P&P Insurance reps, Varsha Panday (2nd right) and Jaya Panday (2nd left) pose with Coach Shelly Daly (left) and participants at the opening on Tuesday last.
On Tuesday last, a total of 42 young hopefuls for tennis success commenced the annual P&P Insurance Brokers Junior Tennis Camp hosted by the Guyana Tennis Association(GLTA).
Varsha Panday and Jaya Panday, daughters of P&P Insurance Brokers Proprietor, Bish Panday, were on hand at the National Gymnasium to welcome the new players and to wish them great enjoyment and success.
In her message to the players, Varsha Panday commended National Junior Coach Shelly Daly for her commitment to making the activity attractive to young children for the past 11 years. She also told the players about the possibility of being able to work their way up o the level of being on the National Team and representing Guyana should they continue to play and progress in the sport.
GTA President, Ms. Grace McCalman in her remarks commended parents for the sacrifice to brave the rainy weather after school to ensure that a new opportunity is provided for their young ones through the great sport of tennis. “Tennis is just one of many sports”, she said, that complements academics and we should ensure that children can explore their potential to earn an academic scholarship while developing essential life skills.
Coach Daly promised the little ones that they would have a great variety of fun activities during the camp and reported that there are players in the finals of the open categories of the biggest GTA tennis tournament, the GBTI OPEN 2015, who were once in the P&P Junior Camp when it started so many years ago.
The camp for children is being run for two weeks from Tuesday July 7 to Saturday July 11 and from Monday July 13 to Friday July 17. Children aged 6 to 11 will be at the National Gymnasium from 9am to 11am. Children aged 12 to 18 will be at the National Racquet Centre opposite the passport office from 12noon to 2pm.