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LineBall Tennis Is An Ethos!
 Winter 2023 (Design By Bounce-Agency)

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Inflation Busting Tennis at Clapham Common:
 
NEW Coaching
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Local Tennis News:
 
 >Announcing our Autumn half-term tennis camp - the final one of the year. We need say no more but show our flyer with all the details: (KS 26-Oct-24):

 > Welcome the Autumnal life: lets get strong with vitalising tennis bashing or such rigors!
 
To report on the past, a wet-summer 2024, with 3-days or less HOT sunny intervals; of ever expanding monopoly Julian Cousins "tennis-shrinkdom" (in heyday "ClaphamCousins"); and meeting new clients and experiencing older ones give me fr*in grief (un-namedly Gabriel + Otis):
 
LB spotted an observation over junior summer camp coaching that afforementioned rival / vilan of LTN story, always employs inferiors players to him ( a story jackanory shall remain anonymous):
 
LB think his first sidekick was "Duh Bellend!". A lefty player who is hardly ever at Clapham - Who then has been subcontracting court-booking to "Id Midiot". In shrewd takeover effect introducing a new tennis-coach of the area in the employ / team of "Viral Cousins". Ursurping court-hours from another creeping-in on Clapham courts (via how coruption?!) "Dry Drivil", who might have potentially first-bite or  queue-in-line for opening coaching vacancy at ever expanding local muncipal tennis courts "LTA - Clapham Common".  
 
LineBall feel purported to report these events fully as Local Tennis News (and gossip at least):
 
Since the #covid19 event: management of #LambethParks premises  has become scarce / scant, as all or most Council #tennis facilities became #AIScenario (supposedly online booking and pinned-entrance in 1 of two entrance gates, makes no sense!!!). Yet the sports team of 6 or so of Lambeth Parks has let the flagship in the Borough slip in quality standards. Last worthy coach of note are Bill + Jeremy then real racateer literally.  my evolutionary knowledge of Local Tennis - is that news?

...to be continued to detriment and decay - watch this rant space of GenAI author Co-Pilot! (KS 08-Sept-24)
 
> "Strictly Come" Juniors Summer Tennis Camp is well underway at Clapham Common tennis courts. Here is aposter with details:
 
 
> Spring is in the air! and Easter is nearly upon us: which means another edition of Strictly Come Junior's Tennis Camp. As in poster below:
 
Oops!
 
> A Special Mention To Our French-Origin Tennis Players: We discovered that there are ten male tennis players in the ATP Top-100 ranked tennis players, this indeed a feat of achievenment. 
 

 
From the complete list above as of end-Feb 2024, there are couple who are 37+ years old in age - tell us who perhaps.
 
Comparably I would imagine fewer British male  players making that cut - I would gues one handful! - to be confirmed. This mention is not to denigrate one country over another, but rather indicate the seriousness and depth of tennis playing enthusiasm of a neighbour country, that boasts 10 top-100 male / female player. 
 
>  LBT Poster for you aesthetic taste-buds?
LineBall Tennis - Clapham Common: A Poster Design
 
> LineBall principal Krishna has been engaging in local "political" battles with Lambeth Council, the managers of Clapham Common tennis courts, about competitor tennis-coach Julian Cousins, and his sprawling monopoly "big tennis" on public /  municipal tennis courts. 
 
While LBT's Council engagment has been 10+ years since intial license issuance to head-pro of LineBall; the most recent  missives has been about "rogue tennis coaches" i.e. court-users not licensed by the Council tennis-coach license scheme. So Mr Cousin's employed ALL THE OTHER COACHES enveloping the 8 tennis courts of the Common Westside. Then these hirling are passed Cousin's excess cheaper clients initially, and then they branch-off on their own too, and crowd out the LATEST + LAST full licensee at said venue - rival "coach Krishna". Who categorically refuses to play ball with Mr Rip M Orf network! Worse still, other local-district residents and community tennis players have little access to book courts, especially peak-times; as tennis-courts are ursurped by these commercial minions of expansion. LBT will not expose these rogue-coaches yet - though "Fagin" has been identified! If you are a local using or accessing unauthorised coaches, there is a possibility of losing court-booking privileges. As for rogue coaches, the Council stated enforcement will come into effect. Not soon enough!
 
