mise le meas
Robert M. Cummins
President Munster Tennis
Uachtarán Leadóige na Mumhan
President Munster Tennis
Uachtarán Leadóige na Mumhan
New Tennis Ireland Strategy and beyond
A Chairde,
Re: New Tennis Ireland Strategy and beyond.
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Munster Branch Council to formally invite your club to attend a “Town Hall meeting” on Tuesday 22nd of November 2022 in Mitchelstown Co. Cork to allow for you the Clubs to have a voice in the future of Tennis In
Ireland.
There have been many difficulties within Tennis Ireland in recent times but this is a process that can hopefully help us move forward in a positive way.
I urge you and your club representatives to attend so you can hear of the process so far: I urge you to have your say: I urge you to have your voice heard. It is your sport.
Attached is the official Tennis Ireland correspondence and the proposed agenda for the session.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh
Is mise le meas
Re: New Tennis Ireland Strategy and beyond.
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Munster Branch Council to formally invite your club to attend a “Town Hall meeting” on Tuesday 22nd of November 2022 in Mitchelstown Co. Cork to allow for you the Clubs to have a voice in the future of Tennis In
Ireland.
There have been many difficulties within Tennis Ireland in recent times but this is a process that can hopefully help us move forward in a positive way.
I urge you and your club representatives to attend so you can hear of the process so far: I urge you to have your say: I urge you to have your voice heard. It is your sport.
Attached is the official Tennis Ireland correspondence and the proposed agenda for the session.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh
Is mise le meas
Robert M. Cummins
President Munster Tennis
Uachtarán Leadóige na Mumhan
President Munster Tennis
Uachtarán Leadóige na Mumhan
competitions seminar - wednesday 9th november
In addition to the detail within the attached, please note we shall also be hosting an online seminar on Competitions on Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 19:30. The purpose of this seminar is to discuss matters of the World Tennis Number and better organising events for 2023.
We shall furnish further information in a few days, and in the meantime welcome any questions, queries or comments by return email.
We shall furnish further information in a few days, and in the meantime welcome any questions, queries or comments by return email.
