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C O UR T
VI E WS
Spring, 2015
The Half Volley
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Howie Jackson
COACH’S
CORNER
1
PRESIDENTS
REPORT
1
SOCIAL
COMMITTE
REPORT
3
TREASURER’S
REPORT
4
‘RED PILL
PLEASE’
4
ANNOUNCEMENTS
8
MAINTENANCE
REPORT
11
FUTURE EVENTS
A half volley is a "feel" shot
best performed within the
flow of match play, usually
without too much time to
think. Most often it is hit
from just behind the service
line, or "no man's land". It is
a fundamental shot for all
doubles players who wish to
master the midcourt.
Specifically, a half volley is
any shot from a ball that hits
the ground immediately before it hits the racquet. The
shot is hit with a modified
groundstroke action, unlike
the volley. A slightly slower
and shorter swing is used to
learn the shot correctly. The
forces of momentum are
compelling the tennis ball to
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UP DAY
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APRIL 11: OPENING
DAY
JUNE 13: CAPILANO
CHALLENGE
 JULY 12 BREAKFAST
AT WIMBLEDON
 JULY 25– AUG 2 CLUB
TOURNAMENT
 SEPTEMBER 5: CALCUTTA TOURNAMENT
President’s Report
Alex McCullouch
rise after it contacts the racket
face, so the racquet face angle, which must be SLIGHTLY
closed throughout impact to
prevent the ball from popping
up as a put away for the opponents.
Be balanced and still at the
precise moment of impact. Any
unnecessary forward movement
will make your half volley much
tougher to control. Once you discover how easy it is to meet the
ball cleanly, you can increase your
swing speed to make the shot
more offensive.
This is
Your Club!
Every couple of years Capilano Tennis Club is required to submit to
the District of North Vancouver an application to allow us not to pay
property tax. Cleverly, this is called a Permissive Tax Exemption Application by Council. Why should the members of CTC Club care?
The simple answer is that it would increase our costs to a point
where our club may not be viable. As we all know, nothing is ever that
simple in life.
The Capilano Tennis Club has existed since 1934 and has a long history
of serving the community of tennis players. CTC is unique on the North
Shore and perhaps in the lower mainland. The District owns our
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property but we own the building. The members of our club maintain this property.
That is, we maintain the land, the courts, the fences, the parking lot, the clubhouse
and the gardens; everything. We are a grassroots community that provide our services freely. This is important.
The District is keenly interested in how we function and they want to ensure we
earn the right not to pay property taxes. As much as everyone does not like paying
taxes, the public revenue stream pays for many of the benefits we receive as a citizens: roads, infrastructure, parks, recreational facilities and etc. In order for us to
qualify for the privilege of not paying taxes we must prove we meet a few conditions.
One of the key reasons we qualify is that we are a community-based group and we
operate our club without paying any salaries or having paid staff. This includes the
cutting of grass, the building of fences, the shovelling of gravel, the endless garden
planting and weeding, our social events, tennis events, the clean up and much more.
We the members accomplish all this.
Another key reason is we are required to prove we are an extension of the services
provided by the District. We need to do more that just provide four tennis courts.
The District provides a very large number of quality public accessible tennis courts.
No other community is better serviced than we are. For us to just look after the
courts is not enough. We must continue to support the District programs. This includes Junior tennis programs, adult play programs, league play, lessons (open to the
public, social events and social tennis play. The key to this is that we are building a
community that allows people to socialize, build relationships, stay healthy and be an
active part of our community. This means each club member must participate in
building this community and not just working on your tennis game. Make a point in
helping new members and new players to be part of the club.
We are a
grassroots
community
that provide
our services
freely. This is
important.
It does goes without saying we are inclusive of all people regardless of race, colour,
age or religion. We also make a point to being inclusive of all residents of the North
Shore whether they are members or not. This is why many of our programs are open
to non-members; lessons, junior programs, social events are some examples. Our
guest fees are modest and do not cover our cost.
