Volunteer Coach of the Year – Community Coach Glyn joined Garw Valley Tennis Club in 1973, initially as a valued member of their 1st team. Glyn became Chairman of the Club in 1995, and has since worked tirelessly for the young people of the local community. Glyn spends 15-20 unpaid hours per week working for the tennis club and the local community, and as well as coaching, he provides maintenance to the playing facility and to the club house. Glyn has recently raised £21,000 towards the resurfacing of the courts, enabling the Club to take over the lease on the courts from Bridgend County Borough Council, securing their future. Garw Valley is a junior focused club which runs a comprehensive coaching and competition programme for its youngsters which Glyn co-ordinates as well as providing the coaching. The programme runs three nights a week during the spring, summer and autumn months and caters for 4-18yr olds and has a junior membership of 50.
Glyn works in partnership with the Sports Council for Wales and provides Dragon Sport sessions at the Club as well as regular tennis festivals for local schools. He also provides a huge amount of community focused tennis activity for the local primary school – Glyngarw Infants – and also visits the Pontycymmer adult day care centre once a week to provide tennis activities for adults who are recovering from mental illness. He has recently become involved with Disability Sport Wales festivals for schools, and helps to provide tennis activities for young people with a range of disabilities. Glyn is highly regarded in Pontycymmer by parents and children alike; he is providing the type of community activity through tennis that keeps young people off the streets and gives them an opportunity to play a sport which has physical fitness, health, psychological and social benefits.
Sports Council for Wales All Stars
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all star profile name Glyn Walters member Garw Valley Tennis Club role chairman, coach, fundraiser, maintenance, liaison, co-ordinator, tennis player
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