PLAY TENNIS, LEARN TENNIS, HAVE FUN

Free junior school holiday tennis clinics - were again a HUGE success!

Our club coaches have again delivered a wonderful school holiday program, comprising two FREE junior tennis clinics conducted over two days and attended by more than 150 kids. The clinics are proving to be hugely popular and have become a tradition at the club that both parents and juniors look forward to with anticipation.

So a BIG thank you to Andrew, Kelsey and their coaching team at Pro Touch Tennis Academy for the terrific work they do in building engagement with the juniors at our club. The PTTA coaching team are crucial partners in supporting our Club’s goal of contributing to the active well-being of our local community through encouraging participation in tennis and sport.

We are proud of our Club commitment to “FAIR PLAY”

At East Croydon Kilsyth Tennis Club, we know that our members join the club to play tennis for a variety of reasons.

Many of our members simply enjoy playing social tennis with friends and family. They enjoy the fun of playing a great sport in the outdoors and gaining the benefits of physical activity, fresh air and exercise. With a bit of a laugh and a giggle along the way. Please refer to our Court Usage Plan to check on court availability if you plan a hit with family or friends.

We have a mixture of both senior and junior members who enjoy playing more serious competition. They thrive on the challenge of a contest - and the satisfaction that comes from participating in a contest that can help them become an even better player.

Competition and sport can teach us a lot about what it takes to achieve our goals in life. Self-belief, self-discipline, persistence and hard work are just some of the ingredients that come into the mix.

At our Tennis Club, our Committee and our Coaches are all very committed to the principles and ethics of Fair Play ……. Yes our members who compete in teams against opponents from other clubs hope to win - but not at any cost! Some of the principles of fair play include…

1. Respect - for both yourself, your team-mates and your opponent on the court. And respect for the rules. There is no place for abuse, intimidation, cheating or aggression at our club. And it’s about having the courage to respectfully call someone out if they are behaving badly.

2. Integrity. Honest and honourable with our calls of whether a ball landed in or out - regardless of the score or the state of the match. Being gracious, in either victory or defeat. Acknowledging good play or good effort from the opposing team.

3. Enjoyment from participation. Learning to gain satisfaction from knowing you did your best. It is unfortunate that in competitive sport there are some who equate losing with failure.

Instead, the coaches and parents of juniors at our club encourage the kids to learn that there will be times you don’t win a contest. But you can learn and grow from these experiences…… as well as still having enjoyed the challenge of the contest. We do not want our juniors feeling that whether they have won or lost a game of tennis on a particular day defines who they are.

We want our juniors feeling optimistic and positive about playing the game. And learning how to be the best they can be…… And for many, that won’t mean being the best, but instead playing to the best of their potential.

Our club aims that our juniors will grow up and continue wanting to enjoy playing tennis throughout their life. And that the early lessons from”Fair Play” and participating actively with respect and integrity in competition, will have helped teach them a bit about what it takes to successfully achieve whatever their goals may be in life.

You can read more about our Club Code of Conduct, and the ten principles we encourage, here

CLUB SPONSORSHIP - Community Bank Mooroolbark continue to lend us their support

The Committee of our club would like to express our appreciation to the Community Bank Mooroolbark for their on-going sponsorship and support. Their sponsorship enables the club to continue with the Junior Tennis Scholarship, which had been an initiative of the family of Warren Woodcock in 2019, as the inaugural sponsor. The scholarship aims to recognise the values of sportsmanship, effort and perseverance - along with talent.

Junior Tennis Scholarship

It was 2019 when the club first announced the introduction of the inaugural "Warren Woodcock Junior Tennis Coaching Scholarship".

The aim was to select a junior to receive a combination of group coaching combined with some intensive private tuition. The scholarship was designed to be awarded to a junior on the basis that they reflect the club's values of fairness, positive attitude and good sportsmanship, as well as displaying a persistent work ethic. Visit our JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP page to read about some of the recipients of our coaching scholarship

East Croydon Kilsyth Tennis Club

We are a friendly, family oriented club that welcomes new members of all ages and abilities. For membership enquiries, please email ecktennis@gmail.com

119 -131 Hull Rd, Croydon

If you are wanting to either play tennis or perhaps learn how to play tennis, or even maybe get your kids into tennis - the club offers you many options.....