Capilano Tennis Club (1970’s)
...and NOW(same angle)!
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Vice-President’s Report
Duane O’Kane
endowed with a picturesque setting and a beautiful clubhouse and fees that
are extremely reasonable.
The reason the fees are
such is because Capilano
Tennis Club would be more
A study was completed recently isolating the one ingre- appropriately called Capilano Tennis Cooperative. We
dient prevalent in areas of
are a community, a family
urban living that are high in
and not just an organizacrime and mental illness. They found something tion. It is based on the
premise of cooperative revery interesting. They found
sponsibility rather than
that areas where citizens
hierarchal structure of leadcould nor or would not say
ers and paid staff. I wouldhello to their neighbors next
door held a huge price tag on n’t have it any other way. I
their overall sense of wellbe- experience great benefit
sitting with my fellow meming.
bers after a hit having a
Being able to say hello, to be drink courtside, taking part
able to be friendly with those in the planning and conwe share a neighborhood
struction of a tennis pracwith, speaks to our fundatice wall working with othmental need for community
ers making our small club a
and connection. Conversely
great club. I enjoy sitting on
the price we pay living in a
the board with others plansecular and isolated world of ning and visioning for the
texting, social media is disfuture. I have a sense of
connection. We are spendbelonging and community
ing so much of our time in
here. It makes me feel
our cars distant and discongood.
nected from a social world
I am trying to take the time
even in our own homes busy
looking down at our gadgets to know who I am playing
tennis with and make enrather than those around us
which includes those at work, joying my time there more
on the street, at bus stops as important than whether I
well as our friends, neighbors win or lose. I love stopping
long enough to be grateful
and loved ones.
for this wonderful place
Capilano Tennis Club is
and these wonderful peounique. We are not a large
ple. I like to give. Actually
tennis club paying large fees we all do because the only
for a staff taking care of all
cost of giving is receiving.
that is required for our club
We need to do that. It is
to function. No, we are a relaintrinsic in our nature.
tively small organization but
an extraordinary one. We are Most of the malaise in the
world, in your and my
life, can be explained
by the degree that we
do not live by that
motto. I do not contribute because I
have to, because I
should do or because
I am supposed to. I contribute because I want to.
I wish the same for you
and this club.
This year we are reaching
out to this community and
this membership to celebrate this idea and collectively take this step forward by taking responsibility for ourselves. We do
not have a paid staff and
at the same time administration, maintenance,
purchasing, banking, web
management, newsletters, taking the garbage
out, and organizing events
all take time and effort.
The only cost of helping
out and reaching out is
that you will feel better.
Over the next couple of
months we will speaking
about how everyone can
become more involved,
more often looking forward to Capilano Tennis
Club becoming more of
what you already love
about it. Anything is possible here. Anything.
Margaret Mead once
said: ‘Never doubt what a
group of thoughtful committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed,
it is the only thing that
ever has.’
‘Capilano
Tennis Club
would be more
appropriately
called
Capilano
Tennis
Cooperative.
We are a
community, a
family and not
just an
organization.
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Red Pill Please
By Duane O’Kane
why play?
I’ll take the red pill please! Shortly after, in 1991, I
Perhaps it’s age. Perhaps came down with osteoarthritis in my left hip and
it’s growing up. Perhaps
was forced to quit any form
it’s an evolution taking
place inside of not only me of exercise. Not surprising
considering how I treated
but in the minds of humy body. I believed that I
mankind.
would never be able to use
I am 64, a counsellor/
it again in any athletic actherapist by profession
tivity. I couldn’t walk two
and also an avid tennis
blocks without having to sit
player. In my earlier years I down. This contributed
would be described as
significantly to my clinical
fiercely competitive...
depression, having defined
“winning at all costs”
myself as an athlete most
would certainly have been of my life. Fifteen years
my guiding mantra. My
later I had a hip replaceidentity was entirely
ment and returned first to
wrapped up in my view of physiotherapy, then to exmyself as an athlete. I
ercise and finally, to playcan recall feeling frustrat- ing tennis again.
ed and angry at myself for
not winning matches that I In retrospect, having to
assumed I should. Tossing take it slow (sometimes
my racquet in disgust was literally in small steps) not an uncommon occur- from going to physiotherapy to picking up the racrence. Beating my head
quet again - forced me to
with my hand and yelling
study my movements and
at myself for all to hear
my attitude towards both
was an experience my
my body and my game.
opponents were familiar
This slower speed was iniwith and a seemingly fitting response to my obvi- tially a curse but later became a profound blessing.
ous incompetence.
