LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1840, 28 August 1913, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

N.Z. ASSOCIATION MEETING.

THE COACH QUESTION.

The quarterly meeting of the council of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association was held last night. _ Tho chief business was the consideration of a motion by Mr. L. G. Mackay that tho association should consider the question of appointing a professional coach whose services would bo available for any of the clubs affiliated to the association.

In moving his proposal, Mr. Mackay said that, with few exceptions, New Zealand had not produced many highclass players. There was somo reason for this, and ho thought that probably a good coach would bring about a big improvement. They could give the coach £250, and (say) pay his passage one way (£43, second-class). There wero 11,000 players on tho roll of tho association, and a levy of eightpence per head would covor the expenses. He djd not think that there would be any difficulty in securing a coach. Tho coach, of course, would not bo able to do much individual coaching; his work would bo mainly class l coaching. Mr. A. L. Berry (Otago delegate) seconded tho motion.

Mr. White-Parsons (Canterbury delegate) did not think the idea of one coach for New Zealand was workable. The timo was not distant when the provinces would bo considering . tho question of getting coaches. Mr. Barry Keesing (Auckland delegate) remarked that he presumed that a coach would pay attention to the young players; not to tho old hands, who could not easily bo improved. Mr. Mackay was of the opinion that even old players could be improved by a.coach. On tho motion of Mr. Henderson, seconded by Mr. D. M. liean, it was resolved: "That this council approves of the suggestion of the appointment of a coach; and that it should be a request to the Management Committee to go into the matter as.to tho financial aspect, and report to next meeting." ALL INDIA TEAM. At last night's meeting of the council of tho Now Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, a letter was received from tho secretary of tho ' Faiyaz Mienzil Lawn Tennis Club stating that lie was taking an All India tennis team to different countries in 1914, and that ho hoped to visit New Zealand. Ho asked for a Now Zealand prospectus, and tho names of New Zealand's "famous players."