14 year old tennis player Isaac Robinson from Andover Tennis Club has been awarded the Hampshire & IoW Rising Star Award.
Isaac completed the Tennis Leader Course in 2021 and then fulfilled the required voluntary hours to be awarded his Certificate.
Nominator, Bash Kara with Isaac
Since then Isaac has been helping with the Andover Tennis Club coaching program, Isaac
always arrives 30 min before the start of the coaching session every Saturday morning and greets coaches and Adult volunteers with a positive attitude and big smile.
helps prepare and set up the equipment for mini tennis – mini nets, throw down lines, mini rackets and balls etc. When the other leaders arrive they look to him for help and/or instructions to complete the set ups before the first session.
helps Coaches to run the sessions with great enthusiasm.
is always keen to learn from coaches and take the lead. His main coaching aims are to help young players of all abilities and from all backgrounds improve and, above all, enjoy tennis.
has a natural, empathetic coaching style especially with younger children, assisting in their personal development through tennis.
has assisted with the LTA Youth Start courses at Andover LTC and his effort and enthusiasm has helped achieve high retention of the young beginners.
regularly helps with buddy-hitting and makes himself available for the advanced coaching sessions to assist in demonstration or doubles drills/exercises.
is an accomplished junior player having won numerous club competitions and selected to play for the club junior team. He won the club Play Your Way To Wimbledon and played in the County play-off.
volunteers his help and has umpired at the club championships.
Isaac, above all shows a passion for tennis in his actions around the tennis club. He is a positive 14 year old young person with a 'can do' attitude going the extra mile for the benefit of learners, peers and promotion of Tennis. He is an inspiring young person and role model to young players and encourages them to take up tennis.
He won the Most Outstanding Club Junior of the year 2022 at the Andover LTC and is a credit to the club and town. The sport of tennis is in good hands with young volunteers like Isaac.
Well done Isaac - the Club is so proud of you.
Andover LTC Head Coach Joe Revelle writes:
Isaac attends multiple sessions through the week and consistently sets the standard high both with performance and attitude, a fantastic example for all other junior players. In his role as a tennis leader he always goes above & beyond what is expected of him and never ceases to impress me with his professionalism.