The focus required in reI was also unhappy most
training my mind and attiof the time while in pursuit tude was akin to learning
of winning. Yet this didn’t how to walk again.
factor into my assessment
of my game. It does now. Something happened.
I fell into a state of proAs I approached 40, I
watched my body age and found gratitude that I was
slow down; my competitive the recipient of a modern
edge became even MORE medical procedure that
was nothing short of a mirexaggerated. More racacle. The hip replacement
quets flew more often.
was a life changer. Being
Unable to live with the
prospect of losing a game, able to walk without hiding
a limping leg, moving on a
I left it. If I couldn’t win,
tennis court, and being
able to hit a ball again was
cause for celebration.
With those slower movements of retraining my
body I had no choice but
to observe the mechanics
of motion, which for years
I had taken for granted.
Over time, this study became a fascination for the
fine art and beauty of motion itself. I had no idea
what was required in terms
of focus, coordination,
strength and agility in delivering an impactful and effective ball across the net
and perfect the stroke itself. The aesthetics of the
stroke and the exquisite
coordination of movements
of this body machine
astounded me.
I can now spend hours hitting the ball against a practice wall and it’s a form of
meditation. In the absence
of focusing on winning,
another world has opened
up for me. It’s like the Matrix; there is an underworld
beneath this illusionary
reality that reveals an actual reality. To get there, Neo
chooses the Red Pill over
the Blue Pill. I’ll take the
Red Pill please. The pill is
the cost of admission curiosity, interest and
continuing to walk towards what I don’t know
rather than what I do.
This didn’t know this alternate reality existed.
In place of my addiction
for winning has emerged
a fascination for the secrets of eloquent power
and the art of graceful
motion. I look forward to
I can now
spend hours
hitting the
ball against
a practice
wall and it’s
a form of
meditation
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the next time-out for more secrets to be revealed to me. I do this not to provide me with
another weapon to win but rather a tool to get
closer to something or someone I’ve had a
glimpse of i.e. like Roger Federer in my onehanded topspin backhand. I get to know him
even just for a second “So that’s what it is like
to be Roger….amazing!”
Watch Roger at center court. Watch him in slow
motion completing his stroke…he looks down at
the space where a ball has already left his racquet. It allows for a complete commitment to
perfection. He is not even looking at where the
ball is going! He’s in a relationship with something beyond outcome…his art. Despite having
millions on the line and equally as many people
watching, I suspect Roger has taken the Red Pill as well and is more in relationship
with the beauty (and dare I say divinity of the stroke) than what his stroke can accomplish or provide him. We may never see another quite like him.
But it doesn’t stop there. I am also meeting myself. Who is this person emerging that
smiles at his mistakes as often as his successes? That has new values that celebrate
his opponent’s successes as much as his
own? That wants to know the ‘opponent’ beyond being an opponent? I am discovering
more of who I actually am and who I am deciding to be rather than my earlier obsession,
of who I thought I needed to be or what I
thought I needed to accomplish. I am less
frustrated and more peaceful.
Much like the opening sequence in the TV
series “Get Smart”, this is like walking
through a door into a room and taking in the
lessons and splendor of that new room. And
when I do, another door opens at the other
end and another lesson greets me. To the
degree that I remain curious, open and humble, it allows for a steady graduation or personal evolution as well as the discovery of so
many secrets unavailable in the previous
rooms. The doors keep opening. How many are there? I don’t know.
