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I am writing to express my strong interest in the role of Development Secretary on the tennis committee for the upcoming year. Having been a part of the development squad, I have experienced firsthand both the strengths and areas for improvement within the program.

My time in the development squad has highlighted the need for additional indoor sessions to ensure consistent training opportunities throughout the year. By expanding indoor access, I think the reliability of sessions with poor weather conditions will also improve. Additionally, I believe closer collaboration with the performance squad is crucial to support players aiming to progress into BUCS tennis through possible sessions and practice matches. I also aim to increase the number of competitive matches against different universities, with the aim to hopefully create a fourth university BUCS team.

I am dedicated to ensuring the development squad does grow, and I believe my ideas and experience can help achieve this. I would also be open to hearing new ideas from other committee members and squad players to ensure we continue to improve and provide the best experience possible. I would be grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the committee and work towards creating a more supportive and ambitious environment for all players.

For the last 14 years Tennis has been an integral part of my life, I have been part of performance teams competing in both county and regional tournaments.
As well as this I have also completed my LTA Assistant Level 1 coaching qualification which allowed me to work at my tennis club as an assistant for sessions ranging from U8 to U14 performance and I am currently working towards my LTA Instructor Level 2 Qualification.

I have hugely enjoyed the Development Squad programme and it has given me the opportunity to identify areas which in my opinion would benefit from some improvement in order to keep up with the growing size of the society. Due to the increased capacity of the Development Squad, I believe it is necessary to increase the amount of weekly indoor training sessions, in order to allow for more consistent sessions, and create a training rota to ensure that everyone gets equal opportunity to train and prove themselves for match opportunities. Additionally, a greater level of collaboration between performance and development squads would provide incentives for development players to commit to training and matches which in turn could lead to opportunities to train with the performance squad giving players the ability to progress their tennis at uni.

The Development Squad and the weekly wednesday Tennis Socials have been an integral part of my first year of university here at UOL, giving structure to my days, offering me the opportunity to be part of this fantastic community and allowing me to meet lots of different people some of whom have become my closest friends at University.