London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Wheelchair Tennis

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Competition: Venue information The Wheelchair Tennis competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games will be held at Eton Manor in the Olympic Park. This brand new venue is built on the same site as the old Eton Manor Sports Club, a community sporting facility that was a fixture in the area in the 1900s. Eton Manor will feature nine competition courts: Centre Court will have a gross capacity of 5,000; Court No.1 will have a gross capacity of 3,000; Court No.2 will have a gross capacity of 1,000; and Courts No.3–8 will each have a gross capacity of 250. There will also be four practice courts at Eton Manor. The competition courts, the practice courts and all equipment will be presented in accordance with the ITF rules and regulations. Key information Eton Manor Olympic Park London E20 3ET Estimated journey time from Paralympic Village Transport Mall: 5 minutes Venue access Athletes may access Eton Manor from the Paralympic Village on the Athletes/ NPC transport system (TA). The athlete load zone is located on the north side of the Legacy Building. For transport information, see p45. Field of play The field of play consists of three show courts (Centre Court, Court No.1 and Court No.2) and six non-show courts (Courts No.3–8). Venue facilities and services Athletes’ Lounge The Athletes’ Lounge is located past the Sport Information Desk, in the second section of the Legacy Building. This is an area in which to relax on sofas and will also offer computers, Wi-Fi and wired LAN ports for internet access, and televisions. Catering services Food and beverage services will be provided for accredited athletes and officials at Athletes’ Lounges in competition venues during competition and official training days. All Athletes’ Lounges at competition venues will feature a refreshment station serving cold beverages and snacks. The refreshment station will open no more than three hours before the scheduled start of competition and will close no later than one hour after the end of the competition. Athlete Venue Meals (AVMs) AVMs will be available for athletes and officials who will be away from the Paralympic Village for competition or training at competition venues for four hours or more. AVMs must be ordered from the Catering desks in the SIC or 30 London 2012 Paralympic Team Leaders’ Guide Wheelchair Tennis
the NPC Services Centre Catering desks by 22:00, at least 72 hours in advance. The meals will be prepared at the venue for collection from the Athletes’ Lounge and will consist of a substantial roll, a composite salad, a fruit yoghurt and glucose sweets. Changing rooms, showers and lockers Five changing rooms for men and three changing rooms for women are located between the Centre Court’s east spectator stand and the Legacy Building. Doping Control Station The Doping Control Station at Eton Manor is located next to the athlete load zone, through the athletes’ entrance on the west side. For details of doping control at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, please see p15. Gym The gym is located in the third section of the Legacy Building and can be accessed via the Athletes’ Lounge. A limited amount of equipment will be available (including bands, free weights, stretching mats). A full gym is available at the Paralympic Village. Language services LOCOG Language Services Team Members (LSTM) will provide volunteer interpretation services at competition venues. The LSTMs may be identified by the badge on the sleeve of their uniform specifying the language they speak. Language services will be covering Amharic, Arabic, Belarusian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian (Bahasa), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Urdu. The specific languages provided will vary by venue. NPCs that require language assistance should advise LOCOG staff, who will contact the Deputy Venue Protocol Manager for support. If a LSTM is not available, language assistance will be provided through a 24-hour over-the-phone interpretation service that can be accessed through designated LOCOG staff. Lost and found All reports of lost items at Eton Manor should be directed to the Sport Information Desk (SID). This is also the location to which all found items should be delivered. Medical services and facilities Medical services at all competition venues will be provided at athlete medical stations, which are generally close to the field of play. These services will be backed up by services at the polyclinics and the designated Paralympic hospitals. London 2012 Paralympic Team Leaders’ Guide Wheelchair Tennis 31 Competition: Venue info
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Page 3 and 4: Welcome On behalf of LOCOG, I’m d
Page 5 and 6: Weather information 33 Training 35
Page 7 and 8: Competition: Essentials
Page 9 and 10: LOCOG competition management Tennis
Page 11 and 12: Line Umpires National Technical Off
Page 13 and 14: Classification The Wheelchair Tenni
Page 15 and 16: Racket string Shoes Wheelchair Exce
Page 17 and 18: SID opening hours 22-28 August 2012
Page 19 and 20: NPCs may take the DVDs away from th
Page 21 and 22: 7 September 2012 (Day 9), Eton Mano
Page 23 and 24: Competition: General information
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Page 27 and 28: Victory Ceremonies All Victory Cere
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Page 45 and 46: usually open 90 minutes before the
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