How is this different than meditation? It isn’t. A force beyond all of the distracting,
frantic, desperate, human goal-oriented behavior is winking at all of us all of the
time. I get glimpses. It becomes spiritual. Tennis has become my church. I study. I am
now focusing on who I want to be rather than what I want to achieve.
One can only wonder what would happen if we took the Red Pill in every aspect of our
lives…at home…at work, to witness a world here at Cap we didn’t know existed.
Federer is
in a
relationship
with
something
beyond
outcome…
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TREASURER’S REPORT
BY
TIBOR GAJDICS
As the newly appointed treasurer of Capilano Tennis club,
and upon review of the Capilano Tennis's financial affairs,
I would like to give a Big
Thank you to our past treasurer ,Denis MacAree who
clearly kept our club financially safe and sound. It is
my intent to continue with
this time tested tradition and
during my tenure, be able to
help build our tennis community, and its financial security,
and do this with the help of
all our members.
We start the year with high
expectations of Fun play,
Plentiful meals, all with new
and old friends.
This year we hope to continue to make upgrades on our
courts and surrounding areas. All of these upgrades
come at a cost and I believe
with a little help from our
MEMBERSHIP
2014 saw
another
successful
season for
our club,
with 27
new members added to our ranks, for a
total complement of 180
members. We now look
forward to continue attracting
and retaining members to our
club in 2015 via several
means.
We will be continuing to run
an ad in both the Spring and
Summer Vancouver Recreation Commission’s leisure
guides, including an Open
House invitation to the general public on Saturday, May
9 as posted in the Spring
edition of the guide.
Membership options continue
to include:
Out-of-Town Membership
Attractive for those individuals who find themselves in
community, we will make
upgrades and improvements
designed to enhance all of
our playing experiences and
make our Tennis home,
stress free, and fun.
In 2015, our mandate is to
step up our maintenance
expenditures and I welcome
any and all members to email
or call me with thoughts and
ideas for fund raising options.
I look forward to seeing everyone on the court or in the
Clubhouse or both.
BY JUNE BARNES
Vancouver for brief business
or vacation visits from anywhere outside of the Lower
Mainland. Provision of a
valid driving license is required to validate this type of
membership.
Win-Back for Lapsed Membership
This option is to attract those
who have previously been
members of the club and now
wish to return. A repeat initiation fee will not be required
but membership can be reactivated simply by paying the
appropriate annual dues.
Social Membership
Some members may find
themselves injured and unable to play tennis for all or
part of the season but want
to take advantage of the various social events we put on.
They can also play tennis if
they wish up to 5 occasions
(@ $5 per occasion) and, if
resuming regular
play during the
season, can simply pay the difference between social and full
membership. Guests of
members may also play tennis during the season with
the same provisos as social
members, i.e. 5 occasions @
$5 per occasion.
Registration is online via
www.capilanotennisclub.com.
Payment options are: cash
handed in at the clubhouse;
cheque via mail, addressed
to the club at Box #611 718333 Brooksbank Ave. North
Vancouver, BC V7J 3V8
Please contact me directly
regarding any membership
queries at (604) 924-3580 or
[email protected].
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EVERYB ODY NEEDS SOME B ODY
TASHA SPARLING
SOCIAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT
sential and very much appreciated. In other words we couldn’t do
it without you.
This year as before, we start off
with clean up Mar 28th, then
opening day April 11 and on May
9th we will host our annual open
house! Hopefully this year the
weather will be just as coopera“Everybody needs somebody’…
tive as last year, for these are
nothing could be truer when it
the events that bring out our
comes to tennis! This is a sport
members old and new and get
for the active and socially inthe ball rolling into summer.
clined, hence we have a busy
Looking back at last year we had
social calendar at Capilano Tenthe barbeque fired up 4 out of 5
nis Club! Your participation in all
weekends in May with executive
CTC social events with respect to
hosted court side picnics. This
preparation and planning is es-
year we encourage you to step behind
the barbeque, make the tea, and take
advantage of all that our wonderful
club house has to offer. Our facilities
are here for all to enjoy. Our annual
club tournament held the last week in
July was ramped up by daily emails
highlighting the matches and a tournament dinner on the Wednesday that
had an unprecedented attendance.
