Zone Squads are a part of the Tennis Australia Player Development Pathway which will work to increase participation at the performance level of development by creating more opportunities to more aspiring Australian junior tennis players. This program also enables Tennis Australia to engage some of the great private coaches we have across Australia as we appoint selected coaches as ‘Zone Coaches’ who will be responsible for the facilitation of these sessions.
For Victoria, we have identified four 11U & 13U Metro Zone Squads being; North, South, West and East. In order to be eligible for this player development program, players must be of age as of June 30th, 2024 (eg a player turning 12 on July 1, 2024 would not be eligible for the 11U Metro Zone Squad).
Each Metro Zone Squad will comprise of four * 2.5 hour training sessions per term, at a player cost of $15 per hour. Specifics surrounding each program (location/head coaches/day/times) will be communicated once players are selected, with 4 girls & 4 boys being selected based on either the Junior Association they participate in and/or the suburb they reside and proximity to the closest Zone Squad.
It is important that you know this squad program is envisioned as an optional addition to your current weekly schedule that you have with your private coach. Should you be selected, it is intended to complement your weekly schedule by providing further on court training, strength and conditioning and match play opportunities.
Lastly, selected players will be invited into the relevant program on (or before) Friday 15th December.
For additional information - https://www.tennis.com.au/zone-squads
If you have any questions surrounding the program, please contact Trent Constance (tconstance@tennis.com.au)
If you are having issues registering, please contact Gemma Harper via email: GHarper@Tennis.com.au.