> LineBall Tennis based at Clapham Common Westside, through principal tennis coach Krishna, are in development of NEW website, enabling online booking and payment. The interim site uses the British governing authority for tennis, the Lawn Tennis Association's ClubSpark system. To use ClubSpark, user needs to register there, unless you have an LTA registration (which one might have if they registered for Wimbledon ticket ballots or onetime member of a UK tennis club etc). Here's a sneak preview:
 
The Bandana Wearing Coach, The Bandstand & Clapham Courts
 
Do we like the design? Hmm! and the related business card was field-tested, its "sick!" was one modern jargon retort (that canvass was at the local Eagle pub). [KS 10-Dec]
 

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LineBall Tennis - Clapham Common Coaching Information:

Krishna is a local resident tennis pro, playing and coaching tennis in Clapham Common and district for over 30 years. He gained his professional PTR tennis coaching certification in 2005 - see more in 'profile' page.

LineBall Tennis (LBT) is principal Krishna's enterprise banner. The LBT logo of a tennis-ball on a court-line encompasses an ethos of  competitive enjoyment and passion for tennis

Krishna welcomes players of all standards and all ages for private, pairs or group tennis. Where demand permits adult and junior social drop-in tennis sessions are available (please check  arrangement for such drop-in play).

He is available for tennis at most times including weekends: coaching and serving mainly at public tennis courts in Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9AN) and Kennington Park (SE11 4DA). 


LineBallTennis offers competitive fees and preferential terms for tennis coaching, drills and social tennis. Tennis lesson fees* per-hour including the court-cost are  shown below. In further revision of  new junior prices effective 1st July 2021, LineBall Tennis have revised ALL prices since September 2022 from Lambeth Council tennis-court fee risisng to £10 per-hour from £6.50 (astonishing fuelling of cost-of-living-crisis by lowest rung of politics!):

Junior Private: Tennis Lesson –£37.50 £35 £30 £25

Junior Group: 2-4 Juniors Tennis Lesson £42.50 £40 £37 £35

Adult Private: Tennis Lesson –£45 £40 £.35

Adult Group: 2-4 Players Tennis Lesson –£50 £46 £40 

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The above fees are all subject to discount as per block booking and other arrangements on first lesson.



LineBall Tennis' "Strictly Come" Juniors Tennis Camp Dates for 2024*:   

Spring H/T: Completed
Easter: Completed
Summer H/T: Completed
Summer Mon 29th Jul to 30st Aug.
Autumn Mon 28rd Oct to 1st Nov.
Christmas 20th Dec - NO CAMP.
 
(School Holidays UK (*as per Belleville School)

Juniors Tennis ages 4-18 years-old at Clapham Common West Side SW4 9AN.

Morning or Afternoon Session (10am-12.00pm or 1-3pm) costs £13 per session or £110 for 10 sessions.
 
Morning session DEDICATED for Under-10s ages. Afternoon SPECIALISM for 11+ ages. 
 
ALL-DAY SESSION (Open again after pandemic!)
 
Full day 10am-3pm costs £20 £25 per session or £230 for 10. 

Additional hours from 8.30-10am or from 3-5pm are available at an extra £10 per session. 

A Select 8-12 juniors to enroll to avoid over-crowded
sessions. 
 
NEW "Strictly Come" Camp BOOKING LINKhttps://clubspark.lta.org.uk/LineBallTennis/Coaching/Camps

BEWARE: There are other tennis coaches at Clapham Common providing multi-sports / creche services, while also masquerading as tennis-camps -  DON'T BE FOOLED OR RIPPED-OFF!
 
Racquet Stringing: Tennis Squash and Badminton racquet stringing starting at £15 basic nylon string or £25 for multifilment / polymer strings and other made-to-order strings.
LineBall Tennis's Krishna Contact: New Mobile#:07933 133936 or email: lineball@talktalk.net