We will plan to host this event once
again, making it the social pinnacle of
the tournament week.
Thank you in advance for all those
that help make the social life at Capilano the envy of other North Shore
tennis clubs.
P L AY D I R E C T OR ’ S R EP O R T
SYLVIE QUENNEVILLE
Standing for men's' and women's 2014 League Season as
well as the list of appointed
players per roster. You can
see these statistics and
names on Page 9.
As the newly appointed Play
Director, it gives me great
pleasure to welcome the
2015 League Season.
The purpose of
this Newsletter is to highlight as a small / seasonal
club our accomplishments
with respect to the Competitive League Environment. I
also wish to share with all
members at Cap, the players
who have contributed to our
success in the past as well
as the Captains who spent
numerous hours planning
and coordinating
league matches.
I've included the League
As a new or renewable membership, our league options
vary and may be something
worth pursuing in the development process as a player;
it certainly has proven to be
quite beneficial. I am available to provide support and
guidance in any matters pertaining to league play.
Thank you for your continued
interest in our Capilano Cooperative Community and your
involvement as a League
Player is most appreciated.
We may also want to highlight
some of these new initiatives
for this season under my Play
director section or as a general comment.
Mentor Program:
Mentor List will be posted on
a White Board at Cap and new
players to tennis or just getting started can pair up and
play during Sundays it will be
from 1-4pm on Court (4)
Challenge Court:
Sign up required on White
Board currently up at the
Club, with Court (1) assigned
on Sundays from 1-4pm for
wmm& mx doubles for levels
3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Play time: 1-145, 145-230,
230-315, 315-400
Happy 2015 League Season!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tennis Programs
Capilano Juniors
for the sign up sheet in
mid may.
Monday May 4
The Capilano Junior Program is a grass roots
game-based program
designed for seasonal
players ages 8 - 18. It
has a long history of
success at producing
quality recreational tennis players, while instilling the important attributes of fair play and
good tennis etiquette. The program
can accommodate 40
players, and there are
spaces available for this
year's program. Juniors
start Monday May
7. Call Howie at 604
263-7173 to register.
Capilano In House
Leagues
Monday June 15
This year we are
launching a pilot program - in house leagues
(one each for men and
women) to run for one
month on the heels of
the inter club season. Starting on Monday June 18 (men) and
Tuesday June 19
(women) teams made
up of club members will
play against each other
on Monday and Tuesday
nights 5:30 8:30pm. Look for sign
up sheets and details in
early May.
Capilano Challenge
Saturday June 13
Capilano Drills
Saturday July 7
The ever popular Capilano Challenge is set for
Saturday June 13 4 7pm. This round robin
competitive format that
pits our club against
another local club
is three hours of mixed
and same gender doubles followed by a delightful dinner. Watch
Starting July 4 until July
25, Saturday mornings
from 10 - noon are active, dynamic game
based drill sessions for
stroke development in
singles and doubles. 10
-11 am for 3.0 and under, 11 am -noon for
3.0 and above. Expect
a high aerobic compo-
nent and challenging
competitive drills. Players will pre register for a
four week program. Prices and sign up in May
and June.
Breakfast At Wimbledon
Sunday July 12
Wear whites only Sunday morning July 8 when
you sign up to watch the
Wimbledon final on a
big screen. Enjoy a
scrumptious Wimbledon
breakfast and play
some fun tennis to boot.
Times will be set closer
to the date according to
the televised match
time, but mark this on
your calendar early because registration is
sure to fill up quickly.
Annual Club Tournament
Saturday July 25 - Sunday August 1
This summer’s competitive highlight runs from
Saturday July 21 - Sunday July 29. Look for
high quality play and an
active club environment
during this fun week.
Club dinner on Saturday
July 28.
