Carrigaline Tennis Club
Junior Section
Junior Interclub Tournaments - Wilson Cup & KBS Cup
Good fun with a competitive edge, and the need to keep our juniors interested during off-season, was the inspiration for the formation of both the Wilson (formerly Casey Cup) and KBS (formerly OK Cup) Junior competitions. Both events have being going strong now since the early 90’s and were the brainchild of founder members of Carrigaline Tennis Club who still oversee the running of both events annually.
The Wilson cup is a team event for under 12’s and under 14’s while the KBS is for the under 16 age group. The success of both events has been based on the theme of fairness and this has been managed by controlling the entrants each year. Both Cups are effectively winter leagues for juniors who may be a level below Munster squad status. Previous years tournaments winners are excluded from playing to ensure that those who do take part have a fair chance of doing well in their event. If this can be achieved every year, then the hope would be that more kids will be encouraged to stay playing tennis in addition to the many other sports they will experience in the early years of life.
The Wilson Cup runs from Late November to May each year and the KBS Cup runs from March through May. The finals for both events are hosted by Carrigaline Tennis club every year just after the GSK singles tournament which is held over the May weekend. Carrigaline Tennis Club are delighted with the success of both events over the years and look forward to being involved with Junior Tennis in Cork for many more years to come.
Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport
Carrigaline Tennis Club has adopted the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport as set out by Tennis Ireland as an integral part of club policy on children and club membership.
The Junior Sub-Committee
will begin implementing the policies and will appoint officers over the
next couple of months.
All members should familiarise themselves with the contents of the
document.
Carrigaline Tennis Club Official Guidelines & Code of Ethics
The Club would like to acknowledge Frank O'Sullivan for his involvement in the preparation of this document.
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Wilson Cup Finals 8th May 2010