TMG JDC Academy

A group of 5 lads, 3 of which are our academy boys, got together today and ran a round Robin comp, with semi finals and finals. Here are the results and a picture of the finalists.

Then Sam beat Connor to play in the semi Final then in ended like this:
SF Manny 2-3 Joe
SF Ozzy 3-0 Sam
F Ozzy 3-2 Joe

Well done boys. So nice to see them coming together and running their own mini comp.

Thanks Manny Taylor for the message and the photos.

"I actually can’t believe this boys dedication, in the new forest camping and look what had to come with us !"

We love your dedication Noah, but we hope you're also enjoying some family time!

(Thanks for the message and Photo Leanne)

When we had Paul Nicholson visit us on week 7, one of our students hit her first 180 during Paul's group. Within an hour of leaving the academy, Faith had already framed Paul's shirt he gave her. Such a proud moment for Faith, her parents and us. Well done Faith.

Hi all, just a reminder, there is no academy for the next two weeks. We all have a well earned break.....yay! Enjoy your lay ins and the break, I know we will.
See you all back on Saturday 5th September for another season of darts 🎯🎯

TMG Under 18's Dart Competition.

On Monday 17th we hosted an Under 18's dart competition at the TMG. This was fairly well attended for a comp that was thrown together a just few days before.

The Early Bird - MIMO
Winner - Jamie Johnson
Runner Up - Luca Elton (Eddy Elton)

Open Pairs - (MINO + added funds)
Winners - Ben Grevett & Jack Byrne
Runners Up - Jamie Johnson & Leo Chambers

Singles - Sponsored by TMG JDC Academy
Winner - Ethan Church Yates £125
Runner Up - Morgan Mcginty - £70
Semi Finalists - Oscar Woodley & Jack Byrne - £35 each

Plate - MIMO
Winner - Leighton Hale (Gaz Hale)
Runner Up - Riley Rogers

Well done to all those who attended. Some of the young players had never played darts outside of their bedroom before, and for a few, it was their first ever comp, or the furthest they have ever got in a darts competition before. All of the children showed great darts etiquette and they all chalked after they lost. You should all be very proud of yourselves, well done.

We decided to put some money in to sponsor the main singles event. No prize money amounts were previously disclosed, so the look on some of their little faces to be receiving as much as they did was great, they did not expect anything more than MINO, so a thank you also to our academy for the sponsorship.

Thank you also to Julie for helping with the set up, pack down and with assisting all day. And for making the numbers up in the pairs! And to Chris for his help on the day.

Again, thank you to the TMG Social club for allowing us to use the hall and for trusting me with running the bar for the day.

Laura

TMG Summer Club

Over the 2 weeks of this Summer Holidays, we put on 6 days of a Darts Summer Club for the kids. Every child who attended said they had lots of fun and most left each session absolutely knackered.
We started off with some tasks/activities - round the world, doubles practice, grouping, switching and a few team tasks. After break we had some mini matches, Round Robins singles or Pairs. Then after lunch came the exhausting part, a task involving the dart board and pool tables. The kids absolutely loved this challenge and by the end of it, they were knackered, so were we on the days we joined in!!! We finished the session with a 10 question quiz about darts.
This club was not just for the academy kids, it was open to all and we did have some new faces.

Definitely something to consider doing again next Summer.

Thank you to the Children who came, their Parents, to the TMG Social club for allowing us to use the venue, and more importantly, to my assistant Julie Gosling.

Hopefully we'll see you again next summer holidays.

Laura