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Men’s League Division B2
PTS
PLAYED
SETS
1
Coquitlam
29
9
29-7
2
Tswwassen
23
8
23-9
3
SHTC Abraham
20
8
20-12
4
Burnaby Tennis Club
18
8
18-14
5
Murdo Frazer
18
9
18-18
6
NSWC
17
9
17-19
7
Richmond
16
8
16-16
8
WRTC
13
9
13-23
9
NWTC
11
9
11-25
7
9
7-29
10 CAPILANO TENNIS CLUB
Women’s League Division 1 2014
2014
1
VLTBC
PTS
35
PLAYED SETS
11
35-9
2
People’s Court
33
11
33-11
3
Hazelmere
30
11
30-14
4
VLTBC White
28
11
28-16
5
CAPILANO TENNIS CLUB
23
11
23-21
6
Jericho
23
11
23-21
7
Arbutus
22
11
22-22
8
Great West
22
11
22-22
9
Arbutus Aces
17
11
17-27
16
11
16-28
10 Hollyburn Green
Players
Players
Assefi, Abdollah, Banerd, Lauren,Brown, Quentin
Alexander, Jenny, Beacom, Karen, Bye, Joani, De Liefde,
Doris, Dobie, Elizabeth,
Francis, Quita,
Matei, Deliana,
Mclaren, Elizabeth, Moxon, Sharon, Oksanen Marja-Liisa,
Park, Chunhee, Quenneville, Sylvie, Roberts, Ngaire, Toft,
Sally, Van Der Kop, Mia
Choynowski, Mark, Chu, Allan, Daal, Gus, Dowling, Pat
Figasinski, Peter, Gajdics, Tibor, Jackson, Hamish
Kwan, Fred, Mcculloch, Alex, Mcmaster, Mike
Nordmark, William, Rea, David, Ritson, Gavin
Woman’s League Division 3
Men’s League Division C2 2014
2014
1
CAPILANO TENNIS CLUB
PTS
30
PLAYED
8
SETS
30-2
1
Richmond
PTS
24
PLAYED SETS
8
24-8
2
VTA
19
9
19-9
2
Titans
19
8
19-13
3
Tsawwassen
17
8
17-15
3
CAPILANO TENNIS CLUB
13
8
13-19
4
SHTC
6
7
6-22
4
West Van
12
8
12-20
5
NSWC
4
8
4-28
5
Prince of Wales
12
8
12-20
Players
Players
Battie, Mike, Choynowski, Mark, Conn, Doug, Dalen, Ron,
De Liede, Peter, Docherty, Michael, Docherty, Paul, Gajdics,
Tibor, Huynh, Greg, Jackson, Hamish, Johnstone, Douglas,
Kim, Peter, Lewis, Richard, O’kane, Duane, Sandwell,
Garrett, Scott, David, Sollors, Wolfgang, Sparling, Jeffrey,
Todd, Michael, Tomogane, Kenji, Woods, Tony
Astbury, Mandy, Blanchard, Lyn, Bozzer, Mariella,
Craven, Susan, Fulton, Lindy, Hildebrand, Janette,
Hudson, Nancy,
Iaci, Catherine,
Perrella, Lynn, Smith, Lorna,
Martinius, Jani,
Wood, Flora
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RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE
This year as in past
years you can renew
your membership form
online. Once you submit
your renewal, the contact information will
automatically be uploaded into the Membership Directory on the
Web -Site.
Please renew your
membership online at
the Capilano website,
and then pop your
cheque in the mail to:
Capilano Tennis Club
Box 415 #103- 1075
Marine Drive
North Vancouver, BC
V7P 3T6
Once your cheque has
been received your
membership will be activated & you will have
member access to the
Capilano website, with
your current password.
You can make edits or
change your photo and
contact information
online without contacting the executive.
For those without computers, hard copies of
the membership form
will be available at the
clubhouse desk.
