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OMAHA TENNIS BUDDIES

NEWS FROM NANCY- JAN 27

Important e-mails from Nancy

Omaha Tennis Buddies Newsletter
NEWS FROM NANCY

News from Nancy 1-27-25
 

Dear Buddies,

 

Thanks for taking the time to read this email.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Tennis Buddies practices!

 

We finally were able to get available times at the MAC. It is not ideal so we have opted to go for an hour each week alternating groups.  We will play from 4:45-6:00 each week. The groups will look different than what you are used to as I attempted to balance groups by number of players.  Your athlete will be playing with groups of like ability whenever possible.  We want each of our Buddies to be able to be competitive and learn in a positive learning environment.  Your athletes will also be evaluated as we get back to playing so there may be some movement in group assignments.  Please remember that we always have your athlete as our first priority and we only make moves that will benefit them.

 

The two groups will be called ALL Stars Purple and ALL Stars Orange.  At the end of this email I will list all of the athletes and which group they are assigned to.  PLEASE let me know if I have missed anyone!  I am doing this remotely from FL so I don't have all of my files with me.  I apologize if I have messed anything up and pray for your grace.

 

I will be sending the calendar of play separately so that you can print and highlight your weeks of play.

 

Remember that every athlete needs to be signed up using Sign Up Genius.  It is imperative that you use this tool so that we have a good handle on attendance each week.  I staff volunteers according to the sign up.  If we are low in number we don't want to have an excessive number of volunteers standing around.  Conversely we don't want to be short of volunteers so that the practice is unproductive.  As always you can find the link to Sign UP Genius on our website tennisbuddiesrock.com. All my communications will also be posted there.  Please make it the first place you check for information.  Jane does a great job keeping the website current with pictures and information.  I know you would enjoy it once you get used to checking it.

 

A new twist to the sign up will be a sign up for the assigned group and then a stand by sign up for the opposing group. The standby will be for anyone in the opposing group that would like to play every week or any weeks they are not assigned.  The reason for the stand by list is so that we can keep tabs on the number of assigned athletes that are attending.  If the sign up number is down we will have room for additional players.  If the numbers are high we may not be able to accommodate additional players.  We will be experimenting on communication to let you know if your athlete will be able to play.  We will certainly use Sign Up Genius to send an automated message, but may also text or email you so please be patient as we navigate this new procedure.

 

Just a quick reminder that the ALL Stars tournament will be held in Edmond OK on June 20-22.  It is about a 7 hour drive so we will go Friday, compete on Saturday and Sunday and drive home on Sunday.  This tournament is open to all athletes that are 14+ years old.  If you THINK your athlete might be interested in attending send me an email letting me know your early thoughts.  We will nail things down as we get closer.  This will be a doubles tournament with an opportunity for some singles.  We can also look at arranging car pools for travel.

 

State Games will be August 2, 2025. Please put that on your calendars so that you can plan summer activities around the date.  It will be in Lincoln as it has been in the past.

 

Nancy

 

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

 

ALL Stars Purple (as of 2-3-25)

Thomas B

Joseph T

Abby S

Zach R

Aiden N

Alina M

Tina M

Kylee K

Matt H

Wyatt G

Holly F

Matt C

Beth N

Monica K

JD M

Kayla R

Ben O

Kaleb G

Grace G

Ivan S

Nick W

Sam M (summer)

Melissa G (May on)

Joey D (summer)

Hannah M (taking time off)

Scott L (taking time off)

Brody S (taking time off)

 

ALL Stars Orange (as of 2-3-25)

Ethan C

Nina M

Sam A

Hannah O

Adri R

Nicole P

Ben W

Corina U

Regan S

Patrick S

Olivia N

Josh H

Gavin N

Marni F

Alan F

Ellie C

Arin B

Sherri C

Chloe M

Camille K

Will S (summer)

Molly C (summer)

Devin N (taking time off)

Cael C (taking time off)

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