Dear Parents and Players,
Welcome to our final TennisGear Newsletter for 2018. Info for Hot Shots Tennis Coaching in Brisbane. We hope your child is enjoying their tennis experience at our tennis centre and having fun during their tennis lessons with us.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new customers who have started tennis with us this term. If there is anything we can help with, please contact one our pro shop staff.
Hot Shots Tennis Program (ages 4-12 years)
Our Hot Shots Tennis Program is designed for players learning the game of tennis. Hot Shots tennis is Tennis Australia’s official starter program. It is designed to let children develop technically and tactically in an environment that is always fun and exciting. Aimed at children aged 4-12 years old, it uses modified courts, racquets and balls to keep things fun and easy. The Junior Tennis Coaching Program is based on a “learning through play” philosophy where children serve, rally and score. At Tennis Gear our experienced coaching team run a tailored program designed to develop each child’s game in a fun, encouraging and social environment.
Development and Performance Squad Program (9-17 years)
TennisGear Development squads are ideally suited to those players who are serious about maximising their potential. The TennisGear Development pathway is ideal for any player currently playing Super League, looking to make school teams or who are looking to start playing tournaments.
TennisGear Super 10’s and Performance squads are ideally suited to players who are looking to regularly compete in tournaments to achieve high State and National Rankings.
Make Up Days
We offer two make up days per term for all players that may have missed a session due to bad weather. These take place:
- Week 5 and 9 Sunday of each term
Our next make up day will take place on Sunday December 9th. An email with all details will be sent the week prior to the make up day. Please ensure you contact your pro shop if you wish your child to attend.
December Holiday Clinics
We have our Holiday Tennis Clinics every school holidays! These are a great way for your children to stay active over the school holidays.
Our award winning Holiday Clinics are a great way for your child to make the most of their time on holiday by spending it outside! Come along and join our school holiday clinics with our fabulous coaching team for a mix of fun, technical and physical activities that cater to players of all standards between the ages of 4 & 12 years old.
Our clinic options include a full day clinic from 9am – 3pm and a half day option from 9am – 12pm. Our clinics will run during the following weeks of the December/January school holidays:
- December 10-15
- December 17-21
- January 14-18
- January 21-25
We have simplified the costs to one simple cost per day and now have online enrolments open for all of our clinics! All online enrolments will open soon, so pick which days you are wanting to attend and you will be out on the court in no time!
Junior Club Championships
Our annual club championships were held during October. We had a record entry with over 170 entrants…thank you for your support! Unfortunately the weather ensured the event was held over three weekends, but it was fantastic to see so many of our players across all levels enjoying themselves and competing really hard. For those of you playing a tournament for the first time, we hope the experience was a memorable one.
A huge thank you to all the parents for your patience over the few weeks. Thank you to our tournament director Julien and all the coaches who assisted during the event
And lastly well done to all the players who participated, and congratulations to our 2018 champions!
Red Ball Champion: Josephine Harris Runner Up: Robert Meehan
Orange Ball Champion: Adriana Polombi Runner Up: Sophie Vague
Green Ball Champion: Blaise Allan Runner Up: Andy Draganic
Yellow Ball Champion: Sarah Vague Runner Up: James Skillender
TennisGear Reward Program
We are grateful for our customers support. We would like to reward you for this support! Anytime you refer a friend who enrols into one of our coaching programs we’d love to reward you with a free half day at our next holiday clinic.
How does it work?
It’s simple! All you have to do is refer a friend who enrols into one of our coaching programs. As long as they list name in the “Referral Details” section of our online enrolment process or let one our of staff know as they are enrolling you are eligible.
What do I need to do?
Other than telling everyone how awesome we are, nothing at all! Once a friend has enrolled we will make a note of the referral and once the next holidays come around you can simply call us up, let us know who you referred and enrol into your Free half day holiday clinic.
What if I refer more than one person?
Even better! If you refer more than one new student you simply accumulate more days. Each referral gets you a free half day which you can combine into full days or use as separate half days!
There is no limit on how many rewards you can claim so start spreading the word!
For Terms and Conditions please visit https://shawparktennis.com.au/about-us/tennisgear-referral-program/
Once again thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you out on the courts.
Presentation Week and Progress Reports
Due to many schools breaking up a few weeks early this term, we will we run our presentation week during our week 8 coaching program (26 November). Our presentation week acknowledges all our players efforts during the term. Players are presented with a ribbon and once four are collected throughout the year, they receive a $20 voucher to spend in the Pro Shop. A star achiever for the term is also presented with a medal.
All sessions during this week will end around 10 minutes early to enable coaches to talk to the children and present their ribbons and medals.
Your child will also receive a ‘progress report’. Please speak to your coach if you have any further questions.
Hot Shots League
Every Thursday afternoon we run an additional program to complement our Hot Shots groups called ‘Hot Shots Match Play’. This is a 90 minute session that prioritises teaching the basics of game play, learning to score, competing and sportsmanship.
If you feel your child is improving quickly and ready to add to their tennis program, please speak to your group coach or call the pro shop who can advise.
Player Packages
One important aspect to developing our players is giving them the opportunity to play more tennis at an affordable cost. For those that are interested in adding to their tennis program, we currently offer three packages that include doing extra groups or squads, a private lesson, a fitness and agility session and for the younger players, the option to play hot shots league. Please see the package options below and for any further information you can speak to your coach or the Pro Shop who can advise you further on which one would be best for your child. Your journey to tennis greatness starts with one of these!
We hope to see you around the centre soon!
Shaw Park Tennis Team