If you have any questions please contact;
June Barnes
(Membership Director)
(604) 924.3580
[email protected]
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CLUB MAINTENANCE REPORT
GUS DAAL
An exciting
development will
be to remove a
portion of the
center section of
the viewing area
adjacent to Court
one .
.
Over the next 3
years we have many
plans in place for
improving our facilities. For the 2015
season we will be
installing a drainage
system on the east
side of Court 2 as
well as the South
side of Court 1 and
2. The objective is to
prevent rain water to
penetrate the surrounding perimeter
base. Our goal is to
create an effective
and affordable system.
We will also be purchasing new net
posts for Court 1 and
2 as well as improving and repairing the
fence on the south
side of the property
and painting the ex-
terior of the fences as
a Fall project.
For the 2016 season
it is our hope remove
and complete the
wooden fence on the
North end of Courts 3
and 4 replacing the
chicken wire with
chain link on the top.
We also will be purchasing a covered
canopy tor the sitting
area of all 4 courts. An
exciting development
will be to remove a
portion of the center
section of the viewing
area adjacent to Court
1 and cut in half the
remaining portion to
dramatically improve
the view of Court 1
play.
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CTC WEBSITE
Prospective new members can
access the website and print
the membership application
form.
WEBSITE FEATURES:

Events for the current
month posted on home page

Club calendar with scheduled play and events for current
and future months

Capilano leagues and
league members’ win/loss
scores


Access and print
member list

Access and fill in
survey

Upload your photo
on your profile

Photo gallery

CTC bylaws

AGM minutes
Newsletter

Prospective members will
be able to access the club application form online

Log volunteer hours
CAPILANO TENNIS CLUB EXECUTIVE
PRESIDENT: Alex McCulloch
T
604 985-1095
[email protected]
TREASURER: Tibor Gajdicsr
604-771-8332
[email protected]
PLAY DIRECTOR: Sylvie Quenneville
778 323-7147
[email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT: Duane O’Kane
778 552-0099
[email protected]
SECRETARY: Sonia Hu
604 988-8135
[email protected]
SOCIAL DIRECTOR: Tasha Sparling
604-921-8193
[email protected]
MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR: Gus Daal
604 922-8498
[email protected]
HEAD PRO: Howie Jackson
604-263-7173
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: June Barnes
604 924—3580
[email protected]
CLUBHOUSE: 604-980-0417 MAILING ADDRESS: Box 415 #103 – 1075 Marine Drive,
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3T6
NEWSLETTER EDITOR and DESIGN: DUANE O’KANE
Sonia Hu Secretary
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ROLE OF THE EXECUTIVE
Positions on the Executive are open to all
members. Each person
elected to the Executive
will be responsible for
preparing their respective plans for the year
as well as attending the
monthly Executive meetings. Additional responsibilities are outlined below.
President
Coordinates the activities of all Executive
members.
Acts as or appoints a
chairperson at all Executive meetings.
Ensures that club policies and constitution
are adhered to
Coordinates clubhouse
rentals.
meetings and Annual
General Meeting.
Vice President
Social Director
Assists the President
Coordinates or recruits
volunteers to organize
social activities.
Coordinates the production of the newsletter
Coordinates or recruits
volunteers to keep website up-to-date.
Treasurer
Oversees the budget
and manages funds for
special or capital projects.
Secretary
Responsible for club
correspondence & communication.
Takes and distributes
minutes of all Executive
Oversees housekeeping
inside clubhouse.
Play Director
Prepares and coordinates court play calendar.
Liaise with club pro.
Tennis BC contact on
behalf of the club.
Membership
Director
Coordinates or recruits
volunteers for Member
Services programs.
Coordinates New Members Campaign.
Processes new Membership Applications
and Welcome programs
Maintenance
Director
Coordinates or recruits
volunteers to participate in the upkeep and
repairs of grounds and
clubhouse makes recommendations & submissions for grounds
projects.
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A BOOK FROM ONE OR OUR OWN!
OOH-LA-LA LAND BY STEPHEN FOEY