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Disclaimer No children, tonsils, cricket balls, tennis balls, Lost Ruins of Arnak components, Somerset cricket fans, or Nando’s peri-peri sauces were permanently harmed in the making of this blog. Some parental nerves were lightly grilled. This is considered normal. After the previous day’s cricket adventure for Ilton — because obviously the ideal preparation for a… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains family sport, parental confusion, cricket terminology used with varying degrees of confidence, and a German attempting to understand overs, wickets, deductions and why there were no sandwiches. No professional cricket analysts were harmed in the making of this article, although several may need a lie down after reading my scoring explanation.… Read more
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Disclaimer No clinical advice here—just observational chaos from the sidelines. All sporting interpretations are based on limited understanding, mild enthusiasm, and a German attempting to decode cricket. Some terminology may be wildly inaccurate, but delivered with confidence nonetheless. This week’s episode of “Sports I Didn’t Expect to Be Participating In” took place at the esteemed… Read more
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Disclaimer No junior tennis players, parents, coaches, caffeinated spectators or innocent tennis balls were harmed in the writing of this blog. Any opinions expressed are, as ever, my own, mildly sleep-deprived, slightly over-analytical and written with the sort of deadpan tone that probably needs its own safeguarding policy. As usual, this is a blog about… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog reflects personal views and family life only. It does not represent the views of my employer, any professional body, any tennis organisation, or indeed anyone with a functioning checkout page. As always, any references to children other than my own are kept appropriate and respectful. This is a parent’s account of junior… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog reflects the personal observations of a parent watching junior tennis from the sidelines. It is not a coaching report, an official match record, or an LTA-sanctioned technical analysis. Scores may be misremembered, emotions occasionally mismanaged, and opinions are offered strictly in hindsight, with coffee Another Sunday, another competition, another early start involving… Read more
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Disclaimer This blog contains junior tennis, parenting opinions, emotional regulation strategies that may not be NICE-approved, and competitive behaviour from children who are still missing several adult teeth. All views are personal, observational, and written with hindsight. No umpires were harmed in the making of this post. As explained in my previous entry, food was… Read more
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Five matches, one bag of chestnuts, and a masterclass in keeping your cool. Disclaimer: As always, this is a family blog about our adventures on and off the tennis court. Views expressed are entirely our own (sometimes in the heat of the moment, occasionally after coffee). No tennis racquets were harmed in the making of… Read more
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Disclaimer:No cricket stumps were harmed in the making of this blog. Any technical inaccuracies about the rules of cricket are entirely the fault of the author’s nationality and complete bewilderment at the concept of “overs,” “wickets,” and why everyone claps politely when someone gets out. Please direct any corrections to the ECB or possibly Legoland.… Read more
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And just like that, we’ve hung up the mini rackets for a little while. Last weekend marked the last tennis tournament for the next 4–6 weeks — and where better to take a breather than the sunny(ish) courts of Yeovil? We picked Yeovil for a few very sensible reasons: The Pre-Game Ritual Like any seasoned… Read more
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